Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 1st Sunday of Lent Cycle B
1st Reading – Genesis 9:8-15 On this 1st Sunday in Lent, we look back to the covenant between God and Noah. In passing through the waters, Noah became aware of his relationship with God, and the rainbow became the sign of that covenant relationship. 2nd Reading – 1 Peter 3:18-22 This first letter of Peter was […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 1st Sunday of Lent Cycle A
1st Reading – Genesis 2:7-9, 3:1-7 The Book of Genesis (Greek for “origin”) records the creation of the world and our first parents, and the origin of sin; the history of mankind from the time of Noah; the Flood; the tower of Babel; the confusion of languages, and the division of the human race. The […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 1st Sunday of Lent Cycle C
Introduction Lent originated in the early Church as a season for the preparation of those desiring baptism. From early times the account of the history of salvation played an important part in the preparation for baptism. Through our baptism we embraced the new and eternal covenant with God brought into being by Christ’s death and […]