Important Note: Beginning in January of 2025 the Sunday Mass Study Notes are organized by their Lectionary number and posted here in order of their use during the Sunday Mass cycle. You may locate the lectionary number by viewing the calendar on the USCCB website: Daily Bible Readings | USCCB
Sunday Mass Study Archive Year 2025 and Later Editions:
- Sunday Mass Study Notes for Lectionary 20 – 1-5-2025
- Sunday Mass Study Notes for Lectionary 21 – 1-12-2025
- Sunday Mass Study Notes for Lectionary 525 – 02-02-2025
- Sunday Mass Study Notes for Lectionary 66 – 1-19-2025
- Sunday Mass Study Notes for Lectionary 69 – 1-26-2025
- Sunday Mass Study Notes for Lectionary 75 – 02-09-2025
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 2024 and Older:
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 12-29-2024
Welcome back to the Sunday Mass notes. This week we look at the readings from First Samuel, then Colossians, and finally the Gospel reading from
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 12-22-2024
Welcome back to the Sunday Mass notes. This week we open with the first reading from the Prophet Micah where we learn about a prediction
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 12-15-2024
Welcome back to the Sunday Mass notes. This week we open with a reading from Zephaniah, one of the so-called “Minor Prophets,” largely because their
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 12-08-2024
Welcome back to the Sunday Mass notes. This week’s reading begins with a passage from the Apocrypha. We begin our exposition with the second reading,
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 12-01-2024
Welcome back to the Sunday Mass notes. This week we open to the teaching of the Old Testament prophet Jeremiah then move to one of
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 11-24-2024
This week we will see the rulership of Jesus from three different angles in the readings from the Mass. The first reading is an Old
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 11-17-2024
Welcome back to the Sunday Mass notes. This week we open with a reading from Daniel 12 in which we study the combined event known
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 11-10-2024
Welcome back to the Sunday Mass notes. This week we open with a story from 1 Kings that tells how God provided food in a
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 11-03-2024
Welcome back to the Sunday Mass notes. This week we learn from the Book of Deuteronomy about the nature of God as One and the
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 10-27-2024
Welcome back to the Sunday Mass notes. This week we open with a message of hope from the Prophet Jeremiah. The application is that although
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 10-20-2024
Welcome back to the Sunday Mass notes. This week, Marla shares by opening with Isaiah 53: 10-11, which is part of a chapter that depicts
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 10-13-2024
Welcome back to the Sunday Mass notes. I remember the time when I came home from the office and I saw an ambulance in my
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 10-06-2024
Welcome back to the Sunday Mass notes. This week we open this week with a reading from Genesis, the first and foundation Book of the
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 09-29-2024
Welcome back to the Sunday Mass notes. Over the years, I began to keep in my computer a folder in which I filed obituaries and
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 09-22-2024
Welcome back to the Sunday Mass notes. Recently I watched the movie War Room that featured a man who was engaged in a struggle between
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 09-15-2024
One time while I was studying the first reading from Isaiah Chapter 50, I came across an interesting commentary on a web site. This supposedly
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 09-08-2024
Welcome back to the Sunday Mass notes. This week, in the first reading, we examine the Prophet Isaiah’s message regarding the future healing coming from
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 09-01-2024
Welcome back to the Sunday Mass notes. This week we open with a study of a reading from the Book of Deuteronomy in which Moses
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 08-25-2024
Welcome back to the Sunday Mass. This week the readings focus upon the theme of God calling people to walk in a personal relationship with
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 08-18-2024
Welcome back to the Sunday Mass notes. In the first reading, we look at the Book of Proverbs, where we see the concept of wisdom
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 08-11-2024
Welcome back to the Sunday Mass notes. This week we open with the first reading from First Kings in which we find the great Prophet
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 08-04-2024
Welcome back to the Sunday Mass notes. This week we open with a reading from Exodus, where God performed a miracle to feed the multitude
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 07-28-2024
Welcome back to the Sunday Mass notes. This week we see in the first reading, a miracle by the Prophet Elisha in multiplying of the
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 07-21-2024
Welcome back to the Sunday Mass notes. This week we open with a message from Jeremiah regarding the ungodly rulers of Judah which includes a
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 07-14-2024
Welcome back to the Sunday Mass notes. This week we open with Amos 7: 12-15 as Amos, a simple farmer, is called by God to
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 07-07-2024
Welcome back to the Sunday Mass notes. This week we learn about the commission of the prophet Ezekiel. Then we study the value of weakness
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 06-30-2024
Welcome back to the Sunday Mass notes. This week we examine Saint Paul’s letter to the Corinthian believers, encouraging them to be generous with their
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 06-23-2024
Welcome back to the Sunday Mass study notes. This week the three readings may seem to be unrelated, but a closer study helps the Christian
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 06-16-2024
Welcome back to the Sunday Mass notes. This week we open with Ezekiel 17: 22-24. The prophet uses a metaphor to show how God sets
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 06-09-2024
Welcome back to the Sunday Mass notes. This week we will learn about the fall of man and God’s plan to redeem His fallen creation.
