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. The next meeting of that group will be at 9 a.m. on June 21 to discuss the readings for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ on June 22. These readings can be found on the website of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).
T
he free study meets at the Pastoral Center at Christ the King Catholic Church, 5711 Southwest 9th Street. It’s 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 automatically unlocks for our group between 8:45 and 9:15 a.m.; after that, it is locked.
At our next meeting on Saturday, June 21, we’ll discuss the following Mass readings for June 22, 2025.
the book of Genesis 14:18–20
Psalm 110:1–4
the First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians 11:23–26
the Gospel According to Luke 9:11–17
The above readings link to the USCCB website. A link to those readings also appears on the homepage of this website along with commentary by Matthew Phelps. In addition, there’s a link to Matthew’s most recent Lost in Translation entry, which is about blessing. 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. An audio file of the Mass readings may assist lectors with pronunciation.
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, June 22, 2025. There are no Catechism paragraphs that cite the Gospel According to Luke 9:11–17
the book of Genesis 14:18—paragraphs 58, 1333, 1544
Psalm 110:1—paragraph 659
Psalm 110:4—paragraph 1537
the First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians 11:23—paragraphs 610, 1366
the First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians 11:23–26—paragraph 1339
the First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians 11:24—paragraphs 1328, 1329
the First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians 11:24–25—paragraph 1356
the First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians 11:25—paragraphs 611, 613
the First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians 11:26—paragraphs 671, 1076, 1130, 1344, 1393, 2772