Reading 1, Isaiah 48:17-19 17 Thus says the Lord, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: I am the Lord your God and teach you for your own good, I lead you in the way you ought to go. 18 If only you had listened to my commandments! Your prosperity would have been like a […]

The blog follows the daily bible readings of the Catholic Church  Isaiah 41: 13-20 13 For I, the Lord, your God, I grasp you by your right hand; I tell you, ‘Do not be afraid, I shall help you.’ 14 Do not be afraid, Jacob, you worm! You little handful of Israel! I shall help […]

This blog is a reflection on the Catholic daily bible readings Reading 1, Isaiah 40:25-31  25 ‘To whom can you compare me, or who is my equal?’ says the Holy One. 26 Lift your eyes and look at the heavens: he who created these things leads out their army in order, summoning each of them […]

Reading 1, Genesis 3:9-15, 20 9 But the Lord God called to the man. ‘Where are you?’ he asked. 10 ‘I heard the sound of you in the garden,’ he replied. ‘I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid.’ 11 ‘Who told you that you were naked?’ he asked. ‘Have you been eating […]

06-Elder Burch & Congregation-Divers – Gospel – Rock My Soul (CD 2 of 2)-My Heart Keep Singing This blog reflects on the catholic daily bible readings from the New Jerusalem Bible translation.   Reading 1, Isaiah 35:1-10   1 Let the desert and the dry lands be glad, let the wasteland rejoice and bloom; like […]

This blog continues to reflect on the catholic bible readings for each day Reading 1, Isaiah 30:19-21, 23-26 19 Yes, people of Zion living in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. He will be gracious to you when your cry for help rings out; as soon as he hears it, he will answer you. 20 […]

Day by day this blog provides a reflection on the daily bible readings of the Catholic Church Reading 1, Isaiah 29:17-24 17 Is it not true that in a very short time the Lebanon will become productive ground, so productive you might take it for a forest? 18 That day the deaf will hear the […]

The blog continues to reflect on the Catholic daily bible readings for Advent Reading 1, Isaiah 26:1-6 1 That day, this song will be sung in Judah: ‘We have a fortress city, the walls and ramparts provide safety. 2 Open the gates! Let the upright nation come in, the nation that keeps faith! 3 This […]

This blog interprets the Catholic bible readings for each day.  Isaiah 25: 6-10  On this mountain, for all peoples, the Lord of hosts is preparing a banquet of rich food, a banquet of fine wines, of succulent food, of well-strained wines. 7 On this mountain, he has destroyed the veil which used to veil all […]

This blog reflects on the daily bible readings of the Catholic Church  Isaiah 11: 1-10 A shoot will spring from the stock of Jesse, a new shoot will grow from his roots. 2 On him will rest the spirit of God, the spirit of wisdom and insight,  the spirit of counsel and power, the spirit […]