Read Through The Catholic Bible In A Year

Jan 1: Genesis (Gen) 1-3 & Mark 1

Jan 2: Gen 4-6

Jan 3: Gen 7-9

Jan 4: Gen 10-12 Matthew (Matt 1)

Jan 5: Gen 13-15 & Matt 2

Jan 6: Gen 16-18 & Matt 3

Jan 7: Gen 19-21 & Matt 4

Jan 8: Gen 22-24 & Mark 2

Jan 9: Gen 25-27

Jan 10: Gen 28-30

Jan 11: Gen 31-33 & Matt 5

Jan 12: Gen 34-36 & Matt 6

Jan 13: Gen 37-39 & Matt 7

Jan 14: Gen 40-42 & Matt 8

Jan 15: Gen 43-45 & Mark 3

Jan 16: Gen 46-48

Jan 17: Gen 49-50 & Exodus (Ex) 1

Jan 18: Ex 2-4 & Matt 9

Jan 19: Ex 5-7 & Matt 10

Jan 20: Ex 8-10 & Matt 11

Jan 21: Ex 11-13 & Matt 12

Jan 22: Ex 14-16 & Mark 4

Jan 23: Ex 17-19

Jan 24: Ex 20-22

Jan 25: Ex 23-25 & Matt 13

Jan 26: Ex 26-28 & Matt 14

Jan 27: Ex 29-31 & Matt 15

Jan 28: Ex 32-34 & Matt 16

Jan 29: Ex 35-37 & Mark 5

Jan 30: Ex 38-40

Jan 31: Leviticus (Lev) 1-3

Feb 1: Lev 4-6 & Matt 17

Feb 2: Lev 7-9 & Matt 18

Feb 3: Lev 10-12 & Matt 19

Feb 4: Lev 13-15 & Matt 20

Feb 5: Lev 16-18 & Mark 6

Feb 6: Lev 19-21

Feb 7: Lev 22-24

Feb 8: Lev 25-27 & Matt 21

Feb 9: Numbers (Num) 1-3 & Matt 22

Feb 10: Num 4-6 & Matt 23

Feb 11: Num 7-9 & Matt 24

Feb 12: Num 10-12 & Mark 7

Feb 13: Num 13-15

Feb 14: Num 16-18

Feb 15: Num 19-21 & Matt 25

Feb 16: Num 22-24 & Matt 26

Feb 17: Num 25-27 & Matt 27

Feb 18: Num 28-30 & Matt 28

Feb 19: Num 31-33 & Mark 8

Feb 20: Num 34-36

Feb 21: Deuteronomy (Deut) 1-3

Feb 22: Deut 4-6 & Ezra 1

Feb 23: Deut 7-9 & Ezra 2

Feb 24: Deut 10-12 & Ezra 3

Feb 25: Deut 13-14 & Ezra 4

Feb 26: Deut 15-17 & Mark 9

Feb 27: Deut 18-20

Feb 28: Deut 21-23

Feb 29: Catch Up or Read Ahead

March 1: Deut 24-26 & Mark 10

March 2: Deut 27-29 & Ezra 5

March 3: Deut 30-32 & Ezra 6

March 4: Deut 33-34, Joshua (Josh) 1, & Ezra 7

March 5: Josh 2-4 & Ezra 8

March 6: Josh 5-7 & Mark 11

March 7: Josh 8-10 & Mark 12

March 8: Josh 11-13 & Mark 13

March 9: Josh 14-16 & Mark 14

March 10: Josh 17-19 & Ezra 9

March 11: Josh 20-22 & Ezra 10

March 12: Josh 23-24 & Judges (Jgs) 1

March 13: Jgs 2-4

March 14: Jgs 5-7 & Mark 15

March 15: Jgs 8-10 & Mark 16

March 16: Jgs 11-13 & Luke 1

March 17: Jgs 14-16 & Luke 2

March 18: Jgs 17-19 & Luke 3

March 19: Jgs 20-21 & Ruth 1

March 20: Ruth 2-4

March 21: 1 Samuel (1 Sam) 1-3 & Luke (Lk) 4

March 22: 1 Sam 4-6 & Lk 5

March 22: 1 Sam 7-9 & Lk 6

March 23: 1 Sam 10-12 & Lk 7

March 24: 1 Sam 13-15 & Lk 8

March 25: 1 Sam 16-18

March 26: 1 Sam 19-21

March 27: 1 Sam 22-24 & Lk 9

March 28: 1 Sam 25-27 & Lk 10

March 29: 1 Sam 28-30 & Lk 11

