THIS WEEK’S GOSPEL MESSAGE
Sunday, June 24th
Luke 1:57-66, 80
“When the time arrived for Elizabeth to have her child she gave birth to a son. Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown his great mercy toward her, and they rejoiced with her…So they made signs, asking his father what he wished him to be called…‘John is his name’…The child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the desert until the day of his manifestation to Israel.”
“God called John the Baptist to prepare the way for Jesus. In baptism, God calls us to prepare the way for Jesus in the world today. ”
Source: Pastoral Patterns, Summer 2018
DAILY READINGS FOR THE WEEK
“So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.”
Romans 10:17
Monday 2 Kings 17:5-8,13-15a, 18; Matt 7:1-5
Tuesday 2 Kings 19:9b-11, 14-21,31-35a,36; Matt 7:6,12-14
Wednesday 2 Kings 22:8-13; 23:1-3; Matt 7:15-20
Thursday 2 Kings 24:8-17; Matt 7:21-29
Saint Irenaeus, Bishop and Martyr (Memorial)
Friday Acts 12:1-11; 2 Tim 4:6-8, 17-18; Matt 16:13-19
Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles (Solemnity)
Saturday Lam 2:2,1-14,18-19; Matt 8:5-17
“You, my child,
will be called a prophet of the Most High God. You will go ahead of the Lord
to prepare his road for him,
to tell his people that they will be saved
by having their sins forgiven.”
Luke 1:76-77