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PENTECOST SUNDAY (Year A)

Welcome to my annotated commentary of Sunday’s readings.  The purpose of my commentary is to give you the background for each reading, a little better understanding of its message and the message that all of the Sunday readings provide us.

 On Pentecost Sunday, you will see that different readings are prescribed for the Vigil Mass than for the Mass on Sunday.  I will reflect on the readings for the Sunday Masses only.

 

John 20:19-23

On the Second Sunday of Easter, the Gospel reading is the same in all three years of the Liturgical […]

2020-05-29T17:58:47-04:00May 29th, 2020|

SKS Plans to Reopen June 6

I’m sure you have all heard the wonderful news!  Archbishop Pérez has announced that parishes of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia will be able to resume public Masses next weekend – that is 6 – 7 June – if the state government moves our region into the Yellow Phase, as is expected, on 5 June.  I look forward to welcoming you back! In the midst of the wind and waves of this coronavirus pandemic, let us keep our eyes fixed on Jesus as we make our way back to celebration of […]

2020-05-29T16:38:57-04:00May 29th, 2020|

STATEMENT FROM THE ARCHDIOCESE REGARDING THE PROJECTED RESUMPTION OF THE PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF MASS IN THE FIVE-COUNTY REGION

22 May 2020 Update:

 

In mid-March, the celebration of public Mass was suspended in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and the obligation for the faithful to attend Mass was dispensed. Those decisions were not made lightly and were always intended to be temporary measures.

 

They were made out of necessity for the common good and in recognition of the fact that all of us share a responsibility for the preservation of public health, especially in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.  During this unprecedented time, the Archdiocese has made every effort to provide […]

2020-05-23T08:32:14-04:00May 23rd, 2020|

SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (Year A)

John 17:1 – 11a

Welcome to my annotated commentary on Sunday’s readings.  The purpose of my commentary is to give you the background for each reading, a little better understanding of its message and the message that all of the Sunday readings together provide us.

 

This Sunday, we hear a continuation from last week of Jesus’ address to the apostles as presented in John’s Gospel.  As you will see in your footnotes, most scholars consider the section of 13:31 – 17:26 to be Johannine compositions, modeled on farewell discoursed found in contemporary […]

2020-05-23T08:25:29-04:00May 23rd, 2020|

SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (Year A)

John 14:15 – 21

Welcome to my annotated commentary of Sunday’s readings.  The purpose of my commentary is to give you the background for each reading, a little better understanding of its message and the message that all of the Sunday readings provide us.

 

This Sunday, we hear a continuation from last week of Jesus’ address to the apostles at the Last Supper as presented in John’s Gospel.  As you will remember from last week, most scholars consider the section of 13:31 – 17:26 to be Johannine compositions, modeled on farewell discoursed […]

2020-05-18T07:34:25-04:00May 15th, 2020|

FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (Year A)

John 14:1 – 12

 

Welcome to my annotated commentary of Sunday’s readings.  The purpose of my commentary is to give you the background for each reading, a little better understanding of its message and the message that all of the Sunday readings provide us.

 

Happy Mother’s Day to all of you mothers!  This will be a most unusual Mother’s Day but please know that you will all be in my special prayers!

 

This Sunday, we hear a portion of Jesus’ address to the apostles during the Last Supper as presented in John’s Gospel; […]

2020-05-08T10:55:17-04:00May 8th, 2020|

Youth Ministry Quarantine Video of Service

Thank you again to the SKS families (Burns, Bergan, Steinmans, Roe, Logan, Pierce, Marchese, Davey, Gallagher, Chambers, Evans, McNamaras, & Mahers) who made over 300 sandwich bags for the cities homeless this past Friday. A special Thank you to Carrie McNamara for organizing the St. Joe’s Prep Crew Families who are also helping in this effort!!!

As always, I could not be more grateful to the missionaries who are serving the most vulnerable in our city and of course to the AWESOME families who are helping in this effort. As always […]

2020-05-03T21:13:24-04:00May 3rd, 2020|

FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (Year A)

John 10:1 – 10

 

Welcome to my annotated commentary of Sunday’s readings.  The purpose of my commentary is to give you the background for each reading, a little better understanding of its message and the message that all of the Sunday readings provide us.

 

As I mentioned last week, most of the Sunday Gospels during Easter this year will be from the Gospel of John.  We heard from the Gospel of Luke last week but we return to John’s Gospel.  This Sunday, we hear a presentation of the Lord’s attack against the […]

2020-04-30T19:49:44-04:00April 30th, 2020|
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