First Reading: Ezekiel 2:2-5 Reflection: Ezekiel was a prophet during the period of the Exile in Israel’s history. This was a tumultuous time for the Israelites as their identity was stripped from them by the foreign superpower of Babylon. The… Continue Reading →
First Reading: Wisdom 1:13-15; 2:23-24 Reflection: The Book of Wisdom was written around 50 B.C. and was likely the latest written book of the Old Testament, evidencing a context close to that of the time of Christ and the writing… Continue Reading →
First Reading: Job 38:1, 8-11 Reflection: The book of Job is quite startling. Job was a righteous man, faithful to God. He was quite successful by the world’s standards, being blessed with good family, friends, and material possessions. But God… Continue Reading →
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,… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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 today’s reading there is… 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… Continue Reading →
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