Fourth Sunday of Easter, Year B, Gospel Commentary (John 10:11-18)

11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12 The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it. 13 The man runs away because he is a hired

Grace and Peace (Philemon:3)

3 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. In verse three, Paul adds the greeting that appears in all of his undisputed letters, wishing the reader grace and peace. Charis, the Greek word for grace, resembles the typical greeting in a Greek letter while peace, “shalom” was the typical greeting

Fourth Sunday of Advent, Year B, First Reading (Samuel 7:1-5,

After the king was settled in his palace and the Lord had given him rest from all his enemies around him, 2 he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent.” 3 Nathan replied to the king, “Whatever you have in mind, go ahead and do it, for the Lord is with

2nd Sunday of Advent, Year B, First Reading (Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11)

Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. 2 Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her hard service has been completed, that her sin has been paid for, that she has received from the Lord’s hand double for all her sins. 3 A voice of one calling: “In the wilderness prepare the way for the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our

Thanksgiving Day, Psalm 145

A commentary on the gospel for Thanksgiving day can be found here: https://biblestudystjosephsparis.wordpress.com/2022/11/24/thanksgiving-day-24-november-gospel-commentary-luke-1711-19/ A psalm of praise. Of David. 1 I will exalt you, my God the King; I will praise your name for ever and ever. 2 Every day I will praise you and extol your name for ever and ever. 3 Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; his greatness no

Palm Sunday, Year A, Psalm 22 (1, 7-8, 17-20,)

1 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish? … 7 All who see me mock me; they hurl insults, shaking their heads. 8 “He trusts in the Lord,” they say, “let the Lord rescue him. Let him deliver him,  since he delights in him.” … 16 Dogs surround me,

God’s Anger (Hosea 13:9-11)

9 “You are destroyed, Israel, because you are against me, against your helper. 10 Where is your king, that he may save you? Where are your rulers in all your towns, of whom you said, ‘Give me a king and princes’? 11 So in my anger I gave you a king, and in my wrath I took him away. This

Christmas Mass at Night, 1st Reading (Isaiah 9:2-7 or 1-6 depending on the translation)

You can find a commentary on the gospel here: https://biblestudystjosephsparis.wordpress.com/2021/12/23/christmas-gospel-commentary-mass-during-the-night-luke-21-14/ The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned. 3 You have enlarged the nation and increased their joy; they rejoice before you as people rejoice at the harvest, as warriors rejoice when

God’s Judgment against Israel Takes Effect (Hosea 5:8-15)

8 “Sound the trumpet in Gibeah, the horn in Ramah. Raise the battle cry in Beth Aven; lead on, Benjamin. 9 Ephraim will be laid waste on the day of reckoning. Among the tribes of Israel I proclaim what is certain. 10 Judah’s leaders are like those who move boundary stones. I will pour out my wrath on them like

Second Sunday of Advent, Year A, First Reading (Isaiah 11:1-10)

A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit. 2 The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him—the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of might, the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord—3 and he will delight in the fear of the Lord. He will not judge by what