Posts Tagged ‘Paul’
Fourth Sunday of Lent: Radical Forgiveness
Lectionary Readings: Joshua 5: 9-12. The feast of Passover is celebrated on the plains of Jericho. The Israelites eat the produce of the Promised Land, and the manna ceases. 2 Corinthians 5: 17-21. “The old order has passed away; now all is new.” Christ who never sinned became “sin” that we might become the very holiness of ... Read more
In Lectionary Reflections | Tagged Corinthians, eschatology, forgiveness, Jesus, Joshua, Lent, Luke, Paul, Prodigal Son, reconciliation, The Shack
Third Sunday of Lent: Divine Justice
Lectionary Readings: Exodus 3:1-8, 13-15. God calls Moses and reveals himself as “I AM”, from the burning bush. 1 Corinthians 10:1-6, 10-12. The exodus of Israel out of Egypt, through the desert, toward the Promised Land, “happened… as an example… [and] a warning to us, upon whom the end of the ages has come.” Luke 13: 1-9. The ... Read more
Second Sunday Of Lent: Hoping Against Hope
Lectionary Readings: Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18. By a covenant God renewed the promise to Abram (Abraham) of many descendants and their own land. Philippians 3:17-4:1. We eagerly await the coming of our savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will then give a new form to our lowly body. Luke 9:28-36. At Jesus’ transformation, Moses and Elijah appear and speak ... Read more
In Lectionary Reflections | Tagged Abraham, Genesis, hope, Jesus, Luke, Paul, Philippians, Pope Benedict XVI, Spe Salvi, Transfiguration
First Sunday of Lent
Readings: Deuteronomy 26:4-10: At a harvest festival the people offer first fruits and confess a creed enumerating the great moments of Israel’s salvation. Romans 10:8-13: The Baptismal formula confesses that Jesus is Lord, raised from the dead. Everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved. Luke 4:1-13: The temptation of Jesus in the desert according ... Read more
In Lectionary Reflections | Tagged Deuteronomy, Haiti, Jesus, Paul, Romans, spiritual journey, temptation
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
Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time, How to answer God’s call?
Readings: Isaiah 6:1-8. The prophet’s inaugural vision and call to ministry. 1 Corinthians 15:1-11. Paul transmits the creed preached in the early church about the resurrection of Jesus. “I handed on to you what I myself received.” Luke 5:1-11. A miraculous catch of fishes. Peter’s protestations of unworthiness; Jesus’ call of Peter, James and John to be fishers ... Read more
In Lectionary Reflections | Tagged called by God, Corinthians, humility, Isaiah, Jonah, Kingdom of God, Luke, Paul, Peter
XX Sunday of Ordinary Time
Readings: Proverbs 9:1-6 Ephesians 5:15-20 John 6:51-58 Thoughts for Your Consideration: by Hugo Esparza, CP This week we are invited to attend God’s Feast. This should give us all a great sense of honor in again being reminded that God continues to call us into a mystical loving relationship with him. A relationship that will give us an eternal meaning ... Read more
XII Sunday of Ordinary Time
Readings: Job 38:1, 8-11 2 Cor. 5:14-17 Mark 4:35-41 Thoughts for your Consideration: The sea is an awesome image that reveals the great power of creation. On the one hand the sea is turbulent and destructive. Yet the sea is also life-giving and calming. The early apostles who lived around the Sea of Galilee were very much aware of this ... Read more
In Lectionary Reflections | Tagged befriending the earth, Corinthians, Integrity of Creation, Jesus, Job, Mark, New Cosmology, Ocean, Paul, Sea, solidarity, Tom Berry
Lectionary Reflection: Palm Sunday
Readings: Gospel for the Procession of Palms: Mark 11:1-10 or John 12:12-16 Isaiah 50:4-7 Philippians 2:6-11 Mark 14:1–15:47 or Mark 15:1-39 Thoughts for Your Consideration: by John Gonzalez, CPP This week we celebrate Palm Sunday. As I read the lectionary readings I am struck by the following line from Paul’s letter to the Philippians: “Christ Jesus, who, though he was ... Read more
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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