This blog follows the daily bible readings of the Catholic Church Reading 1, 1 John 2:3-11 3 In this way we know that we have come to know him, if we keep his commandments. 4 Whoever says, ‘I know him’ without keeping his commandments, is a liar, and truth has no place in him. 5 […]
This blog follows the daily bible readings of the Catholic Church Reading 1, 1 John 1:5—2:2 5 This is what we have heard from him and are declaring to you: God is light, and there is no darkness in him at all. 6 If we say that we share in God’s life while we are […]
This blog follows the daily bible readings of the Catholic Church: Feast of St. John Evangelist Reading 1, 1 John 1:1-4 1 Something which has existed since the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have watched and touched with our own hands, the Word of life […]
Reading 1, Is 52:7-10 7 How beautiful on the mountains, are the feet of the messenger announcing peace, of the messenger of good news, who proclaims salvation and says to Zion, ‘Your God is king!’ 8 The voices of your watchmen! Now they raise their voices, shouting for joy together, for with their own eyes […]
This blog follows the daily bible readings of the Catholic Church Reading 1, 2 Samuel 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16 1 Once the king had settled into his palace and the Lord had granted him rest from all the enemies surrounding him, 2 the king said to the prophet Nathan, ‘Look, I am living in a […]
This blog follows the daily bible readings of the Catholic Church Reading 1, Malachi 3:1-4, 23-24 1 ‘Look, I shall send my messenger to clear a way before me. And suddenly the Lord whom you seek will come to his Temple; yes, the angel of the covenant, for whom you long, is on his way, […]
This blog follows the daily bible readings of the Catholic Church Reading 1, 1 Samuel 1:24-28 24 When she had weaned him, she took him up with her, as well as a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour and a skin of wine, and took him into the temple of the Lord at Shiloh; the […]
This blog follows the daily bible readings of the Catholic Church Reading 1, Song of Songs 2:8-14 8 BELOVED: I hear my love. See how he comes leaping on the mountains, bounding over the hills. 9 My love is like a gazelle, like a young stag. See where he stands behind our wall. He looks […]
This blog follows the daily bible readings of the Catholic Church Reading 1, Isaiah 7:10-14 10 The Lord spoke to Ahaz again and said: 11 Ask your God for a sign, either in the depths of Sheol or in the heights above. 12 But Ahaz said, ‘I will not ask. I will not put the […]
This blog follows the daily bible readings of the Catholic Church Reading 1, Jeremiah 23:5-8 5 Look, the days are coming, the Lord declares, when I shall raise an upright Branch for David; he will reign as king and be wise, doing what is just and upright in the country. 6 In his days Judah […]