Fourth Sunday of Advent, Year AFirst reading: Isa 5:10-14Second reading: Rom 1:1-7Gospel reading: Mt 1:18-24 For many centuries, God taught his people to look forward to salvation. Through the prophets, … Continued
Third Sunday of Advent, Year AFirst reading: Isa 35:1-6a, 10Second reading: Jas 5:7-10Gospel reading: Mt 11:2-11 How wonderful it will be for the blind, to see; the deaf, to hear; … Continued
Second Sunday of Advent, Year AFirst Reading: Isa 11:1-10Second Reading: Rom 15:4-9Gospel Reading: Mt 3:1-12 This Sunday’s first reading encapsulates the Christmas spirit: the spirit of peace. “The wolf shall … Continued
1st Sunday of Advent, Year AFirst Reading: Isa 2:1-5Second Reading: Rom 13:11-14Gospel Reading: Mt 24:37-44 “It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas,” we hear in the popular song. I … Continued
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C First reading: Mal 4:1-2 Second reading: 2 Thes 3:7-12 Gospel reading: Lk 21:5-19 In speaking about the end of the world, Christ made … Continued
Feast of Christ the King, Year C First reading: 2 Sm 5:1-3 Second reading: Col 1:12-20 Gospel reading: Lk 23:35-43 This Sunday, we hear how David came to be king … Continued
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year CFirst Reading: 2 Mc 7:1-2, 9-14Second Reading: 2 Thes 2:16–3:5Gospel Reading: Lk 20:27-38 This Sunday’s first reading describes the torture and death of seven … Continued
31st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year CFirst reading: Wis 11:22-12:2Second reading: 2 Thes 1:11-2:2Gospel reading: Lk 19:1-10 God created Adam and Eve in friendship and familiarity with himself, says the … Continued
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year CFirst reading: Sir 35:15-17, 20-22Second reading: 2 Tim 4:6-8, 16-18Gospel reading: Lk 18:9-14 In this Sunday’s Gospel reading, God seems perverse: he wants us … Continued
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year CFirst reading: Ex 17:8-13Second reading: 2 Tim 3:14-4:2Gospel reading: Lk 18:1-8 “Be persistent,” St. Paul urges St. Timothy in this Sunday’s second reading, “whether … Continued