June 16, 2024 Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

Today’s first reading is from prophet Isaiah, God says he will create a new heaven and a new earth. Is he talking about Jesus? In the gospel, Jesus leaves his hometown and returns to the town where he turned water into wine. He performs another miracle of healing a man’s son with just his words….

Today’s first reading is an account of the beginning of the church. People believed in the apostles, Jesus, and the Bible. They sold their possessions and gave to the “church”. In the gospel, Jesus I spoke to Nicodemus. He said that those who do not listen to those things of the world and believe, how…

https://bible.usccb.org/daily-bible-reading Today’s first reading is God giving the punishment to the serpent in the garden of Eden. Who told you that you were naked? In the second reading Paul said do not be discouraged. Even though your body may wither, keep looking toward heaven. Your soul gets stronger. In the gospel Jesus says “For whoever…

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/072024.cfm Today’s first reading is from Isaiah’s follower, Micah. He warned the wealthy landowners to stop oppressing the poor. At some point they will be taken into exile and lose their land. In the gospel, the Pharasies are planning to kill Jesus because he healed on the Sabbath. Jesus leaves, but is still healing those…

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/082124.cfm In today’s first reading, God said to the shepherds that they are only tending to themselves and leaving His flock to wander. God said He will shepherd His flock. In the gospel, Jesus told the parable of the man with a vineyard that hired people throughout the day and then paid them equal wages…

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/081424.cfm In the first reading, more imagery from Ezekiel talking about cherubim taking God out of the temple. He also said that on of the men he saw was ordered by God to mark the ones who hated idolatry with “tau” which is a cross, on the forehead. My commentary said this, For us Christians,…