Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle B
Gospel Last week we got to the point in our looking at John’s description of Jesus’ bread of life discourse where the Eucharistic theme had been reached “the bread I will give is my flesh, for the life of the world” – the mystery has been revealed. This is the point at which we start […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle A
1st Reading – Isaiah 56:1, 6-7 The name Isaiah means “Yahweh is salvation.” His book is the first of the books of the major prophets, majority being determined by the length of their writings. Although at the time of Christ the entire book was believed to have been written by Isaiah himself, more modern scholarship now sees three […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle C
1st Reading – Jeremiah 38:4-6, 8-10 For nearly three-fourths of a century after the death of Isaiah no great prophet arose in Judah. It seemed as though the work of the religious leaders in the 8th century B.C. had been in vain. During the long and wicked reign of Manasseh (693-639 B.C.) idolatrous worship was […]