Sunday Setup

We explore excerpts from Genesis, Romans, and Mark in this latest episode. If Sunday Setup helps you better prepare for Sunday Mass, be sure to share this podcast! Genesis 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18 / Romans 8:31b-34 / Mark 9:2-10

The Book of Genesis has a part to play in all three readings this weekend as we begin the season of Lent. Genesis 9:8-15 / 1 Peter 3:18-22 / Mark 1:12-15

What should a first-century Christian do if he finds out the meat he's eating was previously sacrificed to an idol? That and much more in this episode! Leviticus 13:1-2, 44-46 / 1 Corinthians 10:31-11:1 / Mark 1:40-45

Job's metaphors, Paul's payment, and Jesus's Day in the Life are all described as we look ahead to this weekend's readings at Mass. Job 7:1-4, 6-7 / 1 Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-23 / Mark 1:29-39

How can we know if a prophet is really a prophet? What did Paul think about marriage? And just what was a "scribe" at the time of Jesus? The answers are contained within this latest episode! Deuteronomy 18:15-20 / 1 Corinthians 7:32-35 / Mark 1:21-28

What can the movie Groundhog Day teach us about our First Reading this weekend? Find out that and much more on this latest episode! Jonah 3:1-5, 10 / 1 Corinthians 7:29-31 / Mark 1:14-20

Word play and double meaning abound in our readings this weekend: learn more with Sunday Set-up! 1 Samuel 3:3b-10, 19 / 1 Corinthians 6:13c-15a, 17-20 / John 1:35-42

Get your feet wet with the context behind this weekend's readings! Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7 / Acts 10:34-38 / Mark 1:7-11

The readings for Epiphany Sunday remain the same each year! Learn more about them in this episode. Isaiah 60:1-6 / Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6 / Matthew 2:1-12

Did you know that Israelite sons never really "left home," the Colossians were known for making clothes, and that all Jewish firstborns had to be "bought back" from God? All that and more on this weekend's Sunday Set-up! [As a note, the first option for each reading is used] Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14 / Colossians 3:12-21 / Luke 2:22-40.