Liturgical Bible Study Guide: Solemnity of Christ the King Cycle B
Introduction Instituted by Pius XI in 1926, this feast was celebrated on the last Sunday of October to foster the awareness of Christ’s dominion over all people and to establish peace among nations. After Vatican Council II the feast was transferred to the last Sunday of the Liturgical Year, the Sunday before Advent, on which the human race […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle B
Gospel Today we also finish our study through the Gospel of Mark. The time is just before Holy Thursday and the Last Supper. This reading is an apocalyptic description and needs to be heard in conjunction with Mark 13:3-8 where Jesus is talking of the destruction of the temple (which occurred in A.D. 70). First […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle B
Gospel Last week’s reading, as you will recall, took place in Jerusalem after Jesus’ triumphal entry and before the beginning of His passion. At that time He told them when asked what was the greatest of the commandments “The first is, ‘Hear O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one; and you shall […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: Solemnity of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist
Introduction A cousin of Jesus, Saint John had the unique office of forerunner of the Messiah; an office which had been foretold in the Old Testament (Malachi 3:1). John began to fulfill this office in the desert of Judea, on the banks of the Jordan. Clothed in skins, reminiscent of Elijah, he announced to all men the […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 10th Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle B
1st Reading – Genesis 3:9-15 The early chapters of the Book of Genesis have much to teach us about why things are as they are today. Today’s first reading tells us of the goings on immediately after Eve, then Adam, ate of the forbidden tree. Is this a true account, exact in every detail? We don’t know […]