While there is an obvious degree of commonality between the Gospels we hear in Ordinary Time each year, each also has its own unique characteristics that offer us a deeper insight into the person of Jesus and his teaching. You may have heard the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke referred to as “synoptic” gospels, … Continue reading How is it that the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke have so much in common?
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The Gospel readings of the Sundays in Ordinary Time invite us to walk with Jesus as he lives out his mission, from his baptism to his final journey towards Jerusalem and his passion, death and resurrection. The Gospel readings, therefore, are arranged each week in what we call a semi-continuous fashion. Apart from some excerpts … Continue reading Walking With Jesus in the Scriptures
We recently began the season of Ordinary Time, listening to the accounts of Jesus’ public ministry for a new year from the Gospel of Matthew. Sometimes we might hear people refer to the “Year of Matthew” or “Year A”, which began in Advent last November. What, though, is the meaning behind these titles? One concern … Continue reading Year A? I thought it was 2026
In 2019, Pope Francis invited the Church throughout the world each year to observe a Sunday of the Word of God, to be devoted to the celebration, study and dissemination of the word of God.” (Apostolic Letter Aperuit Illis, no. 3). It fulfils a proposal that he made at the end of the Holy Year … Continue reading Sunday of the Word of God
While it is Australia Day here in this part of the world, universally today the Church celebrates its first ever Sunday of the Word of God. Last September, Pope Francis decreed that “the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time is to be devoted to the celebration, study and dissemination of the word of God.” (Apostolic Letter … Continue reading Sunday of the Word of God
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