June 2021 Readings

Date Reading(s) Verses 01-Jun John 14:1-11 14 02-Jun John 14:12-31 20 03-Jun John 15:1-27 27 04-Jun John 16:1-33 33 05-Jun John 17:1-26 26 06-Jun Matt. 26:36-56 21 07-Jun Mark 14:32-52 21 08-Jun Luke 22:39-53 15 09-Jun John 18:1-27 27 10-Jun Matt. 26:57-75 19 11-Jun Mark 14:53-72 20 12-Jun Luke 22:54-71 18 13-Jun Matt. 27:1-26 26 …

May 31 / Matt. 26:30-35, Mark 14:26-31, Luke 22:31-38

Matthew 26:30-35, Mark 14:26-31, and Luke 22:31-38 With today’s readings about Jesus foretelling Peter’s denial, the Synoptic writers end the Last Supper. The next readings in these three Gospels have Jesus and the disciples at Gethsemane. John also covers Peter’s denial at the end of his chapter 13. I commented on that yesterday. Although the …

May 30 / John 13:18-38

John 13:18-38 In verse 33b Jesus says, “Where I am going you cannot come.” Then He says those two verses on “a new commandment” and “love one another”. But in verse 36 Peter comes right back to “Lord, where are you going?” One wonders if Peter even heard Jesus speaking of “a new commandment” and …

May 29 / John 13:1-17

John 13:1-17 Archbishop Beach today (slightly edited): …self-help, self-image, self-actualization … self-denial! Abp. Beach’s words ring true with today’s reading. Jesus doesn’t talk about self-denial in washing His disciples’ feet, but He clearly demonstrates it! If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. (v. …