Posts Tagged ‘Romans’

1st Sunday Of Advent: A Light in the Darkness

Nov 23, 2010

Lectionary Readings: Isaiah 2: 1-5. Isaiah prophesizes about the future glory of Jerusalem. “They shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks; one nation shall not raise the sword against another, nor shall they train for war again.” Romans 13: 11-14. Paul reminds the Romans that they must be awake and ready for ... Read more

In Lectionary Reflections | Tagged Advent, first sunday of advent, Isaiah, Jesus, Light of the World, Matthew, Romans, St. paul, works of darkness

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First Sunday of Lent

Feb 19, 2010

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 ... Read more

In Lectionary Reflections | Tagged Deuteronomy, Haiti, Jesus, Paul, Romans, spiritual journey, temptation

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Trinity Sunday

Jun 4, 2009

Readings: Deuteronomy 4:32-34,39-40 Romans 8:14-17 Matthew 28:16-20 Thoughts for your Consideration: by Fr. Phil Paxton, CP One night this past week I was watching a TV program. It was entitled “2100,” and aired on ABC. It was basically a program that tried to shed light on what would happen to the world for the rest ... Read more

In Lectionary Reflections | Tagged Deuteronomy, environment, Integrity of Creation, Jesus, justice, Matthew, Peace, poor, Relationship, Romans, spirituality, St. Francis Pledge, Thomas Berry, Trinity

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Lectionary Reflection: Second Sunday of lent

Mar 4, 2009

Readings: Genesis 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18 Romans 8:31b-34 Mark 9:2-10 Thoughts for your consideration: This Sunday we are asked to see things in a new way. Although the apostles have been with Jesus for a while now there is nothing that can quite prepare them for the ultimate cosmological experience of the Resurrection. It is ... Read more

In Lectionary Reflections | Tagged Abraham, Economic Justice, Genesis, Good News, justice, Mark, New Cosmology, Pope Benedict XVI, Romans, Transfiguration

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