July 15, 2024 Memorial of Saint Bonaventure, Bishop and Doctor of the Church

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…

https://bible.usccb.org/daily-bible-reading Today’s first reading talks about God’s creation of the trees and taking care of the birds. Majestic! In the second reading, we walk by faith and not by sight. Also we should want to leave the body and go to heaven. That sounds good to me! In the gospel Jesus tells parables to teach…

OT means ordinary time. Today’s gospel is of the paralytic being lowered down through the ceiling to Jesus because it was so crowded at the door. What friends he had to find a way to get healing for this man. What faith they had! Jesus says that his sins are forgiven. I struggle with that…

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/072224.cfm We have two choices for the first reading today. Both focus on how much better it is if you know Jesus and you follow Jesus. In one of the readings, someone is searching for Jesus and finds Him after death. In the other reading, Paul said that you have died to the flesh and…

It is the seventh week of Easter, but some churches celebrate the Ascension of the Lord which is actually on Thursday before. The first reading is the beginning of Acts and Luke accounts the life, death, resurrection and ascension. The second reading “The one who descended is also the one who ascended far above all…

Today’s first reading is from Isaiah, and the Lord says, His word shall do His will, achieving the end for which I sent it. Most interpretations are that the Word was made flesh in Jesus Christ. He came to achieve the end for God. In the gospel, Jesus teaches us how to pray with the…