Today SAINT MARK, EVANGELIST Catholic Daily Readings First Reading 1 Pe 5:5b–14 Response Ps 89:2 Psalm Ps 89:2–3, 6–7, 16–17 Gospel Acclamation 1 Co 1:23a–24b Gospel Mk 16:15–20 Today WEDNESDAY AFTER THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER Revised Common Lectionary Daily Readings Psalm Ps 95 First Reading Mic 7:8–20 Second Reading Mk 14:26–31 Today ST. MARK Book of Comm […]
April 25: Bound for the Promised Land Joshua 14:1–15:63; 2 Corinthians 11:16–23; Psalm 54:1–7 Faith is not just about being faithful; it’s also about trusting in God’s faithfulness. For years God dealt with the confused and waning nature of His people while they were in the wilderness. They wondered, “Will God actually do what Moses has told us?” They had se […]
Morning, April 25 Go To Evening Reading “Rise up my love, my fair one, and come away.” —Song of Solomon 2:10 Lo, I hear the voice of my Beloved! He speaks to me! Fair weather is smiling upon the face of the earth, and he would not have me spiritually asleep while nature is all around me awaking from her winter’s rest. He bids me “Rise up,” and well he may, f […]
April 25 I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee Isa. 41:13 Don’t try to hold God’s hand; let Him hold yours. Let Him do the holding, and you do the trusting. H. W. Webb-Peploe Hardman, Samuel G., and Dwight Lyman Moody. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour. Willow Grove, PA: Woodlawn Electronic Publishing, 1997. Pri […]
April 25th Instant in season Be instant in season, out of season. 2 Tim. 4:2. Many of us suffer from the morbid tendency to be instant “out of season.” The season does not refer to time, but to us. “Be instant in season, out of season,” whether we feel like it or not. If we do only what we feel inclined to do, some of us would do nothing for ever and ever. T […]
Knowing the Fear of the Lord Excerpt The fear of the Lord has a familiar, weakened sense, in which it means little more than piety (e.g. Job 28:28; Prov. 9:10); the context forbids this weakened sense here. So far as we are to be judged by our deeds we may well be afraid of what is to come. It is in this fear that we persuade (conative, perhaps: we try to pe […]
The Tongue as a Revealer of Maturity or Immaturity James 3:1–12 Excerpt Since the teacher’s work is performed primarily through the use of his tongue, control of this instrument is of utmost importance. The greater the privilege in terms of knowledge and education, the greater the accountability for the use of that information (Luke 12:48). The tongue is a s […]
Unjust Masters Excerpt The masters had their faces dead set against these Christian slaves. We can understand that attitude when we remember that these slaves lived lives of singular purity, meekness, honesty, willingness to serve, and obedience in the households of their heathen masters. This was a powerful testimony for the [G]ospel, and brought them under […]
Contrasts and Conflicts Excerpt Instead of passing judgment on the woman, Jesus passed judgment on the judges! No doubt He was indignant at the way they treated the woman. He was also concerned that such hypocrites should condemn another person and not judge themselves. We do not know what He wrote on the dirt floor of the temple. Was He simply reminding the […]
Today TUESDAY OF THE FOURTH WEEK OF EASTER Catholic Daily Readings First Reading Ac 11:19–26 Response Ps 117:1a Psalm Ps 87:1b–7 Gospel Acclamation Jn 10:27 Gospel Jn 10:22–30 Today TUESDAY AFTER THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER Revised Common Lectionary Daily Readings Psalm Ps 95 First Reading 1 Ch 11:1–9 Second Reading Re 7:13–17 Today FOURTH TUESDAY AFTER PASC […]
