"The Word of God" | 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Mike's Homily)  

Hi, can you elaborate on your personal experience, please? What exactly made Catholicism stand out? Because for me personally, St Jerome’s reluctance toward Deuterocanonical books only moved closer towards the 66-books canon. St Augustine’s writings (although I’ve read only a little so far) have had a profound impact on my faith, and I haven’t seen anything contradictory to other denominations there. That said, I’m glad you’re in RCIA, brother. Salvation doesn’t come from allegiance to any particular denomination, but from our personal relationship with God.

Hello, how do you achieve such biweekly returns? As a single parent i haven't been able to get my own house due to financial struggles, but my faith in God remains strong.

I'm inspired. Please spill some sugar about the biweekly stuff you mentioned

I raised 75k and Kate Elizabeth Becherer is to be thanked. I got my self my dream car 🚗 just last weekend, My journey with her started after my best friend came back from New York and saw me suffering in dept then told me about her and how to change my life through her.Kate Elizabeth Becherer is the kind of person one needs in his or her life! I got a home, a good wife, and a beautiful daughter. Note: this is not a promotion but me trying to make a point that no matter what happens, always have faith and keep living!

This is a definition of God's unending provisions for his people. God remains faithful to his words. 🙏 I receive this for my household

Wow 😱I know her too Miss Kate Elizabeth Becherer is a remarkable individual who has brought immense positivity and inspiration into my life.

Courage. May God be your strength, help and healer. May Divine Mercy care for you and your family. Amen

You are a special parent chosen specifically for your wonderful children. I know your struggles! We are praying for you & your family!✌🏾🙏🏾✝️💐

Praying for you

That's great. If it works for you that's great. Personally I've always kind of figured that the ot reading the Psalm and the epistle were specifically chosen to give us all the context we need for the gospel so if we read all four carefully that will give us context.

God bless you in your service.

We've been reading the Bible all our lives - I'm 64, I have three siblings, and we're all Bible readers. Most of my Catholic friends are Bible readers, also. Many people are under the incorrect impression that Catholics don't read the Bible, but we do!

Good for you! It was not part of my time in the Catholic Church. I always got stuck on Genesis. We studied some of the children's stories as well as Catechism in the separate school system in Toronto, Canada. Most of the scripture was from the Mass.

That's a good addiction!

I'm on my 2nd time through BIAY and I love God's word

Hello, perhaps one or two verses per day is not enough for what you’re trying to achieve? It can be great for someone who would meditate on these verses throughout the day (like taking a passage from New Testament and meditating over every word in it, reading commentaries, then seeking to apply it to his or her life throughout the day). That’s great! But if you’ve never read the Bible in its entirety, I wouldn’t recommend such approach. You need to get the entire perspective first, the entire story. If you’re a Catholic, there is a great resource referenced right in this video, which is the Bible in a Year. But not the podcast! Find the Bible in a Year plan. It should be available for download under every the Bible in a Year episode on RU-vid. It says what parts of the Scripture are read on a certain day. Start reading your Bible according to this plan. I wouldn’t suggest just listening. If you want a habit of reading, start reading. But use the plan, because it presents the Bible in more or less chronological timeline which should make understanding of the overarching story much easier. That said, the podcast is awesome, and Fr Mike Schmitz adds some commentary at the end of each episode which can be super helpful. I suggest doing the reading first and then, later when you have time, listening to the podcast episode that corresponds to the day you’ve read (you can find all episodes on RU-vid, Ascension app, or practically any other podcast app). This way you will remind yourself of what you’ve read and receive additional perspective. I know it’s a super long comment, but I did get into habit of reading the Scripture this year by praying more, meditating more, and replacing mindless entertainment with more Christian content. I’m not a Catholic, and I read variety of different commentaries/perspectives. Even if you read/listen only to Mike Schmitz, it will be an amazing experience. But, of course, your personal relationship with God is what is the most important here. Don’t forget to pray throughout the day. God bless!

The more I read the Bible, the better apologist I become!!

?? The Catholic Bible contains 7 more books than the Protestant Bible. We use the Greek version (the Septuagint) and Protestants use the Jewish version that does not have those 7 books.

What books did the Catholic Church omit? Did you mean the Lutheran Bible? Martin Luther removed 7 books of the Bible.

I struggle with this stuff too. But I think the solution isn't to not ever approach the Bible. The Bible, The Word, is there for us to have relationship with God, so we know who He is, not for us to find the answers to every single problem in our lives. I overanalyze and research things too, so I'm not sure how I'm supposed to get into the Bible, but I know I need to in order to know God. Praying for you 🙏