June 29th 2014 – Solemnity of Ss. Peter and Paul
Listen Here! The Apostles’ Church Readings: Acts 12:1–11 Psalm 34:2–9 2 Timothy 4:6–8, 17–18 Matthew 16:13–19 This Sunday’s celebration of the great apostles Peter and Paul is a celebration of the Church. Peter’s deliverance from jail is compared to the deliverance of Israel from Egypt. Like Israel he is rescued at Passover from “the hand” of his enemy by an “angel of the Lord” after girding himself with belt, sandals, and cloak (see Ex 3:8; 12:8, 11–12; 14:19)
June 29th 2014 – Solemnity of Ss. Peter and Paul
Listen Here! The Apostles’ Church Readings: Acts 12:1–11 Psalm 34:2–9 2 Timothy 4:6–8, 17–18 Matthew 16:13–19 This Sunday’s celebration of the great apostles Peter and Paul is a celebration of the Church. Peter’s deliverance from jail is compared to the deliverance of Israel from Egypt. Like Israel he is rescued at Passover from “the hand” of his enemy by an “angel of the Lord” after girding himself with belt, sandals, and cloak (see Ex 3:8; 12:8, 11–12; 14:19)
THE COMPANY LINE – One Bread, One Body, May 10, 2014
St. Damien of Molokai Acts 9:31-42 | Psalm 116:12-17 | John 6:60-69 “From this time on, many of His disciples broke away and would not remain in His company any longer.” —John 6:66 What on earth could Jesus have possibly said that would result in many of His disciples refusing to remain in His company
March 23rd 2014 – Third Sunday of Lent
Listen Here! Striking the Rock Readings: Exodus 17:3-7 Psalm 95:1-2, 6-9 Romans 5:1-2, 5-8 John 4:5-15,19-26,39-42 The Israelites’ hearts were hardened by their hardships in the desert. Though they saw His mighty deeds, in their thirst they grumble and put God to the test in today’s First Reading – a crisis point recalled also in today’s Psalm
Catholic Mass Readings for Monday, April 22nd, 2013
First Reading Acts 11:1-18 The Apostles and the brothers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles too had accepted the word of God. So when Peter went up to Jerusalem the circumcised believers confronted him, saying, ‘You entered the house of uncircumcised people and ate with them.” Peter began and explained it to them step by step, saying, “I was at prayer in the city of Joppa when in a trance I had a vision, something resembling a large sheet coming down, lowered from the sky by its four corners, and it came to me. Looking intently into it, I observed and saw the four-legged animals of the earth, the wild beasts, the reptiles, and the birds of the sky.