Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy) Mass Readings: Pages 262 – 265 Order of Mass: Pages 6 – 60 Today, the Octave of Easter, is also Divine Mercy Sunday. A Plenary Indulgence is available to those who recite the Divine Mercy prayers today. First Reading: the Eastertide readings from Acts continue. The early Church was…
Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord Mass Readings: Easter Vigil – Page 223 Easter Mass – Pages 258 – 262 Order of Mass: Pages 6 – 60 +++++++++++ The Mass of Easter Night After the seven Old Testament Readings (which may be reduced in number), the First Reading is from St Paul’s letter to…
Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord Gospel: Jesus enters Jerusalem as the Messiah (this is the significance of the details such as the donkey and the colt). But He is not universally welcome; the Pharisees complain, and Jerusalem is the city which kills the prophets (see Luke 13:34). First Reading: this prophecy of…
Fifth Sunday of Lent Mass Readings: Page 176 – 179 Order of Mass: Pages 6 – 60 First Reading: Isaiah recalls the wilderness wandering in Exodus and Numbers, but above all looks forward to the saving power of God to be experienced in the future. Psalm: a psalm of joy to come and hope in…
Fourth Sunday of Lent Mass Readings: Page 168 – 172 Order of Mass: Pages 6 – 60 First Reading: having returned to the Promised Land after the Exodus, the Israelites celebrate their first Passover in the land, and the manna from heaven – which they needed for sustenance on their pilgrimage through the wilderness…
Third Sunday of Lent Mass Readings: Page 160 – 163 Order of Mass: Pages 6 – 60 First Reading: on Mt Horeb (also known as Mt Sinai) Moses encounters God (‘I Am’) in the burning bush who promises, in his compassion for his people, to deliver them from slavery in Egypt. Psalm: a psalm of…
Second Sunday of Lent Mass Readings: Page 156 – 159 Order of Mass: Pages 6 – 60 First Reading: God enters into a covenant with Abram, the man of faith, a very early direct encounter of a man with God. Psalm: a psalm of confident faith and trust in God. Second Reading: some people make…
First Sunday of Lent Mass Readings: Page 153 – 156 Order of Mass: Pages 6 – 60 First Reading: an early creed or confession of faith, recalling the rescuing of the people of God in the Exodus. The ‘wandering Aramaean’ refers to Jacob. Psalm: this is a rare occasion when the psalm refers to the…
