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Your guide through the scripture readings of Daily Mass from Dr. Scott Hahn, Dr. John Bergsma, and our other theologians from the St. Paul Center. Insight on memorials and feasts of our God's saints and personal insight from sacred scripture.

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Jul 27, 2020

Readings:
Isaiah 55:1–3
Psalm 145:8–9, 15–18
Romans 8:35, 37–39
Matthew 14:13–21

In Jesus and the Church, Isaiah’s promises in today’s First Reading are fulfilled. All who are thirsty come to the living waters of Baptism (see John 4:14). The hungry delight in rich fare—given bread to eat and wine to...


Jul 27, 2020

Lecturas:
Isaías 55,1-3
Salmo 145, 8-9.15-18
Romanos 8, 35.37-39
Mateo 14,13-21

Las promesas que hace Isaías en la primera lectura de este domingo se han cumplido en Jesús y en la Iglesia. Todos los que están sedientos vienen a las aguas vivas del bautismo (cf. Jn 4,14). Los hambrientos se deleitan abundantemente en...


Jul 20, 2020

Readings
1 Kings 3:5, 7–12
Psalm 119:57, 72, 76–77, 127–130
Romans 8:28–30
Matthew 13:44–52

What is your new life in Christ worth to you?

Do you love His words more than gold and silver, as we sing in today’s Psalm? Would you, like the characters in the Gospel today, sell all that you have in order to...


Jul 20, 2020

Lecturas:
1 Reyes 3,5. 7–12
Salmo 119,57.72.76–77.127–130
Romanos 8,28–30
Mateo 13, 44–52

¿Cuánto vale para ti tu nueva vida en Cristo?

¿Amas sus palabras más que el oro y la plata, como cantamos en el salmo de esta semana? ¿Venderías todo lo que tienes para poseer el reino que Él promete, como los...


Jul 6, 2020

Readings:
Isaiah 55:10–11
Psalm 65:10–14
Romans 8:18–23
Matthew 13:1–23

Today’s readings, like last week’s, ask us to meditate on Israel’s response to God’s Word—and our own. Why do some hear the word of the kingdom, yet fail to accept it as a call to conversion and faith in Jesus? That question...