De Omnibus Dubitandum Est.

Welcome to this, the sixth of my reflections on the theology of the Sunday readings at Mass. Thank you for taking the time to read it. I sincerely hope that this reflection will inspire you and help you to see how fantastic Sacred Scripture is, how layered and multi-faceted, and what a carefully considered part of the Mass. If you want to know how these posts came about, please read my first post in this series  here . This Sunday the theme for the readings might be summed up as: Our Union with the Body of Christ The readings are: Joshua 24:1-2, 15-18 Psalm: 33:2-3, 16-23; Response: v. 9 Second Reading: Ephesians 5:21-32 Gospel: John 6: 60-69 First, a little preliminary survey of each of the books. I will post the same, or similar prelims week on week, for each book as we encounter them. This week I have added a bit of detail on the First Reading from the book of Joshua as I thought it brought up some very interesting issues about how we...

Welcome to this, the fifth of my posts talking about the theology of the Sunday readings at Mass. Thank you for taking the time to read it. I sincerely hope that reading my reflection on the Scripture readings this Sunday will inspire you and help you to see how fantastic Sacred Scripture is and what a carefully considered part of the Mass. If you want to know how these posts came about, please read my first post in this series  here . This Sunday the theme for the readings could best be summed up as: The Gift of True Nourishment: The Eucharist The readings are: First Reading: Proverbs 9: 1-6 Psalm: 33:2-3, 10-15; Response: v. 9 Second Reading: Ephesians 5:15-20 Gospel: John 6: 51-58 First, a little preliminary survey of each of the books. I will post the same, or similar prelims week on week, for each book as we encounter them. This week I have added a bit of detail on the Proverbs reading as I thought it was very relevant. The Book o...

This is the second of my posts talking about the theology of the Sunday readings. This post relates to the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B). If you want to know how and why this came about, please read the first post here . This Sunday is the feast of St. Martha of Bethany and also  the third anniversary of my daughter Ruth's death on 29th July 2009. It is a difficult day and we always go to Mass and listen carefully to what God is telling us through sacred Scripture. The theme this Sunday could best be described as: The Bread of Life The readings are: First Reading: 2 Kings 4: 42-44 Psalm: 144: 10-11, 15-18; Response: v. 16. Second Reading: Ephesians 4: 1-6 Gospel: John 6: 1-15 First, a little preliminary survey of each of the books. I will post the same, or similar prelims week on week, for each book as we encounter them. 2 Kings  is the second part of the Deuteronomist's chronicle of the rueful story of Israel's decline fr...