October 19, 2024 Memorial of Saints John de Brébeuf and Isaac Jogues, Priests, and Companions, Martyrs

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…

OT means ordinary time. David dies in today’s first reading. Solomon becomes King. In the gospel, Jesus sends out the twelve with authority to preach the gospel and heal others. This is the beginning of the church. He wants every one of us to go out and share the gospel with others. This is my…

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…

I know a little of this saint since when I was a child, living at home, my mom took classes at Neumann center in Ft. Worth. What a blessing to be a saint! In the gospel, Jesus says to Nathaniel, “you will see the sky opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on…

Today’s first reading is from the prophet Jeremiah and he states that the Lord has commanded and the people still turn from Him and do evil. “Faithfulness has disappeared” Since the days of Adam and Eve, we see many instances of people turning away from God. Is that in human nature? God does give us…

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061824.cfm In today’s first reading, Ahab was doing evil killing people for his selfish gain, so the Lord sent Elijah to tell the king that he would surely die as did his that he had killed and all of his descendants. Ahab put on sackcloth and was remorse for what he had done, so the…