Category Easter

2nd Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday) – Year C (2025)

First Reading: Acts 5:12-16 Reflection: The book of Acts reveals that the life of the early Church mimicked the life of Jesus. In other words, the Church, under the leadership of the Apostles, continued to do just what Jesus had done…. Continue Reading →

Easter Sunday – Year C (2025)

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 →

Pentecost Sunday – Year B (2024)

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 →

Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord – Year B (2024)

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 →

6th Sunday of Easter – Year B (2024)

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 →

5th Sunday of Easter – Year B (Year 2024)

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 →

4th Sunday of Easter – Year B (2024)

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 →

3rd Sunday of Easter – Year B (2024)

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 →

2nd Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday) – Year B (2024)

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 →

Easter Sunday – Year B (2024)

First Reading: Acts 10:34A, 37-43 Reflection: During the Easter season, which we celebrate for 50 days in the Catholic Church (until Pentecost), the First Readings come from the Acts of the Apostles, rather than the Old Testament. The book of Acts,… Continue Reading →

« Older posts

© 2025 Selby's Scripture Study — Powered by WordPress

Theme by Anders NorenUp ↑