Today’s first reading is more of an account of people converting to following Jesus and in Antioch they started calling them Christians. Barnabas found Saul/Paul and they brought many into the faith.
In the gospel, Jesus told people that they don’t believe but he has sheep who know Him and will follow Him. I hope I am one of the sheep 🐑. Amen!
It is still the Easter season! Amen! Alleluia! Jesus is risen!
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/070724.cfm Today’s first reading is of a prophet who God sends to the people of Israel. He said so that the people know there was a prophet among them. In the second reading Paul said he is better doing the will of the Father in his suffering. Good comes from the bad in our lives….
Today’s first reading is Paul saying goodbye to the faithful in Ephasus. He said to stay vigilant and “keep in mind the words of the Lord Jesus who himself said,‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” In the gospel, John 17, Jesus prays for the apostles. He said “I do not ask that…
Today’s first reading is the story of Jonah proclaiming (my word of the year) that God is going to punish Nineveh for the evils of that town. Then the king of Nineveh proclaims that everyone put on sackcloth and fast and maybe the Lord will not destroy them. Since they repented, God did not destroy…
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/091424.cfm Today’s first reading is of God’s punishment when the people in the desert start complaining. He sends down serpents and many people die. When they ask for forgiveness, God told Moses to build a snake and when people looked at, they would be healed. In the second reading, Paul talks about the glory of…
Today we experience what Jesus did for us, he died for our sins and our salvation. Amen! In the first reading, Isaiah describes the suffering of Jesus. Jesus is the fulfillment of all the promises of the Old Testament. Today my church will make a way of the cross. In downtown San Antonio they also…
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/090124.cfm In today’s first reading, Moses said to keep the commandments. He also said the others will look to Israel as great people because their God is close. In the second reading, James said to care for orphans and widows in their affliction. He said to keep oneself unstained by the world. In the gospel,…
