Tag Year B

Pentecost Sunday – Year B

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 →

Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord – Year B

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 →

6th Sunday of Easter – Year B

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 →

5th Sunday of Easter – Year B

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 →

4th Sunday of Easter – Year B

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… Continue Reading →

3rd Sunday of Easter – Year B

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. In the book of Acts, after the apostles received the Holy Spirit on Pentecost, Peter began… Continue Reading →

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

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… Continue Reading →

Palm Sunday – Year B

At The Procession With Palms: Mark 11:1-10 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 Isaiah 62:11 and Zechariah 9:9. Jesus was… Continue Reading →

4th Sunday of Lent – Year B

First Reading: 2 Chronicles: 36:14-16, 19-23 Reflection: During Lent, the Old Testament readings have been recounting the history of Israel to us. We heard about God’s covenant with Noah on the First Sunday of Lent, then about Abraham and the… Continue Reading →

3rd Sunday of Lent – Year B

First Reading: Exodus 20:1-17 Reflection: In this Sunday’s First Reading we hear the well-known Ten Commandments. These commandments were given by God to Moses on Mt. Sinai over 3,000 years ago. Still, they have as much importance and relevance for… Continue Reading →

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