"It is indeed rare that all four Scripture selections at Mass - Old
Testament, Psalm, New Testament and Gospel readings - promote an
identical message. The New Testament readings especially stand out from
the other choices since they tend to be continuous passages from a given
text, like a letter of St. Paul, rather than assorted episodes chosen
to highlight a certain theme. Yet [on this past] Sunday, the four texts not
only agree in topic but almost exactly in words and phrasing."
In a recent commentary, Bishop Thomas J. Tobin, of the Diocese of Providence
(RI), reflected on how the readings for the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time all "admit the shallowness of life apart from God and genuinely seek him as the true source of spiritual strength."
To access Bishop Tobin's complete essay, please visit:
The Imitation of Christ: The source of authentic spiritual abundance (26 JAN 93)
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