March 25, 2012 – Fifth Sunday of Lent Jer. 31:31-34; Ps. 51:3-4, 12-13, 14-15; Heb. 5:7-9; Jn. 12:20-33 Today’s gospel reading begins with some people looking for Jesus. And when Andrew and Phillip inform Jesus that there are more people who want to encounter Him, Jesus explains that it is time for Him to be […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: March 18, 2012
March 18, 2012 – Fourth Sunday of Lent 2 Chr 36:14-16, 19-23; Ps 137:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6; Eph 2:4-10; Jn 3:14-21 Today we hear a passage of scripture that is very familiar to many of us: “For God so loved the world that He sent His only Son so that everyone who believes in Him […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: March 11, 2012
March 11, 2012 – Third Sunday of Lent Ex 20:1-17; Ex 20:1-3, 7-8, 12-17; Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11; 1 Cor 1:22-25; Jn 2:13-25 As Christian disciples, we want and need to know what to do in order to follow Christ. What does He expect from us? In the first reading from the Book of […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: March 4, 2012
March 4, 2012 – Second Sunday of Lent Gn 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18; Ps 116:10, 15, 16-17, 18-19; Rom 8:31b-34; Mk 9:2-10 Today, we focus on the cross. All three of today’s readings emphasize, for us, the importance of the cross and its redeeming power. In the first reading, we hear the story of Abraham’s […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: February 26, 2012
February 26, 2012 – First Sunday of Lent Gn 9:8-15; Ps 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9; 1 Pt 3:18-22; Mk 1:12-15 “Repent and believe in the gospel.” These words are a familiar beginning to the Lenten Season. Year after year we hear them in the readings that initiate this season or during Ash Wednesday as the ashes […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: February 19, 2012
February 19, 2012 – Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Is 43:18-19, 21-22, 24b-25; Ps 41:2-3, 4-5, 13-14; 2 Cor 1:18-22; Mk 2:1-12 God forgives sins, and today’s readings highlight this glorious truth. In the Old Testament reading from the book of the Prophet Isaiah, we hear the Lord say, “See, I am doing something new. […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: February 12, 2012
February 12, 2012 — Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Lv 13:1-2, 44-46; Responsorial Psalm Ps 32:1-2, 5, 11; 1 Cor 10:31-11:1; Mk 1:40-45 In today’s second reading, Paul exhorts the Corinthians: “do everything for the glory of God,” an exhortation that applies as directly to us today as it did to his original audience. The Corinthians […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: February 5, 2012
February 5, 2012 — Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Jb 7:1-4, 6-7; Ps 147:1-2, 3-4, 5-6; 1 Cor 9:16-19, 22-23; Mk 1:29-39 Today’s gospel begins with Mark’s whole gospel account, and we see Christ performing miracles, beginning with the healing of Simon’s mother-in-law. Later, the gospel tells us, “He cured many who were sick with […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: January 29, 2012
January 29, 2012 – Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Dt 18:15-20; Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 7-9; 1 Cor 7:32-35; Mk 1:21-28 God is in control. In last week’s gospel reading, we heard Jesus call the first disciples, and they answered His call immediately, without restraint – leaving their careers and even their families to follow Him. […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: January 22, 2012
January 22, 2012 – Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Jon 3:1-5, 10; Ps 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9; 1 Cor 7:29-31; Mk 1:14-20 “This is the time of fulfillment. The Kingdom of God is at hand. Repent and believe in the Gospel.” This is the call on every one of our hearts as Christ beckons us to […]
