Today’s first reading is from prophet Isaiah, God says he will create a new heaven and a new earth. Is he talking about Jesus? In the gospel, Jesus leaves his hometown and returns to the town where he turned water into wine. He performs another miracle of healing a man’s son with just his words. He performed miracles so that people would believe. But he does tell doubting Thomas blessed are those who have not seen and still believe. Amen!
Today’s first reading is Jeremiah saying there will be a new covenant. Jesus died for our sins and he is the new covenant. Jeremiah also says remember their sins no more. Jesus died for our sins. In the second reading, Paul says to the Hebrews that Jesus suffered and died for them and became the…
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/100924.cfm In the first reading, Paul challenged Peter’s way of living. He was preaching the gospel of Jesus to Jews while observing their laws. Then Peter was living as the gentiles, eating unclean food. Paul saw this as hypocrisy and didn’t want any separation in the new church family. In the gospel of Luke, Jesus…
Today’s first reading: Paul and Barnabas are preaching on deaf ears with the Jews so they say they will preach to the Gentiles. And many became Christians. In the gospel, Philip asks Jesus to show the Father to them so that they may believe. Jesus says: Do you not believe that I am in 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/daily-bible-reading Today’s first reading shows us the power of God. Elijah asks followers of Baal to get their god to send fire on the sacrificed bull. Of course no fire comes when calling on Baal, but God delivered a great fire to show the people so that they would believe. In the gospel , Jesus…
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/090424.cfm Today’s first reading, Paul is stating that he is not to be worshipped or considered to be powerful. That is to be reserved for God. He said we plant and water, but growth comes from God! Today’s psalm is 33 and it spoke to me, verses 20-21: Our soul waits for the LORD,who is…
