Sunday Setup

Our remastered episodes continue with a set-up from 3 years ago! Exodus 22:20-26 / 1 Thessalonians 1:5c-10 / Matthew 22:34-40

King Cyrus comes to town in our First Reading this weekend. Isaiah 45:1, 4-6 / 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5b / Matthew 22:15-21

What if Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce personally invited you to their wedding? Would you go? Find out how our Gospel this weekend is related to such a question. Isaiah 25:6-10A / Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20 / Matthew 22:1-14

We're remastering old episodes to bring them up to our normal sound quality; this week we throw it back to our very first episode from 3 years ago! Isaiah 5:1-7 / Philippians 4:6-9 / Matthew 21:33-43

3 years of Sunday Setup! Celebrate the accomplishment of making it through the entire 3-year lectionary cycle with this new episode. Ezekiel 18:25-28 / Philippians 2:1-11 / Matthew 21:28-32

This is our penultimate "new" episode: next week will be the completion of 3 years of Sunday Setup! Isaiah 55:6-9 / Philippians 1:20c-24, 27a / Matthew 20:1-16a

Whether 77 times or 70-times-7 times, take the time to listen to this latest episode on this weekend's readings. Sirach 27:30-28:7 / Romans 14:7-9 / Matthew 18:21-35

The IRS will be very happy with what St. Paul has to say to the Christians in Rome in our Second Reading this weekend! Ezekiel 33:7-9 / Romans 13:8-10 / Matthew 18:15-20

Jeremiah must not have had many friends; find out why in this latest installment of Sunday Set-up. Jeremiah 20:7-9 / Romans 12:1-2 / Matthew 16:21-27

It's a BOGO on judgments in our First Reading! Isaiah 22:19-23 / Romans 11:33-36 / Matthew 16:13-20

Isaiah is remixing one of his earliest themes in this weekend's First Reading. Isaiah 56:1, 6-7 / Romans 11:13-15, 29-32 / Matthew 15:21-28

We're talking bad breath and silent sounds as we look at this weekend's readings. 1 Kings 19:9a, 11-13a / Romans 9:1-5 / Matthew 14:22-33

Is having your name in the Heavenly Record Book a good thing or a bad thing? Find out in this new episode. Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14 / 2 Peter 1:16-19 / Matthew 17:1-9

We're talking buried treasure (and much more) on this week's episode. 1 Kings 3:5, 7-12 / Romans 8:28-30 / Matthew 13:44-52

Cryptocurrency has something to teach us about this weekend's Gospel. Wisdom 12:13, 16-19 / Romans 8:26-27 / Matthew 13:24-43

The Parable of the Sower might be more appropriately named the Parable of the Seed during this weekend's Mass. Isaiah 55:10-11 / Romans 8:18-23 / Matthew 13:1-23

Are you enjoying Sunday Setup? Be sure to recommend this podcast to a friend! Zechariah 9:9-10 / Romans 8:9, 11-13 / Matthew 11:25-30

Elisha's booking an Airbnb in our First Reading this weekend; how many stars will he give his stay? 2 Kings 4:8-11, 14-16a / Romans 6:3-4, 8-11 / Matthew 10:37-42

How'd you like to be called "Terror-on-every-side?" Well, it's an insult being tossed around in our First Reading at Mass this weekend! Jeremiah 20:10-13 / Romans 5:12-15 / Matthew 10:26-33

If you've enjoyed our episodes so far, how much more will you enjoy this one! (That's a light and heavy argument, by the way) Exodus 19:2-6a / Romans 5:6-11 / Matthew 9:36-10:8

Can you have your cake and eat it, too? St. Paul gives us an answer in our Second Reading this weekend. Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14b-16a / 1 Corinthians 10:16-17 / John 6:51-58

Shorter readings this weekend mean a shorter episode! Exodus 34:4b-6, 8-9 / 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 / John 3:16-18

Come, Holy Spirit! Acts 2:1-11 / 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13 / John 20:19-23

For most of the United States, Jesus sticks around an extra 3 days before ascending to the Father--and we've got a new set-up for this weekend's readings. Acts 1:1-11 / Ephesians 1:17-23 / Matthew 28:16-20

Lawyers, rejoice! We've got courtroom language in both our Second Reading and our Gospel this weekend. Acts 8:5-8, 14-17 / 1 Peter 3:15-18 / John 14:15-21

What made a Hellenist and a Hebrew different? We're talking about it on this new episode. Acts 6:1-7 / 1 Peter 2:4-9 / John 14:1-12

