Sunday Setup

Does an email ever really "find me well?" And what does that have to show us about our Second Reading this weekend? Baruch 5:1-9 / Philippians 1:4-6, 8-11 / Luke 3:1-6

Happy New (liturgical) Year! We begin our journey through Year C--which focuses mainly on St. Luke's Gospel. 

It's the final weekend of Year B; next week, we begin with (you guessed it!) Year C! Daniel 7:13-14 / Revelation 1:5-8 / John 18:33b-37

This is the penultimate Sunday for Year B in our 3 year-cycle of readings!

Could it be that Jesus was actually lamenting the widow's offering at the temple rather than praising it? 1 Kings 17:10-16 / Hebrews 9:24-28 / Mark 12:38-44

Trick or treat? It's a special All Hallows' Eve edition of Sunday Set-up (although the only thing that makes this "Halloween edition" is that Sunday Mass falls on Halloween this year!) Deuteronomy 6:2-6 / Hebrews 7:23-28 / Mark 12:28b-34

There's a major link between our First Reading and our Gospel this week; we hope you see it! Jeremiah 31:7-9 / Hebrews 5:1-6 / Mark 10:46-52

James and John ask Jesus for a blank check in our Gospel passage; how will Jesus respond? Isaiah 53:10-11 / Hebrews 4:14-16 / Mark 10:35-45

Metaphors abound in our readings at Mass this weekend! Wisdom 7:7-11 / Hebrews 4:12-13 / Mark 10:17-30

Was a "failure to launch" common among Hebrew men? The answer lies within this episode. Genesis 2:18-24 / Hebrews 2:9-11 / Mark 10:2-16

Enjoying Sunday Set-up? Be sure to share this podcast with a friend! Numbers 11:25-29 / James 5:1-6 / Mark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48

"She sells seashells by the seashore..." Find out where there's an alliteration (in Greek) in one of our readings at Mass this weekend! Wisdom 2:12, 17-20 / James 3:16-4:3 / Mark 9:30-37

Is Sunday Set-up helping you get more out of Mass each weekend? If so, share us with a friend! Isaiah 50:5-9a / James 2:14-18 / Mark 8:27-35

Could a James Bond character be inspired by our Second Reading this weekend? Isaiah 35:4-7a / James 2:1-5 / Mark 7:31-37

Don't forget to get underneath those fingernails: we're talking ritual handwashing in this episode! Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8 / James 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27 / Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23

This weekend, we wrap up the final excerpt from St. John's famous 6th Chapter, the Bread of Life Discourse. Joshua 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b / Ephesians 5:21-32 / John 6:60-69

We'll take a look at the readings for Mass During the Day for this celebration of Mary's Assumption into heaven. Revelation 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab / 1 Corinthians 15:20-27 / Luke 1:39-56

Send out the search party and the dogs--our friend Elijah is on the run from the King and Queen in our First Reading this weekend! 1 Kings 19:4-8 / Ephesians 4:30-5:2 / John 6:41-51

"Sir, give us this bread always," says the crowd in this weekend's Gospel, but their words are very similar to another character earlier in the same Gospel. Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15 / Ephesians 4:17, 20-24 / John 6:24-35

What's with the barley loaves and why does St. John mention it when the other three Gospel writers do not? Find out in this new episode of Sunday Set-up! 2 Kings 4:42-44 / Ephesians 4:1-6 / John 6:1-15

There are a couple of different possibilities for what St. Paul refers to as the "dividing wall" in the Second Reading this weekend. That and more in this week's episode! Jeremiah 23:1-6 / Ephesians 2:13-18 / Mark 6:30-34

If you're enjoying Sunday Set-up, be sure to spread the word and please recommend this podcast to a friend! Amos 7:12-15 / Ephesians 1:3-14 / Mark 6:7-13

What's up with Jesus' brothers and sisters in our Gospel this weekend? We've got three possibilities in this latest episode. Ezekiel 2:2-5 / 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 / Mark 6:1-6

St. Paul is telling the Christians in Corinth to get out their wallets in our Second Reading this weekend! Wisdom 1:13-15; 2:23-24 / 2 Corinthians 8:7, 9, 13-15 / Mark 5:21-43

Grab a lifejacket because we're talking storms at sea for a number of our Readings this weekend. Job 38:1, 8-11 / 2 Corinthians 5:14-17 / Mark 4:35-41