March 30: 1 Sam 31, 2 Samuel (2 Sam) 1-2, Lk 12

April 1: 2 Sam 3-5 & Lk 13

April 2: 2 Sam 6-8

April 3: 2 Sam 9-11

April 4: 2 Sam 12-14 & Lk 14

April 5: 2 Sam 15-17 & Lk 15

April 6: 2 Sam 18-20 & Lk 16

April 7: 2 Sam 21-23 & Lk 17

April 8: 2 Sam 24, 1 Kings (1 Kgs) 1-2, & Lk 18

April 9: 1 Kgs 3-5

April 10: 1 Kgs 6-8

April 11: 1 Kgs 9-11 & Lk 19

April 12: 1 Kgs 12-14 & Lk 20

April 13: 1 Kgs 15-17 & Lk 21

April 14: 1 Kgs 18-20 & Lk 22

April 15: 1 Kgs 21-22, 2 Kings (2 Kgs) 1, & Lk 23

April 16: 2 Kgs 2-4

April 17: 2 Kgs 5-7

April 18: 2 Kgs 8-10 & Lk 24

April 19: 2 Kgs 11-13 & John (Jn) 1

April 20: 2 Kgs 14-16 & Jn 2

April 21: 2 Kgs 17-19 & Jn 3

April 22: 2 Kgs 20-22 & Jn 4

April 23: 2 Kgs 23-25

April 24: 1 Chronicles (1 Chr) 1-3

April 25: 1 Chr 4-6 & Jn 5

April 26: 1 Chr 7-9 & Jn 6

April 27: 1 Chr 10-12 & Jn 7

April 28: 1 Chr 13-15 & Jn 8

April 29: 1 Chr 16-18 & Jn 9

April 30: 1 Chr 19-21

May 1: 1 Chr 22-24

May 2: 1 Chr 25-27 & Jn 10

May 3: 1 Chr 28-29, 2 Chr 1, & Jn 11

May 4: 2 Chr 2-4 & Jn 12

May 5: 2 Chr 5-7 & Jn 13

May 6: 2 Chr 8-10 & Jn 14

May 7: 2 Chr 11-13

May 8: 2 Chr 14-16

May 9: 2 Chr 17-19 & Jn 15

May 10: 2 Chr 20-22 & Jn 16

May 11: 2 Chr 23-25 & Jn 17

May 12: 2 Chr 26-28 & Jn 18

May 13: 2 Chr 29-31 & Jn 19

May 14: 2 Chr 32-34

May 15: 2 Chr 35-36 & Nehemiah (Neh) 1

May 16: Neh 2-4 & Jn 20

May 17: Neh 5-7 & Jn 21

May 18: Neh 8-10 & Acts 1

May 19: Neh 11-13 & Acts 2

May 20: Tobias (Tb) 1-3 & Acts 3

May 21: Tb 4-6 & Acts 4

May 22: Tb 7-9 & Acts 5

May 23: Tb 10-12 & Acts 6

May 24: Tb 13-14, Judith (Jdt) 1, & Acts 7

May 25: Jdt 2-4 & Acts 8

May 26: Jdt 5-7 & Acts 9

May 27: Jdt 8-10 & Acts 10

May 28: Jdt 11-13

May 29: Jdt 14-16

May 30: Esther (Est) A, 1, & 2 & Acts 11

May 31: Est 3, B, & 4 & Acts 12

June 1: Est C, D, & 5 & Acts 13

June 2: Est 6, 7, & 8 & Acts 14

June 3: Est E, 9, 10, & F & Acts 15

June 4: 1 Maccabees (1 Mc) 1-3 & Acts 16

June 5: 1 Mc 4-6 & Acts 17

June 6: 1 Mc 7-9 & Acts 18

June 7: 1 Mc 10-12 & Acts 19

June 8: 1 Mc 13-16 & Acts 20

June 9: 2 Maccabees (2 Mc) 1-3 & Acts 21

June 10: 2 Mc 4-6 & Acts 22

June 11: 2 Mc 7-9

June 12: 2 Mc 10-12

June 13: 2 Mc 13-15 & Acts 23

June 14: Job 1-3 & Acts 24

June 15: Job 4-6 & Acts 25

June 16: Job 7-9 & Acts 26

June 17: Job 10-12 & Acts 27

June 18: Job 13-15

June 19: Job 16-18

June 20: Job 19-21

June 21: Job 22-24 & Romans (Rom) 1

June 22: Job 25-27 & Rom 2

June 23: Job 28-30 & Rom 3

June 24: Job 31-33 & Rom 4

June 25: Job 34-36

