Vatican 2 calls on all Christians to read the Bible, 'to have a burning love' for the Word of God |
This reading plan follows the Sunday liturgy: reading + psalm + reading + gospel From www.simplebible.info |
O Holy Spirit, please guide me
as I read these passages for today. |
January 2, 2012
Genesis Chapters 1, 2 |
Dear God, thank you for making such a beautiful world |
Psalm
1
Such a
person is like a tree planted beside a river, Such a
person is on the Way of Life. |
Dear Lord, please help me do good and avoid evil |
Acts
of the Apostles Chapter 1 (1 - 5) Dear Friend of God, in my first book I wrote about everything Jesus did until the day he was taken up to heaven For 40 days after his death, he appeared to
his apostles many times, and taught them about the kingdom of God |
Jesus, please baptize me with the Holy Spirit. |
Matthew Chapter 1 (18 - 25) This is how Jesus came to be born. His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph But before they lived
together, An angel appeared to Joseph in a dream and said "Joseph,
descendant of David, Joseph took Mary
to his home as his wife. |
Dear
Jesus, Son of God, son of Mary, step-son of Joseph, |