First Reading: Ezekiel 17:22-24 Reflection: Ezekiel was a prophet during the period of the Exile in Israel’s history. Around 600 B.C. the Israelites were conquered by the Babylonians. Many of the Israelites, including Ezekiel, were taken to Babylon for exile, which… Continue Reading →
First Reading: Exodus 24:3-8 Reflection: In this Sunday’s first reading we hear about the covenant God made with Moses and the Israelites during the time of the Exodus. The Israelites had recently been released from slavery in Egypt after the famous… Continue Reading →
First Reading: Deuteronomy 4:32-34, 39-40 Reflection: This Sunday’s first reading speaks of the time of the Exodus. The Israelites had been enslaved by the Egyptians for 400 years. Then, God raised up Moses to lead the people to freedom. Through many… Continue Reading →
First Reading: Acts 2:1-11 Reflection: Pentecost was originally a Jewish feast that occurred 50 days after the Passover celebration and commemorated the giving of the law to Moses and the Israelites on Mt. Sinai. On the celebration of Pentecost following Jesus’… Continue Reading →
First Reading: Acts 1:1-11 Reflection: This Sunday we celebrate the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord. After Jesus rose from the dead on Easter Sunday, He remained on earth and appeared to many in resurrected form. After forty days (a… Continue Reading →
First Reading: Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48 Reflection: Throughout the Easter season we have been hearing readings from the Acts of the Apostles about the spread of the gospel in the earliest days of the Church. In this Sunday’s first reading there… Continue Reading →
First Reading: Acts 9:26-31 Reflection: This account in Acts follows Paul’s dramatic conversion to Christ on the road to Damascus. Paul, formerly known as Saul, had been a severe persecutor of the early Christians, standing by with approval as Stephen was… Continue Reading →
First Reading: Acts 4:8-12 Reflection: The context of this Sunday’s first reading was the earliest days of the Church, after the Ascension of Jesus and the coming of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost. The apostles Peter and John had healed a… Continue Reading →
First Reading: Acts 3:13-15, 17-19 Reflection: The Apostle Peter was the leader of the apostles, chosen by Christ Himself to be in that position (see Matt. 16:17-19). In the book of Acts, after the apostles received the Holy Spirit on Pentecost,… Continue Reading →
First Reading: Acts 4:32-35 Reflection: During the Easter season we hear from the Acts of the Apostles about the life of the early Church after Jesus’ resurrection and ascension. We can learn much from these accounts about how we are to… Continue Reading →
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