Genesis 2 - I was drawn to the tree of life in this passage. I had read recently about how fitting communion was because we connect with friends and family almost always over a meal or some sort of food. From the very beginning, life was connected to eating. The tree of life, then the Passover meal that celebrated life that was spared during the tenth plague of Egypt, then the Eucharist which is obedience to Jesus' instructions at the Last Supper and understanding of John 6 where Jesus said that we must eat his body and drink his blood or we have no life in us. This is why I love being Catholic. There is such consistency from beginning to end.
Psalm 2 - a royal psalm. In verse 2, it is referred to the anointed. The Hebrew word for anointed is mashiah which is where we get the English Messiah. The Greek word is christos. So when we say Messiah or Christ, we are essentially saying King. Because traditionally royalty was recognized by anointing.
Matthew 1:18-25 - I wondered why they couldn't just tell Joseph beforehand before he began contemplating divorce. But I think this ties back to the importance of questions. We need to ask the questions before He provides the answers.
Catechism 1-10 - Our purpose is to know and love God. This section speaks of the importance of handing down the faith. I really like #7 which says that Catechesis is not just about adding new members, but the spiritual growth of its existing members.
We are going through this as a family but with the St Joseph Baltimore Catechism during family devotions. All four of us, that can read, read a section so it isn't much at all to get through the reading for the day.
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