12th Sunday, Ordinary Time, Year B, Gospel (Mark 4: 35-41)

35 That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.” 36 Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him. 37 A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. 38 Jesus was

Palm Sunday, Year B, Epistle (Philippians 2:6-11)

You can find a commentary on the Old Testament reading here https://biblestudystjosephsparis.wordpress.com/2022/04/09/palm-sunday-year-c-old-testament-reading-isaiah-504-7/ and on the psalm here https://biblestudystjosephsparis.wordpress.com/2023/03/31/palm-sunday-year-a-psalm-22-1-7-8-17-20/ Christ Jesus: 6 Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; 7 rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. 8 And being found

The Servant God (Philippians 2:7)

7 rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. As Thurston and Ryan point out, in the previous verse we learned what Christ did not do but, in this verse and the next, we’re told what he did do. The divine Son of God, instead of being

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

25th Sunday, Year A, First Reading (Isaiah 55:6-9)

6 Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near. 7 Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will freely pardon. 8 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. 9 “As

21st Sunday, Year A, Second Reading (Romans 11:33-36)

33 Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out! 34 “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor?” 35 “Who has ever given to God, that God should repay them?” 36 For from him and through him and for him