Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle C
1st Reading – Sirach 27:4-7 In the Greek version of the Bible, the first title of this book was “The Wisdom of Ben Sirach,” but from the time of Saint Cyprian, early in the third century, the Latin title Ecclesiasticus, meaning “church book”, was used. It received this title from the fact that, after the […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle C
Gospel – Luke 6:27-38 Last week we began Jesus’ Sermon on the Plain and we heard the four blessings (beatitudes) and the four curses (woes). The final woe was “Woe to you when all speak well of you. Their fathers treated the false prophets in just this way.” We now hear Jesus tell us to […]
Liturgical Bible Study Readings: Feast of Sto. Nino Cycle B
For the Philippine Church, since we are celebrating the Feast of Sto. Nino, please use the following readings: 1st Reading: Isaiah 9:1-6 (1) First he degraded the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali; but in the end he has glorified the seaward road, the land West of the Jordan, the District of the Gentiles. […]
Liturgical Bible Study Readings: Feast of Sto. Nino Cycle C
For the Philippine Church, since we are celebrating the Feast of Sto. Nino, please use the following readings: 1st Reading: Isaiah 9:1-6 (1) First he degraded the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali; but in the end he has glorified the seaward road, the land West of the Jordan, the District of the Gentiles. […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: Solemnity of the Assumption
Introduction This holy day of obligation celebrates the dogma of faith that the Mother of God was taken up to heaven, soul and body, after her earthly life. This dogma is not documented in Holy Scripture and reliable historical reports at to the place (Ephesus, Jerusalem), the time, and the circumstances of Mary’s death are […]