July 26, 2024 Memorial of Saints Joachim and Anne, Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary

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 readings are interesting. In 2 Samuel, God tells Nathan to tell David things. God asks why David hasn’t built a house for God yet? I know that it is Solomon, David’s son, who will build the temple and God does tell that to Nathan and that God will not abandon Solomon like he did…

Today’s first reading tells of letting Peter go after telling him to stop using the name of Jesus for healing and preaching. How could Peter stop when he was filled with the Holy Spirit? In the gospel, Mark told the accounts of Jesus appearing to Mary Magdalene, Jesus on the road to Emmaus, and then…

Today’s first reading: Paul is in Athens talking to the people and few convert, but he moves on. Those are building altars for an unknown god. Paul said “God has overlooked the times of ignorance, but now he demands that all people everywhere repentbecause he has established a day on which he will ‘judge the…

My word of the year is Proclaim, so here I am writing about the daily readings of the Roman Catholic Church. I listen to many commentators for the daily readings and many of them talk about trying to be like Mary in her perfect love. I do try to love my neighbor, but I am…

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/072024.cfm Today’s first reading is from Isaiah’s follower, Micah. He warned the wealthy landowners to stop oppressing the poor. At some point they will be taken into exile and lose their land. In the gospel, the Pharasies are planning to kill Jesus because he healed on the Sabbath. Jesus leaves, but is still healing those…