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Daily Scripture readings and micro reflections (or scribble/photo) for your journey. By @markalves.com. Enjoy and share these Bible quotes from today’s lectionary.
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“Then [the criminal on the cross] said, ‘Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.’
He replied to him, ‘Amen, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.’”
— Luke 23:42-43
He remembers us. May we remember and honor him throughout the day this week.
He replied to him, ‘Amen, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.’”
— Luke 23:42-43
He remembers us. May we remember and honor him throughout the day this week.
November 23, 2025 at 5:17 PM
“Then [the criminal on the cross] said, ‘Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.’
He replied to him, ‘Amen, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.’”
— Luke 23:42-43
He remembers us. May we remember and honor him throughout the day this week.
He replied to him, ‘Amen, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.’”
— Luke 23:42-43
He remembers us. May we remember and honor him throughout the day this week.
“When you have done all you have been commanded, say, ‘We are unprofitable servants; we have done what we were obliged to do.’”
— Luke 17:10
A high bar, for sure.
Maybe we should be inspired by Saint Martin of Tours on his feast day?
— Luke 17:10
A high bar, for sure.
Maybe we should be inspired by Saint Martin of Tours on his feast day?
November 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
“When you have done all you have been commanded, say, ‘We are unprofitable servants; we have done what we were obliged to do.’”
— Luke 17:10
A high bar, for sure.
Maybe we should be inspired by Saint Martin of Tours on his feast day?
— Luke 17:10
A high bar, for sure.
Maybe we should be inspired by Saint Martin of Tours on his feast day?
He made a whip out of cords and drove them all out of the temple area, with the sheep and oxen, and spilled the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables…”
— John 2:15
What deserves my righteous anger on the Feast of Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome?
— John 2:15
What deserves my righteous anger on the Feast of Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome?
November 9, 2025 at 4:42 PM
He made a whip out of cords and drove them all out of the temple area, with the sheep and oxen, and spilled the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables…”
— John 2:15
What deserves my righteous anger on the Feast of Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome?
— John 2:15
What deserves my righteous anger on the Feast of Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome?
✨Memorial of Saint Francis of Assisi ✨
For the LORD hears the poor,
and his own who are in bonds he spurns not.
Let the heavens and the earth praise him,
the seas and whatever moves in them!
— Psalm 69: 34-35
For the LORD hears the poor,
and his own who are in bonds he spurns not.
Let the heavens and the earth praise him,
the seas and whatever moves in them!
— Psalm 69: 34-35
October 4, 2025 at 3:11 PM
✨Memorial of Saint Francis of Assisi ✨
For the LORD hears the poor,
and his own who are in bonds he spurns not.
Let the heavens and the earth praise him,
the seas and whatever moves in them!
— Psalm 69: 34-35
For the LORD hears the poor,
and his own who are in bonds he spurns not.
Let the heavens and the earth praise him,
the seas and whatever moves in them!
— Psalm 69: 34-35
✨Memorial of Saint Jerome, Priest and Doctor of the Church ✨
“Many peoples and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem and to implore the favor of the LORD.”
— Zechariah 8:22
“Many peoples and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem and to implore the favor of the LORD.”
— Zechariah 8:22
September 30, 2025 at 1:44 PM
✨Memorial of Saint Jerome, Priest and Doctor of the Church ✨
“Many peoples and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem and to implore the favor of the LORD.”
— Zechariah 8:22
“Many peoples and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem and to implore the favor of the LORD.”
— Zechariah 8:22
“Why do you notice the splinter in your brother’s eye, but do not perceive the wooden beam in your own?”
— Luke 6:41
Lord, help me to recognize where I myself can do better. And to do so with the same ease I can spot flaws in others.
— Luke 6:41
Lord, help me to recognize where I myself can do better. And to do so with the same ease I can spot flaws in others.
September 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM
“Why do you notice the splinter in your brother’s eye, but do not perceive the wooden beam in your own?”
— Luke 6:41
Lord, help me to recognize where I myself can do better. And to do so with the same ease I can spot flaws in others.
— Luke 6:41
Lord, help me to recognize where I myself can do better. And to do so with the same ease I can spot flaws in others.
“For the LORD, your God, is the God of gods…who executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and befriends the alien, feeding and clothing him. So you too must befriend the alien.”
—Deuteronomy 10:17-19
Saint Clare of Assisi on your feast day, pray for us. 🙏
—Deuteronomy 10:17-19
Saint Clare of Assisi on your feast day, pray for us. 🙏
August 11, 2025 at 1:06 PM
“For the LORD, your God, is the God of gods…who executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and befriends the alien, feeding and clothing him. So you too must befriend the alien.”
—Deuteronomy 10:17-19
Saint Clare of Assisi on your feast day, pray for us. 🙏
—Deuteronomy 10:17-19
Saint Clare of Assisi on your feast day, pray for us. 🙏
“Just so, the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
—Matthew 20:28
Saint James, on your feast day, please pray for us!
—Matthew 20:28
Saint James, on your feast day, please pray for us!
July 25, 2025 at 1:13 PM
“Just so, the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
—Matthew 20:28
Saint James, on your feast day, please pray for us!
