First Reading: Acts 1:1-11 Reflection: This Sunday we celebrate the Ascension of the Lord, which is deferred from the official date of Thursday, May 21st to the nearest Sunday. Forty days after His Resurrection, Jesus ascended into heaven. This week’s… Continue Reading →
First Reading: Acts 8:5-8, 14-17 Reflection: The Samaritans were a particular group of people living in north-central Israel. Their Jewish ancestors had intermarried with non-Jews after the time when the Northern Kingdom of Israel was conquered in 722 B.C. by… Continue Reading →
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… 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 week’s First Reading picks up where last week’s First Reading left off, continuing… 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… 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… 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: 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 the quotation given from “the prophet,”… 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… 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… Continue Reading →
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