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The Quality of Watchfulness: 1st Sunday of Advent, Biblical Background
QUICK REFERENCE Date: November 20, 2025Liturgical Season: 1st Sundaynof Advent, Year A Readings: First Reading: Isaiah 2:1-5 Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 122: 1-2, 3-4, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 Second Reading:...
BIBLICAL BACKGROUND: Christ the King (Year C)
QUICK REFERENCE Date: November 23, 2025Liturgical Season: Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe (Last Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C) Readings: First Reading: 2 Samuel 5:1-3...
The Last Ordinary Sunday – Biblical Background
If there were no Sunday obligation this year—no hell threat, no requirement—would we still come? Would we still show up to encounter God in our emptiness, or are we mostly trying to look like a...
Look Up! – 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) – Biblical Background
QUICK REFERENCE Date: October 19, 2025 (Note: Date will vary each year) Liturgical Season: 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C Readings: Exodus 17:8-13 | Psalm 121 | 2 Timothy 3:14-4:2 | Luke...
Celebrating the Promise – 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) – Biblical Background
Quick Overview: Where Are We in the Bible? First Reading: Wisdom 18:6-9 The Night That Changed Everything When & Where: Written around 50 BC by an Alexandrian Jew reflecting on the Passover...
Who Is Breathing in Me? – 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) – Biblical Background
Quick Overview: Where Are We in the Bible? A Jarring Shift: After last Sunday's tender invitation to call God "Abba, Daddy" in the Lord's Prayer, this week's readings might feel like spiritual...
17th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) – Biblical Background
Quick Overview: Where Are We in the Bible? After last week's readings following Moses through the desert, this Sunday takes us on a dramatic leap backward—almost 2,000 years before Christ—to...
