SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY (2025) Readings: Proverbs 8:22-31 Psalms 8:4-9 Romans 5:1-5 John 16:12-15 Sister of Saint Joseph, Mary McGlone, says very simply something that is anything but simple: “The most unique aspect of Christianity is our understanding of God as triune, a community of three persons, equal and different, each of whom… Continue reading SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY (2025)
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PENTECOST SUNDAY (2025)
PENTECOST SUNDAY (2025) Readings: Acts 2:1-11 Psalms 104:1, 24, 29-31, 34 1 Corinthians 12:3-7, 12-13 John 20:19-23 Without this feast of Pentecost there would be no Church, which is why Pentecost is often referred to as the ‘birthday’ of the Church. Our fifty-day celebration of Christ’s resurrection has led us to this most important day in… Continue reading PENTECOST SUNDAY (2025)
FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (2025)
FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (2025) Readings: Acts of the Apostles 14:21-27 Psalms 145:8-13 Revelation 21:1-5a John 13:31-33a, 34-35 As a result of Pentecost, the early church had a compulsion to preach the gospel to the ends of the known earth. Our readings from the Acts of the Apostles show the apostles and the disciples as very… Continue reading FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (2025)
FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (2025)
FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (2025) Readings: Acts of the Apostles 13:14, 43-52 Psalms 100:1-3, 5 Revelation 7:9, 14-17 John 10:27-30 Our first reading takes us about halfway into the Acts of the Apostles. After a brief introduction of Paul and Barnabas, Paul gives a teaching on the history of salvation, appealing to the Israelites to remember… Continue reading FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (2025)
Fourth Sunday of Easter, May 11, 2025
Fourth Sunday of Easter, May 11, 2025 On this day, we celebrate Good Shepherd Sunday, the World Day of Prayer for Vocations, and Mother’s Day. We come to the Father asking that we may hear the Shepherd’s voice, offer our lives as gifts in our vocations, and that Mary will be united with all mothers… Continue reading Fourth Sunday of Easter, May 11, 2025
Third Sunday of Easter, May 4, 2025
Third Sunday of Easter, May 4, 2025 God our Father, as we gather at this Eucharistic meal, we offer our petitions with hope that we will know your presence in our lives and do your will. That the Church rooted in Christ will be a teacher of fraternity, taught with words and gestures marked by… Continue reading Third Sunday of Easter, May 4, 2025
THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER (2025)
THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER (2025) Readings: Acts of the Apostles 5:27-32, 40b-41 Psalms 30:2, 4-6, 11-13 Revelation 5:11-14 John 21:1-19 The first reading from the Acts of the Apostles (the Book that provides virtually every first reading through the Easter season) looks much farther ahead than the gospels which mostly recount Jesus’ resurrection… Continue reading THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER (2025)
Second Sunday of Easter 2025
Today the Church closes the Octave of Easter, eight days of celebrating the Lord’s resurrection from the tomb. So great are the blessings that flow to us from Jesus’ resurrection, that they cannot be contained in any single day. Our first reading from the Acts of the Apostles almost makes us feel that the Church got right… Continue reading Second Sunday of Easter 2025
EASTER SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST(2025)
EASTER SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST(2025) Readings: Acts 10:34, 37-43 Psalms 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23 Colossians 3:1-4 John 20:1-9 About today’s celebration, Pope Francis said: “Jesus is risen from the dead! This message resounds in the Church the world over, along with the singing of the Alleluia. Jesus remained two days in the tomb;… Continue reading EASTER SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST(2025)
PALM/PASSION SUNDAY (2025)
PALM/PASSION SUNDAY (2025) Readings: Luke 19:28-40 Isaiah 50:4-7 Psalms 22:8-9, 17-20, 23-24 Philippians 2:6-11 Luke 22:14-23:56 There is a deliberate dissonance between the beginning of the liturgy of the Word and the end of the liturgy of the Word. The liturgies of Holy Week, especially of the Triduum, are very unique to the Church year, and… Continue reading PALM/PASSION SUNDAY (2025)
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