Isaiah 44:9-20 -- a satire on those who make idols. A brief historical review of the methods of criticism and interpretation.

Year C: The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph 1 Samuel 1:20-22,24-28, Luke 2:41-52

Year A: Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Jeremiah 20:7-9; Psalm 63; Romans 12:1-2; Matthew 16:21-27

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2 Kings 4:42-44; Ps 145; Ephesians 4:1-6; John 6:1-15