Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 5th Sunday of Easter Cycle A
1st Reading – Acts 6:1-7 A new section of the Acts of the Apostles begins with our reading for today. We are introduced to two groups in the early community, identified by their background prior to conversion – the Hellenists, and the Hebrews. From this chapter onward, Christians are referred to as “disciples”; this term […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 4th Sunday of Easter Cycle A
1st Reading – Acts 2:14, 36-41 Today we continue with Peter’s address to the people on the Day of Pentecost – an address we began to hear last week. This address proclaims that Jesus of Nazareth, whom the Jews crucified, is the Messiah promised by God and eagerly awaited by the righteous of the Old […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 3rd Sunday of Easter Cycle A
1st Reading – Acts 2:14, 22-33 Today’s first reading tells of the formation of the early Church as we hear Peter address the people of the day of Pentecost. His address is in two parts: Part 1, which we do not hear today, explains that the messianic times foretold by the Prophet Joel have now […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 2nd Sunday of Easter Cycle A
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 […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord
None of the Evangelists describes the actual resurrection itself, for it was witnessed by no one. The gospels and 1 Corinthians 15:4-7 witness to the fact of the resurrection, however, by the testimony to the empty tomb and the appearances of the Risen Christ to His disciples. It is fitting that on Easter morning we […]