- Details
- Written by Redemptorist Publications
- Category: Sunday Readings
Genesis 2: 7-9, 3: 1-7
Adam and Eve allow their own desires to take precedence over God’s command and so introduce sin into their lives.
Romans 5: 12-19
Paul explains how sin has become endemic in the human race, and how Jesus came to reverse its effects.
Matthew 4: 1-11
Jesus spends time in the desert preparing for his ministry, and comes face to face with powerful temptations to put his own interests first.
- Details
- Written by Redemptorist Publications
- Category: Sunday Readings
Zephaniah 2:3, 3: 12-13
The Prophet calls on the people to live pure and humble lives, and the Lord promises to reward them with his shalom, the fullness of life and peace.
1 Corinthians 1: 26-31
St Paul explains that those who are nothing in the world’s eyes can be valued by God’s special witnesses.
Matthew 5: 1-12
Jesus presents not rules and regulations for entering God’s kingdom, but simple descriptions of the sort of people who are close to God, and who thereby find real happiness.
- Details
- Written by Redemptorist Publications
- Category: Sunday Readings
Isaiah 49: 3. 5-6
The Lord promises that his Messiah will be formed in the womb and bring light and salvation to the ends of the earth.
1 Corinthians 1: 1-3
Paul, with his apostolic authority, greets the Church in Corinth, reminding them of their vocation to holiness.
John 1: 29-34
John the Baptist greets Christ as the lamb of God, and tells how he saw the Holy Spirit descend and rest on Jesus, the Messiah.
- Details
- Written by Parish Office
- Category: Sunday Readings
Isaiah 49: 3. 5-6
The Lord promises that his Messiah will be formed in the womb and bring light and salvation to the ends of the earth.
1 Corinthians 1: 1-3
Paul, with his apostolic authority, greets the Church in Corinth, reminding them of their vocation to holiness.
John 1: 29-34
John the Baptist greets Christ as the lamb of God, and tells how he saw the Holy Spirit descend and rest on Jesus, the Messiah.
- Details
- Written by Redemptorist Publications
- Category: Sunday Readings
Isaiah 42: 1-4. 6-7
In the first of the ‘Suffering Servant’ Songs, God’s chosen one is described as gently bringing true justice to the nations.
Acts 10: 34-38
Peter begins instructing the Gentile convert Cornelius with the story of Jesus’ baptism.
Matthew 3: 13-17
Matthew’s account of Jesus’ baptism.