Today’s first reading God gives Moses laws to tell the people much like the ten commandments. I never realized that God said “Love your neighbor as yourself” Maybe Jesus was quoting Leviticus when He said it. In the gospel, Jesus says whatever you did or didn’t do to the least of my brethren, you did unto Me. It’s sometimes easy to not do bad things, but hard to go out of your way for others. Holy Spirit, guide me through this life to do good for others! Amen!
Holy Saturday At the Easter Vigil in the Holy Night of EasterEaster Sunday The Resurrection of the Lord Wow! What a title for today! It is finally here! Jesus has risen from the dead! Alleluia! Yesterday was so solemn with the encounter of the death of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. There are 7…
https://bible.usccb.org/daily-bible-reading In today’s first reading, God tells Ezekiel how to live a virtuous life. These are by following the ten commandments, but also feeding and clothing the needy. Being kind, avoiding sin. The psalm today is my favorite, psalm 51. Contrite heart and spirit I desire. In the gospel, Jesus tells his disciples, let the…
Today’s first reading is about the preaching of a Jew named Apollos in Ephasus. They said he was an eloquent speaker, was an authority on the scripture, and he vigorously refuted the Jews in public. My commentary said that we need to commit ourselves to reading and sharing the scripture. He also said to study…
Today’s first reading is from the prophet Hosea. He preaches to the Israelites to return to the Lord and repent because God has mercy for those that follow Him. In the gospel, Jesus tells us the greatest commandment, “The Lord our God is Lord alone!You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with…
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/081024.cfm In today’s first reading, Paul said God loves a cheerful giver. God is good all the time! In the gospel, Jesus said that “Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will preserve it for eternal life. Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there…
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/101224.cfm Today’s first reading: Paul told the Galatians that since they were baptized, they belong to Christ. What a blessing to have faith and believe in the gospel. In the gospel, there are only two verses. So short and so powerful While Jesus was speaking,a woman from the crowd called out and said to him,“Blessed…
