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		<title>Jesus alone is source of life and peace</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[6th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mk 1:40-45
The first reading for this weekend comes from the Book of Leviticus. In sequence, Leviticus is the fourth book in modern translations of the Bible. As such, it is part of the Pentateuch. The Pentateuch includes the five books of the Bible attributed to Moses.
These five books are the Torah.
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		<title>Serve as Jesus serves</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[5th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mk 1:29-39
The Book of Job is the source of this weekend’s first reading. This book furnishes few details about the identity of Job.
It nonetheless is one of the great literary works in the Old Testament, and one of the best remembered if not always exactly remembered.
Misreading Job has led to a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jesus rescues us from sin and points the way to holiness</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:48:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[4th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mk 1:21-28
The Book of Deuteronomy furnishes the first reading for this weekend. Deuteronomy appears in modern Bibles as the fifth book in sequence in the Old Testament. It is one of the Pentateuch, the first five books of the Old Testament, all of them attributed to Moses.
In this reading, Moses addresses [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We have a choice to accept salvation</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:39:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mk 1:14-20
The first reading for this weekend is from the Book of Jonah, an Old Testament writing seldom presented in the liturgy. While Jonah is the central figure in this book, he was not the author. The author is unknown. Scholars believe that the Book of Jonah was written sometime after [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Follow Christ for true life and peace</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:50:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Jn 1:35-42
The First Book of Samuel is the source of the first reading for this weekend. Originally, First and Second Samuel were one volume. At some point in history, an editor divided them into the two volumes, and two volumes appear in Bible translations today.
As the title of these books implies, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>God will guide us to Himself</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:40:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord
Mt 2:1-12
This weekend the Church celebrates the ancient feast of the Epiphany of the Lord, commemorating, and reflecting upon, the visit of Magi “from the East” to the crib side of the newborn Savior.
For the first reading, the Church presents a passage from the third and last section of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jesus gives us reason for hope</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Feast of the birth of Christ — Christmas
Jn 1:1-18
The liturgy includes several Masses for Christmas. These readings are for the Mass celebrated during the day.
Isaiah’s third section supplies the first lesson. To understand this reading, it helps to be aware of the historical context surrounding the composition of this part of Isaiah. God’s chosen people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>God’s love saves us</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:04:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[4th Sunday in Advent
Lk 1:26-38
The first reading for this weekend is from the Second Book of Samuel. Once the two Books of Samuel were a single volume. Translations and editions over the centuries divided this one volume into two.
David is the principal figure in these books. The ancient Hebrews looked upon David much more than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A time to rejoice</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:53:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[3rd Sunday in Advent
Jn 1:6-8, 19-28
This weekend the Church celebrates “Gaudete Sunday,” the name coming from the opening word of the Entrance Antiphon. In Latin, “gaudete” means “to rejoice.”  Rejoicing is not indicated because Advent, and its stress on prayer and penance, is half completed, but rather because Christmas is nearer.
Another reason for rejoicing is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A reason for hope</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:22:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[2nd Sunday in Advent
Mk 1:1-8
The second part of the Book of Isaiah provides the first reading for this second Sunday of Advent.
When this book was written, God’s people were very happy. Their long, dreary exile of four generations in Babylon was about to end. They were looking forward to returning to their homeland. This reading [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Advent is time to sharpen focus on Jesus</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:20:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[First Sunday of Advent Mk 13:33-37
This weekend the Church begins Advent. It also begins the use of biblical readings from Year B of its three-year cycle.
It also is the start of a new liturgical year. Each liturgical year is carefully planned so that the seasons, and the major feasts, guide us through our very own [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christ the King triumphs over all</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:37:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Feast of Christ the King
Mt 25:31-46
On this weekend the Church concludes its liturgical year of 2011. Next week, a new year will begin with the First Sunday of Advent. This weekend it closes the year with an excited and fervent proclamation of Christ as the king of all.
The first reading comes from the ancient Book [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In Jesus we are redeemed</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:29:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mt 25:14-30
The Book of Proverbs is the source of this weekend’s first reading. A major figure in the development of Western civilization was Alexander the Great, the young Greek king whose conquest of the eastern Mediterranean world left effects still visible.
Among these effects was the insertion of Greek thinking into Judaism [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An invitation to eternal life</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:11:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mt 25:1-13
The Book of Wisdom supplies the first reading for this weekend. The title of the book itself teaches a lesson.
As centuries passed, foreign influences virtually overwhelmed the Holy Land. Times perennially were hard. Understandably, many Jews left their ancestral homeland in search of better lives. They emigrated, but went to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Be strong, there is nothing to fear</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:20:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[31st Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mt 23:1-12
The Book of Malachi provides this weekend’s first reading. The prophet’s name, Malachi, reveals his role. In Hebrew it means “messenger of God.” As a prophet, he brought God’s message to the people.
Often in prophetic writings, as in this weekend’s reading, the prophets wrote in a way in which God [...]]]></description>
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		<title>True discipleship balanced in love</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:50:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[30th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mt 22:34-40
The Book of Exodus provides this weekend with its first reading. In ancient Jewish tradition, Moses wrote Exodus, in a most special way it was regarded as the very word of God. Moses represented God and was the link between God and the Chosen People. Through Moses, God gave directions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Choose life in light of the Gospel</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:35:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[29th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mt 22:15-21
The second part of the Book of Isaiah provides this weekend’s first reading. Much happened after the first section of Isaiah was written.
The mighty Babylonian Empire had overwhelmed God’s people, literally destroying the two Hebrew kingdoms, the kingdom of Israel and the kingdom of Judah. The reigning dynasties were extinguished. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Invitation to salvation offered to all</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:26:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[28th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mt 22:1-14
The first part of the Book of Isaiah is the source of this weekend’s first reading.
When this Scripture was written, many factors seemed to be gathering against God’s people. As the other prophets in their times, Isaiah had to encourage the people in their dedication to God and reinforce their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Respond to the call of discipleship</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:48:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[27th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mt 21:33-43
The first section of the Book of Isaiah provides this weekend’s liturgy with its first reading. The Book of Isaiah is outstanding in its eloquence. It is one of the most splendid works of literature in the Scriptures.
The author of this section of Isaiah was very disappointed with his people. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Genuine faith reaps salvific reward</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 19:40:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[26th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mt 21:28-32
The Book of Ezekiel is the source of this weekend’s first reading. Ezekiel is regarded as one of the three greatest prophets of ancient Israel, the others being Jeremiah and Isaiah.
Second only to the Exodus, the defining moment in the history of ancient Israel was the period of captivity of [...]]]></description>
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