Scripture Backgrounds for the Sunday Lectionary, Year A Calendar los domingos en el borde

los domingos en el borde exterior y los días y las semanas que irradian desde el centro

layperson—to participate in the ministry of consolation: to care for the dying

along with the recitation of a psalm

view of the rites of the OCIA

it is an essential part of the Christian initiation process because it helps the neophytes deepen their relationship with Christ and with the Church

Scripture Backgrounds for the Sunday Lectionary, Year A Calendar los domingos en el bordeThis resource offers invaluable commentary on the Lectionary readings for Year A (including the Responsorial Psalm) for Sundays, holydays of obligation, and feasts and solemnities that may occur on a Sunday. Written in a pastoral tone, it offers historical critical background on each of the readings and underscores their relevance to life today. Thematically related quotations from major Church documents are included with each Scripture background to