Readings:

Reading 1:  Ezekiel 1:2-5.24-28c
Resp. Ps.:  Psalm 148:1-2.11-12,13,14
Gospel   :  Matthew 17:22-27

The exchange between Peter and Jesus may probably have come from a moment in history when the Matthaean community was beginning to …

Reading I: 1 Kings 21:17-29
Responsorial Psalm : Psalm 51
Gospel Reading: Matthew 5:43-48

1 Kings 21:17-29 is the second part of the Naboth incident. Here, Elijah is sent to confront Ahab of his sin …

Reading I: 1 Kings 21:1-16
Resp. Psalm: Psalm 5
Gospel Reading: Matthew 5:38-42

The story is found in a section of 1 Kings about the reign of Ahab1) interspersed with the Elijah cycle of stories (1 Kgs. …

Reading I: 1 Kings 17:1-6
Resp. Psalm: Psalm 121
Gospel Reading:  Matthew 5:1-12

 
Psalm 121 sets the tone for the liturgy.  It is a beautiful psalm about God’s providence.  It is used in the liturgy as …

Reading I: Isaiah 35:1-10
Resp. Psalm: Psalm 85:9-10.11-12.13-14
Gospel Reading: Luke 5:17-26

 
Isaiah 35:1-10 is an oracle about the New Exodus.  First the desert in jubilation is presented bedecked with trees and flowers. The amazing sight however …

Today’s Readings
The day’s responsorial psalm is taken from a text more ancient than the book of Deuteronomy itself. Deuteronomy 32 is a poetic text composed like a lawsuit discourse but ends up like a psalm …

Today’s Readings
 The lectio cursiva skips the promulgation of the Passover (12:14–28), the execution of the Egyptian first-born (12:29–30) and the permission for the Israelites to depart from Egypt (12:31–36).  The present selection highlights the following:

the …

 
Today’s Reading
On the night of the tenth plague, the Lord prepares his people for departure from the land of Egypt, the land of their 430 years of slavery (see Exodus 12:41). The institution of the …

Today’s Reading
The selection from Exodus 3:13-20 is about the call of Moses and God’s revelation to Him as “I Am”. The narrative is introduced by a clause at the end of Exodus 2

(T)he Israelites …

Today’s selection from Tobias jumps over a lot of things. From yesterday’s selection until now, two chapters are left out, the one about the purpose for Tobias’s journey (4:20-21) which is prefaced by a …