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The Lord is Truly Our Shepherd
Fourth Sunday of Easter John 10:1-10 Readings from the Acts of the Apostles frequently occur during the Easter season. They clearly show not just life in general in the first […]
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Have Faith — Trust in the Lord
Second Sunday of Easter John 20:19-31 With deep faith and faith-filled excitement the Church continues the celebration, begun a week and a day ago at Easter, of the Lord’s resurrection […]
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Knowing That Christ Has Risen, Faith Opens Our Eyes
Feast of the Resurrection of the Lord John 20:1-9 Today the Church celebrates the greatest day of its year, Easter, the feast of the Lord’s Resurrection. These readings are proclaimed […]
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Look for the Deeper Meaning in the Passion Narrative
Sunday of the Lord’s Passion (Palm Sunday) Matthew 26:14-27:66 This weekend observes Palm Sunday, recalling with such great reverence the Lord’s traditional entry into Jerusalem, beginning the drama of Holy […]
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Seeking Jesus with Faith like Martha Leads to Eternal Life
Fifth Sunday of Lent John 11:1-45 The Book of Ezekiel provides the first reading for this weekend. Even a quick reading of the history of ancient Israel shows that there […]
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We Must Always Turn to God, As He Alone is Light
Fourth Sunday of Lent John 9:1-41 Drawing from the first word, in Latin, in the Entrance Antiphon for this weekend’s liturgy, this Sunday long has been called “Laetare Sunday.” Laetare […]
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We Must Focus on and Drink the True Water of Life from God
Third Sunday of Lent John 4:5-42 The source of the first biblical reading for this Lenten weekend’s liturgies is the Book of Exodus, one of those five books of the […]
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Lent is a Time to Reinforce Your Faith
Second Sunday of Lent Matthew 17:1-9 The Book of Genesis is the source of this weekend’s first biblical reading. As its name implies, Genesis reveals the divine origin of life […]
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Rely on the Lord’s Strength to Avoid Temptation and Sin
First Sunday of Lent Matthew 4:1-11 The first reading for this first weekend of Lent 2023 is from the Book of Genesis. Few passages in the Scriptures are as abundant […]
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Trust In and Love for God Means Obeying His Law
Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 5:38-48 The first reading is from the Book of Leviticus … one of the five books of the Pentateuch, the Torah, the basic revelation […]
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Jesus is Always the Answer to Our Problems
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 5:17-37 The Book of Sirach, the source of this weekend’s first reading, is part of a collection of biblical writings that in their very […]
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We Must Resemble Christ in Our Daily Lives
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 5:13-16 The Book of Isaiah’s third section is the source of this weekend’s first reading. Scholars believe that this section was written perhaps in […]