Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 2nd Sunday of Lent Cycle A
1st Reading – Genesis 12:1-4a With the appearance of Abram (later to be renamed Abraham), the story of Genesis takes on a completely new form. From the viewpoint of salvation history a new period begins, marked by a divine intervention destined to reshape history’s course. An obscure Semite is called by God, and, through his […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 1st Sunday of Lent Cycle A
1st Reading – Genesis 2:7-9, 3:1-7 The Book of Genesis (Greek for “origin”) records the creation of the world and our first parents, and the origin of sin; the history of mankind from the time of Noah; the Flood; the tower of Babel; the confusion of languages, and the division of the human race. The […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 9th Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle A
1st Reading – Deuteronomy 11:18, 26-28, 32 The book of Deuteronomy is a book which, according to Hebrew tradition, was written by Moses for the laity; the book of Leviticus having been written for the Levites; the priests. The central focus of Deuteronomy is an understanding of the Law in terms of the Covenant which […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle A
1st Reading – Isaiah 49:14-15 The second suffering servant song of Isaiah (Isaiah 49:1-7) almost immediately precedes our first reading today. This song provides the setting for our reading: “1 Hear me, O coastlands, listen, O distant peoples. The LORD called me from birth, from my mother’s womb he gave me my name. 2 He […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion Cycle C
Introduction Passion week ends our celebration of Lent. Our Lenten preparations have been focused on improving our response to God’s call so that we, His children, will be ready to come home and live for all eternity. Jesus, our eldest brother, has showed us how to live His life so that we can gain eternal […]