"A New Teaching with Power": Readings for the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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This Sunday the lectionary readings highlight the way Jesus fulfills Moses' announcement that God would one day send a future prophet like himself to God's people. However, as the readings also underscore, Jesus is more than a mere prophet, he is the Messiah. Let us take a brief look.

FIRST READING: Deuteronomy 18:15-20
Moses spoke to all the people, saying:“A prophet like me will the LORD,