First Reading: Acts 6:1-7 Reflection: This week’s First Reading recalls the choosing of the first deacons in the Church. Seven men were chosen to fill a role of service. The need for this role arose out of a practical complaint from… Continue Reading →
First Reading: Acts 2:14A, 36-41 Reflection: Can you imagine 3,000 people being baptized in one day at the same place? The scene must have been spectacular! This Sunday’s first reading picks up where last Sunday’s first reading left off, continuing to… Continue Reading →
First Reading: Acts 2:14, 22-33 Reflection: During the Easter season, the First Reading, which is typically taken from the Old Testament, comes from the Acts of the Apostles instead. Thus, we have the opportunity to hear about the early days of… Continue Reading →
First Reading: Acts 2:42-47 Reflection: This passage from the Acts of the Apostles tells us about the practices of the early Christians at the very beginning of the Church. Amazingly, we see the continuity between our practice of the Mass today… 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: Matthew 21:1-11 Reflection: On Palm Sunday we commemorate Jesus entering the city of Jerusalem while riding on a donkey and being cheered by the crowds. This event fulfills prophesies from the Old Testament, such as the… Continue Reading →
First Reading: Ezekiel 37:12-14 Reflection: On the Fifth Sunday of Lent, the story of the Old Testament continues in the time period of the Exile. During Lent the Old Testament readings have brought us through the Creation and Fall, the calling… Continue Reading →
First Reading: 1 Samuel 16:1B, 6-7, 10-13A Reflection: The First Reading this week continues the story of the Old Testament that we have been hearing throughout Lent. So far, the Old Testament readings during Lent have recounted to us the story… Continue Reading →
First Reading: Exodus 17:3-7 Reflection: A theme throughout the readings for the 3rd Sunday of Lent is thirst. The first reading takes place during the Israelite’s wandering in the desert after the Exodus out of Egypt. As is imaginable, thirst was… Continue Reading →
First Reading: Genesis 12:1-4A Reflection: During Lent, the first readings recount the story of the Old Testament. Last week, the reading recounted the Creation and Fall of humanity. This week, we hear the account of the call of Abraham (or Abram,… Continue Reading →
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