Sunday's Readings

SUNDAY’S READINGS | June 12, 2022 Prov. 8:1-4, 22-31 Ps. 8 or Cant. 13 or 2 Rom. 5:1-5 John 16:12-15 At the end of St. Matthew’s gospel, we hear what is commonly called the Great Commission. “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to obey all that I command you. And … [Read more...] about Trinity Sunday, Year C: Original Experience

SUNDAY’S READINGS | May 29, 2022 Acts 16:16-34 Ps. 97 Rev. 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21 John 17:20-26 Incredibly, we hear Jesus praying for the Church of our time. “I ask not only on behalf of these, but also on behalf of those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be one. As you, Father, are in me and I am in you, may they also be in us, so that the … [Read more...] about 7 Easter, Year C: City of God

SUNDAY’S READINGS | May 20, 2022 Acts 16:9-15 Ps. 67 Rev. 21:10, 22-22:5 John 14:23-29 or 5:1-9 “For you are a people holy to the Lord your God; the Lord your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on earth to be his people, his treasured possession. It was not because you were more numerous than any other people that the Lord set his heart on you and chose you — for … [Read more...] about 6 Easter, Year C: Everyone, Everything, and One Christ

SUNDAY’S READINGS | May 15, 2022 Acts 11:1-18 Ps. 148 Rev. 21:1-6 John 13:31-35 “The circumcised believers criticized him, saying, ‘Why did you go to uncircumcised men and eat with them?’ Then Peter began to explain to them, step by step, saying, ‘I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision. There was something like a large sheet coming down from … [Read more...] about 5 Easter, Year C: Cosmic Praise

SUNDAY’S READINGS | May 8, 2022 Acts 9:36-43 Ps. 23 Rev. 7:9-17 John 10:22-30 “Jesus said to her, ‘Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?’ Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, ‘Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.’ Jesus said to her, ‘Mary!’ She turned and said to him in Hebrew, … [Read more...] about 4 Easter, Year C: The Call

SUNDAY’S READINGS | May 1, 2022 Acts 9:1-6 (7-20) Ps. 30 Rev. 5:11-14 John 21:1-19 Saul of Tarsus, the persecutor of the Church, and Simon Peter, who denied Jesus three times, both undergo a profound conversion. They arrive at their new and transformed condition, not through self-reflection or the pangs of conscience, nor human persuasions. Rather, they each have a … [Read more...] about 3 Easter, Year C: Conversion

SUNDAY’S READINGS | April 24, 2022 Acts 5:27-32 Ps. 118:14-29 or Ps. 150 Rev. 1:4-8 John 20:19-31 The signs recorded in the gospel all have one purpose. Jesus turned water into wine, healed a young man near death, gave strength to a lame man at a pool of water, fed more than 5,000, walked upon the stormy sea, gave sight to a man born blind, raised Lazarus from the dead — … [Read more...] about 2 Easter, Year C: From Captivity to Freedom