3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sunday of the Word of God
Sunday of the Word of God - In September of 2019, Pope Francis declared the 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time as “Sunday of the Word of God.” In his Apostolic Letter “Aperuit Illis,” he highlights several connections between the importance of the Word of God and the scriptures heard on this Sunday in all three lectionary cycles. At our parish liturgies this weekend, you will notice various ways we highlight “Sunday of the Word of God”—music selections, petitions in the Universal Prayer, and the special enthronement of the Book of the Gospels. These are in addition to the ways we regularly give reverence to the Word of God: processing with the Book of Gospels, including periods of silence in the Liturgy of the Word, excellent preaching, and the singing of refrains, antiphons, and hymns that are verbatim scripture or derivatives. Click here to read Pope Francis' Apostolic Letter...
Monthly Intention of Pope Francis
"We pray that educators may be credible witnesses, teaching fraternity rather than competition and helping the youngest and most vulnerable above all." read more...
Happy New Year! Continuing from 2021's #1 podcast, "The Bible in a Year." Fr. Mike Schmitz will host "The Catechism in a Year" podcast this year. click for more info...
Sunday Scripture Reflections
Bishop Robert Barron - Join Your Life to the Light: Friends, this liturgical year, we are reading from the Gospel of Matthew, and Matthew is written precisely for a Jewish audience. This is why, over and over again, we find Matthew putting Jesus within an Old Testament context. And in our readings for this weekend, the Church juxtaposes a prophecy from Isaiah with its fulfillment in Matthew: “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the way to the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles, the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light, on those dwelling in a land overshadowed by death light has arisen.” This may not mean much to us today, but Matthew’s audience of first-century Jews knew exactly what he meant. listen to more...
Dr. Scott Hahn - History Redeemed:Today’s Liturgy gives us a lesson in ancient Israelite geography and history. Isaiah’s prophecy in today’s First Reading is quoted by Matthew in today’s Gospel. Both intend to recall the apparent fall of the everlasting kingdom promised to David. Eight centuries before Christ, that part of the kingdom where the tribes of Zebulun and Naphtali lived was attacked by the Assyrians, and the tribes were hauled off into captivity read more or listen...
Our Sunday Visitor – Opening the Word – The Light of Christ Dispels the Darkness: Our first reading from Isaiah this Sunday stops short of its most famous lines: “For a child has been born for us, / a son has been given to us … / His titles will be: Marvelous Counselor … / Prince of Peace.” Indeed, I cannot read these lines from Isaiah without the music of Handel’s “Messiah” playing in my mind! But we do not get to hear these words spoken out loud this Sunday. Perhaps this is because Matthew cites the beginning of our reading from Isaiah word for word in his Gospel. read more...
10:30 Livestream Mass
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