Today’s first reading is about the leaders of the Jewish people trying to hush the apostles’ Good News by arresting them, but angels came behind the locked cells and freed them. In the gospel, the famous verse, John 3:16, but it goes on to say that Jesus came to save us and be the light in the darkness of sin that we live in. Be the light! It is still the Easter season! Amen! Alleluia! Jesus is risen!
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…
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061824.cfm In today’s first reading, Ahab was doing evil killing people for his selfish gain, so the Lord sent Elijah to tell the king that he would surely die as did his that he had killed and all of his descendants. Ahab put on sackcloth and was remorse for what he had done, so the…
Today’s first reading is the first account of a Christian in Europe and it’s a woman. They say her name is Lydia and she sells purple cloth. She sounds like a strong woman. She converts he household and they are all baptized. In the gospel, Jesus said “the hour is coming when everyone who kills…
OT means ordinary time. Today’s gospel is two verses. The crowd came to the house where Jesus was eating and those inside the house call Jesus crazy (Mk 3:20-21) Often in Jesus’ time, people would conclude after an inexplicable occurrence, he’s crazy of the devil is in him. In this passage, they say Jesus is…
Today’s first reading: Festus states what the accusers are saying about Paul before he goes before the Romans. He says that the Jews and Paul are arguing whether Jesus is alive, His resurrection. In the gospel, Jesus asks Peter “Do you love me?” three times. It is similar to the three times Peter denied Jesus…
Today’s first reading is a conversation between Moses and God. God wants to destroy the people because they are worshipping idols. Moses begs for mercy and God gives them mercy. In the gospel, Jesus is testifying to who he is. He does say that those who reject the written Word of God aren’t going to…
