Daily Bible readings

Paul wrote to the believers in Thessalonica: Your faith has been a great encouragement to us in the middle of our own distress and hardship.

Jesus said: Foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.

A week after the resurrection Jesus came, stood among his discples and said, “Peace be with you.” Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Do not be unbelieving any more but believe.”

Christ is the image of the unseen God; in him all things have been created, in heaven and upon the earth, both the visible and the invisible.

Through Christ you now have faith in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory for this very purpose — that your faith and hope should be in God.

Jesus said: The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. So pray that the Lord of the harvest may send out workers into his harvest.

Be always joyful, pray continually and give thanks in all circumstances.

The Word of God remains for ever. And this Word is the Good News that has been proclaimed to you.