14th Week, Friday, July 12th

14th Week, Friday, July 12th

Hosea 14:2-10 / Matthew 10:16-23 

Hosea concludes his prophecy: Return to the Lord, your God.

July 4th: US Independence Day

July 4 Saturday (U. S. Independence Day reflections on next page):  USCCB video reflections: http://www.usccb.org/bible/reflections/index.cfm

14th Week, Wednesday, Jul 10

14th Week, Wednesday, Jul 10

Hosea 10:1-3, 7-8, 12 / Matthew 10:1-7 

Hosea prophesies disaster: The people must suffer for their sins.

13th Sunday B: Liturgical Prayers

Greeting (see second reading)

14th Sunday B: Prophets, Ministries and Acceptance

 

13th Week, Friday, July 5th

13th Week, Friday, July 5th

Amos 8: 4-6, 9-12 / Matthew 9: 9-13

Amos foretells terrible days ahead; "People will hunger for God's Word."

13th Week, Thursday, July 4th: St. Elizabeth of Portugal

 Amos 7:10-17 / Matthew 9:1-8 

Amos is ordered out of Israel: “Go on back to Judah.”

July 3rd: St. Thomas, Apostle of India

Ephesians 2:19-22 / John 20:24-29

You are no longer strangers: You are being built into God’s temple.

13th Week, Tuesday, July 2nd

 13th Week, Tuesday, July 2nd

Amos 3:1-6; 4:11-12 / Matthew 8:23-27 

I treated you as special: “But you did not return to me.”

13th Week, Monday, July 1

13^th Week, Monday, July 1

Amos 2:6-11, 13-16 / Matthew 8:18-22 

Amos prophesies in Israel: “You trample on the poor!”