To help us prepare for this coming Sunday, here are the readings,
studies and
reflections for this coming Sunday's
Scripture readings. This Sunday is the First Sunday of Advent. It is the beginning of the liturgical year and we also will be starting a new cycle of readings--Cycle C, where we will go from focusing on the Gospel according to St. Mark, to that of St. Luke.Here are the Scripture readings from the U.S. Catholic bishops website.
My own weekly study on the Sunday Readings can be found here.
Here are three short audio reflections on the readings by Sister Ann Shields, Dr. Scott Hahn, and Fr. Robert Barron.
Here is a Catholic Bible study podcast (each about an hour long) from the Franciscan Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother. The sister leading the study does a really nice job using, I believe, the notes from the St. Charles Borromeo study linked below.
The Navarre Bible Commentary for each reading can be viewed here.
Further study resources for the Readings: St. Charles Borromeo Bible Study can be found here, Catholic Matters can be found here, the Catena Aurea ("Golden Chain") of St. Thomas Aquinas can be found here, and the Haydock Commentary can be found here.
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Discussion, questions and charitable comments are always welcome. Have a blessed week!