Visualizing (and maybe even Googling) a sheepfold will help to put our Gospel passage this weekend into context. Acts 2:14a, 36-41 / 1 Peter 2:20b-25 / John 10:1-10

"Luke, I am your father!" can teach us something about what happens on the Road to Emmaus this weekend. Acts 2:14, 22-33 / 1 Peter 1:17-21 / Luke 24:13-35

Birds of a feather are flocking together when we look at our Second Reading this weekend. Acts 2:42-47 / 1 Peter 1:3-9 / John 20:19-31

Heading to Mass on Easter Sunday? You can find set-ups for the potential readings you'll hear by scrolling down and finding the episodes titled Easter Sunday, Year C and Easter Sunday, Year B. What's the difference between the two? Listen to this abbreviated episode to find out!

When Jesus enters Jerusalem, was there one donkey or two? Explore the difference on this new episode. Matthew 21:1-11 [Note: set-up for Isaiah 50:4-7 & Philippians 2:6-11 can be found on previous Palm Sunday episodes.]

Why did Jesus wait an additional two days before getting a move on to visit Lazarus? The answer (and much more) is in this new episode. Ezekiel 37:12-14 / Romans 8:8-11 / John 11:1-45

I once was blind, but now I see! 1 Samuel 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a / Ephesians 5:8-14 / John 9:1-41

A longer Gospel passage means a longer episode! Exodus 17:3-7 / Romans 5:1-2, 5-8 / John 4:5-42

The "Fat Lady" is far from warming up in our Lenten journey, but she's mentioned in this episode! Genesis 12:1-4a / 2 Timothy 1:8b-10 / Matthew 17:1-9

Could the forbidden fruit have been a pomegranate? Genesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7 / Romans 5:12-19 / Matthew 4:1-11

Why does Jesus specify about being slapped on the right cheek? We've got the answer on this latest episode. Leviticus 19:1-2, 17-18 / 1 Corinthians 3:16-23 / Matthew 5:38-48

Continue hearing the background to Jesus' Sermon on the Mount with this latest episode! Sirach 15:15-20 / 1 Corinthians 2:6-10 /  Matthew 5:17-37

Could there be more than one way of understanding ourselves as "salt of the earth?" We believe so! Isaiah 58:7-10 / 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 / Matthew 5:13-16 

There's a play on words with the author of our First Reading this weekend, but can you find the hidden meaning? Zephaniah 2:3, 3:12-13 / 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 / Matthew 5:1-12a

Some unexpected difficulties forced this episode to arrive well after the 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time. Isaiah 8:23-9:3 / 1 Corinthians 1:10-13, 17 / Matthew 4:12-23

What did John the Baptist mean when he referred to Jesus as "the Lamb of God?" Hear some different theories! Isaiah 49:3, 5-6 / 1 Corinthians 1:1-3 / John 1:29-34

The readings for Epiphany Sunday stay the same each year; this episode was previously recorded two years ago.  Isaiah 60:1-6 / Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6 / Matthew 2:1-12

Our new year kicks off with a celebration of Mary as the Mother of God! Learn about the readings you'll hear at this Mass. Numbers 6:22-27 / Galatians 4:4-7 / Luke 2:16-21

Merry Christmas! Depending on when you attend Mass, you may want to listen to a past Christmas episode which focuses on different readings. Isaiah 62:11-12 / Titus 3:4-7 / Luke 2:15-20

Learn the story behind the name "Emmanuel" in this week's episode. Isaiah 7:10-14 / Romans 1:1-7 / Matthew 1:18-24

We apologize for the strange background noise in the audio this week; we hope to have it all figured out for next week's episode! Isaiah 35:1-6a, 10 / James 5:7-10 / Matthew 11:2-11

Animals going vegetarian? What's going on with our First Reading this weekend! Isaiah 11:1-10 / Romans 15:4-9 / Matthew 3:1-12

"Happy New Year" from our whole team here at Sunday Setup! Isaiah 2:1-5 / Romans 13:11-14 / Matthew 24:37-44

Christ is King! Fittingly, all three of our readings this weekend mention kings and/or kingdoms. 2 Samuel 5:1-3 / Colossians 1:12-20 / Luke 23:34-43

We'll hear from the final book of the Old Testament (Malachi) this weekend. Malachi 3:19-20a / 2 Thessalonians 3:7-12 / Luke 21:5-19