Liturgical Bible Study Guide: Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity Cycle C
Introduction The dogma of the Trinity has not always been clearly defined. In fact, the word “Trinity” does not appear in Holy Scripture (neither does the word “pope,” “purgatory,” or “catholic” for that matter; as our fundamentalist brothers and sisters will be quick to point out). It is not even clear how the doctrine was […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: Pentecost Sunday Cycle C
1st Reading – Acts 2:1-11 The setting is fifty days after the first Easter, ten days since Christ has ascended and left the disciples with responsibility for administering His Church. Before He ascended He had told them “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 7th Sunday of Easter Cycle C
Gospel – John 17:20-26 As the season of Easter draws to a close, the Church takes us back to the upper room and the teachings of Jesus just prior to His arrest. Having just prayed for Himself (John 17:1-5) and for His disciples (John 17:6-19), Jesus now prays for all believers; for us! 1st Reading […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 6th Sunday of Easter Cycle C
Gospel – John 14:23:29 Having heard last week of Jesus giving us a new commandment, to love one another, we rejoin Jesus and the apostles at the Last Supper. Jesus is instructing His apostles of the things to come. Before entering into the reading for today, it might be useful and informative to backtrack a […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 5th Sunday of Easter Cycle C
Gospel – John 13:31-33a, 34-35 We are all familiar with the ten commandments. We use them as part of our examination of conscience prior to receiving the sacrament of Reconciliation (also known as Penance or Confession). All of Jesus’ instruction was based on the Hebrew scripture; with one notable exception – He gave us one […]