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God of Deliverance (5th Sunday of Lent)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings Isaiah 40-46 is concerned mainly with comforting the Israelites during the Babylonian Exile. It is a reminder to them that, despite the punishment they are enduring because of their sins, God...Posted: Apr-02-2025 -
Passover in Canaan (4th Sunday in Ordinary Time)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings This Sunday’s Old Testament reading continues the theme of exploring Israel’s salvation history leading up to the birth of Jesus. Here, leadership of Israel has passed on from...Posted: Mar-27-2025
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The Burning Bush (3rd Sunday of Lent)The Burning Bush (3rd Sunday of Lent)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings This week’s Old Testament reading continues the series of Lenten readings which go through key episodes in Israel’s salvation history. After going through the Abrahamic covenant, we now...Posted: Mar-18-2025
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The Abrahamic Covenant (2nd Sunday of Lent)Click here for this Sunday’s readings In Genesis 12-15, God calls Abraham out of Haran to settle in the land of Canaan, after promising that he would become the father of a great nation, and that through...Posted: Mar-13-2025
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Remembering God’s Work (1st Sunday of Lent)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings In Deuteronomy 12-26, Moses provides he laws that the people of Israel are to adhere to as they enter the land of Canaan. These laws were meant to supplement the ones...Posted: Mar-13-2025
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Times of Testing (8th Sunday in Ordinary Time)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings The middle chapters of Sirach are concerned primarily with giving practical wisdom to the reader. In this way, it is very similar to Proverbs, and exemplifies its status as wisdom literature. Chapters...Posted: Mar-13-2025
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The Spear (7th Sunday in Ordinary Time)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings The second half of the book of 1 Samuel chronicles David’s rise to fame and his attempts to evade King Saul, who is actively trying to kill him upon realizing...Posted: Feb-18-2025
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Ontario Provincial Election – Resources for the Catholic CommunityAs Ontarians prepare for a provincial election on February 27, 2025, Catholics are encouraged to both vote as part of the democratic process and to learn more about the candidates and parties seeking our support. To assist with this process...Posted: Feb-14-2025 -
Trusting in the Lord (6th Sunday in Ordinary Time)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings The prophet Jeremiah lived in the late seventh and sixth centuries BC, around the end of the kingdom of Judah. His lifetime coincided with the rise of the Neo-Babylonian empire, the...Posted: Feb-13-2025
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God’s Messenger (5th Sunday in Ordinary Time)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings Isaiah began his prophetic ministry during the reign of king Uzziah. Uzziah was one of the good kings of Judah, who obeyed the Law of the Lord and walked in His ways...Posted: Feb-03-2025
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The Day of the Lord (Feast of the Presentation)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings The book of Malachi is traditionally placed at the end of the Old Testament to signify the fact that it serves as a bridge to the New Testament. It talks about the...Posted: Feb-01-2025
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Hearing God’s Word (3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time)Click here for this Sunday’s readings The book of Nehemiah details the return of the Jews from the Babylonian Exile back to the Promised Land. This was a pivotal moment in Israel’s history, as they attempted...Posted: Jan-24-2025
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For Zion’s Sake (2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings Isaiah 60-66 addresses Israel’s post-exilic situation. As we learn from post-exilic books such as Ezra and Nehemiah, Jerusalem was left desolate after the Babylonian Exile, and even...Posted: Jan-18-2025
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Justice for the Nations (Baptism of the Lord)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings The reading from Isaiah is yet another of more well-known Messianic passages. Specifically, it is one of four “Servant Songs” in Isaiah, which depict a figure known as the...Posted: Jan-09-2025
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The Honour of a Father (Feast of the Holy Family)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings The book of Sirach (also known as Ben Sira or Ecclesiasticus) is often classified as “wisdom literature.” One of the hallmarks of that genre is that...Posted: Dec-23-2024
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The Child of Bethlehem (4th Sunday of Advent)Click here for this Sunday’s readings The prophet Micah is one of the twelve minor prophets. He lived in the 8th and early 7th centuries BC, during the reigns of kings Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah (Jeremiah 26:18...Posted: Dec-17-2024
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God in the Midst (3rd Sunday of Advent)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings The prophet Zephaniah lived in Judah during the 7th century BC, and prophesied during the days of King Josiah (640–609 BC). He is a grandson of king Hezekiah (Zeph. 1...Posted: Dec-12-2024
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Israel’s Salvation (2nd Sunday of Advent)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings Baruch presents the story of how Jerusalem had been utterly humiliated because of her being taken captive by Babylon. This unfortunate captivity came about due to her sins and her turning away...Posted: Dec-07-2024
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The Lord is our Righteousness (1st Sunday of Advent)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings In Jeremiah 30-33, we have what is often referred to the “Book of Consolation,” which is so-called because its optimistic tone contrasts sharply with the gloomy mood of...Posted: Nov-30-2024
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The Son of Man (Feast of Christ of King)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings The book of Daniel contains a number of visions pertaining to the Messiah and the Kingdom of God. The first is in chapter 2, where Daniel interprets King Nebuchadnezzar’s vision...Posted: Nov-21-2024
