Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year BFirst Reading: 1 Sm 3:3b-10, 19Second Reading: 1 Cor 6:13c-15a, 17-20Gospel Reading: Jn 1:35-42 “The body is meant not for fornication but for the … Continued
First Reading: Num 6:22-27Second Reading: Gal 4:4-7Gospel Reading: Lk 2:16-21 On New Year’s Day, the Church honours Mary as the mother of God. Now what the Church “believes about Mary … Continued
4th Sunday of Advent, Year BFirst Reading: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16Second Reading: Rom 16:25-27Gospel Reading: Lk 1:26-38 In this Sunday’s liturgy, we hear how King David plans to … Continued
3rd Sunday of Advent, Year BFirst Reading: Is 61:1-2a, 10-11Second Reading: 1 Thes 5:16-24Gospel Reading: Jn 1:6-8, 19-28 The Entrance Antiphon gives the theme of this Sunday’s liturgy: rejoice, for … Continued
2nd Sunday of Advent, Year BFirst Reading: Is 40:1-5, 9-11Second Reading: 2 Pet 3:8-15Gospel Reading: Mk 1:1-8 “Advent,” from the Latin adventus, means “a coming, approach, or arrival.” God came … Continued
1st Sunday of Advent, Year BFirst Reading: Is 63:16b-17, 19; 64:1, 3-8Second Reading: 1 Cor 1:3-9Gospel Reading: Mk 13:31-37 This Sunday, the first of the new liturgical year, the Church … Continued
Christ the King, Year AFirst Reading: Ez 34:11-12, 15-17Second Reading: 1 Cor 15:20-26, 28Gospel Reading: Mt 25:31-46 This Sunday’s Preface summarizes what we believe about Christ’s kingship: “Father, … you … Continued
33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A First Reading: Prv 31:10-13, 16-18, 20, 26, 28-31 Second Reading: 1 Thes 5:1-6 Gospel Reading: Mt 25:14-30 After the end of the world, … Continued
32nd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year AFirst Reading: Wis 6:13-17Second Reading: 1 Thes 4:13-18Gospel Reading: Mt 25:1-13 The remaining three Sundays of the Church’s liturgical year all look toward Christ’s … Continued
31st Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year AFirst Reading: Mal 1:14-2.2, 8-10Second Reading: 1 Thes 2:7-9, 13Gospel Reading: Mt 23:1-12 Jesus says, “The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ chair; … Continued