This blog follows the daily bible readings of the Catholic Church Reading 1,  Acts 17:15, 22—18:1 15 Paul’s escort took him as far as Athens, and went back with instructions for Silas and Timothy to rejoin Paul as soon as they could. 22 So Paul stood before the whole council of the Areopagus and made […]

This blog follows the daily bible readings of the Catholic Church Reading 1,  Acts 16:22-34 22 The crowd joined in and showed its hostility to them, so the magistrates had them stripped and ordered them to be flogged. 23 They were given many lashes and then thrown into prison, and the gaoler was told to […]

This blog follows the daily bible readings of the Catholic Church and is posted today 9th May for MONDAY 10th MAY Reading 1,  Acts 16:11-15 11 Sailing from Troas we made a straight run for Samothrace; the next day for Neapolis, 12 and from there for Philippi, a Roman colony and the principal city of […]

This blog follows the daily bible readings of the Catholic Church Reading 1,  Acts 16:1-10 1 From there he went to Derbe, and then on to Lystra, where there was a disciple called Timothy, whose mother was Jewish and had become a believer; but his father was a Greek. 2 The brothers at Lystra and […]

This blog follows the daily bible readings of the Catholic Church Reading 1,  Acts 15:22-31 22 Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to choose delegates from among themselves to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas, known as Barsabbas, and Silas, both leading men in the brotherhood, 23 […]

This blog follows the daily bible readings of the Catholic Church After much debate had taken place, Peter got up and said to them, “My brothers, you are well aware that from early days God made his choice among you that through my mouth the Gentiles would hear the word of the gospel and believe. […]

This blog follows the daily bible readings of the Catholic Church ACTS 15: 1-6 Some who had come down from Judea were instructing the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the Mosaic practice, you cannot be saved” Because there arose no little dissension and debate by Paul and Barnabas with them, it was decided […]

This blog follows the daily bible readings of the Catholic Church Reading 1, Acts 14:19-28 19 Then some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium and turned the people against them. They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the town, thinking he was dead. Then the disciples came crowding round him but, as they did so, […]

This blog follows the daily bible readings of the Catholic Church. Today’s Gospel reading is the passage from John’s Gospel already given for Saturday 1st May, so I have omitted it. Reading 1, 1 Corinthians 15:1-8 1 I want to make quite clear to you, brothers, what the message of the gospel that I preached […]

This blog follows the daily bible readings of the Catholic Church  Reading 1, Acts 13:44-52 44 The next Sabbath almost the whole town assembled to hear the word of God. 45 When they saw the crowds, the Jews, filled with jealousy, used blasphemies to contradict everything Paul said. 46 Then Paul and Barnabas spoke out […]