Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sirach 27:4-7; 1 Corinthians 15:54-58; Luke 6:39-45 The Book of Sirach is the source of the first reading. Sirach does not appear in the King James, or authorized, version of the Bible, the translation used by most Protestant denominations. Protestants at times ask Catholics why Sirach “was added” to Catholic […]