Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle B

21st Sunday in Ordinary Time

1st Reading – Joshua 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b Joshua is the sixth book of the Old Testament and is named after the one to whom Jewish tradition attributes authorship. However, as we presently have it, it cannot be entirely his work as some passages point to events which occurred at a later date. Joshua (Greek: Jesus, […]

Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle A

21st Sunday in Ordinary Time

1st Reading – Isaiah 22:19-23 At various times we have reviewed the three author theory for the Book of Isaiah, the last time being the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time for this cycle. The first reading for this week comes from the first portion, that which has been attributed to Isaiah himself by all scholars. But are there […]

Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle C

21st Sunday in Ordinary Time

1st Reading – Isaiah 66:18-21 Last week our Old Testament reading was from the Book of Jeremiah. This week we back up some 90 years in history to the year 694 B.C. and hear from the greatest of the prophets, Isaiah. Little is known about Isaiah as all our information comes from his discourses. According […]