Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle B
1st Reading – Deuteronomy 18:15-20 Deuteronomy is structured in the form of three discourses, the second of which contains the laws proper. The first discourse (1:1-4:43) is an introduction to the book. It stresses what the book, and the entire Bible, is all about. It tells us that God in His providence and mercy is constantly watching […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle A
1st Reading – Zephaniah 2:3, 3:12-13 Zephaniah (means “Yahweh protects”) is possibly a descendent of King Hezekiah. He prophesied in Josiah’s reign (640-609 B.C.), when there was an attempt, serious but of limited success and duration, to undo the apostasy of Josiah’s predecessor Manasseh who was the son and successor of Hezekiah. Manasseh was the […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle C
Gospel – Luke 4:21-30 Of all the books in the Bible, 73 in all, only 2 were not written by Jews: Luke and Acts. Both of these were written by Luke, a Syrian convert and disciple of Paul. Last week’s Gospel reading was from the beginning of Jesus’ public ministry when He went to His […]