St. Paul Center For Biblical Theology

The St. Paul Center's daily scripture reflections from the Mass for Thursday of the Third Week of Easter by Ms. Joan Watson. Easter Weekday First Reading: Acts 8: 26-40 Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 66: 8-9, 16-17, 20 Alleluia: John 6: 51 Gospel: John 6: 44-51 Learn more about the Mass at www.stpaulcenter.com

The St. Paul Center's daily scripture reflections from the Mass for Wednesday of the Third Week in Easter by Dr. John Bergsma. Easter Weekday First Reading: Acts 8: 1b-8 Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 66: 1-3a, 4-5, 6-7a Alleluia: John 6: 40 Gospel: John 6: 35-40 Learn more about the Mass at www.stpaulcenter.com

The St. Paul Center's daily scripture reflections from the Mass for Tuesday of the Third Week of Easter by Dr. Shane Owens. Easter Weekday First Reading: Acts 7: 51-60 Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 31: 3cd-4, 6 and 7b and 8a, 17 and 21ab Alleluia: John 6: 35ab Gospel: John 6: 30-35 Learn more about the Mass at www.stpaulcenter.com

The St. Paul Center's daily scripture reflections from the Mass for Monday of the Third Week of Easter by Dr. Scott Hahn. Easter Weekday First Reading: Acts 6: 8-15 Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 119: 23-24, 26-27, 29-30 Alleluia: Matthew 4: 4b Gospel: John 6: 22-29 Learn more about the Mass at www.stpaulcenter.com

Lecturas: Hechos 3,13-15, 17-19 Salmo 4,2, 4, 7-9 1 Juan 2, 1-5 Lucas 24, 35-48 En el evangelio de hoy, Jesús les enseña a los discípulos cómo interpretar los textos sagrados. Les comenta que todas las Escrituras lo que hoy nosotros llamamos el Antiguo Testamento se refieren a Él. Les dice que todas las promesas ahí contenidas se han cumplido en su pasión, muerte y resurrección. Y les afirma que estas Escrituras profetizan la misión de la Iglesia – el predicar el perdón de los pecados a todos los pueblos, empezando en Jerusalén. En la primera y segunda lectura de este día, vemos el inicio de esta misión. Y a los apóstoles interpretando las Escrituras como les enseñó Jesús. San Pedro en su predicación dice que Dios ha llevado a su cumplimiento lo que había anunciado antes por medio de los profetas. Su discurso está lleno de imágenes del Antiguo Testamento. Evoca a Moisés y al éxodo, en el que Dios se reveló a sí mismo como el Antiguo Dios de Abrahán, de Isaac y de Jacob (véase Éxodo 3,6, 15). Identifica a Jesú

Readings: Acts 3:13–15, 17–19 Psalm 4:2, 4, 7–9 1 John 2:1–5 Luke 24:35–48 Jesus in today’s Gospel teaches His apostles how to interpret the Scriptures. He tells them that all the Scriptures of what we now call the Old Testament refer to Him. He says that all the promises found in the Old Testament have been fulfilled in His Passion, death, and Resurrection. And He tells them that these Scriptures foretell the mission of the Church—to preach forgiveness of sins to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem. In today’s First Reading and Epistle, we see the beginnings of that mission. And we see the apostles interpreting the Scriptures as Jesus taught them to. God has brought to fulfillment what He announced beforehand in all the prophets, Peter preaches. His sermon is shot through with Old Testament images. He evokes Moses and the Exodus, in which God revealed himself as the ancestral God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (see Exodus 3:6, 15). He identifies Jesus as Isaiah’s suffering servant who has been glorified (s

The St. Paul Center's daily scripture reflections from the Mass for Saturday of the Second Week of Easter by Mr. Clement Harrold. Easter Weekday/ Martin I, Pope, Martyr First Reading: Acts 6: 1-7 Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 33: 1-2, 4-5, 18-19 Gospel: John 6: 16-21 Learn more about the Mass at www.stpaulcenter.com

The St. Paul Center's daily scripture reflections from the Mass for Friday of the Second Week of Easter by Dr. John Bergsma. Easter Weekday First Reading: Acts 5: 34-42 Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 27: 1, 4, 13-14 Alleluia: Matthew 4: 4b Gospel: John 6: 1-15 Learn more about the Mass at www.stpaulcenter.com

The St. Paul Center's daily scripture reflections from the Mass for the Memorial of St. Stanislaus by Ms. Joan Watson. Stanislaus, Bishop, Martyr Obligatory Memorial First Reading: Acts 5: 27-33 Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 34: 2 and 9, 17-18, 19-20 Alleluia: John 20: 29 Gospel: John 3: 31-36 Learn more about the Mass at www.stpaulcenter.com

The St. Paul Center's daily scripture reflections from the Mass for Wednesday of the Second Week of Easter by Dr. John Bergsma. Easter Weekday First Reading: Acts 5: 17-26 Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 34: 2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 Alleluia: John 3: 16 Gospel: John 3: 16-21 Learn more about the Mass at www.stpaulcenter.com

