Stewardship Reflections on Lectionary Readings

OCTOBER 17, 2021 — TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME IS 53:10-11; PS 33:4-5, 18-19, 20, 22; HEB 4:14-16; MK 10:35-45 OR 10:42-45 Our readings today convey how deeply God understands our weaknesses and sufferings, and how we are called to imitate Him through humility and service. Our First Reading reminds us that Jesus suffered for us […]

October 10, 2021 — Twenty-Eighth Sunday In Ordinary Time WIS 7:7-11; PS 90:12-13, 14-15, 16-17; HEB 4:12-13; MK 10:17-30 OR 10:17-27 In our Gospel today we hear the story of a man who ran up to Jesus and asked Him what he must do to reach eternal life. Jesus said, “You are lacking in one thing. […]

OCTOBER 3, 2021 — TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME GN 2:18-24; PS 128:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6; HEB 2:9-11; MK 10:2-16 OR 10:2-12 Our readings this week speak to each of our domestic churches — the little churches that we call our families. They bring us back to the very beginning of time and call us to […]

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021 — TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME NM 11:25-29; PS 19:8, 10, 12-13, 14; JAS 5:1-6; MK 9:38-43, 45, 47-48 Our readings this week encourage us to not only be good stewards of all that God has given us but also to rejoice in the good stewardship of others. In our First Reading, a […]

September 19, 2021 — Twenty-Fifth Sunday In Ordinary Time WIS 2:12, 17-20; PS 54:3-4, 5, 6, 8; JAS 3:16-4:3; MK 9:30-37 Our readings today bring to light the daily struggle between good and evil and how we can combat this struggle through wisdom and gratitude. “Where do the wars and where do the conflicts among […]

September 12, 2021 — Twenty-Fourth Sunday In Ordinary Time IS 50:5-9A; PS 116:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9; JAS 2:14-18; MK 8:27-35 “You are thinking not as God does, but as human beings do.” Jesus’ words in our Gospel today challenge us to become imitators of Christ. This is not an easy request. It takes sacrifice, endurance, […]

September 5, 2021 — Twenty-Third Sunday In Ordinary Time IS 35:4-7A; PS 146:6-7, 8-9, 9-10; JAS 2:1-5; MK 7:31-37 “Thus says the Lord: say to those whose hearts are frightened: Be strong, fear not!” Our readings today offer us a message of hope — God is with us and wants to heal us. May this […]

August 29, 2021 — Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time DT 4:1-2, 6-8; PS 15:2-3, 3-4, 4-5; JAS 1:17-18, 21B-22, 27; MK 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Our readings today call us to pause for a moment and consider how we respond to God’s love for us each day. Our Gospel recounts a dialogue between the Pharisees and […]

August 22, 2021 — Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time JOS 24:1-2A, 15-17, 18B; PS 34:2-3, 16-17, 18-19, 20-21; EPH 5:21-32 OR 5:2A, 25-32; JN 6:60-69 Our readings today challenge us to reflect on how we are living as disciples of Christ. They offer us examples of how we should be living, and they present us […]

August 15, 2021 — Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary RV 11:19A, 12:1-6A, 10AB; PS 45:10, 11, 12, 16; 1 COR 15:20-27; LK 1:39-56 Today we celebrate the Assumption of Mary. This Solemnity celebrates the end of Mary’s earthly life — the moment she was taken up, body and soul, into heaven. […]