11th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B First Reading: Ez 17:22-24Second Reading: 2 Cor 5:6-10Gospel Reading: Mk 4:26-34 In Shakespeare’s play Hamlet, a branch breaks and Ophelia drowns. Did she … Continued
Trinity Sunday, Year B First Reading: Dt 4:32-34, 39-40 Second Reading: Rom 8:14-17 Gospel Reading: Mt 28:16-20 This Sunday the Church proclaims that the one God is three Persons: God … Continued
Pentecost Sunday, Year B First Reading: Acts 2:1-11 Second Reading: Gal 5:16-25 Gospel Reading: Jn 15:26-27; 16:12-15 Forty days after his resurrection, Jesus ascended to heaven. Ten days later, the … Continued
Ascension of the Lord, Year B First Reading: Acts 1:1-11 Second Reading: Eph 4:1-13 Gospel Reading: Mk 16:15-20 For 40 days after his resurrection, Jesus “presented himself alive” to his … Continued
Sixth Sunday of Easter, Year B First Reading: Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48 Second Reading: 1 Jn 4:7-10 Gospel Reading: Jn 15:9-17 As someone said, the Acts of the Apostles could … Continued
Fifth Sunday of Easter, Year B First Reading: Acts 9:26-30 Second Reading: 1 Jn 3:18-24Gospel Reading: Jn 15:1-8 “Let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and … Continued
Fifth Sunday of Easter, Year B First Reading: Acts 9:26-30 Second Reading: 1 Jn 3:18-24 Gospel Reading: Jn 15:1-8 We hear the theme of this Sunday’s Mass in the Entrance … Continued
Third Sunday of Easter, Year BFirst reading: Acts 3:13-15, 17-19Second reading: 1 Jn 2:1-5Gospel reading: Lk 24:35-48 When students do badly on a test, what can the teacher do? Can … Continued
First Reading: Acts 4:32-35 Second Reading: 1 Jn 5:1-6 Gospel Reading: Jn 20:19-31 “Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God,” St. John says in … Continued
Easter Sunday, Year BFirst reading: Acts 10:34a, 36-43Second reading: Col 3:1-4Gospel reading: Jn 20:1-18 Christ is risen! The tomb is empty! “He has been raised; he is not here. Look, … Continued