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 →
First Reading: Genesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7 Reflection: The first reading this Sunday recounts the Creation and Fall of humanity. God created human beings in His image and likeness. He created them, along with all of Creation, as “good,” and in a perfect,… Continue Reading →
First Reading: Leviticus 19:1-2, 17-18 Reflection: The teachings in this first reading apply just as much to us today as Christians as they did in the time of Moses to the Israelites. The call to “be holy” is a call to… Continue Reading →
First Reading: Sirach 15:15-20 Reflection: Sirach was composed in the early second century B.C. by the sage Ben Sira of Jerusalem. In this passage, he gives advice regarding the importance of God’s commandments. According to Ben Sira, and Jesus in this… Continue Reading →
First Reading: Isaiah 58:7-10 Reflection: In this reading from the Prophet Isaiah, we hear the Lord commanding Israel (and us today) to minister to those who are afflicted. The acts of feeding the hungry, giving shelter to the homeless, clothing the… Continue Reading →
First Reading: Zephaniah 2:3; 3:12-13 Reflection:Zephaniah was a prophet to the southern kingdom of Judah shortly before the Babylonians conquered them, destroyed the Temple in Jerusalem, and exiled many of the people to Babylon in 586 B.C. He warned the… Continue Reading →
First Reading: Isaiah 8:23-9:3 Reflection: In about 930 B.C. the kingdom of Israel divided into the Northern Kingdom and the Southern Kingdom due to a dispute. In about 722 B.C., the Assyrians destroyed the Northern Kingdom and deported its people. Isaiah,… Continue Reading →
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