INTRODUCTION: Every Thursday at 11am we have a Bible Study in the 1st floor conference room at St. Anthony Parish Center where we study the readings for the coming Sunday. This Bible Study involves a proclamation of the readings, explanation, and discussion. It is also a liturgical bible study where we do not concentrate on a single book of the Bible, but on the 3 Readings and Psalm that constitute the Sunday Liturgy of the Word. Joanne Mercier, our Pastoral Associate, leads the study which also includes a light lunch of soup, bread, and dessert.
Zoom link to the Bible Study: (NOT ACTIVE AT THIS TIME - STAY TUNED!) Click HERE to use our handy Zoom link for the weekly bible study. We are providing this for those who cannot attend in person due to illness, distance or scheduling issues. Using a computer or tablet will allow you to access the controls easier than on a cell phone or tablet. If you do participate on a cell phone or tablet you will need to use head phone to hear the audio. The audio on a phone or tablet will not be loud enough. Finally, if you participate on a phone or tablet you will need to download the zoom app which is a free download. Once you click the link and enter the room you will have a choice to have your video active or not. If active the class will see you. Keep your audio muted until you want to talk.
RESOURCES ON THE WEB TO STUDY THE SUNDAY READINGS
As you can see below there are many sites which give an explanation of the Sunday readings. Fr. Babiczuk has put together a series of commentaries on the readings.
The Sunday Web site. This is a great site to reflect upon the Sunday readings because it contains a variety of material including poems and meditations.
UCCB Site:The Bishops have a calendar with all the readings on the site. You can also easily move from the Sunday selection to passage in the New American Bible so as to read it in context.
Living Space: This is a great site out of Ireland which gives a reflection on the Daily and Sunday Readings. It is a combination homily and commentary. Very well done. Sponsored by the Irish Jesuit. This is part of a site called Sacred Space which gives a daily prayer in many languages.
Hearing the Word is a blog of the Sunday readings by Professor Emeritus Patrick V. Reid from Providence College, a noted scripture scholar.
The Word is a weekly commentary on the readings from American Magazine. Currently they are done by John Martens who is a theology professor at is an associate professor of theology at the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minn,where he teaches early Christianity and Judaism. He also directs the Master of Arts in Theology program at the St. Paul Seminary School of Divinity.
Tarsusis a site conducted by Kieran O’Mahony OSA,an Augustinian friar and biblical scholar. This site originates from Dublin, Ireland.
Leituras e Comentário em Português: A Congregação do Sagrado Coração de Jesus em Portugal tem uma página com as leituras e um comentário em Português.