July 11, 2024 Memorial of Saint Benedict, abbot

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/111424.cfm Philemon’s servant goes to Paul in prison and Paul wants him to stay, but returns him. This is in the first reading today. Paul explained that the servant is not one to be punished, but revered. That is how Philemon’s people regarded servants of that day, helpers. In the gospel, Jesus explained that one…

OT means ordinary time. The first reading is a warning about being tempted by evil and that God provides all the good things and not the bad. He does allow the bad to happen in His plan for each of us. I need to trust that His plan for me is the right one. Trust…

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/100224.cfm In today’s first reading, Job said that the Lord is all powerful over man. He should be feared and obeyed. In the gospel, I think this is the third time for this passage in just a few weeks. The disciples are asking Jesus who is the greatest in heaven or how do we get…

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/102524.cfm In the first reading, Paul calls for unity in the church. One God! Jesus saved. The Holy Spirit is with us to guide us. The church is united through baptism, called to be sons and daughters of the Lord! Amen! In the gospel, Jesus calls the crowds hypocrites and warns them of the signs…

Today’s first reading is from Jeremiah, telling us that if you turn from the Lord, you will be like the barren bush in the desert, but if you hope in the Lord, you will be like the trees near flowing waters. The end of the passage talks about your deeds, “To reward everyone according to…

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/073124.cfm In today’s first reading Jeremiah is asking the Lord for relief. God told him, “If you repent, so that I restore you,in my presence you shall stand; For I am with you,to deliver and rescue you, says the LORD. I will free you from the hand of the wicked,and rescue you from the grasp…