First Reading: Acts 13:14, 43-52 Reflection: The events in this Sunday’s first reading took place during the Apostle Paul’s first missionary journey. Perga and Antioch in Pisidia were in Asia Minor (which is modern-day Turkey). Although this area was predominantly… Continue Reading →
First Reading: Acts 5:27-32, 40B-41 Reflection: This Sunday’s first reading recounts the happenings of some of the earliest days of the Church. After the resurrection and ascension of Jesus, the Apostles and other disciples of Jesus proclaimed the gospel to… Continue Reading →
First Reading: Acts 5:12-16 Reflection: The book of Acts reveals that the life of the early Church mimicked the life of Jesus. In other words, the Church, under the leadership of the Apostles, continued to do just what Jesus had… Continue Reading →
First Reading: Acts 10:34A, 37-43 Reflection: During the Easter season, which we celebrate for 50 days in the Catholic Church (until Pentecost), we hear from the Acts of the Apostles in the First Readings, rather than the Old Testament. The book… Continue Reading →
At The Procession With Palms: Luke 19:28-40 Reflection: Jesus entered the city of Jerusalem riding on a donkey and being cheered by the crowds. This event fulfills prophesies of the Old Testament, such as Isaiah 62:11 and Zechariah 9:9. Jesus was… Continue Reading →
First Reading: Isaiah 43:16-21 Reflection: In this Sunday’s first reading from the Prophet Isaiah, the Lord recounts to the people of Israel the events of the Exodus in order to remind them of His faithfulness and saving work. At the… Continue Reading →
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… 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… 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…. 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… Continue Reading →
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