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In today’s first reading, you should focus on your life when you are young. Life is a struggle and then you die. Keep God close throughout your life.
In the gospel, Jesus said to focus on what I am about to tell you. He tells his disciples that He will be handed over to men. They didn’t understand. We all need to focus on our call, our mission. Amen!
God’s creation
Today’s first reading is from James and says that if you love the things of the world, then you are an enemy of God. He said “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you” In the gospel, the apostles were arguing who is the greatest of their group, but Jesus said, “If…
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/081124.cfm In today’s first reading Elijah asks God to end his life. He gives up. But God doesn’t give up on him. He provides food and drink for his long journey ahead. In the second reading, Paul urged to live in the example of Jesus. He gave everything for us and our sin. Imitate Christ….
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 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…
I heard yesterday that the days after Ash Wednesday until Sunday don’t count as Lent, but you still observe the “no meat” on Friday? Today’s readings discuss fasting and that people said to Jesus “Why don’t your followers fast?” He says a time will come for fasting after He is taken from them. What an…
Today’s first reading is from Genesis. The story of God’s punishment after Adam and Eve eat from the forbidden tree. Since we call Mary the second Eve, it is fitting to have this reading for her day. Even in the psalm for today, it says, “One and all were born in her” Mary is our…
