Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle B
Gospel As we walk with Jesus through His public ministry during the period of Ordinary Time, we find ourselves on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. Jesus has just completed His teaching of the parable of the mustard seed. What we will hear today is the first of three miraculous actions: 1) The […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 7th Sunday of Easter Cycle B
Gospel John 17:1-26 was termed “The High-Priestly Prayer” by the 16th century Lutheran theologian David Chytraeus although equivalent expressions were used by some of the Church fathers. The name is appropriate for it is Christ’s prayer consecrating His body and blood for the sacrifice in which they are about to be offered, and His benediction […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 2nd Sunday of Easter Cycle C
Introduction On April 30, 2000, His Holiness John Paul II, in response to the wishes of the Christianfaithful, declared that “the 2nd 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 […]