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First Reading: Malachi 3:19-20a Reflection: In this Sunday’s first reading, we hear about the judgment of the wicked and the vindication of the righteous at the end of time. A theme of this Sunday’s readings is the “Day of the… Continue Reading →

First Reading: 2 Maccabees 7:1-2, 9-14 Reflection: The story presented in the first reading is part of a larger one which describes the torture and death of seven Jewish brothers and their mother under the persecutions of Antiochus IV Epiphanes,… Continue Reading →

First Reading: Wisdom 11:22-12:2 Reflection: This Sunday’s first reading begins by reflecting on God’s majestic grandeur, with which nothing can compare. Insignificant as the universe is in comparison to God’s awesomeness, God has created it and loves it. Everything God… Continue Reading →

First Reading: Sirach 35:12-14, 16-18 Reflection: In this passage from the wisdom text of Sirach, we hear the profound truth that God is just and “knows no favorites.” God loves all people and treats them according to the same standard… Continue Reading →

First Reading: Exodus 17:8-13 Reflection: To what or whom do you look for strength when you are confronted with one of life’s unexpected hardships? This Sunday’s first reading speaks to this experience in the lives of the Israelites. In this… Continue Reading →

First Reading: 2 Kings 5:14-17 Reflection: Naaman was a respected army commander from the city of Damascus in the land of Aram (Syria), to the northeast of Israel in about 855 B.C. Naaman suffered from a debilitating skin disease. When… Continue Reading →

First Reading: Habakkuk 1:2-3; 2:2-4 Reflection: Have you ever felt like God has abandoned you? Have you ever wondered, where is God in the midst of all the injustice and violence in the world? And, why doesn’t He do something… Continue Reading →