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Reflection for the First Sunday of Lent A

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:February 24, 2023
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Genesis 2: 7-9, 16-18, 25, 3:1-7 (RM) or 2: 7-9, 3: 1-7 (RCL); Psalm 51; Romans 5: 12-19; Matthew 4: 1-11. On the First Sunday of Lent, I remember a…

Reflection for the Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time A or the Seventh Sunday after Epiphany

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Post published:February 17, 2023
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Leviticus 19: 1-2, 17-18 (RM) or 11-2, 9-18 (RCL); Psalm 103; I Corinthians 3: 16-23 (RM) or 10-11, 16-23 (RCL); Matthew 5: 38-48. For those marking Transfiguration Sunday: Exodus 24:…

Reflection for the Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time A or the Sixth Sunday after Epiphany

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Post published:February 10, 2023
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Sirach 15: 15-20 (RM) or Deuteronomy 30: 15-20 (RCL); Psalm 119; I Corinthians 2: 6-10 (RM) or 3: 1-9 (RCL); Matthew 5: 17-37 (RM) or 21-37 (RCL). One of my…

Reflection for the Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time A or the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany

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Post published:February 3, 2023
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Isaiah 58: 7-10 (RM) or 1-9 (RCL); Psalm 112; I Corinthians 2: 1-5 (RM) or 1-12 (RCL); Matthew 5: 13-16 (RM) or 13-20 (RCL). For this Reflection: Matthew 5: 1-12…

Reflection for the Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time A or the Fourth Sunday after Epiphany

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Post published:January 27, 2023
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Zephaniah 2:3, 3:2-13 (RM) or Micah 6:1-8 (RCL); Psalm 146 (RM) or Psalm 15 (RCL); I Corinthians 1: 26-31 (RM) or 18-31 (RCL); Matthew 5: 1-12. I don’t know what…

Reflection for the Third Sunday of Ordinary Time A or the Third Sunday after Epiphany

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Post published:January 20, 2023
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Isaiah 8:23 – 9:3 (RM) or 9: 1-4 (RCL); Psalm 27; I Corinthians 1: 10-13, 17 (RM) or 10-18 (RCL); Matthew 4: 12-23. Context, they say, is everything. Well OK,…

Reflection for the Second Sunday of Ordinary Time A or the Second Sunday after Epiphany

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:January 13, 2023
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Isaiah 49: 3, 5-6 (RM) or 1-7 (RCL); Psalm 40; I Corinthians 1: 1-3 (RM) or 1-9 (RCL); John 1: 29-34 (RM) or 29-42 (RCL). When you’re together with a…

Reflection for Mary, Holy Mother of God; or the Name of Jesus

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:December 30, 2022
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Please note that there will be no reflection on Friday, January 6, 2023. Susan's reflections will resume the following Friday, January 13, 2023.Numbers 6:22-27; Psalm 67; Galatians 4:4-7; Luke 2:16-21…

Reflection for Christmas, the Nativity of the Lord

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:December 23, 2022
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Isaiah 62:11-12 (RM, “Mass at Dawn”) or 6-12 (RCL); Psalm 97; Titus 3:4-7; Luke 2:15-20 (RM) or [1-7] 8-20 (RCL.) It seems Christmas is rife with Scripture readings we’ve heard…

Reflection for the Fourth Sunday of Advent A

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:December 16, 2022
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Isaiah 7:10-14 (RM) or 10-16 (RCL); Psalm 24 (RM) or 80 (RCL); Romans 1:1-7; Matthew 1:18-24 (RM) or 18-25 (RCL.) Two weeks ago, I was sitting contentedly in a wonderful…