Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle C
1st Reading – Exodus 17:8-13 The Book of Exodus (the word “exodus” means “departure”) is the second book in the five books of the Law (the Torah). This book tells of the oppression of the Israelites in Egypt, the birth and education of Moses and his flight into the land of Midian, his encounter with […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle C
1st Reading – 2 Kings 5:14-17 The books of Kings chronicle the period of time between roughly 970 B.C. through 587 B.C.; the reign of Solomon, through the division of the kingdom into Judah and Israel, and then the Babylonian occupation and the destruction of the temple and the exile of the people of God. […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle C
1st Reading – Habakkuk 1:2-3, 2:2-4a Very little is known about the prophet Habakkuk. Even the meaning of his name is uncertain. From his writings some have deduced that he was a member, possibly a leader, of the temple choir. One might date his writings between the defeat of Neco by Nebuchadnezzar at Carchemish (605 […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle C
1st Reading – Amos 6:1a, 4-7 Again this week we hear from the first of the written prophets – his work having been recorded in the early to mid eighth century B.C. By trade, Amos was a herdsman and dresser of figs (whose job it was to puncture the immature fruit to make it turn […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle C
1st Reading – Amos 8:4-7 Amos was the earliest of the written prophets. He was born in Tekoa, near Bethlehem, probably around the beginning of the 8th century B.C. This was before the fall of the kingdom of Israel. While he was shepherding his flock he was called by God to prophesy in the northern […]