Sharing the Word

Wednesday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time July 12, 2023Daily Reading from the USCCB: Genesis 41:55-57; 42:5-7a, 17-24a Now the history of God’s care for his people is expressed in the story of Joseph. Jacob has twelve sons. One ...

Memorial of Saint Benedict July 11, 2023Daily Reading from the USCCB: Genesis 32:23-33 Jacob had been far from home seeking a wife. He had found two appropriate wives and was now on his way back to his homeland, where his ...

Monday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time July 10, 2023Daily Reading from the USCCB: Genesis 28:10-22a Jacob has been sent by his father Isaac, to seek a suitable wife. In his travels, God manifests himself to Jacob as he ...

Saturday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time July 8, 2023Daily Reading from the USCCB: Genesis 27:1-5, 15-29 Abraham and Sarah are dead. Isaac–the son promised to Abraham–knows that his death is near. He makes arrangements to confer his deathbed ...

Friday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time July 7, 2023Daily Reading from the USCCB: Matthew 9:9-13 Jesus was criticized for the people he hung around with. In today’s reading we see Jesus reaching out to Matthew–a tax collector, a ...

Thursday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time July 6, 2023Daily Reading from the USCCB: Genesis 22:1b-19 Sarah has now borne a son in her old age and Abraham is the father of a legitimate male offspring. God’s promise has ...