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12th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year B

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 →

11th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year B

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 →

6th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year B

First Reading: Leviticus 13:1-2, 44-46 Reflection: In this Sunday’s first reading we hear the Mosaic law being given regarding lepers. Those who had a skin disease were to be ostracized from the society. They were declared “unclean” and made to live… Continue Reading →

5th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year B

First Reading: Job 7:1-4, 6-7 Reflection: This lament of Job’s seems hopeless. It is an extremely downtrodden look at life. If we know the story of Job, we may understand why he had such a sour outlook on life. He had… Continue Reading →

4th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year B

First Reading: Deuteronomy 18:15-20 Reflection: In this passage Moses speaks the words of the Lord to the Israelite people. God is making the Israelites a distinct people, calling them to follow Him and live according to His laws. During this… Continue Reading →

3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year B

First Reading: Jonah 3:1-5, 10 Reflection: Most of us know the story of Jonah, who was at first reluctant to follow God’s command to go to Ninevah. The Ninevites were enemies of the Israelites, so naturally Jonah would not want… Continue Reading →

2nd Sunday of Ordinary Time – Year B

First Reading: 1 Samuel 3:3b-10, 19 Reflection: Samuel was dedicated to service of the Lord in the Temple at the beginning of his life by his mother, Hannah, in thanksgiving for the miracle that allowed her, a barren woman, to… Continue Reading →

The Solemnity of Christ the King – Year A

First Reading: Ezekiel 34:11-12, 15-17 Reflection: This Sunday we celebrate the Solemnity of Christ the King as the culmination of the Church’s liturgical year, before we begin a new liturgical year with Advent. There are two themes resonating through the… Continue Reading →

33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year A

First Reading: Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31 Reflection: In this Sunday’s first reading we hear a portion of Proverbs 31, a famous chapter of the Bible about a virtuous wife. The passage speaks about the interior beauty of a woman who… Continue Reading →

32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year A

First Reading: Wisdom 6:12-16 Reflection: The book of Wisdom was likely written in the first century B.C., making it the latest composed book of the Old Testament. It was likely written in Alexandria, Egypt in Greek. There is evidence that… Continue Reading →

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