May 12, 2019 — Fourth Sunday of Easter ACTS 13:14, 43-52; PS 100: 1-3,5; REV 7:9, 14B-17; JN 10:27-30 Throughout the Easter season, our readings have given us glimpses into the life of the newborn Church and the bold witness of the early disciples in spreading the Good News of Jesus Christ to all who […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: May 5, 2019
May 5, 2019 — Third Sunday of Easter ACTS 5: 27-32, 40B-41; PS 30:2, 4-6, 11-13; REV 5:11-14; JN 21:1-19 Our readings on this Third Sunday of Easter continue with lessons of hope for abundant new life in the Risen Lord. In fact, when we look at the Gospel Reading from John and compare it […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: April 28, 2019
April 28, 2019 — Second Sunday of Easter (or Sunday of Divine Mercy) ACTS 5:12-16; PS 118: 2-4,13-15, 22; REV 1:9-11A, 12-13, 17-19; JN 20: 19-31 Today is the Second Sunday of Easter; more recently in our Church’s history it has become known as Divine Mercy Sunday. Our Gospel reading from St. John is often referred to as the story of “Doubting […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: April 21, 2019
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 […]
