Liturgical Bible Study Guide: Easter Sunday
1st Reading – Acts 10:34a, 37-43 Assuming that Jesus’ crucifixion occurred in A.D. 30, Paul (Saul) was converted in A.D. 33 and came to Jerusalem from his preaching in Damascus around A.D. 36. If the Acts of the Apostles is arranged in chronological order, today’s event occurs after Paul’s meeting with Peter in Jerusalem. What […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion Cycle A
Introduction Passion week ends our celebration of Lent. Our lenten preparations have been focused on improving our response to God’s call so that we, His children, will be ready to come home and live for all eternity. Jesus, our eldest brother, has showed us how to live His life so that we can gain eternal […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 5th Sunday of Lent Cycle B
1st Reading – Jeremiah 31:31-34 For nearly 75 years after the death of Isaiah no great prophet arose in Judah. It seemed as though the work of the religious leaders of the eighth century B.C. had been in vain. During the long and wicked reign of King Manasseh (693-639 B.C.), son and successor of King Hezekiah, idolatrous […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 4th Sunday of Lent Cycle B
1st Reading – 2 Chronicles 36:14-16, 19-23 The book of 2nd Chronicles covers the same time period as 1st and 2nd Kings. As is the case with Samuel and Kings, the two books of Chronicles were originally one book but appear as two in the Greek version of the Bible (the Septuagint) and this division is maintained […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 3rd Sunday of Lent Cycle B
1st Reading – Exodus 20:1-17 Our first reading today is the giving of the ten commandments. The time is three months after the Israelites left on their exodus from Egypt. During this three months they have come to a place called Marah (the name means “bitter”) which had bitter water; the people grumbled against Moses, […]