—Matthew 20:28
Saint James, on your feast day, please pray for us!
“Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give.”
—Matthew 10:8
I’m typing this in an Uber, which is very transactional. Choice of costs based on vehicles and times. Driver and passenger rate each other.
But Matthew quotes Jesus telling us to live and love more generously.
—Matthew 10:8
I’m typing this in an Uber, which is very transactional. Choice of costs based on vehicles and times. Driver and passenger rate each other.
But Matthew quotes Jesus telling us to live and love more generously.
July 10, 2025 at 12:30 PM
“Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give.”
—Matthew 10:8
I’m typing this in an Uber, which is very transactional. Choice of costs based on vehicles and times. Driver and passenger rate each other.
But Matthew quotes Jesus telling us to live and love more generously.
—Matthew 10:8
I’m typing this in an Uber, which is very transactional. Choice of costs based on vehicles and times. Driver and passenger rate each other.
But Matthew quotes Jesus telling us to live and love more generously.
FEAST OF SAINTS PETER AND PAUL
“I [Paul] have competed well; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith.”
—2 Timothy 4:7
“And so I say to you, you are Peter,
and upon this rock I will build my Church.”
—Matthew 16:18
Amen! 🙏
“I [Paul] have competed well; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith.”
—2 Timothy 4:7
“And so I say to you, you are Peter,
and upon this rock I will build my Church.”
—Matthew 16:18
Amen! 🙏
June 29, 2025 at 3:48 PM
FEAST OF SAINTS PETER AND PAUL
“I [Paul] have competed well; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith.”
—2 Timothy 4:7
“And so I say to you, you are Peter,
and upon this rock I will build my Church.”
—Matthew 16:18
Amen! 🙏
“I [Paul] have competed well; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith.”
—2 Timothy 4:7
“And so I say to you, you are Peter,
and upon this rock I will build my Church.”
—Matthew 16:18
Amen! 🙏
“Why do you notice the splinter in your brother's eye, but do not perceive the wooden beam in your own eye?”
—Matthew 7:3
A vivid, even comical, warning to get our attention.
—Matthew 7:3
A vivid, even comical, warning to get our attention.
June 23, 2025 at 1:35 PM
“Why do you notice the splinter in your brother's eye, but do not perceive the wooden beam in your own eye?”
—Matthew 7:3
A vivid, even comical, warning to get our attention.
—Matthew 7:3
A vivid, even comical, warning to get our attention.
“We went outside the city gate along the river where we thought there would be a place of prayer.”
—Acts 16:13
What’s my place of prayer?
—Acts 16:13
What’s my place of prayer?
May 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM
“We went outside the city gate along the river where we thought there would be a place of prayer.”
—Acts 16:13
What’s my place of prayer?
—Acts 16:13
What’s my place of prayer?
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you.”
—John 14:27
Pray for peace. 🙏 🕊️
—John 14:27
Pray for peace. 🙏 🕊️
May 25, 2025 at 5:17 PM
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you.”
—John 14:27
Pray for peace. 🙏 🕊️
—John 14:27
Pray for peace. 🙏 🕊️
“Show which one of these two you have chosen to take the place in this apostolic ministry from which Judas turned away….”
Then they gave lots to them, and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was counted with the Eleven Apostles.”
—Acts 1:24-26
Saint Matthias, pray for us!
Then they gave lots to them, and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was counted with the Eleven Apostles.”
—Acts 1:24-26
Saint Matthias, pray for us!
May 14, 2025 at 3:11 PM
“Show which one of these two you have chosen to take the place in this apostolic ministry from which Judas turned away….”
Then they gave lots to them, and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was counted with the Eleven Apostles.”
—Acts 1:24-26
Saint Matthias, pray for us!
Then they gave lots to them, and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was counted with the Eleven Apostles.”
—Acts 1:24-26
Saint Matthias, pray for us!
“My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish.”
—John 10:27-28
Listen up! On Good Shepherd Sunday, how will you notice our shepherd?
—John 10:27-28
Listen up! On Good Shepherd Sunday, how will you notice our shepherd?
May 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
“My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish.”
—John 10:27-28
Listen up! On Good Shepherd Sunday, how will you notice our shepherd?
—John 10:27-28
Listen up! On Good Shepherd Sunday, how will you notice our shepherd?
“So he said to them, ‘Cast the net over the right side of the boat and you will find something.’”
—John 19:5-6
Two of my uncles were fisherman by trade. How would they have responded to advice after an unsuccessful night of fishing?
Am I responding skeptically to a holy nudge?
—John 19:5-6
Two of my uncles were fisherman by trade. How would they have responded to advice after an unsuccessful night of fishing?
Am I responding skeptically to a holy nudge?
May 4, 2025 at 5:09 PM
“So he said to them, ‘Cast the net over the right side of the boat and you will find something.’”
—John 19:5-6
Two of my uncles were fisherman by trade. How would they have responded to advice after an unsuccessful night of fishing?
Am I responding skeptically to a holy nudge?
