Table Of ContentBetween the Ambo and the Altar
Between the Ambo
and the Altar
Biblical Preaching and The Roman Missal,
Year C
Guerric DeBona, OSB
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Between the Ambo and the altar : biblical preaching and the Roman
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For Noreen, Mike, and Bill
Lauren, Ashley, Liam, and Chloë
“A joyful heart is life itself,
and rejoicing lengthens one’s life span.”
—Sirach 30:22
Contents
Introduction: Biblical Preaching and the New Roman Missal 1
Advent
First Sunday of Advent 12
Second Sunday of Advent 16
Third Sunday of Advent 20
Fourth Sunday of Advent 25
Christmas Time
The Nativity of the Lord (Vigil Mass) 32
Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph 37
Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God 41
Second Sunday after the Nativity 45
The Epiphany of the Lord 50
The Baptism of the Lord 55
Lent
First Sunday of Lent 60
Second Sunday of Lent 64
Third Sunday of Lent 68
Fourth Sunday of Lent 72
Fifth Sunday of Lent 78
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Holy Week
Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord 84
Thursday of the Lord’s Supper 88
Friday of the Passion of the Lord 93
Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord
(The Easter Vigil in the Holy Night) 98
Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord
(At the Mass during the Day) 107
Easter Time
Second Sunday of Easter 114
Third Sunday of Easter 119
Fourth Sunday of Easter 123
Fifth Sunday of Easter 127
Sixth Sunday of Easter 132
The Ascension of the Lord 136
Seventh Sunday of Easter 141
Pentecost Sunday 146
Ordinary Time
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 152
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 156
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time 161
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time 166
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time 171
Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 176
Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time 180
Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time 185
Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 189
Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 193
Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time 198
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Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 203
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 208
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 213
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 218
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 223
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 228
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 232
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time 236
Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time 240
Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 244
Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 248
Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time 253
Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time 258
Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time 263
Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 268
Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time 273
Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time 278
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time 282
Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time 286
Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 291
Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 296
Solemnities of the Lord during Ordinary Time
The Most Holy Trinity 302
The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ 306
The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus 310
Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe 314
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