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Exploring the Readings at Mass—28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)

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Welcome to my reflection on this week's Sunday readings at Mass, where I look at the Scripture we will hear at Mass on Sunday in its historical, social and theological context to see what wisdom can be gleaned. Thank you for taking the time to read my blog. I sincerely hope that this reflection will inspire you, answer some questions you may have, help you to see how fantastic Sacred Scripture is and perhaps begin to share some of my love and passion for the Bible as you begin to comprehend how layered and multi-faceted, and what a carefully considered part of the Mass the readings are. 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: The Treasure of Wisdom Sunrise over the Sea of Galilee The readings are: Wisdom 7:7-11 Psalm: 89:12-17; Response: v. 14. Second Reading: Hebrews 4: 12-13 Gospel: Mark 10: 17-30 First, a litt...

Sunday Scripture: Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)

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Welcome to this, the twenty-eighth of my reflections on the theology of the Sunday readings at Mass. Thank you for taking the time to read my blog. I sincerely hope that this reflection will inspire you. You might find that it answers a few questions you may have, but most of all I hope that it will show you how fantastic Sacred Scripture is and perhaps enable you to share some of my love and passion for the Bible as you begin to comprehend how layered and multi-faceted it is, and what a carefully considered part of the Mass the readings are. If you want to know how these posts came about, please read my first post in this series  here . I would like to think this regular blog would be a great help to anyone who reads at Mass, to enable them to foster a deeper understanding of the message they are trying to impart to the congregation. There are several different ways to read this post. I would suggest the first thing to do is to look at the relevant...

Sunday Scripture: Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)

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Welcome to this, the thirteenth of my reflections on the theology of the Sunday readings at Mass.  Thank you for taking the time to read my blog. I sincerely hope that this reflection will inspire you, answer some questions you may have, help you to see how fantastic Sacred Scripture is and perhaps begin to share some of my love and passion for the Bible as you begin to comprehend how layered and multi-faceted, and what a carefully considered part of the Mass the readings are. 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: The Treasure of Wisdom Sunrise over the Sea of Galilee The readings are: Wisdom 7:7-11 Psalm: 89:12-17; Response: v. 14. Second Reading: Hebrews 4: 12-13 Gospel: Mark 10: 17-30 First, a little preliminary survey of each of the books. I will post the same, or similar prelims week on week, for e...