Category: Ordinary Time

The Gospel for the Second Sunday of Ordinary Time is the Wedding Feast of Cana. Christ reveals himself to be God through his miracle. He also blesses human marriage, perhaps at that moment instituting the Sacrament of Matrimony. He also shows forth the spousal relationship between him and every baptized soul. Two sets of Doctrinal…

Central idea: Christ is my King and God. Doctrine: Christ as Lord and King. Practical application: Reigning by serving.

Central idea: The last days and things. Doctrine: The Last Judgment and the hope of a new heaven and a new earth. Practical application: What to do now to be ready for the hour of our death.

Central idea: Give all you have to God. Doctrine: Poverty of heart. Practical application: Voluntary humility.

Central Idea: We love God by obeying God’s law. Doctrine: God’s law. Practical application: Three means to grow in obedience to God’s law.

Central idea: Faith which saves. Doctrine: Faith is a gift of God. Practical application: Faith in action.

Central idea: Prayer in the face of difficulties. Doctrine: Christ’s redemptive death in God’s plan of salvation. Practical application: Co-redeemers with Christ.

Central idea: True wealth and how to attain it. Doctrine: The danger of wealth and the need for it. Practical application: Corporal and spiritual works of justice and mercy.

Central idea: What is marriage? Doctrine: Conjugal fidelity. Practical application: Witness conjugal fidelity in deed and word.

Central idea: Value the good others possess; abhor your own evil. Doctrine: Ecumenism. Practical application: How to be a more ecumenical Catholic. To view Lectionary 137, click here. Central idea: Value the good others possesses; abhor your own evil Reading 1 Nm 11:25-29 The LORD came down in the cloud and spoke to Moses. Taking…