Wednesday, April 14, 2021
This Week
Third Sunday of Easter - April 18, 2021
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
The Second Reading
The Liturgy of the Word generally follows a consistent pattern of three readings and a psalm. The second reading is always taken from one of the New Testament epistles or the book of Revelation, and generally is not intentionally aligned with either the Gospel or the first reading.
Where would we be without these letters in which great
saints and apostles like Paul, Peter, James, and John share
their wisdom and pastoral good sense with the early
Christian communities?
It is in these letters, even more
than in the Gospel narratives, that we learn what it means
to be church: to live with each other, in the world yet not
of the world, in these days after the Lord’s resurrection.
Each New Testament letter was written by a particular
leader for a particular community at a particular time. We
are reminded of this at the beginning of the proclamation“
A reading from the letter of Saint Paul to the
Ephesians,” or the Corinthians, or the Thessalonians.
These texts were shaped by their particular historical and
cultural context, but at the same time, through the liturgy,
these letters are written to us, here, today. They speak to
the realities of Christian living no matter where or
when we live. They are truly “the word of the Lord” for
us.
Thursday, March 11, 2021
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Wednesday, April 14, 2021
It is interesting that during the Easter season, when we do not hear a reading from the Old Testament, it becomes so important. This is particularly true today.
Peter’s speech begins with a prayer formula familiar to Jews: “The God of Abraham . . .” (Acts 3:13). It likewise contains the potent phrases “Holy and Righteous One” and “mouth of all the prophets” (3:14, 18).
Peter was stating in no uncertain terms that the law, psalms, and prophets had been fulfilled in Christ. This is reinforced by Jesus himself in the Gospel passage, when he states that everything in the scriptures (to the early Christians “the scriptures” were what we call the Old Testament) had to be fulfilled. Above all, Jesus and Peter both emphasize that we are witnesses to all of this, and are sent forth to bear witness to it in the world. The Latin Missa, from which our word “Mass” comes, means “sent” (as in “mission”). As we leave Mass today, let us remember to be witnesses to all that has been fulfilled in the risen Christ.
Thursday, November 5, 2020
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Wednesday, April 14, 2021
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Wednesday, April 14, 2021
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