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 06-02-2024
Welcome back to the Sunday Mass notes. This week we open with the Old Testament book of Exodus and learn about the giving of God’s
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 05-26-2024
Welcome back to the Sunday Mass notes. Our first reading is from one of the first five books of Bible, the Books of the Law.
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 05-19-2024
Welcome back to the Sunday Mass notes for Pentecost Sunday. We open with the first reading from Acts that chronicled the Day of Pentecost when
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 05-12-2024
Welcome back to the Sunday Mass notes. Today we celebrate the ascension of our Lord Jesus, remembering how He returned to heaven and God the
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 05-05-2024
Welcome back to the Sunday Mass notes. This week discuss the concept of abiding in Christ during the Gospel lesson. What does it mean to
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 04-28-2024
Welcome back to the Sunday Mass notes. This week we open with the first reading from the Book of Acts in which we see the
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 04-21-2024
Welcome back to the Sunday Mass notes. This week we open with the first reading from Acts 4 in which we see Jesus as the
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 04-14-2024
Welcome back to the Sunday Mass notes. This week Marla shares the study of the readings beginning with Acts 3 where Saint Peter explains the
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 04-07-2024
Welcome back to the Sunday Mass notes. Since this Sunday marks the first week after the celebration of Easter, the readings for today focus upon
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 03-31-2024
Welcome back to the Sunday Mass notes for Easter Sunday. This week you will hear a story about a death-defying airplane trip that prompted me
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 03-24-2024
Welcome back to the Sunday Mass notes for Palm Sunday. This week we open the reading with the procession of the palms. Then we move
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 03-17-2024
Welcome back to the Sunday Mass notes. This week Marla shares the study of the readings beginning with Jeremiah 31 in which we see God’s
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 03-10-2024
Welcome back to the Sunday Mass notes. This week we examine the readings and discover many important truths about God. We learn about the nature
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 03-03-2024
Welcome back to the Sunday Mass notes. First, this week we discuss the Old Testament reading from Exodus in which we will take a substantial
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 02-25-2024
Welcome back to the Sunday Mass notes. This week we begin with the first reading from Genesis in which we see Abraham’s journey to sacrifice
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 02-18-2024
Welcome back to the Sunday Mass notes. This week we open with the first reading from the Book of Genesis in which we study the
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 02-11-2024
Welcome back to the Sunday Mass notes. This week we open with the first reading from Leviticus in which we see the procedure for dealing
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 02-04-2024
Welcome back to the Sunday Mass notes. This week we open with the first reading from the Old Testament Book of Job where we see
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 01-28-2024
Welcome back to the Sunday Mass notes. This week we open with the first reading from the Book of Deuteronomy in which we study a
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 01-21-2024
Welcome back to the Sunday Mass notes. This week we open with the first reading from the Prophet Jonah who wrote about events that happened
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 01-14-2024
Welcome back to the Sunday Mass notes. This week we open with the first reading from the Book of First Samuel in which we learn
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 01-07-2024
Welcome back to the Sunday Mass notes. The gift-giving season of Christmas has just passed from our radar screens. However, the tradition of gift giving