This blog follows the daily bible readings of the Catholic Church Reading 1, Amos 5:14-15, 21-24 14 Seek good and not evil so that you may survive, and the Lord God of Hosts be with you, as you claim he is. 15 Hate evil, love good, let justice reign at the city gate: it may […]

This blog follows the daily bible readings of the Catholic Church Reading 1,  Acts 12:1-11 1 It was about this time that King Herod started persecuting certain members of the church. 2 He had James the brother of John beheaded, 3 and when he saw that this pleased the Jews he went on to arrest […]

This blog follows the daily bible readings of the Catholic Church Reading 1, Amos 2:6-10, 13-16 6 The Lord says this: For the three crimes, the four crimes of Israel, I have made my decree and will not relent: because they have sold the upright for silver and the poor for a pair of sandals, […]

This blog follows the daily bible readings of the Catholic Church Reading 1, Lamentations 2:2, 10-14, 18-19 2 The Lord pitilessly engulfed all the homes of Jacob; in his fury he tore down the fortresses of the daughter of Judah; he threw to the ground, he desecrated the kingdom and its princes. 10 Mute, they […]

This blog follows the daily bible readings of the Catholic Church Reading 1, Isaiah 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 sharp sword, he hid […]

This blog follows the daily bible readings of the Catholic Church Reading 1,  2 Kings 22:8-13; 23:1-3 8 The high priest Hilkiah said to Shaphan the secretary, ‘I have found the Book of the Law in the Temple of Yahweh.’ And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, who read it. 9 Shaphan the secretary went […]

This blog follows the daily bible readings of the Catholic Church Reading 1,  2 Kings 19:9b-11, 14-21, 31-35a, 36 10 Sennacherib again sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying, ‘Tell Hezekiah king of Judah this, “Do not let your God on whom you are relying deceive you with the promise: Jerusalem will not fall into the king […]

This blog follows the daily bible readings of the Catholic Church Reading 1, 2 Kings 17:5-8, 13-15a, 18 5 The king of Assyria invaded the whole country and, coming to Samaria, laid siege to it for three years. 6 In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria captured Samaria and deported the Israelites […]

This blog follows the daily bible readings of the Catholic Church Reading 1, 2 Kings 11:1-4, 9-18, 20 1 When Athaliah mother of Ahaziah learned that her son was dead, she promptly murdered all those of royal stock. 2 But Jehosheba, daughter of King Jehoram and sister of Ahaziah, surreptitiously rescued Jehoash son of Ahaziah […]

This blog follows the daily bible readings of the Catholic Church Gospel,  Matthew 6:7-15 7 ‘In your prayers do not babble as the gentiles do, for they think that by using many words they will make themselves heard. 8 Do not be like them; your Father knows what you need before you ask him. 9 […]