Sunday Scripture: Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)
Welcome to this, the fifth of my posts talking about the theology of the Sunday readings at Mass. Thank you for taking the time to read it. I sincerely hope that reading my reflection on the Scripture readings this Sunday will inspire you and help you to see how fantastic Sacred Scripture is and what a carefully considered part of the Mass. If you want to know how these posts came about, please read my first post in this series here . This Sunday the theme for the readings could best be summed up as: The Gift of True Nourishment: The Eucharist The readings are: First Reading: Proverbs 9: 1-6 Psalm: 33:2-3, 10-15; Response: v. 9 Second Reading: Ephesians 5:15-20 Gospel: John 6: 51-58 First, a little preliminary survey of each of the books. I will post the same, or similar prelims week on week, for each book as we encounter them. This week I have added a bit of detail on the Proverbs reading as I thought it was very relevant. The Book o...