I thought I’d take a few minutes to fill you in a bit more on this whole continuous script (scriptio continua) business that’s showing up in your inbox weekly. I usually only film stuff in one take, so what you see is what you get with me. Here you go:
If you’re a glutton for punishment and you want to read more about this, please check out the intro to this presentation of the Gospel from a few weeks ago, or this article.
Now for Sunday’s Gospel. Oh, and happy memorial of St. Thérèse, the Little Flower.
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This text comes from the Catholic Public Domain Version. You can find the official lectionary readings for the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time here. You could also look up the passage in your own Bible. It is from Matthew 21:33–43.
On Saturday, I’ll offer some of my own reflections on this passage, and hopefully some of you will share your own in the comments section.
