Study of the Readings
ed. by
Joyce Ann Zimmerman,
et al
• Words, Phrases
• To the point
• First Two Readings
• Experience
Dennis
Hamm, SJ
Jesus' being at prayer prepares us for the other times in Luke and Acts when prayer and empowerment by the Holy Spirit are linked—in the instruction on prayer, the choosing of the Twelve, and Pentecost.
John Kavanaugh, SJ
Christ has come not only to reveal divinity to us; he has come to reveal us to ourselves.
John J. Pilch
The voice from heaven acknowledges Jesus as “my Son, my beloved, with whom I am well pleased.” What kind of human experience was this in which Jesus hears a voice from heaven speaking to him?
The Lord was not only baptized himself; he also renewed our fallen nature and restored to us our status as God’s children.
Reginald H. Fuller
This feast has regained some prominence, and for this we may be glad. It helps to reinforce the theological, as opposed to the historical, emphasis of our Western Christmas cycle of feasts.