Sunday the new year officially begins for the Western Church — it is the first Sunday of Advent. Everything starts with four weeks of waiting for the coming of Christ. Year C And with that a new cycle of the Lectionary begins: we now are in “Year C” in which the Gospel readings will mostly […]
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Monday Meditation: RCL Year B, Christ the King, John 18:33-37
This Sunday is the celebration of “Christ the King,” the last Sunday in the Western Church year. Christ the King Mainline Protestantism seem to take this celebration in stride, as if it were as ancient and venerable a part of the calendar as Easter, or Lent, or even Christmas. The youngest of those key celebrations […]
Monday Meditation: RCL Year B, 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Mark 13:1-8
And so, on the 33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time, the Revised Common Lectionary bids goodbye to its year with the Gospel of Mark. (There is one more Sunday in the year, but the Gospel for “Christ the King” Sunday will be John.) The text is Mark 13:1-8 — which is just the beginning of Jesus’ discussion […]
Monday Meditation: RCL Year B, 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Mark 12:38-44
The Gospel for the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Mark 12:38-44) gives us two distinct stories. They are, in my opinion, linked primarily by the fact that Mark told them back to back. There is one small point of contact shared between them. Depending on how you think about that point you could argue a […]
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