The St. Paul Center's daily scripture reflections from the Mass for Tuesday of the Second Week of Easter by Dr. Shane Owens. Easter Weekday First Reading: Acts 4: 32-37 Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 93: 1ab, 1cd-2, 5 Alleluia: John 3: 14-15 Gospel: John 3: 7b-15 Learn more about the Mass at www.stpaulcenter.com

The St. Paul Center's daily scripture reflections from the Mass for the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord by Dr. Scott Hahn. Annunciation of the Lord Solemnity First Reading: Isaiah 7: 10-14; 8: 10 Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 40: 7-8a, 8b-9, 10, 11 Second Reading: Hebrews 10: 4-10 Alleluia: John 1: 14ab Gospel: Luke 1: 26-38 Learn more about the Mass at www.stpaulcenter.com

The St. Paul Center's daily scripture reflections from the Mass for Saturday in the Octave of Easter by Mr. Clement Harrold. Easter Saturday First Reading: Acts 4: 13-21 Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 118: 1 and 14-15ab, 16-18, 19-21 Alleluia: Psalms 118: 24 Gospel: Mark 16: 9-15 Learn more about the Mass at www.stpaulcenter.com

The St. Paul Center's daily scripture reflections from the Mass for Friday in the Octave of Easter by Dr. John Bergsma. Easter Friday First Reading: Acts 4: 1-12 Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 118: 1-2 and 4, 22-24, 25-27a Alleluia: Psalms 118: 24 Gospel: John 21: 1-14 Learn more about the Mass at www.stpaulcenter.com

The St. Paul Center's daily scripture reflections from the Mass for Thursday in the Octave of Easter by Ms. Joan Watson. Easter Thursday First Reading: Acts 3: 11-26 Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 8: 2ab and 5, 6-7, 8-9 Alleluia: Psalms 118: 24 Gospel: Luke 24: 35-48 Learn more about the Mass at www.stpaulcenter.com

The St. Paul Center's daily scripture reflections from the Mass for Wednesday in the Octave of Easter by Dr. John Bergsma. Easter Wednesday First Reading: Acts 3: 1-10 Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 105: 1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8-9 Alleluia: Psalms 118: 24 Gospel: Luke 24: 13-35 Learn more about the Mass at www.stpaulcenter.com

The St. Paul Center's daily scripture reflections from the Mass for Tuesday in the Octave of Easter by Dr. Shane Owens. Easter Tuesday First Reading: Acts 2: 36-41 Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 33: 4-5, 18-19, 20 and 22 Alleluia: Psalms 118: 24 Gospel: John 20: 11-18 Learn more about the Mass at www.stpaulcenter.com

The St. Paul Center's daily scripture reflections from the Mass for Monday in the Octave of Easter by Dr. Scott Hahn. Easter Monday First Reading: Acts 2: 14, 22-33 Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 16: 1-2a and 5, 7-8, 9-10, 11 Alleluia: Psalms 118: 24 Gospel: Matthew 28: 8-15 Learn more about the Mass at www.stpaulcenter.com

Lecturas : Hechos 10,34.37-43 Salmo 118,1-2.16-17.22-23 Colosenses 3,1-4 Juan 20,1-9 El sepulcro estaba vacío. En la obscuridad del amanecer en ese primer domingo de pascua, reinaba la confusión en María Magdalena y los discípulos. Pero al crecer el resplandor del sol pudieron ver el amanecer de una nueva creación. Al principio, no comprendían lo que decían las Escrituras, según el evangelio de hoy. No sabemos exactamente cuales Escrituras eran las que debiesen comprender. Tal vez era la señal de Jonás, quien sale del vientre del pez al tercer día (véase Jonás 1,17). O quizá la profecía de Oseas de la restauración de Israel después del exilio (véase Oseas 6,2). Tal vez era el salmista quien regocijaba al no lo ser abandonado por Dios a la sepultura (Salmo 16, 9-10). Cualquiera que fuese la Escritura, al asomarse los discípulos al sepulcro, ellos vieron y creyeron. ¿Qué fue lo que vieron? Los lienzos en el piso y el sepulcro vacío. La piedra removida del sepulcro. Siete veces en nueve versículos escuchamos la

Readings: Acts 10:34, 37–43 Psalm 118:1–2, 16–17, 22–23 Colossians 3:1–4 John 20:1–9 The tomb was empty. In the early morning darkness of that first Easter, there was only confusion for Mary Magdalene and the other disciples. But as the daylight spread, they saw the dawning of a new creation. At first they didn’t understand the Scripture, today’s Gospel tells us. We don’t know which precise Scripture texts they were supposed to understand. Perhaps it was the sign of Jonah, who rose from the belly of the great fish after three days (see Jonah 1:17). Or maybe Hosea’s prophecy of Israel’s restoration from exile (see Hosea 6:2). Perhaps it was the psalmist who rejoiced that God had not abandoned him to the netherworld (see Psalm 16:9–10). Whichever Scripture it was, as the disciples bent down into the tomb, they saw and they believed. What did they see? Burial shrouds in an empty tomb. The stone removed from the tomb. Seven times in nine verses we hear that word—“tomb.” What did they believe? That God had done wh