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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 -
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
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Eternal Life (33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings One of the most poignant lines in the Nicene Creed comes at the very end, where we confess: “and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead, and the life...Posted: Nov-14-2024
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The Widow’s Faith (32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings After declaring that there would be a drought in the land of Israel, Elijah was commanded by the Lord to go up north to the Phoenician port town of Zarephath. While the...Posted: Nov-05-2024
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Hear O Israel (31st Sunday in Ordinary Time)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings This passage of Scripture is known as the Shema, and contains the central affirmation of Israel’s faith, which is the oneness of God. Three times a day, pious Jews recite...Posted: Oct-29-2024
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Return from Exile (30th Sunday in Ordinary Time)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings Jeremiah 30-33 is known as the “Book of Consolation,” because its tone is that of consolation and hope, which contrasts sharply with the pessimistic tone of the rest of...Posted: Oct-21-2024
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The Servant and His Children (29th Sunday in Ordinary Time)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings This passage is part of the fourth Servant Song in Isaiah, which is also one of the most well known because of how often it is quoted in the New Testament. It...Posted: Oct-15-2024
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Seeking Wisdom (28th Sunday in Ordinary Time)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings Since the Book of Wisdom falls in the genre of Wisdom literature, a significant portion of the book is dedicated to extolling Wisdom, personifying wisdom and extolling her virtues, which are really...Posted: Oct-07-2024
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One Flesh (27th Sunday in Ordinary Time)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings In his 1950 encyclical Humani Generis, Pope Pius XII underscored the importance of believing in the historicity of Adam and Eve by condemning the doctrine of “Polygenism,” which holds...Posted: Oct-04-2024
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The Spirit of Prophecy (26th Sunday in Ordinary Time)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings The book of Numbers records for us how Moses struggled to lead Israelites during their wilderness wanderings. The particular passage in our readings comes right after the appointment of the seventy elders...Posted: Sep-28-2024
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Suffering for Righteousness (25th Sunday in Ordinary Time)Click here for this Sunday’s readings Like most wisdom literature, the book of Wisdom is filled with proverbs and teachings contrasting the behaviour of the righteous with that of the unrighteous. Here, the book presents us with an...Posted: Sep-16-2024
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The Rejected Servant (24th Sunday in Ordinary Time)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings This is also one of the Old Testament readings for Palm Sunday. For my previous reflection on the same passage, see The Vindication of the Servant. This Old Testament reading is part...Posted: Sep-09-2024
