Fourth Sunday of Lent Mass Readings: Pages 164 – 170 Order of Mass: Pages 6 – 60 The unfolding of the eternal plan of God was realized with the anointing of David as the second king of Israel. The Davidic dynasty which lasted for 500 years actualized with the incarnation. David, the least of Jesse’…
Third Sunday of Lent Mass Readings: Pages 158 – 164 Order of Mass: Pages 6-60 Jesus is the New Temple of God. He replaces the law given by God to Moses, which is not destroyed, but taken up into the true worship in the spirit and truth. Christ asks for faith above all else, a…
Second Sunday of Lent Mass Readings: Pages 155 – 157 Order of Mass: Pages 6-60 Almost 2000 years before Christ was to come, Abram was chosen by God to begin a journey that truly actualised in the supreme revelation of God with the incarnation; the perfect covenant of God with man. This willingly acceptance of…
First Sunday of Lent Mass Readings: Pages 151 – 154 Order of Mass: Pages 6-60 First Reading: Adam and Eve succumb to temptation and cause a rift between themselves and God. Second Reading: By his obedience to God, Christ won back for us the gifts lost through the disobedience of Adam. Gospel: Jesus was tempted…
Eighth Sunday Mass Readings: Pages 142-144 Order of Mass: Pages 6-60 First Reading: These words of consolation and hope, first spoken to the exiles in Babylon, are now spoken to us. Second Reading: God is the only one who can judge rightly, because he alone knows the secrets of the heart. Gospel: Jesus urges…
Seventh Sunday Mass Readings: Pages 139-142 Order of Mass: Pages 6-60 First Reading: We imitate the holiness of God when we refuse to exact vengeance or bear a grudge against another. Second Reading: Paul gives us a profound reason why we should respect one another: we are the temples of God. Gospel: What differentiates the…
Sixth Sunday Mass Readings: Pages 136-139 Order of Mass: Pages 6-60 Sirach, author of today’s first reading, had a glimpse of the ideal. About 180 years before Christ, he wanted to promote the Word of God as the basis for human wisdom. Here, he gives the strongest emphasis of all Scripture on free will. We…
Fifth Sunday Mass Readings: Pages 133-135 Order of Mass: Pages 6-60 Christianity is about living life with others. The incarnation is the sharing of Christ’s divinity with humanity. Ipso facto, he descended to live among men. In the scriptural text he said, “I am with you till the end of time”. He remains with us…
