1ST READING: Galatians 1:13-24 Brethren: You have heard of my former life in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God violently and tried to destroy it; and I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people, so extremely zealous was I for the traditions of my fathers. But when he…
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DAILY READINGS – OCTOBER 7 (MEMORIAL, OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY) 27TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR 2
1ST READING: Galatians 1:6-12 Brethren: I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and turning to a different gospel – not that there is another gospel, but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ. But even if we,…
Memorial, Guardian Angels – Daily Readings – October 2 (26th Week)
First Reading: Job 9:1-12, 14-16 Job answered his friends and said: “Truly I know that it is so: But how can a man be in the right before God? If one wished to contend with him, one could not answer him once in a thousand times. He is wise in heart and mighty in strength…
Daily Readings Reflection – Tuesday, October 1 (26th Week)
Daily Readings Reflection In our Daily Readings Reflection for today, we come to see that suffering and misery are universal experiences. The difference between us is how we interpret and respond to them. Some people may get disturbed, agitated, aggressive, critical, despondent, cynical, doubtful of their beliefs, or even give up. These sentiments are depicted…
Daily Reflection – Sept. 30 (Memorial, St. Jerome) Monday, 26th Week in Ordinary Time
The pursuit of greatness is a common desire, but it often goes wrong due to the way people understand and use it. Many people reduce greatness to mere quantity and number, equate it to having and doing, which is contrary to true greatness and the teachings of Jesus. Jesus corrects this worldly thinking by setting…
DAILY READINGS – SEPT. 30 (MEMORIAL, ST. JEROME) 26TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR 2
1ST READING: Job 1:6-22 There was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came among them. The Lord said to Satan, “From where have you come?” Satan answered the Lord, “From going back and forth on the earth, and from walking up and down on…
SUNDAY READINGS SEPT. 29 (26TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR B)
1ST READING: Numbers 11:25-29 In those days: The Lord came down in the cloud and spoke to Moses and took some of the spirit that was upon him and put it upon the seventy elders; and when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied. But they did so no more. Now two men remained in…
Daily Reflection – September 28 (25th Week in Ordinary Time)
Daily Reflection – September 28 Vanity is a fundamental truth in human life. It is characterized by a lack of purpose, direction, meaning, and emptiness. Many desires, particularly in youth, provide temporary pleasure and satisfaction. This vanity clouded the disciples of Jesus. It prevented them from understanding suffering as part of God’s redemptive plan. Many…
DAILY READINGS – SEPT. 28 (ORDINARY TIME WEEK 25 YEAR 2)
1ST READING: Ecclesiastes 11:9-12:8 Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth; walk in the ways of your heart and the sight of your eyes. But know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment. Remove vexation from your mind, and…
DAILY READINGS – SEPT. 27 (ST. VINCENT DE PAUL – ORDINARY TIME WEEK 25 FRIDAY YEAR 2)
1ST READING: Ecclesiastes 3:1-11 For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down,…