Title: Lectionary Reflections: Year A By: Jane Williams Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 144 Vendor: SPCK Publishing Publication Date: 2005 Dimensions: 8.5 X 5.5 (inches) Weight: 4 ounces ISBN: 0281055270 ISBN-13: 9780281055272 Stock No: WW55273
John 1:43-51 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 43 The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him,...
Description Daily Bread of the Word: Reflections on the Weekday Lectionary Readings is an English translation of Cardinal Albert Vanhoye’s reflections on the daily readings of lectionary, Il Pane Quotidiano della Parola: Commento alle letture feriali della Mess ciclo I e II (Daily Bread of the Word: A Commentary on the Daily Readings of the Mass, Year I and Year II). World-famous scripture scholar Cardinal Albert Vanhoye, sj, provides insightful and well-grounded exegesis of selected daily Mass readings in a prayerful reflective spirit. It is an excellent prayer resource for priests and deacons and religious. It is also an excellent resource for those called to preach during the week, as well as lay people interested in delving deeper into the exegesis of the daily on the Mass readings. Click Here to Preview Inside Pages Book Details Product Code: DBW ISBN: 978-1-61671-377-5 Pages: 768 Author: Albert Vanhoye, sj Size: 6 x 9 Binding: Hardcover Language: English Copyright Year: 2019 Care of your book A little bit of care will help preserve your book for years to come. Wiping with a soft, clean cloth will take care of most dirt. A leather edition will be best preserved if occasionally treated with a suitable leather conditioner. Serving the Catholic Community for Over 50 Years Established by the Archdiocese of Chicago in 1964, LTP promotes the liturgical formation of the faithful called for by the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy of the Second Vatican Council. Liturgy Training Publications is a premier publisher of liturgical and pastoral materials in English and Spanish. Dedicated to developing resources for the assembly, clergy, liturgical ministers, and all who study the liturgy, LTP produces books, videos, workshops, and other training materials so all the faithful may “become thoroughly imbued with the spirit and power of the liturgy” (SC, 14).
John 17:20-26 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 20 “I ask not only on behalf of these, but also on behalf of those who will bel...
Ezekiel 17:22-24 The prophet Ezekiel imagines the Lord as the One who provides shade and shelter and sustenance for all creatures great and small. More to the point, the Great I AM is not far off and removed but intimately involved in the process of planting the noble cedar that produces boughs and fruit. “I myself will take a sprig…” I will set it out...” I will break off a tender one…” I myself will plant it…” In the same way the trees of the field recognize their vitality is determined by the Great “I will accomplish it.” The tall and green tree is brought low and made dry as the dry and low tree is made green and tall. Not as a preference but as God’s prerogative so that all will have to acknowledge that God is the master of seed and sun and soil and moisture. Of course many a North Texan would prefer God dry up every last cedar in sight, especially when the wind blows and the pollen count goes through the roof.
Whether you pick up this book as relaxed devotional reading or are searching for a last-minute sermon illustration, you'll be delighted with the imaginative and inspirational stories in the newest installment in CSS' popular Lectionary Tales for the Pulpit series. David Leininger takes you right to the heart of the scriptures with a rich variety of captivating material illustrating Cycle A lectionary texts. His thought-provoking reflections are certain to enrich your spiritual life -- and point out the myriad ways in which God is at work in our daily lives. This volume is sure to become a favorite resource for pastors and laypersons alike. Some of the intriguing chapters are: - The Quintessential Evangelist - What Boggles Your Mind? - Who Woulda Thunk It? - The Blame Game - Under the Rainbow - How Not To Be the Father of the Year - The Bush Is Still Burning - Leaping Lepers David E. Leininger is the pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Warren, Pennsylvania. He has also served congregations in North and South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. Prior to entering the ministry, Leininger worked for almost 20 years in radio and television. Leininger's sermons have appeared in the Best Sermons 4 anthology (Harper-Collins), and he has been a contributor to the online services StoryShare and The Immediate Word (www.sermonsuite.com). He is the author of A Color-Blind Church (CSS), an intriguing account of the attempted merger of two congregations -- one black, one white -- in a small community following the reunion of the northern and southern streams of the Presbyterian Church (USA) in 1983. Leininger is a graduate of Edison State University, Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, and Erskine Theological Seminary.
(For an introduction to this series, read Part 1.) All parenthetical chapter/verse references in this post, unless otherwise specified, are from what is known as the “First Sutra,” or “The Sutra of…
Resource. Contains scriptures from the 1970 NAB with reflections and journaling suggestions for every Sunday of all three cycles. 419 pages. (1988)
Matthew 2:13-23 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 13 Now after they had left, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream...
Luke 17:11-19 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 11 On the way to Jerusalem Jesus was going through the region between Samaria a...
John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) “When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spiri...
