April 17, 2024 Wednesday of the Third Week of Easter

Today’s first reading is of Paul preaching in Corinth. God said to stay there that he would be protected. He was persecuted by the Jews during that time but stayed a year and a half. We do have two letters to the Corinthians in the Bible. In the gospel , Jesus said “So you also…

I heard yesterday that the days after Ash Wednesday until Sunday don’t count as Lent, but you still observe the “no meat” on Friday? Today’s readings discuss fasting and that people said to Jesus “Why don’t your followers fast?” He says a time will come for fasting after He is taken from them. What an…

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/102924.cfm In today’s first reading, Paul tells the Ephesians how to love. He said wives, be subordinate to your husband. Husbands, love your wife as Christ loved the Church, willing to die for her. This reading is often chosen for weddings because Paul quotes the Old Testament to say that a man must leave his…

Today’s first reading tells of Saul/Paul preaching and even some wanted to kill him, but the church kept growing through the Holy Spirit. In the second reading, 1 Jn, we are told to obey the commandments and to love one another. In the gospel , Jesus says He is the vine and we are the…

Today, the fourth Sunday of Lent is called Laetare Sunday similar to Gaudete Sunday which is the third Sunday of Advent. The priest wears pink that symbolizes joy, hope, and anticipation. It reminds the faithful that even during times of penance and preparation, there is always reason to rejoice and hope. Jesus said that a…

It is the seventh week of Easter, but some churches celebrate the Ascension of the Lord which is actually on Thursday before. The first reading is the beginning of Acts and Luke accounts the life, death, resurrection and ascension. The second reading “The one who descended is also the one who ascended far above all…