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 next meeting of the Saturday morning Bible study at Christ the King will be at 9 a.m. on May 10 to discuss the weekend readings for the Fourth Sunday of Easter. 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 did not meet on April 30. The group will resume their regular schedule will resume May 7 when they will discuss Lesson 26 Joseph Discloses His Identity to His Brothers.

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.

At our next meeting on Saturday, May 10, we’ll discuss the Mass readings for the Fourth Sunday of Easter, May 11, 2025.

Acts of the Apostles 13:14, 43–52
Psalm 100:1–3, 5
the book of Revelation 8:14–17
the Gospel According to John 10:27–30

The above readings link to the USCCB website. A link to those readings also will appear on the homepage of this website along with commentary by Matthew Phelps. In addition, there is a link to Matthew’s most recent Lost in Translation entry, which is about worship & service. 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 readings for Sunday, May 11, 2025, 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, May 11, 2025. There are no paragraphs in the Catechism that cite Psalm 100 or the book of Revelation 8:14–17.

Acts of the Apostles 13:48—paragraph 2640
the Gospel According to John 10:30—paragraph 590

GENESIS BIBLE STUDY
This Bible study group will not meet April 30. Following is a tentative schedule.

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