Turning to God’s Word study groups
Des Moines, Iowa

On Saturday mornings, Christ the King parish hosts a study to discuss the weekend Mass readings. An additional long-standing study group meets on Wednesday nights in a private home to discuss the book of Genesis.

• • • • The Christ the King Bible study will not meet April 19 (Holy Saturday during the Easter Triduum). The next meeting of the Saturday morning study at Christ the King will be at 9 a.m. on April 26 to discuss the weekend readings for the Second Sunday of Easter, which also is Divine Mercy Sunday. These can be found on the website of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).
      • The private study group focusing on the book of Genesis will not meet on April 16 during Holy Week. That group’s next meeting will be ZOOM ONLY on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, to discuss Lesson 25 Joseph’s Brothers Travel to Egypt. The group will not meet on April 30, but the regular schedule will resume on May 7.

CHRIST THE KING BIBLE STUDY

The free study to discuss the weekend Mass readings meets at
9 a.m. on Saturdays at Christ the King Catholic Church, 5711 Southwest 9th Street. Thus study is led by Jennifer Phelps (left) with occasional appearances by Matthew Phelps (right). Drop-ins and interested participants, including lectors and members of other parishes, are welcome to join us. The name of the Pastoral Center is painted on the side of the building, which ts toward the back of the main parish parking lot. Enter through the door on the same side of the Pastoral Center. That door is automatically unlocked for our group between 8:45 and 9:15 a.m.

Our group will not meet during Holy Week. At our next meeting on Saturday, April 26, we’ll discuss the Mass readings for the Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday), April 27.

Acts of the Apostles 5:12–16
Psalm 118:2–4, 13–15, 22–24
the book of Revelation 1:9, 11–13, 17–19
the Gospel According to John 20:19–31

The above readings link to the USCCB website. A link to those readings also will appear Monday, April 21, 2025, on the homepage of this website along with commentary by Matthew Phelps. There will be no new Lost in Translation distributed during Holy Week; regular Lost in Translation distribution will resume April 21, the first week of Easter. The readings for all of the Sunday Masses are arranged by date in the lector workbook as well as on the USCCB website. Information on this page and on the Turning to God’s Word website homepage regularly updates on Mondays.

The following links are to paragraphs listed in the Index of Citations in the Catechism of the Catholic Church that cite passages from the readings for Sunday, April 27, 2025.

Acts of the Apostles 5:12—paragraph 699
Psalm 118:14—paragraph 1808
Psalm 118:22—paragraphs 587, 756
the book of Revelation 1:17—paragraph 612
the book of Revelation 1:18—paragraphs 625, 633, 635, 2854
the Gospel According to John 20:19—paragraphs 575, 643, 645, 659
the Gospel According to John 20:20—paragraph 645
the Gospel According to John 20:21—paragraphs 730, 858
the Gospel According to John 20:21–23—paragraphs 1087, 1120, 1441
the Gospel According to John 20:22—paragraphs 730, 788, 1287
the Gospel According to John 20:22–23—paragraphs 976, 1485
the Gospel According to John 20:23—paragraphs 1461, 2839
the Gospel According to John 20:24–27—paragraph 644
the Gospel According to John 20:26—paragraphs 645, 659
the Gospel According to John 20:27—paragraph 645
the Gospel According to John 20:28—paragraph 448
the Gospel According to John 20:30—paragraph 514
the Gospel According to John 20:31—paragraphs 442, 514

GENESIS BIBLE STUDY
This Bible study group will not meet April 16 or April 30, and the meeting on April 23 will be ZOOM ONLY. Following is a tentative schedule.

April 16, 2025—NO CLASS Holy Week
April 23, 2025—ZOOM ONLY Lesson 25 Joseph’s Brothers Travel to Egypt
April 30, 2025—NO CLASS
May 7, 2025—Lesson 26 Joseph Discloses His Identity to His Brothers
May 14, 2025—Lesson 27 Thus Israel Dwelt in Egypt
     Lesson 28 Jacob’s Final Words to His Sons