Liturgical Study Bible Guide: 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle B
1st Reading – Leviticus 13:1-2, 44-46 The book of Leviticus was written primarily for the priests of Israel, the Levites. It draws together various bodies of law and ritual, starting with the laws concerning the Levites themselves; and in fact this book becomes a manual for conducting the liturgy. Catholic exegetes admit the Mosaic authorship of this […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle A
1st Reading – Sirach 15:15-20 The author of Sirach was Jesus, the son of Eleazar, of the family of Sirach. He was by profession a teacher of Wisdom in Jerusalem. Sirach wrote during the early decades of the 2nd century before Christ, just prior to the Maccabean wars. During this critical period of Jewish history, […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle C
Gospel – Luke 6:17, 20-26 Last week we heard Simon’s call to be a follower of Jesus; with all the implications of being a follower which, in Luke’s gospel is absolute renouncement. Simon, James and John left everything on the seashore to follow Jesus. After recruiting Simon, James and John, Jesus continued His ministry in […]