July 21, 2024 Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Today’s first reading is of Peter naming, choosing, the 12th apostle after Judas, Matthias. I watched a commentary on this and he said what about the other one considered and not chosen. But we are all chosen by God. Jesus chose us. I am a daughter of God. Jesus knows my name. In the gospel,…

Today we place ashes on our foreheads to remind us that to dust we will return. The priest will say either “Remember, you are dust and to dust you will return” or “Turn away from sin and be faithful to the Gospel “ Lent is the time to turn from sin, with prayer, fasting, and…

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…

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/091524.cfm The first reading is from Isaiah. He states that God is always by his side. That’s what I want in my daily life. Sin sometimes separates us from walking with the Lord. In the second reading, James said: “Demonstrate your faith to me without works,and I will demonstrate my faith to you from my…

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…

Today’s first reading: Paul is working his way back to Rome to be put on trial. He is in Jerusalem and the Sadducees and the Pharisees were there. Paul said he was a Pharisee and he is just testifying to the resurrection. A fight broke out between the two groups because one doesn’t believe in…