May 3, 2024 Feast of Saints Philip and James, Apostles

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/072824.cfm In today’s first reading, Elisha feeds 100 with very little food and some was left over. As in the gospel, when Jesus fed the 5000, God provides! Amen In the second reading, Paul said live in a manner worthy to your calling. In the gospel, Jesus fed 5000 with very little food and some…

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062124.cfm Today’s first reading is the story of Athaliah. What a horrible woman and said to be worse than Jezebel, imagine that! She killed her grandchildren and set out to kill all of David’s descendants. But one was hidden, Joash. At some point he became king, put her to death, and destroyed BAAL. Today’s gospel…

Today’s first reading is of Gamaliel who is respected by the elders tells them that they should let the apostles go. He said that if this is of God, no one will be able to defeat it, but if it is from Man and the world, it will die on its own. So true and…

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/121724.cfm Today’s first reading is from the death bed of Jacob. He is speaking to his sons and foretelling of their power and the fate of the world. His son Judah will rule, the fourth son, not the eldest. My commentary says that the end of the reading is a prophesy fulfilled first by David…

OT means ordinary time. This is the last Sunday of Ordinary Time for a while. Ash Wednesday is this week and then Lent starts. Then we have the Easter season. I love this time of year to contemplate the struggles my Lord went through as a man for me! Today’s first reading was the law…

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/072924.cfm In today’s first reading, God is angry with Judah. He tells Jeremiah to bury a loincloth. It was destroyed. God said that would happen to Judah since they deny Him. In the gospel, there are two stories, both about Martha and Mary. When I attended two retreats with the Catholic Church, they had helpers…