Religion

Today’s first reading: Paul is working his way back to Rome to be put on trial. He is in Jerusalem and the Sadducees and the Pharisees were there. Paul said he was a Pharisee and he is just testifying to the resurrection. A fight broke out between the two groups because one doesn’t believe in…

Today’s first reading is Paul saying goodbye to the faithful in Ephasus. He said to stay vigilant and “keep in mind the words of the Lord Jesus who himself said,‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” In the gospel, John 17, Jesus prays for the apostles. He said “I do not ask that…

Today’s first reading is of Peter naming, choosing, the 12th apostle after Judas, Matthias. I watched a commentary on this and he said what about the other one considered and not chosen. But we are all chosen by God. Jesus chose us. I am a daughter of God. Jesus knows my name. In the gospel,…

Today’s first reading: Paul goes to Ephasus and finds faithful that have been baptized by John and now need to know about Jesus and receive the Holy Spirit. They begin to speak in tongues. In the gospel, the apostles said they now believe. Jesus said that they will leave Him alone in His time of…

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 about the preaching of a Jew named Apollos in Ephasus. They said he was an eloquent speaker, was an authority on the scripture, and he vigorously refuted the Jews in public. My commentary said that we need to commit ourselves to reading and sharing the scripture. He also said to study…

Today’s first reading is of Paul preaching in Corinth. God said to stay there that he would be protected. He was persecuted by the Jews during that time but stayed a year and a half. We do have two letters to the Corinthians in the Bible. In the gospel , Jesus said “So you also…

This is also Ascension Thursday, but my church is observing it on Sunday. Today’s first reading is of Paul visiting Corinth. The Jews reject his teaching so he dusts off his sandals and goes to the gentiles. He converts many to Christianity. In the gospel, it is written three times, “A little while and you…

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…

Today’s first reading is of Paul getting arrested for preaching about Jesus. They said that he was beaten with rods and tied to stakes. There was an earthquake and his chains were broken and the cell doors were opened. The guard was going to kill himself because he thought Paul had escaped, but Paul was…