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  • Temptation in the Wilderness

    1st Sunday of Lent – Feb. 22nd, 2026 Lectionary Readings: GENESIS 2:15–17; 3:1–7; PSALM 32; ROMANS 5:12–19; MATTHEW 4:1–11 Temptation in the Wilderness This past Wednesday, Ash Wednesday, we began the season of Lent.  (The 40 days leading up to… Continue reading

  • Transfiguration: Divine revelation

    Sunday Feb. 15th, 2026 Lectionary Readings for this Sunday are Exodus 24:12-18, Psalm 2, 2 Peter 1:16-21, Matthew 17:1-9 The Last Sunday after the Epiphany Transfiguration If you have ever experienced something so wonderful that you know there is nothing… Continue reading

  • Salt and Light:

    5th Sunday After The Epiphany – Feb.08, 2026 The Lectionary readings for this Sunday are Isaiah 58:1-9(a), Psalm 112:1-9, 1 Corinthians 2:1-12, Matthew 5:13-20 “You are Salt…. You are Light” “You are salt for the earth O people, salt for… Continue reading

  • “Let There be Light….”

    The 3rd Sunday after the Epiphany – January 25th, 2026 The lectionary readings for this Sunday are, Isaiah 9:1-4, Psalm 27 1, 5-13, 1 Corinthians 1:10-18, Matthew 4:12-23 “Let there be Light….” “The people who walked in darkness have seen… Continue reading

  • Baptism of the Lord – Baptism, and the Gift that it is.

    Baptism of the Lord – January 11th, 2026 The lectionary readings for this Sunday are Isaiah 42:1-9, Psalm 29, Acts 10:34-43, Matthew 3:13-17. Baptism as Gift Baptism is a special ministry in the life of the Church, actually it is… Continue reading

  • Christmas I – “Escape to Egypt”

    First Sunday after Christmas – Dec. 28th, 2025 “Escape to Egypt”  The readings for this Sunday are Isaiah 63:7-9; psalm 148, Hebrews 2:10-18, Matthew 2:13-23 Reflecting on the Christmas story, of Mary and Joseph and the babe lying in the… Continue reading

  • Advent IV – The Struggle of Joseph

    Advent IV – Sunday, Dec. 21st, 2025 The Struggle of Joseph The readings for this Sunday, Advent IV – are Isaiah 7:10-16, Psalm 80:1-7, 16-18, Romans 1:1-7, Matthew 1:18-25. This Sunday the fourth Sunday of Advent brings us almost to… Continue reading

  • Advent II – The Promise of Peace

    2nd Sunday of Advent, Dec. 7th, 2025 The lessons for this Sunday from the lectionary are Isaiah 11:1-10, Romans 15:4-13 and Matthew 3:1-12. On the second Sunday of Advent each year, John the Baptist shows up in the lectionary reading,… Continue reading