This blog follows the daily bible readings of the Catholic Church Reading 1,  Hosea 10:1-3, 7-8, 12 1 Israel was a luxuriant vine yielding plenty of fruit. The more his fruit increased, the more altars he built; the richer his land became, the richer he made the sacred pillars. 2 Theirs is a divided heart; […]

This blog follows the daily bible readings of the Catholic Church Reading 1, Hosea 8:4-7, 11-13 4 They have set up kings, but without my consent, and appointed princes, but without my knowledge. With their silver and gold, they have made themselves idols, but only to be destroyed. 5 I spurn your calf, Samaria! My […]

This blog follows the daily bible readings of the Catholic Church Reading 1 Hosea 2:16-22 16 But look, I am going to seduce her and lead her into the desert and speak to her heart. 17 There I shall give her back her vineyards, and make the Vale of Achor a gateway of hope. There […]

This blog follows the daily bible readings of the Catholic Church Reading 1,  Eph 2:19-22 19 So you are no longer aliens or foreign visitors; you are fellow-citizens with the holy people of God and part of God’s household. 20 You are built upon the foundations of the apostles and prophets, and Christ Jesus himself […]

This blog follows the daily bible readings of the Catholic Church Reading 1, Amos 8:4-6, 9-12 4 Listen to this, you who crush the needy and reduce the oppressed to nothing, 5 you who say, ‘When will New Moon be over so that we can sell our corn, and Sabbath, so that we can market […]

This blog follows the daily bible readings of the Catholic Church Reading 1, Amos 7:10-17 10 Amaziah the priest of Bethel then sent word to Jeroboam king of Israel as follows, ‘Amos is plotting against you in the heart of the House of Israel; the country cannot tolerate his speeches. 11 For this is what […]

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 […]