January 23, 2026

Well, I have to tell you something about the reading of the day.

First, I want to give special thanks to Warren Wood for the post about Scripture in our EWTN Missionary group. I appreciate this so much; it brings the group to life.

Today, January the 23th of the year 2026, Warren posts John 15:4-8 (KJV) Abide in me, and I in you. That is perfect, but I viewed his FB profile page, and I didn’t find which denomination he is part of. Is it OK to post a Protestant Bible passage in a Catholic group?

For those who do not know, the daily readings depend on multiple factors.

Keep in mind that the Bible is the Bible, no matter which denomination prints it. It is not because the Catholics have more Books, even the Orthodox have more than the Catholics and the Ethiopians, well, you get the meaning…

I will not go to review all the protestants, reading it will be too long, we will go only for the Catholics, and to make it more authentic, I will use only the Roman Catholic, the one that has a Pope in Rome.

As a Canadian in churches, I note that the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) officially approves the New Revised Standard Version, Catholic Edition (NRSV-CE) for liturgical use in Canada.

The daily verse or reading varies, even though we are all Roman Catholic. On my website, we use the American Universalis readings (https://franciscanseucharist.ca/reading-of-the-day/) and also the RCC France version, AELF, which publishes: “Méditons l’Évangile d’aujourd’hui”. (https://franciscanseucharist.ca/lecture/). They don’t have the same readings. Furthermore, many priests in Quebec whom I observed use readings from a Novalis publication titled Prion en église, and that book contains more than one version of the readings.

More to it for myself: I use the Verbum readings of the day, which propose three or four versions to read, depending on whether the Parish celebrates a Saint or not.

In a resume, which one to read? You choose your own, your denomination or organization’s readings, and we all believe the same:
The Bible: We believe the Bible (Old & New Testaments) is the inspired, infallible, authoritative Word of God, our ultimate guide for faith and life, without error in its original manuscripts.

God: There is one true, eternal God, existing in three distinct persons: God the Father (Creator), God the Son (Jesus Christ), and God the Holy Spirit (Comforter/Guide).

Jesus Christ: Jesus is fully God and fully man, born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, died on the cross for our sins, rose bodily from the dead, ascended to heaven, and will return in glory.

Humanity & Sin: All people are created in God’s image but fell into sin, separating them from God.

Salvation: Salvation is a free gift from God, received by grace through faith in Jesus Christ alone, not by works; it brings forgiveness, new life, and eternal security.

The Holy Spirit: The Holy Spirit convicts of sin, regenerates believers, indwells them, empowers them for godly living, and seals them for eternity.

The Church: The Church is the spiritual body of all believers, united in Christ, practicing baptism and the Lord’s Supper.

Future: Jesus will return to judge the living and the dead, with believers receiving eternal life and unbelievers eternal punishment.

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