Sharing the Word

Feast of Saint John, Apostle December 27, 2022Daily Reading from the USCCB: 1 John 1:1-4 For the next few weeks the Church gives us first readings from the first letter of St. John. The First Letter of John is more ...

Feast of Saint Stephen December 26, 2022Daily Reading from the USCCB: Matthew 10:17-22 Saint Stephen is the first public martyr of the fledgling Christian Church. He proclaimed Christianity to the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem and enraged them to the point ...

Saturday of the Fourth Week of Advent December 24, 2022Daily Reading from the USCCB: 2 Samuel 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16 God is speaking to David through Nathan the prophet. He’s telling David what lies ahead for him and his descendants. ...

Friday of the Fourth Week of Advent December 23, 2022Daily Reading from the USCCB: Malachi 3:1-4, 23-24 The Book of Malachi is the last book of the Old Testament. It leads its readers out of the preliminary revelation into the ...

Thursday of the Fourth Week of Advent December 22, 2022Daily Reading from the USCCB: 1 Samuel 1:24-28 During Advent, Scripture presents us with four men born in special ways. First the story Sampson superseded this year by the Fourth Sunday ...

Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Advent December 21, 2022Daily Reading from the USCCB: Song of Songs 2:8-14 The Song of Songs is a scriptural love poem. Two lovers have been separated by the rigors of winter. Now spring returns. ...