"CONQUER EVIL WITH GOOD" (Rm 12:21) – One Bread, One Body, Jun 16, 2014
1 Kings 21:1-16 | Psalm 5:2-7 | Matthew 5:38-42 “Do not resist one who is evil.” —Matthew 5:39, RSV-CE We disciples of Jesus no longer want to get even with our enemies and persecutors. Instead, our battle is against the kingdom of evil (Eph 6:12) and our goal is to reclaim souls stolen from the Lord and restore them to His kingdom.
February 23rd 2014 – Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Listen Here! Holy as God Leviticus 19:1–2, 17–18 Psalm 103:1–4, 8, 10, 12–13 1 Corinthians 3:16–23 Matthew 5:38–48 We are called to the holiness of God. That is the extraordinary claim made in both the First Reading and Gospel this Sunday
Catholic Mass Readings for Monday, December 24th, 2012
First Reading 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16 When King David was settled in his palace, and the LORD had given him rest from his enemies on every side, he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God dwells in a tent!” Nathan answered the king, “Go, do whatever you have in mind, for the LORD is with you.” But that night the LORD spoke to Nathan and said: “Go, tell my servant David, ‘Thus says the LORD: Should you build me a house to dwell in? “‘It was I who took you from the pasture and from the care of the flock to be commander of my people Israel. I have been with you wherever you went, and I have destroyed all your enemies before you
Catholic Mass Readings for Saturday, November 24th, 2012
First Reading Rv 11:4-12 I, John, heard a voice from heaven speak to me: Here are my two witnesses: These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth. If anyone wants to harm them, fire comes out of their mouths and devours their enemies.
Catholic Mass Readings for Thursday, September 13th, 2012
First Reading 1 Cor 8:1b-7, 11-13 Brothers and sisters: Knowledge inflates with pride, but love builds up. If anyone supposes he knows something, he does not yet know as he ought to know.