April 3, 2022 — Fifth Sunday of Lent EZ 37:12-14; PS 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8; ROM 8:8-11; JN 11:25A, 26; JN 11:1-45; JN 11:3-7, 17, 20-27, 33B-45 Once again this week we are reminded of what a loving and merciful God we serve. Consider these key verses from each of our readings on this fifth […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: March 27, 2022
March 27, 2022 — Fourth Sunday of Lent 1 SM 16:1B, 6-7, 10-13A; PS 23: 1-3A, 3B-4, 5, 6; EPH 5:8-14; JN 8:12; JN 9:1-41 For too many of us, Lent is a season of doom and gloom, a time to feel bad about all the ways we are not “measuring up” in our spiritual lives. […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: March 20, 2022
March 20, 2022 — Third Sunday of Lent EX: 3:1-8A, 13.15; PS 103: 1-4, 6-8, 11; 1 COR 10:1-6, 10-12, LK 13:1-9 Today’s readings capture the essence of God’s Lenten message to us, His people, offering words of compassion and mercy as well as warning of the need to repent and make the most of […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: March 13, 2022
March 13, 2022 — Second Sunday of Lent GN 15:5-12, 17-18; PS 27:1, 7-9, 13-14; PHIL 3:17-4:1 or PHIL 3:20-4:1; LK 9:28B-36 In last week’s Gospel, we followed Jesus into the desert where He fasted and prayed. This week, He leads us up a mountain to witness His Transfiguration. Why both of these experiences? He […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: March 6, 2022
March 6, 2022 — First Sunday of Lent DT 26: 4-10; PS 91:1-2, 10-15; ROM 10: 8-13; LK 4: 1-13 And so, it begins — the holy and, for some, daunting, season of Lent. This is the season in our liturgical year when the Church encourages us to increase our prayer, fasting, and almsgiving to […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: February 27, 2022
February 27, 2022 — Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time SIR 27: 4-7; PS 92: 2-3, 13-16; 1 COR 15: 54-58; LK 6: 39-45 Today’s readings exhort us Christian disciples to form ourselves — mind and heart — in imitation of Christ so we can better reflect His goodness in our daily lives. The first reading from […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: February 20, 2022
February 20, 2022 — Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 1 SM 26: 2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23; PS 103: 1-4, 8, 10, 12-13; 1 COR 15: 45-49; LK 6: 27-38 In today’s Gospel, taken from the sixth chapter of Luke, Jesus offers a very challenging, seemingly impossible approach to daily life. “Love your enemies, do good to […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: February 13, 2022
February 13, 2022 — Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time JER 17: 5-8; PS 1:1-4,6; 1 COR 15:12, 16-20; LK 6: 17, 20-26 Today’s readings speak of an essential quality for the Christian steward — hope. According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, “Hope is the theological virtue by which we desire the kingdom of heaven and […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: February 6, 2022
February 6, 2022 — Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time IS 6: 1-2A, 3-8; PS 138: 1-5, 7-8; 1 COR 15:1-11 OR 1 COR 15:3-8, 11; LK 5: 1-11 Our readings today remind us of the great privilege we have in calling ourselves children and disciples of the Most High God. The First Reading from Isaiah […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: January 30, 2022
January 30, 2022 — Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time JER 1:4-5, 17-19; PS 71:1-6, 15-17; 1 COR 12:31-13:13 or 1 COR 13:4-13; LK 4:21-30 “Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you, before you were born, I dedicated you, a prophet to the nations I appointed you.” These ancient words in our First […]
