September 30, 2024 Memorial of Saint Jerome, Priest and Doctor of the Church

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/091824.cfm Today’s first reading is Paul’s speech about love. Love is patient, love is kind… This is often a reading for weddings, but it is about Jesus. Let’s all spread the good news about love today. Amen! In the gospel, Jesus is speaking about John the Baptist. He is also concerned with the people focusing…

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/072624.cfm Jeremiah, in the first reading, talks of the hope of the people returning to Jerusalem after the exile. Even though there are but a few remaining, they now enter back into the covenant with God, rebuilding their nation. In the gospel, after stating the parable of the sower and the seed, Jesus explained the…

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/082524.cfm In the first reading, Joshua says for him, he must serve the Lord and then the people confirm that they will serve the Lord! For He is our God. Amen! In the second reading, Paul said that wives should be subordinate to their husbands and that husbands should love their wives as they love…

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/073124.cfm In today’s first reading Jeremiah is asking the Lord for relief. God told him, “If you repent, so that I restore you,in my presence you shall stand; For I am with you,to deliver and rescue you, says the LORD. I will free you from the hand of the wicked,and rescue you from the grasp…

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/060524.cfm Today’s first reading is Paul writing to Timothy about fear. Persecution maybe? Paul was in prison at the time. This is where we get the slogan, Faith over Fear! Paul said “For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice but rather of power and love and self-control.” In the gospel, people who…

Today’s first reading is from Ezekiel and the Lord speaks about what he wants from his people to not be divided into Judah and Israel. He wants them to follow his commandments and stop worshipping idols. He wants to be their shepherd. In the gospel, the Jews plot to kill Jesus. Caiaphas, a high priest…