Mass readings for “Word of God” Sunday:Jonah 3.1-5, 10 Psalm 25.4-9 1 Corinthians 7.29-31 Mark 1.14-20 On this “Word of God” Sunday how interesting that the first words of proclaimed scriptures this evening/morning, those from the Book of Jonah, should be “The Word of the Lord came to Jonah…” Now that raises some questions as to what form the “word”
Mass Readings for the 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time:Deuteronomy 18.15-20 Psalm 95.1-2, 6-9 1 Corinthians 7.32-35 Mark 1.21-28 We hear about Jesus’ confronting demons in the gospel today. How strange a world it was. I mean, most Catholics to a greater or lesser degree can admit the possibility, even the reality of the demonic, but to be in a world
Mass readings for the 2nd Sunday of Ordinary Time:1 Samuel 3.3b-10, 19 Psalm 40.1, 3, 6-9 1 Corinthians 6.13-15, 17-20 John 1.25-42 The readings today reminded me of the Jewish theologian, Abraham Heschel. Among his many celebrated books are two entitled, God in Search of Man, and Man’s Quest for God. And we see the themes of these two books
Mass readings for the Feast of the Epiphany:Isaiah 60.1-6 Psalm 72.1-2, 7-8, 10-13 Ephesians 3.2-3a, 5-6 Matthew 2.1-12 The visit of the wise men raises the question of just who were they. They are often pictured as representatives of the world, of the three geographic regions known by the gospel writers, that is Asia, Africa and Europe. However, the text
Mass Readings for the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph:Genesis 15.1-6;17.3b-5, 15-16; 21.1-7 Psalm 105.1-6, 8-9 Hebrews 11.8, 11-12, 17-19 Luke 2.22, 25-27, 34-35, 39-40 It’s fascinating to consider Simeon and Anna, those two aged denizens of the Jerusalem Temple, who daily went to that great house of God. In all the crowds who would be
Mass readings for the Nativity of the Lord:Isaiah 52. 7-10 Psalm 98.1-6 Hebrews 1.1-6 John 1.1-5, 9-14 Through Advent, especially in the most recent weeks, we read the Christmas story, all that precedes the momentous event of Jesus’ birth; the visit of the angel to a doubting Zechariah, whose wife Elizabeth will give birth to John the Baptist, there’s of
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