June 26: Job 37-39

June 27: Job 40-42 & Rom 5

June 28: Psalms (Ps) 1-3 & Rom 6

June 29: Ps 4-6 & Rom 7

June 30: Ps 7-9 & Rom 8

July 1: Ps 10-12 & Rom 9

July 2: Ps 13-15

July 3: Ps 16-18

July 4: Ps 19-21 & Rom 10

July 5: Ps 22-24 & Rom 11

July 6: Ps 25-27 & Rom 12

July 7: Ps 28-30 & Rom 13

July 8: Ps 31-33 & Rom 14

July 9: Ps 34-36

July 10: Ps 37-39

July 11: Ps 40-42 & Rom 15

July 12: Ps 43-45 & Rom 16

July 13: Ps 46-48 & 1 Corinthians (1 Cor) 1

July 14: Ps 49-51 & 1 Cor 2

July 15: Ps 52-54 & 1 Cor 3

July 16: Ps 55-57

July 17: Ps 58-60

July 18: Ps 61-63 & 1 Cor 4

July 19: Ps 64-66 & 1 Cor 5

July 20: Ps 67-69 & 1 Cor 6

July 21: Ps 70-72 & 1 Cor 7

July 22: Ps 73-75 & 1 Cor 8

July 23: Ps 76-78 & 1 Cor 9

July 24: Ps 79-81 & 1 Cor 10

July 25: Ps 82-84 & 1 Cor 11

July 26: Ps 85-87 & 1 Cor 12

July 27: Ps 88-90 & 1 Cor 13

July 28: Ps 91-93 & 1 Cor 14

July 29: Ps 94-96 & 1 Cor 15

July 30: Ps 97-99

July 31: Ps 100-103

Aug 1: Ps 104-106 & 1 Cor 16

Aug 2: Ps 107-109 & 2 Corinthians (2 Cor) 1

Aug 3: Ps 110-112 & 2 Cor 2

Aug 4: Ps 113-115 & 2 Cor 3

Aug 5: Ps 116-118 & 2 Cor 4

Aug 6: Ps 119:1-24

Aug 7: Ps 119:25-48

Aug 8: 119:49-72 & 2 Cor 5

Aug 9: Ps 119:73-96 & 2 Cor 6

Aug 10: Ps 119:97-120 & 2 Cor 7

Aug 11: Ps 119:121-152 & 2 Cor 8

Aug 12: Ps 119:153-176 & 2 Cor 9

Aug 13: Ps 120-122

Aug 14: Ps 123-125

Aug 15: Ps 126-128 & 2 Cor 10

Aug 16: Ps 129-131 & 2 Cor 11

Aug 17: Ps 132-134 & 2 Cor 12

Aug 18: Ps 135-137 & 2 Cor 13

Aug 19: Ps 138-140 & Galatians (Gal) 1

Aug 20: Ps 141-143

Aug 21: Ps 144-146

Aug 22: Ps 147-149 & Gal 2

Aug 23: Ps 150 & Proverbs (Prov) 1-2 & Gal 3

Aug 24: Prov 3-5 & Gal 4

Aug 25: Prov 6-8 & Gal 5

Aug 26: Prov 9-11 & Gal 6

Aug 27: Prov 12-14

Aug 28: Prov 15-17

Aug 29: Prov 18-20 & Ephesians (Eph) 1

Aug 30: 21-23 & Eph 2

Aug 31: Prov 24-26 & Eph 3

Sep 1: Prov 27-29 & Eph 4

Sep 2: Prov 30-31 & Ecclesiastes (Ecc) 1 & Eph 5

Sep 3: Ecc 2-4

Sep 4: Ecc 5-7

Sep 5: Ecc 8-10 & Eph 6

Sep 6: Ecc 11-12 & Song of Songs (Sg) 1 & Philippians (Phil) 1

Sep 7: Sg 2-4 & Phil 2

Sep 8: Sg 5-7 & Phil 3

Sep 9: Sg 8 & Wisdom (Wis) 1-2 & Phil 4

Sep 10: Wis 3-6

Sep 11: Wis 7-9

Sep 12: Wis 10-12 & Colossians (Col) 1

Sep 13: Wis 13-15 & Col 2

Sep 14: Wis 16-18 & Col 3

Sep 15: Wis 19 & Sirach (Sir) Foreword & 1-2 & Col 4

Sep 16: Sirach 3-5 & 1 Thessalonians (1 Thes) 1

Sep 17: Sir 6-8

Sep 18: Sir 9-11

Sep 19: Sir 12-14 & 1 Thes 2

Sep 20: Sir 15-17

Sep 21: Sir 18-20

Sep 22: Sir 21-22 & 1 Thes 3

Sep 23: Sir 23-25 & 1 Thes 4

