These reflections are from the reading for the weekends during the Cycle B Easter Season of the Roman Catholic Lectionary.
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Easter Sunday (Cycle B)
Scripture Reflection for Easter
by Brian Singer-Towns
Reading I: Acts 10:34a, 37-43
Reading II: Colossians 3:1-4
GOSPEL: John 20:1-9
Alleluia! He Is Risen!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Christ has risen from the dead! As I write this reflection...
Reflection for the Easter Triduum (Cycle B)
This Easter, we remember the suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus. We share in this story of faith by listening to the stories of scripture on these mysteries, and we come face to face with the resurrected Jesus every time we receive Jesus in the...
2nd Sunday of Easter (Cycle B)
Reading I: Acts 4:32-35
Reading II: 1 John 5:1-6
GOSPEL: John 20:19-31
Doubt, Don't Disbelieve
There are times when we read the Bible and have to stretch the imagination in order to identify with the people and their situations. This week’s Gospel r...
3rd Sunday of Easter (Cycle B)
Reading I: Acts 3:13-15, 17-19
Reading II: 1 John 2:1-5a
GOSPEL: Luke 24:35-48
Keep His Commandments
Being a Christian is no easy task – and simply accepting Jesus as the Christ is not enough. Giving our assent at an intellectual level and stopping t...
4th Sunday of Easter (Cycle B)
Reading I: Acts 4:8-12
Reading II: 1 John 3:1-2
GOSPEL: John 10:11-18
Shepherds and Mothers
We’ll be celebrating Mothers’ Day soon – a day when we take the time to thank and honor those beautiful people who brought us into this world. It is somet...
5th Sunday of Easter (Cycle B)
Reading I: Acts 9:26-31
Reading II: 1 John 3:18-24
GOSPEL: John 15:1-8
Staying Connected
When we hear Jesus speak of the vine and the branches in today’s Gospel, we are reminded that if the branches are ever separated from the vine, they will d...
6th Sunday of Easter (Cycle B)
Reading I: Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48
Reading II: 1 John 4:7-10
GOSPEL: John 15:9-17
Love One Another
It all seems so simple when Jesus says it. “This I command you: love one another.” It’s just one little line in scripture, but as is often the c...
Ascension of the Lord (Cycle B)
Reading I: Acts 1:1-11
Reading II: Ephesians 4:1-13
GOSPEL: Mark 16:15-20
Mission Impossible?
In last week’s Gospel Jesus, the Holy One, the Savior of the world, did something absolutely amazing: he called us “friends.” In this weekend’s reading...
Pentecost Sunday (Cycle B)
Reading I: Acts 2:1-11
Reading II: Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13
GOSPEL: John 20:19-23
Motor Oil for the Soul?
A number of years ago, a series of books hit the market and became phenomenal bestsellers – the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. These b...
Solemnity of the Holy Trinity (Cycle B)
Reading I: Deuteronomy 4:32-34, 39-40
Reading II: Romans 8:14-17
GOSPEL: Matthew 28:16-20
Three Amazing Things Bestowed Upon You at Baptism
I can remember when my children were baptized and pronounced priest, prophet, and king. I remember how proud...