Liturgical Bible Study Guide: All Souls Day
All souls day commemorates all the Faithful Departed. Solemn commemorations of the dead have been made from the seventh century on, but at different times. Adilo of Cluny (a town in southern France in which a Benedictine abbey was established in 910) is generally credited with the fixing of November 2 as the day for […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 3rd Sunday of Easter Cycle C
1st Reading – Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41 Last week we heard how the Apostles began to minister to the people in the sameway that Jesus had done. This week we hear of the persecution the apostles enduredbecause of their ministry. The Episcopalians and Lutherans last week heard of both theministry and the persecution and this week […]
Family Catechesis using Liturgical Bible Study for the Solemnity of Pentecost
Gospel Background: Jesus is in the Upper Room, talking to his disciples, after having instituted the Eucharist and before he leaves for Gethsemane. After having described the intimate relationship that exists between him and his disciples (15:1-8.9-17), and the opposition they will suffer because of their loyalty to him (15:18-21), Jesus reiterates the promise of […]
6th Sunday of Easter – Family Catechesis thru Liturgical Bible Study May 13
Gospel Background The same as that of last Sunday. Introduction This Gospel passage is the continuation of last Sunday’s excerpt. Its central theme is brotherly love (see vv. 12 and 17) in imitation of the love Christ has shown for his disciples. The passage emphasizes that the believers must be an integral part of the […]
Family Catechesis using Liturgical Bible Study Fifth Sunday of Lent MARCH 25
We are just one week away from the b e g i n n i n g o f t h e Ho l y We e k a n d today’s Second Reading and Gospel passage already introduces us to the basic truth that our salvation is the fruit of the dramatic death of Jesus Christ. It […]