Today’s readings are in the season of Lent. The first reading is Moses telling the people to choose life and follow God’s commandments. Jesus tells us in the gospel to deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow Him. The readings put emphasis on how you should live your earthly life so that you enter heaven and join Jesus. Have faith and hope! Amen!
Today’s first reading is Moses telling his people that if you enter into an agreement with God to follow the commandments, then God “agrees” to “raise you high in praise and renown and glory above all other nations and you will be a people sacred to the Lord, your God” This passage says “agreement” but…
Today’s first reading is from Jeremiah. He was being persecuted. I think it is foretelling what Jesus must endure. In the gospel, Jesus is still trying to tell the Jews He is the son of God. He has to sneak out again or they will arrest Him. He goes across the Jordan river and many…
Today’s first reading is from the prophet Jeremiah and he states that the Lord has commanded and the people still turn from Him and do evil. “Faithfulness has disappeared” Since the days of Adam and Eve, we see many instances of people turning away from God. Is that in human nature? God does give us…
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/070224.cfm Today’s first reading is Amos still warning the people of God’s punishment for their evil ways. Won’t we turn to our Lord, ask for forgiveness? In the gospel, Jesus is asleep in the boat and a storm comes. The disciples wake Jesus and are frightened by the storm. Jesus calms the storm and asks…
I always think of January 6th as Epiphany but this year it is January 7th. I will wait until tomorrow. Today’s readings focus on my word of the year, “proclaim”. In 1Jn, God is proclaiming about His Son, that he gave us eternal life through the Son. It also states that those who believe in…
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/080824.cfm In today’s first reading, God talks of a new covenant for His people. Not like the ones so easily broken. He is talking about the living covenant, Jesus. In the gospel, Jesus asks the apostles “who do you say I am?” Peter said “You are the Christ, the Son of God” Jesus then gives…
