Articles in the Prophets Category
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: 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 …
Isaiah 52:13-53:121 is the last of the Servant Songs. In Isaiah 42:1-4, Yahweh presents him as "my servant… my chosen" who will bring justice to the nations. In Isaiah 49:1-6, the servant introduces himself …
The Lenten liturgy for Holy Week proposes for meditation the figure of the Servant of Yahweh, an OT character that appears in Isaiah’s Book of Consolation (Isaiah 40-55). The relevant passages as defined by …
Reading I: Isaiah 29:17-24
Resp. Psalm: Psalm 27:1,13-14
Gospel Reading: Matthew 9:27-31
Psalm 27 is said to be "Of David" and perhaps was one of the psalms he used to sing for King Saul …
Reading I: Isaiah 26:1-6
Resp. Psalm: Psalm 118:1 and 8-9, 19-21, 25-27a
Gospel Reading: Matthew 7:21,24-27
A city in ruins especially when it has recently fallen is not an edifying site. The selection from Isaiah …
Reading I: Isaiah 25:6-10
Resp. Psalm: Psalm 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6
Gospel Reading:Matthew 15:29-37
The Messianic banquet is a banquet of life. Isaiah’s vision of the banquet of the Lord served on the mountain, …
Reading I: Isaiah 11:1-10
Resp. Psalm: Psalm 72:1-2,17
Gospel Reading: Luke 10:21-24
The vision probably should be dated during the exile or at its beginning. One of the last things the kingdom of Judah saw before being …