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Exodus 34:29-35; Luke 9:28-36; 2 Peter 1:13-21 The Transfiguration as a feast day was first observed by the desert monks of the ancient Christian East and later embraced by the...
This book provides weekly reflections on the lectionary readings for Year A from the standpoint of a concern for hunger and justice. Drawing on the insights and stories of pastors, professors, and other theologically grounded people who are active in anti-hunger advocacy through Bread for the World, this book explores the scriptural witness with an openness to seeing how God's Word can nourish us in the struggle to feed the hungry.
John 20:19-31 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 19 When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of th...
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How God Turns My Tears Into Joy is a simple thought Advent Lectionary reflection from Jeremiah 31:15-20 on the process God uses to turn my tears into joy.
John 1:43-51 Apparently Nathaniel’s disparaging remark about Nazareth is just plain old prejudice and doesn’t count as deceit. Or it could be that Jesus is engaging in a little sarcasm himself. At any rate the encounter with Jesus moves Nathaniel beyond his limited understanding of “can anything good come from Nazareth” to seeing the Good that came from the unlikely place. He proclaims “You are the Son of God” which is to say “In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God… and we have beheld his glory…” (John 1:1, 14) In the knowing Nathaniel becomes one who will see the future in the present because those who believe “have already passed from death to life.” (John 5:24) We are not so different from Nathaniel. We are often found sitting under the fig tree of our own religious prejudice. Can anything good come from St. Louis? (Lutheran Church Missouri Synod) Or can anything good come from Chicago? (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) Or closer to home, can anything good come from the city on the hill – Dallas Theological Seminary? We who doubt whether good can come from places we dismiss need to be found under the fig trees of our limited understanding and like Nathaniel journey from guile to goodness so that the world will know the Good that came from Nazareth.
Genesis 28:10-19 Common English Bible (CEB) 10 Jacob left Beer-sheba and set out for Haran. 11 He reached a certain place and spe...
This beautiful collection of meditative prayers offers a profoundly valuable resource for clergy and congregation, for worship preparation and the liturgy. Will help all who read them to engage in worship with a greater sense of expectation.
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Title: Lectionary Reflections - Year B By: Jane Williams Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 140 Vendor: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge Publication Date: 2005 Dimensions: 5.50 X 8.50 X 0.30 (inches) Weight: 6 ounces ISBN: 0281055289 ISBN-13: 9780281055289 Stock No: WW055289
Today’s Reading: Exodus 33:12-23 Daily Lectionary: Zechariah 4:1-5:11; Romans 15:14-33 “And I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy.” (Exodus 33:19b) In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. They had lost every right to call themselves God’s children. In fact, the taste of…
Annette Gandy Fortt, Burning Bush Exodus 3:1-15 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 3 Moses was keeping the flock of his father-...
5 Ways to Love Others Through Self-Discipline is a Lectionary Advent simple thought reflection from 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12.
John Baptizes Jesus -- MAFA (Cameroon) Genesis 1:1-5 • Psalm 29 • Acts 19:1-7 • Mark 1:4-11 As we move from the Feast of the Epiphany (Jan 6th) to the Baptism of Christ (Jan 11th) we fast forward through the life of Christ by nearly three decades. Yet, though they are separated by quite a stretch of historical time, both celebrations fall into the same liturgical season -- 'Epiphany'. This is because the visit of the Magi to the stable and the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan, along with the wedding at Cana, are ‘epiphanic moments’, which is to say, occasions which make manifest the fact that those who encounter the person of the historical Jesus are encountering the eternal Christ. Leonardo da Vinci's Baptism of Christ Only Matthew's Gospel has the story of the Magi. Only John's Gospel has the wedding at Cana. But all four Gospels relate the one time that Jesus and John the Baptist encounter each other -- when John baptizes Jesus. This year the Lectionary uses Mark’s version, and in it John makes it plain that while he offers a ‘washing away of sin’, the coming of Jesus will complete this, with a spiritual transformation.The reading from Acts shows that John's placing himself in a secondary, preparatory position to Jesus, was one that the early Christians believed and affirmed. There is a theological puzzle here, however. If baptism is 'washing away of sin', the sinless Jesus cannot need it. Why then does he submit to it? By this action, however, Jesus declares his identification with humanity, and shows repentance to be a precondition of a transformation that is possible even for sinful human beings. The descending of the dove is the ‘epiphany’ of this story. Quite suddenly, something of the greatest importance is revealed to us -- that divinity can perfect humanity.
German Late Medieval (c. 1370s) - Depiction of the construction of the tower. Master of the Munich Golden Legend ca. 1400 – 1460 - The Tower of Babel— c. 1415-1430 Hanging Gardens of Babylon (16th century), by Martin Heemskerck (with the Tower of Babel in the background) Athanasius Kircher (XVII...
