10 - 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Readings and Gospel

Lectionary for this day - This has all the readings and Gospel

Isaiah 8:23-9:3 - The Promise of Salvation Under a New Davidic King

1 Corinthians 1:10-13,17 - Groups and Slogans

Matthew 4:12-23 (includes The Call of the First Disciples) or 4:12-17 - The Beginning of the Galilean Ministry

Who / What / Where is...?

Isaiah

• His name means "God is Salvation".

• Isaiah is one of the prophets in the Old Testament -- around 742 BC to 701 BC, and it may have continued even longer, until 687 BC. He appeared at a critical moment in Israel’s history. 

• More information here.

Zebulun

• The last of the six sons of Jacob and Leah (Jacob's tenth son)

• In this reading, it points to the land occupied by the Tribe of Zebulun.

Naphtali

• The last of the two sons of Jacob and Bilhah (Jacob's sixth son).

• In this reading, it points to the land occupied by the Tribe of Naphtali.

• More information about the 12 Tribes of Jacob/Israel and their land allotment. The land allotment changed over time.

Paul

• A Jew and a pharisee. He was educated by Gamaliel, a notable teacher of Jewish law.

• A Roman citizen.

• He first persecuted Christians. After Jesus appeared to him, he became a Christian and was responsible for the conversion of many Gentiles. More information.

Apollos

• One of the early Christians and a colleague of St Paul.

• More information here.

Cephas

• This means rock.

• This is the name that Jesus gave Peter, the apostle.

John 

• In this Gospel reading, this is John the Baptist, the cousin of Jesus. 

• His mother is Elizabeth, whom Mary visited. Both were pregnant with their respective sons. (Luke 1:39-45)

• He encouraged the Jews to repent. This was marked by the baptism in the Jordan River.  He baptism many Jews including Jesus. (Matthew 3:13-17)

Dig deeper into this Sunday's Readings and Gospel with teachings from Brant Pitre.

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