Sunday Bible Readings
Sunday Bible Readings
Sunday Bible reading contents
EASTER SEASON.
Jesus: The Sign of Peace. Sunday - April 1, 2012. PALM SUNDAY.
OT Zachariah 9: 9 - 12
Psalm 24
Epistle Ephesians 2: 11 - 22
Gospel John 12: 12 - 19.
Christ's resurrection: celebration of hope. April 8, 2012.
OT Ezekiel 37: 1 - 14
Psalm 16
Epistle I Corinthians 15: 1 - 20
Gospel Luke 24: 1- 12.
Encounter with the Risen Christ. April 15, 2012.
OT Job: 19: 1 - 29
Psalm 48
Epistle Acts 9: 1 - 19
Gospel Luke 24: 13 - 35.
Experience of the Risen Lord. April 22, 2012.
OT Job 5: 8 - 19
Psalm 93
Epistle Revelation 1: 4 - 8
Gospel John 21: 1 - 14.
Witnessing to the Risen Lord. April 29, 2012.
OT Daniel 12: 1 - 13
Psalm 23
Epistle Acts 2: 22 - 36
Gospel John 20: 1 - 18.
In Fellowship with the Risen Lord. May 6, 2012.
OT Ezekiel 36: 26 - 36
Psalm 139: 1 - 12
Epistle II Thessalonians 2: 13 to 3: 13
Gospel Mathew 28: 16 - 20.
Empowered by the Risen Lord. May 13, 2012.
OT Isaiah 55: 6 - 13
Psalm 27
Epistle Philippians 3: 7 - 16
Gospel John 20: 19 - 23.
CHRIST - LORD OF ALL. May 17, 2012. (Thursday).
OT Genesis 5: 21- 24
Psalm 110
Epistle Acts 1: 1 - 11
Gospel Luke 24: 50 - 53.
Risen Christ with His Church. May 20, 2012.
OT Isaiah 65: 17 to 66: 2
Psalm 100
Epistle Revelation 1: 9 - 20
Gospel John 3: 31 - 36.
Lectionary: an introduction..
The Ordinary Time of the year is the time between the feast of the Baptism of the Lord and Ash Wednesday and between the feast of Pentecost and the first Sunday of Advent. To put it differently, all the days of the Church year that are not the Advent-Christmas season or the Lent-Paschal season constitute what is called the Ordinary Time of the year. In these two periods we have 33 or 34 Sundays. In Latin this period is called tempus per annum. The 33rd and 34th Sundays have in their Liturgy an eschatological character. By all means the Church wants to keep these Sundays to remind all that the universe is moving to its final fulfillment in Our Lord.
History
Before the liturgical reform, the counting of the Sundays started with the feast of Pentecost. We know that in the 8th century the liturgical books of the Franks testify to this custom. In 1334 the feast of the Holy Trinity was instituted. After that some local Churches started the custom of counting the Sundays after the Feast of the Holy Trinity. In some places Sundays were counted also after the feast of Epiphany. (Acknowledgement: Sunday Liturgy web page).
PENTECOST SEASON.
Come Holy Spirit, unite us your people.
May 27, 2012.
Pentecost Sunday – 8th Sunday in Ordinary time.
OT: Isaiah 61: 1 – 11.
Psalm: 107: 31 -49
Epistle: Acts 2 1 – 13
Gospel: John 16: 5 – 15.
Worship the Triune God.
June 3, 2012
Trinity Sunday – 1st Sunday after Pentecost - 9th Sunday in Ordinary time.
OT: Isaiah 6: 1 – 6
Psalm: 97
Romans 11: 33 - 36
Matthew 11: 22 – 27.
Creation Proclaims God's Glory.
June 10, 2012
2nd Sunday after Pentecost – 1st Sunday after Trinity - 10th Sunday in Ordinary time.
OT: Proverbs 8 22 – 31
Psalm 8
Revelation 21: 1 – 8
Luke 8: 22 – 25.
Challenges to Christian Spirituality.
June 17, 2012.
3rd Sunday after Pentecost – 2nd Sunday after Trinity – 11th Sunday in Ordinary time
OT: I Kings 21: 1 – 29
Psalm 63
Epistle: Acts 8: 9 – 24
Gospel: Luke 12: 13 – 21.
Christian Response to Globalisation.
June 24, 2012.
4th Sunday after Pentecost – 3rd Sunday after Trinity – 12th Sunday in Ordinary time.
OT: Daniel 3: 1 – 18
Psalm 67
Epistle: Revelation 21: 22 -27
Gospel: Luke 6: 20 – 31.