Sunday Readings
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Isaiah 55:6-9
The Lord takes pity on all who turn to him.
Philippians 1: 20-24. 27
Whether alive or dead, our lives are in Christ.
Matthew 20: 1-16
We may be envious, but God is always generous.
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Numbers 21: 4-9
God was prepared to save the lives of those Israelites who rebelled against Moses and the hardships of the desert.
Philippians 2: 6-11
In Jesus, God chose to become one of us. Through the pain and humiliation of the cross, Jesus raised our humanity from degradation to glory.
John 3: 13-17
Just as Moses lifted up a bronze serpent in order to heal those who would otherwise have died, so Jesus, through the cross, gives life to those who search for him.
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Isaiah 56:1. 6-7
Isaiah highlights God’s recognition of the foreigners among the Israelites who observe the covenant. All the nations will be blessed by God.
Romans 11: 13-15. 29-32
Paul hopes that the Gentiles, as well as the Jews, will enjoy the mercy of the Lord.
Matthew 15: 21-28
The story of the Canaanite woman, whom Jesus hails as a person of “great faith”.
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Isaiah 22: 19-23
The key of the House of David is a symbol of the royal steward’s authority to grant or refuse admittance to the royal presence. A similar image is used in today’s Gospel when Jesus gives the keys of the kingdom of heaven to Peter.
Romans 11: 33-36
Paul rejoices in the incomprehensible wonder of God’s wisdom and providence.
Matthew 16: 13-20
Peter’s profession of faith in Jesus as the Messiah and the Son of the living God is given to him by divine revelation.
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1 Kings 19: 9, 11-13
Elijah encounters the Lord in the gentle breeze.
Romans 9: 1-5
Paul longs for the day when his fellow Israelites will accept Jesus as the Christ.
Matthew 14: 22-33
Jesus saves Peter and the disciples acknowledge him as the Son of God.