Readings: Acts 2:14, 22-33; 1 Pt 1:17-21; Lk 24:13-35 As we continue our celebration of the resurrection of our Lord from the dead, the Church places before us today some readings that shake us...
Readings: Acts 2:42-47; 1 Pet 1:3-9; Jn 20:19-31 In the second reading today, St. Peter talks about the faith we have been given which safeguards the inheritance we have been promised by the Lord. ...
Readings: Ez 37:12-14; Rom 8:8-11; Jn 11:1-45 In the first reading today, God promises us through the Prophet Ezekiel that He will open the graves of His people and have them rise from their...
Readings: Acts: 10:34a, 37-43; Col 3:1-4; Jn 20:1-9 In the second reading today, St. Paul speaks of our lives being hidden with Christ in God. There is a twofold meaning in this. First, we...
Readings: Mt 21:1-11; Is 50:4-7; Phil 2:6-11; Mt 26:14-27:66 In the first Gospel reading we hear the people crying out “Hosanna” as Jesus is making His way down the Mount of Olives and into...
Readings: 1 Sam 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a; Eph 5:8-14; Jn 9:1-41 In the first reading today, we see one of the most typical of human actions: judging by appearances. God sends Samuel to anoint the...
Readings: Ex 17:3-7; Rom 5:1-2, 5-8; Jn 4:5-42 In the first reading today, we hear about the people of Israel grumbling against God and Moses. The people had just recently come out of Egypt...
Readings: Gen: 12:1-4a; 2 Tim 1:8b-10; Mt 17:1-9 In the readings today, there is a theme: a great good being granted after a time of difficulty. In the first reading, Abram is told by...
Readings: Gen 2:2-9, 3:1-7; Rom 5:12-19; Mt 4:1-11 In the first reading we hear about the temptation and the Fall of Adam and Eve. We know that God told Adam he could not eat...
Readings: Sir 15:15-20; 1 Cor 2:6-10; Mt 5:17-37 In the first reading, the wise man, Sirach, tells us that if we choose, we can keep the commandments. With the help of God’s grace, we...
