November 6, 2024 Wednesday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time

OT means ordinary time. Today’s gospel is two verses. The crowd came to the house where Jesus was eating and those inside the house call Jesus crazy (Mk 3:20-21) Often in Jesus’ time, people would conclude after an inexplicable occurrence, he’s crazy of the devil is in him. In this passage, they say Jesus is…

OT means ordinary time. The first reading is after Solomon angers the Lord. The Lord tells a prophet that the people of Israel will be separated. He is diminishing the power of Solomon’s people. I like when the reading and psalms go together in theme. Today the response is “I am the Lord, your God,…

Today’s first reading is from Isaiah when the people return from Babylonian exile. The Lord speaks of renewing and rebuilding and that He is with them always. In the gospel, Jesus tells us about the relationship between Him and the Father. He says “I do not seek my own will but the will of the…

Today’s first reading is an account of Paul traveling with Timothy through parts of Turkey. He is proclaiming the gospel. He is telling others about Jesus. In the gospel, Jesus said he has chosen us. He said that the world hates us and that we are not of the world. He also said they will…

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/071324.cfm Today’s first reading is about the call of Isaiah. He dreams of heaven and coming face to face with God. “Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, Whom shall I send? Who will go for us? Here I am,” I said; “send me!” In the gospel, Jesus still tells the disciples how…

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…