First Reading: Jeremiah 17:5-8 Reflection: This Sunday’s readings focus on blessings and woes. There are similarities between this first reading from the Prophet Jeremiah and the words of Jesus from the Sermon on the Mount in the gospel reading. Jeremiah… Continue Reading →
First Reading: Isaiah 6:1-2A, 3-8 Reflection: Isaiah’s vision recorded in this Sunday’s first reading reveals much about God, Heaven, and us. Isaiah saw the throne room of God in Heaven. There God’s presence was all-consuming. Isaiah witnessed the seraphim, who… Continue Reading →
First Reading: Jeremiah 1:4-5, 17-19 Reflection: The words we hear in this Sunday’s first reading were originally a message to the Prophet Jeremiah from the Lord. We hear that his mission was to be “a prophet to the nations.” This… Continue Reading →
First Reading: Nehemiah 8:2-4A, 5-6, 8-10 Reflection: This Sunday’s first reading takes place after the period of the Exile in the history of Israel. In 586 B.C. the Babylonians conquered Jerusalem and destroyed the Jewish Temple. Then, they took many… Continue Reading →
First Reading: Isaiah 62:1-5 Reflection: The Prophet Isaiah speaks in this Sunday’s first reading about a time of restoration for the people of Israel. Ultimately, this restoration would come in the Messianic Age, when the Messiah would reign as king…. Continue Reading →
First Reading: Daniel 7:13-14 Reflection: This Sunday we celebrate the great Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. This solemnity is always held on the last Sunday of the liturgical year, one week before the beginning of… Continue Reading →
First Reading: Daniel 12:1-3 Reflection: The Church focuses on the return of Christ and the end of the world at the end of each liturgical year (which culminates next Sunday with the Solemnity of Christ the King). This is to… Continue Reading →
First Reading: 1 Kings 17:10-16 Reflection: In this Sunday’s readings we hear about two poor widows who put great faith in God. In the first reading, the widow encountered the Prophet Elijah when she was at the end of her… Continue Reading →
First Reading: Deuteronomy 6:2-6 Reflection: In this passage, we hear what Jews refer to as the Shema, which is the Hebrew word for what is translated here as “Hear” (followed by “O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD… Continue Reading →
First Reading: Jeremiah 31:7-9 Reflection: The prophet Jeremiah conveyed these words of consolation during a difficult time in Israel’s history. The nation was experiencing exile. Having been conquered by the Babylonians, the Israelites were being taken captive from Israel to… Continue Reading →
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