Liturgical Bible Study Guide: Solemnity of Christ the King Cycle C
Introduction Instituted by Pope Pius XI in 1926, this feast was celebrated on the last Sunday of October to foster the awareness of Christ’s dominion over all people and to establish peace among nations. After Vatican Council II, the feast was transferred to the last Sunday of the Liturgical Year, the Sunday before Advent, on […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle C
1st Reading – Malachi 3:19-20a (Malachi 4:1-2a in all translations but the New American Bible) This book gets its name from the phrase in 1:1 which is translated in 3:1. Malachi 1:1 says “The word of the Lord to Israel through Malachi” and 3:1 says “See, I will send my messenger, who will prepare the […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle C
1st Reading – 2 Maccabees 7:1-2, 9-14 The title of 1 and 2 Maccabees is taken from the surname of Judas Maccabeus (1 Maccabees 2:4), the hero of the war of Jewish independence against Syria. The two books have separate authors. The first book is thought to have originally been written in Hebrew, although only […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle C
1st Reading – Wisdom 11:22-12:1 The Book of Wisdom, or Wisdom of Solomon as it is called in some translations of the Bible, is believed to have been written in Greek, in Alexandria, around 50 B.C.. Although the book itself claims that it was written by Solomon, it was in fact written some 870 years […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle C
1st Reading – Sirach 35:12-14, 16-18 Jesus Ben Sirach, the wise and perceptive scribe of Jerusalem, writes movingly of the chief loves of his life: the Law and the Temple liturgy. He also shows a touching devotion to the great figures of Israel’s past. He gives us a pithy collection of reflections, mostly on worldly […]