Sunday, April 14
Third Sunday of Easter
Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41
Revelation 5:11-14
John 21:1-19
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Daily Scriptures: April 14 – April 28
Depending not on our own strength, but on God’s guidance
It is already one month since the new successor of Peter was elected by the cardinals under the guidance of the Holy Spirit to lead and govern the Church. Pope Francis in this short period of time has already shown us great faith and humility. His words and his actions are visible signs of his total dependence in God. He recognizes his limitations and places his confidence in God because he knows that God is the one who illuminates and guides the Church.
Daily Scriptures: January 6 – January 20, 2013
Sunday, Jan. 6
The Epiphany of the Lord
Isaiah 60:1-6
Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6
Matthew 2:1-12
Daily Scriptures: December 16 – December 23, 2012
Sunday, Dec. 16
Third Sunday of Advent
Zephaniah 3:14-18a
Philippians 4:4-7
Luke 3:10-18
Jesus’ presence allows us to ‘rejoice always’
Blessed Miguel Pro’s biographers say that even from a young age he was always joyful. As a youngster he played practical jokes on his sisters, wrote silly songs and played them on his guitar, and later he humored his brothers in the Society of Jesus with comics.
Daily Scriptures: November 11 – November 25
Sunday, Nov. 11
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
1 Kings 17:10-16
Hebrews 9:24-28
Mark 12:38-44
Widows’ generosity, gratitude set example for all to follow
Generosity inspires gratitude, and gratitude inspires generosity. In our lives, the Lord is generous to us, and even increases our ability to give.
Daily Scriptures: October 14 – October 28
Sunday, Oct. 14
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Wisdom 7:7-11
Hebrews 4:12-13
Mark 10:17-30
What’s holding you back from following Jesus today?
Our human way of thinking is not God’s way of thinking. Take our Gospel reading for Sunday: A young man approaches Jesus and asks him, “What must I do to inherit eternal life.”
Daily Scriptures: September 2 – September 16, 2012
Sunday, Sept. 2
22nd Sunday in ordinary time
Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8
James 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27
Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23
We must be ‘doers of the word,’ even at difficult times
Near the beginning of “Render Unto Caesar,” Archbishop Charles Chaput makes a claim that has remained strong in my mind in the years since I read it — a claim we hear echoed in the current teaching from the bishops of the United States, including our own faithful shepherd.
Daily Scriptures: August 19 – September 2, 2012
Sunday, Aug. 19
20th Sunday in ordinary time
Proverbs 9:1-6
Ephesians 5:15-20
John 6:51-58
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