June 2, 2024

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/072724.cfm In the first reading, Jeremiah, led by God, tells the people that they are living by hypocrisy again. Sinning and then going to temple to be near the Lord. In the gospel, Jesus told the parable of the wheat and the weeds. An enemy sowed weeds into a farmer’s wheat crop. When the servants…

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/080724.cfm In the first reading, God is speaking with Jeremiah about the state of the people of Israel. He said he would restore them and make them great again after their time spent in Babylon. In the gospel, Jesus encountered the Canaanite woman who pleads for Him to heal her daughter from a demonic possession….

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…

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/092324.cfm Today’s first reading talks about how to treat our neighbor. Do not put off helping someone when you have the means to do so. In the gospel, Jesus said you don’t hide the light, but put it on a lamp stand, so don’t hide your gifts. Share them with the world. Amen! God’s creation

Today’s readings are in the season of Lent. The first reading is Moses telling the people to choose life and follow God’s commandments. Jesus tells us in the gospel to deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow Him. The readings put emphasis on how you should live your earthly life so that you enter…

Today’s first reading is from Acts and Peter said again that we were the ones that killed the fulfillment of the Old Testament. But he said that God is merciful. He said “Repent, therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be wiped away” Psalm 4:9 was read today, “As soon as I lie down,…