Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle B
Gospel Last week we heard of the healing of blind Bartimaeus. Today’s reading is placed by all three synoptic gospel writers during Jesus’ days in Jerusalem after His triumphal entry 5 (Palm Sunday) and before His passion begins (Holy Thursday). The scribes were the scholars and intellectuals of Judaism. They received the title “rabbi.” His […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle A
1st Reading – Malachi 1:14b-2:2b, 8-10 The book of Malachi gets its name not from the author, who is unknown, but from the opening words of the book “An oracle. The word of the LORD to Israel through Malachi.” Malachi is a Hebrew word meaning “my messenger.” We know nothing of the author’s life, but from […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle C
1st Reading – Wisdom 11:22-12:1 The Book of Wisdom, or Wisdom of Solomon as it is called in some translations of the Bible, is believed to have been written in Greek, in Alexandria, around 50 B.C.. Although the book itself claims that it was written by Solomon, it was in fact written some 870 years […]