Posts Tagged ‘Jeremiah’
Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time: Seeking a Balance
Readings: Jeremiah 17:5-8. Each persons experiences desert dryness at times; only the one with faith and deep roots in God survives and even bears good fruit. 1Corinthians 15:12, 16-20. If our hopes are limited to this life only, we are the most pitiable of all people. If Christ has been raised from the dead, he is the ... Read more
In Lectionary Reflections | Tagged Balance, Corinthians, Jeremiah, Jesus, justice, Luke, Paul, Presidents Day
4th Sunday of Ordinary Time: The Prophetic Call
Readings: Jeremiah 1:4-5, 17-19. Jeremiah’s call to prophesy; his strength against all opposition. 1 Corinthians 12:31-13:13. The hymn of Love Luke 4:21-30. Jesus’ first discourse at Nazareth leads to rejection, even to a threat against his life. Thoughts for Your Consideration: By John Gonzalez The readings for this Sunday revolve around the position and responsibilities of a prophet. Jeremiah describes ... Read more
First Sunday of Advent
Readings: Jeremiah 33:14-16. God will raise a tender shoot or branch from the seemingly dead root of the Davidic royal house. Because God wonderfully fulfills his promises to Jerusalem, the city of David will be renamed: “The Lord our justice.” 1 Thessalonians 3:12 – 4:2. We are exhorted to keep our hearts blameless for the coming of ... Read more
In Lectionary Reflections | Tagged Advent, fear, Jeremiah, Jesus, justice, Luke, nurture, prophets, security, Thessalonians, Yahweh Zidkenu
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, B cycle
Readings: Jeremiah 31: 7-9. Jeremiah announces the return of the northern tribes, exiled in their pitiable condition by the Assyrians. Hebrew 5: 1-6. Priests should deal patiently with erring sinners for they themselves are beset by weakness and must make sin offerings for themselves. Mark 10:2-16. Jesus cures the blind man Bartimaeus, declaring “Your faith has healed you.” Thoughts ... Read more
In Lectionary Reflections | Tagged compassion, Hebrew, humility, Jeremiah, Jesus, Mark, pundits, self-interest
Lectionary Reflection: Fifth Sunday of Lent
Readings: Jeremiah 31:31-34 Hebrews 5:7-9 John 12:20-33 Thoughts for your consideration: by Fr. Sebastian MacDonald, CP JPIC concerns are universal ones, expressing themselves differently in particular settings. Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation continually attract our attention. They emerge in today’s biblical readings. Jeremiah, the prophet, for instance, celebrates a new moment in the history of the Jewish people, by ... Read more
In Lectionary Reflections | Tagged Covenant, Hebrews, Integrity of Creation, Jeremiah, John, JPIC, justice, Peace, suffering
Lectionary Reflection: Fourth Sunday of Lent
Readings: 2 Chronicles 36:14-16, 19-23 Ephesians 2:4-10 John 3:14-21 Thoughts for your consideration: by Fr. Stephen Dunn, CP Last Sunday’s Gospel re-lived Jesus’ surprising and prophetic act of “cleansing” the Temple which had been magnificently re-built by King Herod. Today’s reading from Chronicles takes us further back in the history of the Temple. Back when its destruction triggered the Israelite ... Read more
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