On the Tenth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C, the Gospel recounts the raising of the widow of Nain's son—a miracle found only in Luke. In The Mass Readings Explained, Dr. Brant Pitre walks through this Sunday's readings and shows how Jesus, greater than the prophets, holds power over death itself.
In Luke 7:11–17, moved with pity for a grieving widow, Jesus touches the bier and says, “Young man, I tell you, arise,” and the crowd concludes that a great prophet has arisen. The first reading recalls Elijah raising the son of the widow of Zarephath (1 Kings 17), Psalm 30 gives thanks to God who lifts up from the depths, and in Galatians 1 St. Paul recounts his own calling.
GOSPEL, FIRST READING & PSALM TRANSCRIPT (Subscribe or Login for Full Transcript):
The 10th Sunday in Ordinary Time for Year C continues the Church's journey through the Gospel of Luke, and it brings us to one of the miracles in the Gospel of Luke that is unique to Luke. It's only found in this gospel. That's the story of Jesus healing the widow of Nain's son—or should I say raising the widow of Nain's son. This is what the gospel says...
SECOND READING TRANSCRIPT (SubscribeorLoginfor Full Transcript):
The 10th Sunday in Ordinary Time for Year C continues the Church's exploration of Paul's letter to the Galatians. Here, it picks up in chapter 1, verses 11 to 19, giving an account of Paul's, what we might call, his apocalyptic gospel. Let's see what it says...
The Readings for the Tenth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C
First Reading: 1 Kings 17:17–24
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 30:2, 4–6, 11–13
Second Reading: Galatians 1:11–19
Gospel: Luke 7:11–17
Key passages & sources examined: The raising at Nain unique to Luke; the parallel with Elijah and the widow of Zarephath; “a great prophet has arisen”; Jesus' compassion and authority over death; Paul's account of his calling.
What are the Mass readings for the Tenth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C? 1 Kings 17:17–24; Psalm 30:2, 4–6, 11–13; Galatians 1:11–19; and the Gospel, Luke 7:11–17.
What happens at Nain in Luke 7? Jesus raises a widow's only son from death, moved with compassion for her, and the crowd proclaims that a great prophet has arisen.
How does the first reading connect? Elijah likewise raised a widow's son (1 Kings 17), a sign that foreshadows Jesus' still greater power over death.
Where is this miracle found in the Gospels? The raising of the widow of Nain's son is unique to the Gospel of Luke.
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The only thing I'd prefer is to have a search options within the readings/explanations. For example, like youtube, except now that I purchased the service, I'd like to have Sunday explanations for Purgatory or Predestination. It would really help when I'm debating Calvinists because I could resource back to Pitre.
It is a great service to provide the excellent Mass Reading Explained by Dr. Brant Pitre. I like the feature to download the transcript of the video which is very helpful. However, there are some rooms for improvement as followed:
1. The media player's controls are spotty. Very often, the Closed Caption button is not available. Therefore, I could not enable the subtitle.
2. It will be very helpful if the videos can be searched or sorted by the calendar date, and not just the "Number of Sunday in Ordinary Time".
3. It will be nice if you have an app (for both iOS and MacOS) to launch it, such that I do not have to open a web browser and type in the URL address manually every time. I talked to your support folks on this and I was informed that an app is coming soon. Please make sure it supports both iOS and MacOS.
Thank you very much for your hard work.
Yours in Christ
simon
The only thing I'd prefer is to have a search options within the readings/explanations. For example, like youtube, except now that I purchased the service, I'd like to have Sunday explanations for Purgatory or Predestination. It would really help when I'm debating Calvinists because I could resource back to Pitre.
