Our first reading this week comes from the last chapter of the Book of Isaiah and very probably cannot be attributed to Isaiah himself.
20th Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 17th, 2025
When considering the prophets of the Old Testament, there is an old saying that applies to them: “They bring comfort to the afflicted, and affliction to the comfortable.” We see the truth of that statement in our first reading. Jeremiah’s prophecy had so disturbed King Zedekiah and his princes that they threw Jeremiah into an empty well to die there.
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 10th, 2025
As our first reading makes reference to the Passover (known beforehand to our fathers), it also makes reference to the Exodus which was initiated by the first Passover.
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 31st, 2025
Well, are you depressed after our first reading from Ecclesiastes? Ecclesiastes says that everything in this life is vanity, a chase after wind.
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 20th 2025
This Sunday’s first reading from Genesis follows directly after last Sunday’s first reading and continues the story; this time leading to the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 20th 2025
Our first reading is an ancient one from the book of Genesis and probably dates to the 9th or 10th century B.C. The majority of the stories we read in the books of Genesis and Exodus come from oral traditions…
15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 13th 2025
Our first reading comes from the Book of Deuteronomy and there is a fascinating history to that book. In the Jewish tradition, Deuteronomy is the last book of the Torah (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy) and Torah is a Hebrew word that means “teaching.”
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Isaiah is arguably the greatest of Israel’s prophets and he appeared at a critical period of Israel’s history; the second half of the 8th century B.C.
Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles
This Sunday we celebrate the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul. As this celebration is specific for this date (June 29th), we don’t often celebrate it on Sunday, but this year we do. Saints Peter and Paul are considered the principal pillars of the church.
Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ 2025
This Sunday we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ; also known as Corpus Christi Sunday. As we are celebrating the Body and Blood of Christ in the Eucharist, the readings are all very Eucharistic in nature and a cursory reading of them will make that apparent.









