Liturgical Bible Study Guide: Pentecost Sunday Cycle C
1st Reading – Acts 2:1-11 The setting is fifty days after the first Easter, ten days since Christ has ascended and left the disciples with responsibility for administering His Church. Before He ascended He had told them “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 7th Sunday of Easter Cycle C
Gospel – John 17:20-26 As the season of Easter draws to a close, the Church takes us back to the upper room and the teachings of Jesus just prior to His arrest. Having just prayed for Himself (John 17:1-5) and for His disciples (John 17:6-19), Jesus now prays for all believers; for us! 1st Reading […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 6th Sunday of Easter Cycle C
Gospel – John 14:23:29 Having heard last week of Jesus giving us a new commandment, to love one another, we rejoin Jesus and the apostles at the Last Supper. Jesus is instructing His apostles of the things to come. Before entering into the reading for today, it might be useful and informative to backtrack a […]