October 8, 2024 Tuesday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time

OT means ordinary time. Today the first reading is Saul talking to Samuel after disobeying God and keeping spoils from the battle. In the Old Testament there is a recurring theme of God telling us what He wants, our defiance of those requests to even sinning against God, and then He punishes or takes away…

Today’s gospel shows us John the Baptist revealing that Jesus Christ is Lord. Jesus will baptize us with the Holy Spirit. John also tells us of a dove coming down from heaven which is the Holy Spirit. As I read this I also thought of the story of Noah’s Ark and the dove that was…

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/060724.cfm In today’s first reading, God said I will not let the flames consume you. In the second reading, Paul tells the people to become examples for the way to live a Christian life. Praise Jesus. In the gospel, the Roman soldier pierces the side of Jesus as his body hangs on the cross and…

Today’s first reading is Paul’s ministry. He is stoned and left for dead by the Jews, but he gets up and moves on. He travels to many places converting many gentiles. In the gospel, Jesus said “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you.” The priest says this during the mass. It…

Today’s first reading tells us if the wicked change their ways, they will live. Then if the righteous turn and do evil, they will surely die. Makes sense. I guess people were afraid to die back then. The gospel is much scarier to me because Jesus said that you will burn in the fires of…