Daily Bible

Read Today’s Readings A constant theme in the Old Testament and the New Testament is that we are to offer to others what God has offered to us. The Hebrew people were called on to free slaves, forgive debt and to care for the widow, the orphan and the foreigner because God did all of…

Read Today’s Readings In today’s first reading from Titus 2:1-14, we hear Saint Paul continue his exhortation to Titus to encourage upright moral behavior in members of the Church. Earlier in this letter Saint Paul talked about bishops. As he continues, he encourages all of the faithful to avoid sin and to grow in virtue.…

Read Today’s Readings In today’s reading from 1Kings 17:10-16 we hear the story of Elijah and the widow. Elijah asks the widow for some bread and water, and the widow tells him that she had only a little flour and oil left and was just about to prepare the last meal for her and her…

See the Readings for Today Today’s reading is from Philippians 1:18-26. Saint Paul shows us what it means to live totally for Jesus. Whether he teaches or suffers, whether he lives or dies, Saint Paul is content to know that Jesus is being proclaimed through him. Read this passage and reflect on Saint Paul’s attitude…

Read Today’s Readings In Philemon 7-20 we see Saint Paul navigating the challenges that the Gospel poses to human culture. The slave Onesimus escapes from Philemon, who is a Christian, and runs to Saint Paul, apparently seeking sanctuary. Saint Paul’s response is to send Onesimus back to Philemon with this letter. In the letter Saint Paul…

Read Today’s Readings Today’s first reading is from Saint Paul’s letter to Titus 1:1-9. Saint Paul has ordained Titus as a bishop, and has instructed Titus to in turn raise up bishops in each city where he starts a local church. In the time of the apostles, the term for bishop and priest were used…

Read Today’s Readings In today’s first reading from Ezekiel 47:1-12, the prophet shares his vision of a river flowing from the temple, giving life wherever it flowed. The river represented the Covenant, the love of God flowing into the world. For the Jewish people from the time of Solomon until its destruction in 70AD, the…

Read Today’s Readings In today’s first reading, Deuteronomy 2:2-6, we hear Moses exhorting the Hebrew people to not only obey the Law of God but to love it. He also sums up the purpose of the Law with words that become the central prayer of the Jewish faith, called the Shema (which means “Hear): Hear,…

  See the Readings for Today   The readings for All Saints Day are just beautiful! Revelation 7:2-14 recounts St. John’s vision of the 144 thousand saints who have come through the persecution and washed in the blood of the Lamb. In other words, these saints remained faithful to Jesus, and are saved by Jesus’ sacrifice…