December 8, 2024 Second Sunday of Advent

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061424.cfm Today’s first reading is about Elijah again. He is in a cave hiding from his persecutors and God tells him to go out and choose Elisha as the next prophet. I love the passage, the Lord will be passing by. He is not in the wind. He is not in the earthquake. He is…

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/091124.cfm Today’s first reading is for the state that a person is in at the time of conversion and baptism. Paul preferred celibacy, so he told the people who were not married to stay that way. He thought it was better in order to do what is right in the eyes of the Lord. In…

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/080924.cfm In today’s first reading, Nineveh is conquered by God. God is upset that the innocent are being killed. He is our defender. In the gospel, Jesus said if you want to come after Him, you must deny yourself and take up your cross. He tells His disciples about His fate. He does say, “For…

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/071424.cfm In today’s first reading, Amos is called to prophesy, even with opposition from the king. We are all ordinary people, but God/Jesus wants us to evangelize. But we are not alone. Through baptism, we have the Holy Spirit to guide us. In the second reading, Paul said we exist to praise His glory! We…

Today’s first reading: Paul and Barnabas are preaching on deaf ears with the Jews so they say they will preach to the Gentiles. And many became Christians. In the gospel, Philip asks Jesus to show the Father to them so that they may believe. Jesus says: Do you not believe that I am in the…

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/102224.cfm In the first reading, Paul was trying to unite the Jews and gentiles who believed in Jesus. He spoke of God’s grace and peace. We even state that in the responsorial psalm, “The Lord speaks of peace to his people” In the gospel, Jesus tells his disciples to make yourselves ready. How elated the…