The Sunday Gospel
God wants us to experience eternal life with Him
The Nativity of St. John the Baptist Luke 1:57-66, 80 The mere scheduling of celebrating a saint’s feast day on any Sunday sends a message. The Church long has preferred […]
The Sunday Gospel
By following Jesus, we help to grow the kingdom of God
Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 4:26-34 TThe first reading for this weekend’s liturgy is from the Book of Ezekiel. Ezekiel is regarded as one of the great Hebrew prophets. […]
The Sunday Gospel
We are children of God, and He has prepared a home for us
Tenth Week in Ordinary Time Mark 3:20-35 The Book of Genesis is the source of this weekend’s first reading. Genesis is the first book, chronologically and sequentially, in the modern […]
The Sunday Gospel
In the Eucharist, we become one with Christ
Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ Mark 14:12-16, 22-26 Providing this feast day’s first reading is the Book of Exodus, the story of an event that occurred as […]
The Sunday Gospel
God has chosen us to be His children
Feast of the Holy Trinity Matthew 28:16-20 The Book of Deuteronomy is the source of this feast’s first reading. Deuteronomy is the fifth book in sequence, in the Old Testament. […]
The Sunday Gospel
‘As the Father has sent me, so I send you’
Pentecost John 20:19-23 This weekend the Church celebrates the feast of Pentecost. The Acts of the Apostles provides the first reading, the dramatic story of the first Pentecost. In this […]
The Sunday Gospel
The risen Lord lives in us today and every day
Feast of the Ascension of the Lord Mark 16:15-20 Celebrating the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord varies from place to place. In some places, this feast will have […]
The Sunday Gospel
Let us love each other as Christ has loved us
Sixth Sunday of Easter John 15:9-17 The Acts of the Apostles once more provides an Easter season liturgy with its first reading. In this reading, Peter goes to the house […]
The Sunday Gospel
The Lord sustains His faithful and blesses their labor
Fifth Sunday of Easter John 15:1-8 The Acts of the Apostles, again this Easter season, is the source of the first reading for Sunday. It highlights Paul. In an earlier […]
The Sunday Gospel
The Good Shepherd will always protect His sheep
Fourth Sunday of Easter John 10:11-18 The Acts of the Apostles again is the source of an Easter season’s weekend’s first reading. Peter, once more the spokesman for the Apostles, […]
The Sunday Gospel
In Christ’s resurrection, God brings His promise to fulfillment
Third Sunday of Easter Luke 24:35-48 Again this week, the Acts of the Apostles furnishes the first biblical reading. Almost every Sunday in the Easter season features a reading from […]
The Sunday Gospel
Faith, not sight, is what matters
07Second Sunday of Easter John 20:19-31 As almost always in the Easter season, the Acts of the Apostles furnishes the Liturgy of the Word with its first reading. Acts claims […]