Sep 24: Sir 26-28

Sep 25: Sir 29-31

Sep 26: Sir 32-34 & 1 Thes 5

Sep 27: Sir 35-37 & 2 Thessalonians (2 Thes) 1

Sep 28: Sir 38-40 & 2 Thes 2

Sep 29: Sir 41-43 & 2 Thes 3

Sep 30: Sir 44-46

Oct 1: Sir 47-49 & 1 Timothy (1 Tim) 1

Oct 2: Sir 50-52 & 1 Tim 2

Oct 3: Isaiah (Is) 1-3 & 1 Tim 3

Oct 4: Is 4-6 & 1 Tim 4

Oct 5: Is 7-9 & 1 Tim 5

Oct 6: Is 10-12 & 1 Tim 6

Oct 7: Is 13-15

Oct 8: Is 16-18

Oct 9: Is 19-21 & 2 Timothy (2 Tim) 1

Oct 10: Is 22-24 & 2 Tim 2

Oct 11: Is 25-27 & 2 Tim 3

Oct 12: Is 28-30 & 2 Tim 4

Oct 13: Is 31-33 & Titus 1

Oct 14: Is 34-36

Oct 15: Is 37-39

Oct 16: Is 40-42 & Titus 2

Oct 17: Is 43-45 & Titus 3

Oct 18: Is 46-48  & Philemon 1

Oct 19: Is 49-51 & Hebrews (Heb) 1

Oct 20: Is 52-54 & Heb 2

Oct 21: Is 55-57

Oct 22: Is 58-60

Oct 23: Is 61-63 & Heb 3

Oct 24: Is 64-66 & Heb 4

Oct 25: Jeremiah (Jer) 1-3 & Heb 5

Oct 26: Jer 4-6 & Heb 6

Oct 27: Jer 7-9 & Heb 7

Oct 28: Jer 10-12

Oct 29: Jer 13-15

Oct 30: Jer 16-18 & Heb 8

Oct 31: Jer 19-21 & Heb 9

Nov 1: Jer 22-24 & Heb 10

Nov 2: Jer 25-27 & Heb 11

Nov 3: Jer 28-30 & Heb 12

Nov 4: Jer 31-33

Nov 5: Jer 34-36

Nov 6: Jer 37-39 & Heb 13

Nov 7: Jer 41-42 & James (Jas) 1

Nov 8: Jer 43-45 & Jas 2

Nov 9: Jer 46-48 & Jas 3

Nov 10: Jer 49-51 & Jas 4

Nov 11: Jer 52 & Lamentations (Lam) 1-2

Nov 12: Lam 3-5

Nov 13: Baruch 1-3 & Jas 5

Nov 14: Baruch 4-6 & 1 Peter (1 Pet) 1

Nov 15: Ezekiel (Ez) 1-3 & 1 Pet 2

Nov 16: Ez 4-6 & 1 Pet 3

Nov 17: Ez 7-9 & 1 Pet 4

Nov 18: Ez 10-12

Nov 19: Ez 13-15

Nov 20: Ez 16-18 & 1 Pet 5

Nov 21: Ez 19-21 & 2 Peter (2 Pet) 1

Nov 22: Ez 22-24 & 2 Pet 2

Nov 23: Ez 25-27 & 2 Pet 3

Nov 24: Ez 28-30 & 1 John (1 Jn) 1

Nov 25: Ez 31-33

Nov 26: Ez 34-36

Nov 27: Ez 37-39 & 1 Jn 2

Nov 28: Ez 40-42 & 1 Jn 3

Nov 29: Ez 43-45 & 1 Jn 4

Nov 30: Ez 46-48 & 1 Jn 5

Dec 1: Daniel (Dn) 1-3 & 2 John 1

Dec 2: Dn 4-6

Dec 3: Dn 7-9

Dec 4: Dn 10-12 & 3 John 1

Dec 5: Dn 13-14 & Hosea (Hos) 1 & Jude 1

Dec 6: Hos 2-4 & Revelation (Rev) 1

Dec 7: Hos 5-7 & Rev 2

Dec 8: Hos 8-10 & Rev 3

Dec 9: Hos 11-13

Dec 10: Hos 14 & Joel 1-2

Dec 11: Joel 3-4 & Amos 1 & Rev 4

Dec 12: Amos 2-4 & Rev 5

Dec 13: Amos 5-7 & Rev 6

Dec 14: Amos 8-9 & Obadiah 1 & Rev 7

Dec 15: Jonah 1-3 & Rev 8

Dec 16: Jonah 4 & Micah 1-2

Dec 17: Micah 3-5

Dec 18: Micah 6-7 & Rev 9

Dec 19: Nahum 1-3 & Rev 10

Dec 20: Habakkuk 1-3 & Rev 11

Dec 21: Zephaniah 1-3 & Rev 12

Dec 22: Haggai 1-2 & Zechariah (Zec) 1-2 & Rev 13

Dec 23: Zec 3-5

Dec 24: Zec 6-8

