August 1, 2024 Memorial of Saint Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop and Doctor of the Church

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,…

Today’s readings are about spreading the gospel for the Kingdom and to have patience. God grows faith in His own time. Timothy and Titus were spreading the good news throughout the Mediterranean. Jesus tells parables of seeds, ones that are planted and grow without tending and the mustard seed that grows into a tree large…

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/101024.cfm Today’s first reading has Paul upset with the Galatians from failing to follow the Holy Spirit and succumb to the flesh. Wouldn’t we all want to be born again into the faith? Keep steadfast! In the gospel, Jesus said to ask and you shall receive. Seek and you shall find. Knock and the door…

OT means ordinary time. I am up late on February 2nd due to a storm, so I am posting this weekend’s readings. I will be working Saturday and will be busy Sunday, so I don’t know if I will have time to post. There is a company in Houston TX that prints bible journals for…

OT means ordinary time. Another Sunday, so we have two readings. In the first reading, God sends Jonah to Nineveh to warn the people to repent! They do repent, everyone wearing sackcloth. God decides to not punish them. Jonah does not want to be prophet, but he must have been very good at it! In…

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061824.cfm In today’s first reading, Ahab was doing evil killing people for his selfish gain, so the Lord sent Elijah to tell the king that he would surely die as did his that he had killed and all of his descendants. Ahab put on sackcloth and was remorse for what he had done, so the…