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Commentary for Epiphany III 24 January 2021 Texts for this week are Jonah 3:1-5, 10, Psalm 62:5-12, 1 Corinthians 7:29-31, and Mark 1:14-20 By Father Doug Woods Get the readings Jonah 3:1-5 I keep on referring to the Book of Jonah.  That’s because it’s personal to me.  It’s  at least partly about people who try…

Commentary for The Epiphany 6 January Texts for the Epiphany are Isaiah 60.1-6, Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14, Ephesians 3:1-12, and Matthew 2:1-12. By Father Doug Woods Get the readings Today is “six geese a-laying”, the sixth day of Christmas.  That song, “The Twelve Days of Christmas”, is an amusing way of going through the twelve days…

Commentary for Advent IV 20 December 2020 The texts for this week, Advent 4, are 2 Sam 7.1-11, 16, Lk. 1.47-55, Rom. 16.25-27, and Lk 1.26-38 By Father Doug Woods Get the readings It’s dark and dreary today.  I think I have a real sense of what the carol “In the Bleak Midwinter” is talking…

Commentary for Advent III 13 December 2020 The texts for this week are:  Isaiah 61:1-4, Psalm 126, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24, and John 1:6-8, 19-28. By Father Doug Woods Get the readings It snowed today.  It was really heavy and wet, typical early winter snow-not cold enough to give us the powder we normally get.  But…

Commentary for Advent II 6 December 2020 The texts:  Isaiah 40:1-11, Psalm 85.1-2, 8-13, 2 Peter 3:8-15a, and Mark 1:1-8. By Father Doug Woods Get the readings Isaiah 40:1-11 Isaiah was possibly written over a long period of time, running from the eighth century BCE to as late as the second century BCE.  Most commentators…

Commentary for Advent I 29 November 2020 This week’s texts: Isaiah 64.1-9, Psalm 80.1-7, 17-19, 1 Corinthians 1.3-9, and Mark 13.24-37. By Father Doug Woods Get the readings Hello again! It’s a grey day today—typical November. It snowed on Sunday—10 cm.—and some of it’s still here. It’s supposed to warm up over the next several…