The Sunday Gospel Archive

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John the Baptist Calls Each of Us to ‘Behold the Lamb of God’

The Book of Isaiah furnishes this weekend’s first reading. Relief and joy uplifted the atmosphere. Hopes centered upon a bright future, all because of the fact that, after the humiliation, […]

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We Are Sinners, and Only in Christ Can We Be Cleansed

As winter begins each year, the Church presents three great feasts to celebrate our salvation in Jesus but also to teach us the meaning of salvation in Jesus. Christmas was […]

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Like the Magi, All Are Called to Seek the Lord and Pay Homage to Him

This weekend, the Church invites us to celebrate the feast of the Epiphany of the Lord, one of the most revered feasts in the Christian calendar. Clear and distinct in […]

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God Makes Each of Us Beloved Through His Son’s Birth and Death

This weekend the Church celebrates the fourth and last Sunday of Advent 2025. For its first reading, this weekend’s liturgy offers a reading from the first section of the Book […]

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Christ is King Who Reigns with Full Authority

The Second Book of Samuel furnishes the first biblical reading for this solemnity, marking the close of the Church’s year. Once the two books of Samuel composed a single volume. […]

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Christ Is Still with Us, Still Forgives Us, and Still Nourishes Us

This weekend, the Church celebrates the feast of the Dedication of the Basilica of St. John on the Lateran Hill in Rome. Most Catholics, and indeed most people, presume St. […]

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Christ Purifies Us – Heals Us – from the Damage of Sin

Almost 1,000 years ago, the great Benedictine abbey of Cluny in France, situated roughly two-thirds of the way from Paris to Geneva, was a major center of learning, piety, caring […]

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Strive to Please God; Only Foolish Seek Earthly Rewards

The Book of Sirach provides this weekend’s first Scriptural reading. The book is part of the group of biblical writings classified by scholars collectively as the Wisdom Literature. The Wisdom […]

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In Prayer, We Are Called to Be Humble and to Trust in God

The Book of Exodus is the source of this weekend’s first reading. One of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, its concepts are attributed to Moses himself. As […]

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As Sinners, We Are All Lepers Seeking the Mercy of God

The Second Book of Kings furnishes this weekend with its first scriptural reading at Mass. Once the two books of Kings were a single volume, but time passed, and editors […]

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Christ Walks with Us Through Obstacles – if We Let Him

27th Sunday in Ordinary Time This weekend’s first reading is from the Book of Habakkuk, by comparison among the prophets a short work, including only three chapters. In some cases, […]

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The Gospel Calls Us to Rethink What Makes Us Rich

26th Sunday in Ordinary Time The Book of Amos provides this weekend’s first reading. The book itself states that it was written during the reign of King Uzziah of Judah […]