Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle A
1st Reading – Isaiah 45:1, 4-6 Cyrus was the founder of the Persian empire and as King of Persia he led the overthrow of the occupation by the Babylonians of Syria and Palestine in 539 B.C. The name Cyrus means shepherd, in Hebrew the name is koresh (from which David Koresh of Branch Davidian fame coined his […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle C
1st Reading – Exodus 17:8-13 The Book of Exodus (the word “exodus” means “departure”) is the second book in the five books of the Law (the Torah). This book tells of the oppression of the Israelites in Egypt, the birth and education of Moses and his flight into the land of Midian, his encounter with […]