Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle A
1st Reading – Isaiah 55:1-3 Isaiah 40:1 through 55:13, also known as Deutero- (2nd) Isaiah, has been called the Book of Comfort. The prophet places ancient traditions in a cosmic setting, so that the new exodus levels mountains or strikes flowing water in the heights. The Mosaic covenant is expanded into a world-wide covenant by […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle A
1st Reading – Exodus 19:2-6a Three months after starting their exodus experience the Israelites came to MountSinai. The first month is Nissan, the time of Passover and Unleavened Bread; that is when the exodus began. The second month is the entry into the Wilderness of Sin, where the manna was given (Exodus 16:1); it was […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: Solemnity of the Ascension of Our Lord Cycle C
Introduction The revelation we celebrate on this day is that the direct experience of God revealed to men and women in Jesus of Nazareth continues to be experienced when the Body of Christ, the Church, gathers in witness, love and mission. Jesus brought power and hope to people. As He talked, healed, and loved them, they felt […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 4th Sunday of Easter Cycle C
1st Reading – Acts 13:14, 43-52 The Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles form a single historical and literaryunit. The gospel starts with the birth of Jesus and traces the salvation history of Israel,displaying the promises which had been made to her and ending with the fulfillment ofthose covenant promises in the […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle B
1st Reading – Exodus 16:2-4,12-15 This reading takes us back in time to the period of the Exodus after the Israelites had left Egypt and before they arrived at Mount Sinai. The events recounted here take place in the Wilderness of Sin, an area just to the northwest of Mount Sinai. During their journey, God […]