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 May 31 to discuss the readings for the Ascension of the Lord. 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, May 31, we’ll discuss the following Mass readings for the Ascension of the Lord, June 1, 2025.
Acts of the Apostles 1:1–11
Psalm 47:2–3, 6–9
the Letter to the Hebrews 9:24–28, 10:19–23
the Gospel According to Luke 24:46–53
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 the word Ascension. 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 June 1, 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, June 1, 2025. There are no Catechism paragraphs cited that refer to Psalm 47: 2–3, 6–9.
the book of Acts of the Apostles 1:1–2—paragraph 512
the book of Acts of the Apostles 1:3—paragraph 659
the book of Acts of the Apostles 1:6–7—paragraph 672
the book of Acts of the Apostles 1:7—paragraphs 474, 673
the book of Acts of the Apostles 1:8—paragraphs 672, 730, 735, 857, 1287
the book of Acts of the Apostles 1:9—paragraphs 659, 697
the book of Acts of the Apostles 1:10–11—paragraph 333
the book of Acts of the Apostles 1:11—paragraph 665
the Letter to the Hebrews 9:24—paragraphs 519, 662, 2741
the Letter to the Hebrews 9:25—paragraph 662
the Letter to the Hebrews 9:26—paragraph 571
the Letter to the Hebrews 9:27—paragraphs 1013, 1021
the Letter to the Hebrews 10:19—paragraph 2778
the Letter to the Hebrews 10:19–21—paragraph 1137
the Letter to the Hebrews 10:23—paragraph 1817
the Gospel According to Luke 24:46—paragraph 627
the Gospel According to Luke 24:47—paragraphs 981, 1120, 1122
the Gospel According to Luke 24:47–48—paragraph 730
the Gospel According to Luke 24:48–49—paragraph 1304
the Gospel According to Luke 24:51—paragraph 659