In holy week as always the blog follows the bible readings of the Catholic Church.  Reading 1, Is 49:1-6 1 Coasts and islands, listen to me, pay attention, distant peoples. The Lord called me when I was in the womb, before my birth he had pronounced my name. 2 He made my mouth like a […]

This blog uses the daily bible readings of the Catholic Church   Isaiah 42: 1-7 Here is my servant whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom my soul delights. I have sent my spirit upon him, he will bring fair judgement to the nations. 2 He does not cry out or raise his voice, […]

This blog follows the daily bible readings of the Catholic Church.  Ezekiel 37: 21-28  Say, “The Lord  says this: I shall take the Israelites from the nations where they have gone. I shall gather them together from everywhere and bring them home to their own soil.  22 I shall make them into one nation in […]

The blog follows the daily bible readings of the Catholic Church  Reading 1, Jeremiah 20:10-13 10 I heard so many disparaging me, ‘Terror on every side! Denounce him! Let us denounce him!’ All those who were on good terms with me watched for my downfall, ‘Perhaps he will be seduced into error. Then we shall […]

The bible blog follows the daily bible readings of the Catholic Church. Gospel, Luke 1:26-38 26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the House of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. […]

This blog uses the daily bible readings of the Catholic Church  Reading 1, Daniel 3:14-20, 91-92, 95 14 Nebuchadnezzar addressed them, ‘Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-Nego, is it true that you do not serve my gods, and that you refuse to worship the golden statue I have set up? 15 When you hear the sound of […]

In this blog, I follow the daily bible readings of the Catholic Church  Reading 1, Numbers 21:4-9 4 They left Mount Hor by the road to the Sea of Suph, to skirt round Edom. On the way the people lost patience. 5 They spoke against God and against Moses, ‘Why did you bring us out […]

Although this blog follows the Catholic daily bible readings, I have today missed out a long reading from the book of Daniel, the story of Susanna and the elders.  Gospel, John 8:1-11 1 and Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2 At daybreak he appeared in the Temple again; and as all the people […]

This blog continues to follow the daily bible readings of the Catholic Church Reading 1, Jeremiah 11:18-20 18 The Lord informed me and I knew it; you then revealed their scheming to me. 19 I for my part was like a trustful lamb being led to the slaughterhouse, not knowing the schemes they were plotting […]

This blog follows the daily bible readings of the Catholic Church   Gospel, Matthew 1:16, 18-21, 24a 16 and Jacob fathered Joseph the husband of Mary; of her was born Jesus who is called Christ. 18 This is how Jesus Christ came to be born. His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph; but before they […]