Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord Mass Readings: Pages 251 – 255 Order of Mass: Pages 6 – 60 Seeing is believing’; the witness of the apostolic group to the resurrection of Jesus. This witness we are invited to rely on and to share ourselves. Then we begin the process by which newness…
Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord Mass Readings: Pages 176 – 190 Order of Mass: Pages 6 – 60 Palm Sunday This Weekend—Palm Sunday—we witness Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem, with shouts of Hosanna and acclamation from the crowd. In the minds and hearts of the crowd this was the beginning of restoring the…
Fifth Sunday of Lent Mass Readings: Pages 170 – 175 Order of Mass: Pages 6 – 60 First Reading: The exile of the people to Babylon is described in terms of death. And their return home is described in terms of resurrection and spiritual renewal. Second Reading: it was the Spirit who raised Jesus from…
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…