Dec 25: Zec 9-11 & Rev 14

Dec 26: Zec 12-14 & Rev 15

Dec 27: Malachi 1 & Rev 16

Dec 28: Malachi 2 & Rev 17-18

Dec 29: Malachi 3 & Rev 19-20

Dec 30: Rev 21

Dec 31: Rev 22

2015 in review

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Do Christians and Muslims Worship the Same God?

Second Vatican Council, Nostra Aetate 3, October 28, 1965:
““The Church has also a high regard for the Muslims. They worship God, who is one, living and subsistent, merciful and almighty, the Creator of heaven and earth (Cf. St. Gregory VII, Letter III, 21 to Anazir [Al-Nasir], King of Mauretania PL, 148.451A.), who has spoken to men. They strive to submit themselves without reserve to the hidden decrees of God, just as Abraham submitted himself to God’s plan, to whose faith Muslims eagerly link their own. Although not acknowledging him as God, they venerate Jesus as a prophet, his Virgin Mother they also honor, and even at times devoutly invoke. Further, they await the day of judgment and the reward of God following the resurrection of the dead. For this reason they highly esteem an upright life and worship God, especially by way of prayer, alms-deeds and fasting….
“Therefore, the Church reproves, as foreign to the mind of Christ, any discrimination against people or any harassment of them on the basis of their race, color, condition in life or religion.”

Spiritual Army for the Soul of America

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Spiritual Army for the Soul of America

Spiritual Army for the Soul of America is a spiritual apostolate.

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Commitments we will make upon joining are:

— Abstain from meat (or perform some other penitential act) on non-solemnity Fridays to make reparation for our sins and those of our country, as well as for the intentions of our bishops. http://www.usccb.org/…/take-action…/call-to-prayer/index.cfm
— Say the Act of Self Offering by St. Therese and embrace with joy and love any crosses big or small God Our Father sends us for the salvation of our country. http://www.ccel.org/ccel/therese/autobio.xxix.i.html
— Sign up for one or more time slots of the Perpetual Rosary for America to cover our country with constant prayer and protection. https://americaonenationundergod.wordpress.com/perpetual-r…/
— Sincerely, honestly, and openly discern in prayer what other prayers, sacrifices, and sufferings Our Father desires from you to preserve our country as the Christian nation it was always destined to be.