—John 19:5-6
Two of my uncles were fisherman by trade. How would they have responded to advice after an unsuccessful night of fishing?
Am I responding skeptically to a holy nudge?
“Then the other disciple also went in, the one who had arrived at the tomb first, and he saw and believed.”
—John 20:8
Alleluia! He is risen! Happy Easter!
—John 20:8
Alleluia! He is risen! Happy Easter!
April 20, 2025 at 5:23 PM
“Then the other disciple also went in, the one who had arrived at the tomb first, and he saw and believed.”
—John 20:8
Alleluia! He is risen! Happy Easter!
—John 20:8
Alleluia! He is risen! Happy Easter!
“Into your hands I commend my spirit”
—Psalm 31:6
Your invitation to pray like Jesus and to Jesus this Good Friday.
—Psalm 31:6
Your invitation to pray like Jesus and to Jesus this Good Friday.
April 18, 2025 at 3:37 PM
“Into your hands I commend my spirit”
—Psalm 31:6
Your invitation to pray like Jesus and to Jesus this Good Friday.
—Psalm 31:6
Your invitation to pray like Jesus and to Jesus this Good Friday.
The whole multitude of his disciples began to praise God aloud with joy for all the mighty deeds they had seen.”
—Luke 19:37
Today on Palm Sunday, the crowds celebrate. Later in the week, not so much. As we enter into Holy Week, may we be steadfast in our faith.
—Luke 19:37
Today on Palm Sunday, the crowds celebrate. Later in the week, not so much. As we enter into Holy Week, may we be steadfast in our faith.
April 13, 2025 at 6:02 PM
The whole multitude of his disciples began to praise God aloud with joy for all the mighty deeds they had seen.”
—Luke 19:37
Today on Palm Sunday, the crowds celebrate. Later in the week, not so much. As we enter into Holy Week, may we be steadfast in our faith.
—Luke 19:37
Today on Palm Sunday, the crowds celebrate. Later in the week, not so much. As we enter into Holy Week, may we be steadfast in our faith.
“Let the one among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.”
—John 8:7
Am I reaching for a stone or for an outstretched hand?
—John 8:7
Am I reaching for a stone or for an outstretched hand?
April 6, 2025 at 6:08 PM
“Let the one among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.”
—John 8:7
Am I reaching for a stone or for an outstretched hand?
—John 8:7
Am I reaching for a stone or for an outstretched hand?
“Sir, leave [the fig tree] for this year also, and I shall cultivate the ground around it and fertilize it; it may bear fruit in the future. If not you can cut it down.”
—Luke 13:8-9
Maybe this Lent is my moment to fast from my distractions and instead bear fruit?
—Luke 13:8-9
Maybe this Lent is my moment to fast from my distractions and instead bear fruit?
March 23, 2025 at 5:23 PM
“Sir, leave [the fig tree] for this year also, and I shall cultivate the ground around it and fertilize it; it may bear fruit in the future. If not you can cut it down.”
—Luke 13:8-9
Maybe this Lent is my moment to fast from my distractions and instead bear fruit?
—Luke 13:8-9
Maybe this Lent is my moment to fast from my distractions and instead bear fruit?
“While he was still speaking, a cloud came and cast a shadow over them, and they became frightened when they entered the cloud. Then from the cloud came a voice that said, ‘This is my chosen Son; listen to him.’”
—Luke 9:34-35
This #Lent, do I need a head-in-the-clouds moment?
—Luke 9:34-35
This #Lent, do I need a head-in-the-clouds moment?
March 16, 2025 at 5:10 PM
“While he was still speaking, a cloud came and cast a shadow over them, and they became frightened when they entered the cloud. Then from the cloud came a voice that said, ‘This is my chosen Son; listen to him.’”
—Luke 9:34-35
This #Lent, do I need a head-in-the-clouds moment?
—Luke 9:34-35
This #Lent, do I need a head-in-the-clouds moment?
“Filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the desert for *forty* days, to be tempted by the devil.”
—Luke 4:1-2
—Luke 4:1-2
March 9, 2025 at 6:04 PM
“Filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the desert for *forty* days, to be tempted by the devil.”
—Luke 4:1-2
—Luke 4:1-2
“A clean heart create for me, O God, and a steadfast spirit renew within me.
Cast me not out from your presence, and your Holy Spirit take not from me.”
—Psalm 51:12-13
It’s Ash Wednesday and Lent begins.
How will you change between now and Easter?
#ashtag
Cast me not out from your presence, and your Holy Spirit take not from me.”
—Psalm 51:12-13
It’s Ash Wednesday and Lent begins.
How will you change between now and Easter?
#ashtag
March 5, 2025 at 1:07 PM
“A clean heart create for me, O God, and a steadfast spirit renew within me.
Cast me not out from your presence, and your Holy Spirit take not from me.”
—Psalm 51:12-13
It’s Ash Wednesday and Lent begins.
How will you change between now and Easter?
#ashtag
Cast me not out from your presence, and your Holy Spirit take not from me.”
—Psalm 51:12-13
It’s Ash Wednesday and Lent begins.
How will you change between now and Easter?
#ashtag