First Reading: Joshua 5:9A, 10-12 Reflection: During Lent, we have been hearing in the first readings about the story of the Israelites. God promised the land of Canaan to Abraham and his descendants. But it took many centuries for that to… Continue Reading →
First Reading: Exodus 3:1-8A, 13-15 Reflection: This Sunday’s first reading recounts the famous encounter of Moses with the Lord at the burning bush. Moses had grown up in Egypt, being raised by Pharaoh’s daughter. But Moses had to leave Egypt at… Continue Reading →
First Reading: Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18 Reflection: This Sunday’s first reading recounts God’s covenant with Abraham. God had called Abraham to leave his hometown of Ur (which is in modern-day Iraq) and travel to a place that He would show him. Abraham… Continue Reading →
First Reading: Deuteronomy 26:4-10 Reflection: The words in this Sunday’s First Reading were spoken by Moses to the Israelites in order to prepare them for entering into the Promised Land. They were instructed to take the first-fruits of the land and… Continue Reading →
First Reading: Sirach 27:4-7 Reflection: This Sunday’s readings have to do with bearing fruit. Are we people who bear good fruit or bad fruit? The first reading comes from the book of Sirach, which is in the category of wisdom literature…. Continue Reading →
First Reading: 1 Samuel 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23 Reflection: Saul was the first king of Israel, but he disobeyed God without repenting and, therefore, God chose to replace him with a new king, David. Through the Lord’s guidance, the prophet Samuel… Continue Reading →
First Reading: Jeremiah 17:5-8 Reflection: This Sunday’s readings focus on blessings and woes. There are similarities between this first reading from the Prophet Jeremiah and the words of Jesus from the Sermon on the Mount in the gospel reading. Jeremiah contrasted… Continue Reading →
First Reading: Isaiah 6:1-2A, 3-8 Reflection: Isaiah’s vision recorded in this Sunday’s first reading reveals much about God, Heaven, and us. Isaiah saw the throne room of God in Heaven. There God’s presence was all-consuming. Isaiah witnessed the seraphim, who are… Continue Reading →
First Reading: Malachi 3:1-4 Reflection: This prophesy from the book of Malachi speaks of a “messenger” who will “prepare the way” for the Lord. Later in Malachi this “messenger” is identified as the Prophet Elijah, who was taken up to heaven… Continue Reading →
First Reading: Nehemiah 8:2-4A, 5-6, 8-10 Reflection: This Sunday’s first reading takes place after the period of the Exile in the history of Israel. In 586 B.C. the Babylonians conquered Jerusalem and destroyed the Jewish Temple. Then, they took many Israelites… Continue Reading →
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