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My Favorite Picture of Jesus

SSJ Cathedral Pipe Organ Fund

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The pipe organ has long been the Church’s favorite instrument to use in Mass. Please help the Cathedral of the Diocese of Phoenix get one if you can.

A Message for Today’s Catholics: An Examen

Something to truly ponder this Advent and in these times, especially since it seems to be such a cliche most of the time.

If we assisted at/celebrated each Mass like it was our last, how much piety would we have? How much attention would we pay to beautiful Missal and its rubrics the Church has given us? How deep in prayer would we be? How thoroughly would we examine our consciences when the priest says “let us acknowledge our sins”? How ardently would we adore the One we receive?

If we made each decision like it was our last, how sincerely would we pray for wisdom? How open would we be to what the Holy Spirit is really telling us rather than what we want Him to tell us? How much would we care about being popular or politically correct or living in financial and social prosperity? Would we truly vote based on our Faith rather than on our personal preferences, family opinion, economy, or issues less important than the ones that directly affect the morality of our nation? Would we continue to put our own will above that of God spoken through the Church Magisterium while rationalizing our choices to ourselves? How quickly would we race to Confession after messing up? How hard would we try to avoid the near occasion of sin? How hard would we try to resist temptation and put our love for God above our silly and selfish wants? How often and how sincerely would we take a moment to pray to the one who loved us enough to die the most brutal death in history for us? How well would we watch our language and keep the Lord’s name holy? How hard would we try to make it to Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation if at all possible? How often would we Confess? Would we take a little time now and then to read that all too dusty Bible of ours? How often would we spend at least a few seconds in Eucharistic Adoration? How dedicated would we be to the apostolates we’ve committed to? How much time would we put into serving the parish that does so much for us? How faithful would we be to the vocation we feel called to/have been called to? How much of an effort would we make to evangelize with your words and not just your example when you have the opportunity (since it could be their last day as well)? How well would we endure the sufferings sent our way that are so small compared to Our Lord’s Passion? How hard would we try to offer up our crosses without turning them into pity parties and dragging others into them? How much effort would we put into making sacrifices and acts of penance, however small?

If we treated each person and family member like he/she was the last one we’d encounter, how sincerely would we ask “How are you?” and listen to their answer? How honest would we be? How much would we try to see the best in others? How hard would we try to keep our temper and hold back that mean word just itching to spit itself out? How readily would we forgive with or without an apology? How well would we bite our tongues and refrain from gossip? How respectful and obedient would we be to those in authority over us even when they don’t deserve it? How truthful would we be with the cop who rightfully pulls us over when we drive carelessly and how respectfully would we speak of him when he’s out of earshot? How much time would we spend making really good memories with our loved ones? Would we really do to others as we would have them do to us? How faithful would we be to our present or future spouse and how hard would we try to show him/her our love? How hard would we try to reconcile damaged relationships within reason? How often would we offer a bit of food and kindness to the homeless person on the street corner? Would we exchange first names with him/her? How much would we pray for others?

If we spent each dollar like it was the last one we’d get to spend, how many of them would we give to our parish and to charities? How would we invest them in our friends and family’s happiness? How much would we consider whether the things we buy and invest in really matter? Would we discontinue purchases from and other support to the companies who we know will spend our money on destroying the Faith we claim to love above all else?

If we wrote/read each social media post like it was our last, how kind to others would we be whether or not they deserve it? How much attention would we give to the One who created us with so much intelligence and talent? How much care would take to make sure our humor is clean and pure rather than crude and foul? How hard would we try to remember that our phones and computers are tools and not toys and that they like everything else in our lives are meant to be used for God’s glory? How often would we pause our busy-ness to spend time with God and family? How prudent would we be about how much time is spent?

No one can live a perfect day, not even on their last, but we sure can try (relying on God’s grace)! Happy Advent and let us pray for one another that we live this examen as well as possible!