April 21, 2019 — Easter Sunday, The Resurrection of the Lord ACTS 10:34A, 37-43; PS 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23; COL 3:1-4 or 1 COR 5:6B-8; JN 20:1-9 He is risen! He is truly risen! This is what the celebration of Easter is all about — the truth that Jesus was crucified for our sins and three […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: April 14, 2019
April 14, 2019 — Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion IS 50:4-7; PS 22:8-9, 17-20, 23-34; PHIL 2:6-11; LK 22:14-23:56 or LK 23:1-49 We now enter a week in our liturgical year that is like no other — Holy Week. The complete name for this Sunday’s liturgy is “Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion.” Let […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: April 7, 2019
April 7, 2019 — Fifth Sunday of Lent IS 43:16-21; PS 126:1-6; PHIL 3: 8-14; JN 8:1-11 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 Sunday of Lent: First from Isaiah, “Remember not the events […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: March 31, 2019
March 31, 2019 — 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 24, 2019
March 24, 2019 — 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 17, 2019
March 17, 2019 — 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 10, 2019
March 10, 2019 — 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 in […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: February 24, 2019
February 24, 2019 — 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 17, 2019
February 17, 2019 — 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 […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: February 10, 2019
February 10, 2019 — Fifth Sunday in Ordinary TimeIS 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 describes a […]
