Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 5th Sunday of Lent Cycle A
1st Reading – Ezekiel 37:12-14 Ezekiel is of a priestly family and was among the captives who were carried off to Babylon in 597 B.C. He is called “The Prophet of Divine Fidelity” because he emphasizes the fact that God is faithful in His threats as well as in His promises. He kept up the […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 4th Sunday of Lent Cycle A
1st Reading – 1 Samuel 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a The books of Samuel were originally one book and actually form a continuation of the deuteronomic history of the people of Israel. It also marks a turning point in the history of God’s people as Samuel is the last of the judges. Under increasing pressure from the […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 3rd Sunday of Lent Cycle A
1st Reading – Exodus 17:3-7 The Book of Exodus (Greek for “going out”) relates the oppression of the Israelites in Egypt; the birth and education of Moses and his flight into the land of Midian; the appearance of God to Moses at Mount Sinai (Horeb); revelation of the sacred name of Yahweh (I AM), and […]
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 […]