Journey with Scripture

Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sirach 27:33–28:9; Romans 14:7–9; Matthew 18:21–35 In 1999, a small village in East Timor was burned by pro-Indonesian militia.

Saturday of the Twenty-Third Week in Ordinary Time 1 Corinthians 10:14–22 For us, the word “idolatry” can sound distant. But for Paul, idolatry was a daily reality.

Friday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time 1 Corinthians 9:16–19, 22b–27 A river begins as a small stream.

Thursday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time 1 Corinthians 8:1b–7, 11–13 Imagine you are living in a Buddhist country.

Wednesday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time 1 Corinthians 7:25–31 From chapter seven of the First Letter to the Corinthians, Saint Paul begins to answer questions sent to him by the community.

September 8, Tuesday Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Matthew 1:1–16, 18–23 Matthew begins his Gospel with a genealogy.

Monday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time 1 Corinthians 5:1–8 Every baptized person has died to sin and begun a new life for God.

Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time Ezekiel 33:1, 7–9; Romans 13:8–10; Matthew 18:15–18 At first, today’s Gospel sounds like a procedure against a sinner.

Saturday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time 1 Corinthians 4:6b–15 Today Saint Paul gives us a sharp contrast.

Friday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time 1 Corinthians 4:1–5 The apostles were not founders of a new school of thought.

Thursday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of Saint Gregory the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church 1 Corinthians 3:18–23 In Saint Paul’s time, people often belonged to schools of thought.

Wednesday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time 1 Corinthians 3:1–9 Imagine two children playing peacefully.

Tuesday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time 1 Corinthians 2:10b–16 Every day I pray: Come, O Creator Spirit.

Monday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time 1 Corinthians 2:1–5 Paul came to Corinth after Athens.

Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Jeremiah 20:7–9; Romans 12:1–2; Matthew 16:21–27 Peter had just made his great confession: You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.

Saturday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of the Passion of Saint John the Baptist 1 Corinthians 1:26–31 Abraham was old.

Friday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of Saint Augustine, Bishop and Doctor of the Church 1 Corinthians 1:17–25 Crucifixion was one of the cruelest forms of punishment in the ancient world.

Thursday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of Saint Monica 1 Corinthians 1:1–9 The community in Corinth gave Paul many troubles.

Wednesday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time 2 Thessalonians 3:6–10, 16–18 From the beginning, the Christian community was marked by sharing.

Tuesday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time 2 Thessalonians 2:1–3a, 14–17 The Christians in Thessalonica had a problem.

Feast of Saint Bartholomew, Apostle John 1:45–51 Today we celebrate Saint Bartholomew, Apostle.

Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time Isaiah 22:19–23; Romans 11:33–36; Matthew 16:13–20 In my Christology class, I often ask my students: Who is Jesus for you?

Saturday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ezekiel 43:1–7ab Early in the Book of Ezekiel, the prophet sees a terrible vision.

Friday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of Saint Pius X, Pope Ezekiel 37:1–14 Today, Ezekiel stands in a valley full of dry bones.

Thursday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of Saint Bernard, Abbot and Doctor of the Church Ezekiel 36:23–28 The destruction of Jerusalem did not affect only Israel.

Wednesday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time Ezekiel 34:1–11 The shepherds of Judea were tough men.

Tuesday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time Ezekiel 28:1–10 Today’s reading comes from a larger section of the Book of Ezekiel: the oracles against the nations.

Monday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time Ezekiel 24:15–23 In today’s reading, one phrase is repeated twice: “the delight of your eyes.”

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Isaiah 56:1, 6–7; Romans 11:13–15, 29–32; Matthew 15:21–28 From the beginning of His ministry, Jesus’ mission had a clear focus: to renew Israel.

The Assumption of Mary Revelation 11:19a; 12:1–6a, 10ab; Psalm 45; 1 Corinthians 15:20–27; Luke 1:39–56 The Assumption of Mary is not only about Mary.

Friday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Priest and Martyr Ezekiel 16:1–15, 60, 63 Today’s reading from Ezekiel is difficult.

Thursday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time Ezekiel 12:1–12 In today’s reading, God asks Ezekiel to do something strange.

Wednesday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time Ezekiel 9:1–7; 10:18–22 Today’s reading from Ezekiel is difficult.

Tuesday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of Saint Clare, Virgin Ezekiel 2:8—3:4 After the vision of God’s glory, Ezekiel receives his prophetic mission.

Feast of Saint Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr John 12:24–26 The story of Saint Lawrence is well known.

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 1 Kings 19:9, 11–13a; Romans 9:1–5; Matthew 14:22–33 Elijah stood on the mountain before the Lord.

Saturday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of Saint Dominic, Priest Habakkuk 1:12–2:4 We know very little about the prophet Habakkuk.

Friday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time Nahum 2:1, 3; 3:1–3, 6–7 Some powers look as if they will last forever.

The Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord Daniel 7:9–10, 13–14; 2 Peter 1:16–19; Matthew 17:1–9 Before Jesus led Peter, James, and John up the mountain, he had spoken to them about the cross.

Wednesday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time Jeremiah 31:1–7 Until now, we have mostly heard Jeremiah speak hard words.

Tuesday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of Saint John Vianney, Priest Jeremiah 30:1–2, 12–15, 18–22 Today, the Lord tells Jeremiah to write His words in a book.

Monday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time Jeremiah 28:1–17 Today, we witness a conflict between two prophets: Jeremiah and Hananiah.

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Isaiah 55:1–3; Romans 8:35, 37–39; Matthew 14:13–21 Jesus withdraws to a deserted place.

Saturday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time, Memorial of Saint Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop and Doctor of the Church Jeremiah 26:11–16, 24 Today, Jeremiah is on trial.

Friday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time - Memorial of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Priest Jeremiah 26:1–9 Today, Jeremiah stands in the temple of the Lord.

Thursday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time Jeremiah 18:1–6 Today, we hear one of those passages of the Bible that has inspired artists, poets, writers, and musicians.

Memorial of Saints Martha, Mary, and Lazarus John 11:19–27 or Luke 10:38–42 Today, the Church remembers three people whom Jesus loved:

Tuesday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time Jeremiah 14:17–22 Jeremiah lived in a time when people heard two opposite messages.

Monday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time Jeremiah 13:1–11 Today’s reading gives us one of Jeremiah’s strange symbolic actions.

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 1 Kings 3:5, 7–12; Romans 8:28–30; Matthew 13:44–52 Jesus gives us three images of the kingdom of heaven: