Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 3rd Sunday of Lent Cycle C
1st Reading – Exodus 3:1-8a, 13-15 The story of the salvation of God’s peoples continues during this Lenten season. Today we hear of Moses’ encounter with God at the burning bush. Moses (Hebrew: Moshe) was born into a Hebrew family who lived in Egypt. As the story goes, the Egyptians had issued an order to […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 2nd Sunday of Lent Cycle C
Gospel – Luke 9:28b-36 The story we hear today we will hear again on August 6th, the Transfiguration of Christ. The time is about one year prior to Jesus’ death and resurrection. He has fed the five thousand, fed the four thousand, walked on water, delivered His bread of life discourse, and Peter has made […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 1st Sunday of Lent Cycle C
Introduction Lent originated in the early Church as a season for the preparation of those desiring baptism. From early times the account of the history of salvation played an important part in the preparation for baptism. Through our baptism we embraced the new and eternal covenant with God brought into being by Christ’s death and […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle C
Gospel – Luke 6:17, 20-26 Last week we heard Simon’s call to be a follower of Jesus; with all the implications of being a follower which, in Luke’s gospel is absolute renouncement. Simon, James and John left everything on the seashore to follow Jesus. After recruiting Simon, James and John, Jesus continued His ministry in […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle C
Gospel – Luke 5:1-11 After reading from the scroll of Isaiah in the synagogue in Nazareth (the Gospel reading for the past two weeks), Jesus went to Capernaum where he taught in the synagogue on the Sabbath and cast out a demon, then He went to Simon’s house and healed his mother-in-law, healed many, casting […]