Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 3rd Sunday of Easter Cycle B
1st Reading – Acts 3:13-15, 17-19 Peter and John have gone to the Temple to pray. They encounter a man crippled from birth who begs daily at the Temple gate called “beautiful.” Instead of giving the man money, Peter heals him. Upon seeing the healed man, whom the crowds recognize, a crowd gathers around them at Solomon’s […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 2nd Sunday of Easter Cycle B
Introduction On April 30, 2000, His Holiness John Paul II, in response to the wishes of the Christian faithful, declared that “the Second Sunday of Easter henceforth throughout the Church will also be called Divine Mercy Sunday.” The desire for this celebration was expressed by Our Lord to Saint Faustina as can be found in her Diary […]
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 […]