Tuesday, November 13, 2018 | Ordinary Time Tuesday of the Thirty-Second Week in Ordinary Time Year 2 | Roman Missal | Lectionary On the same date: Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, Virgin First Reading Titus 2:1–8, 11–14 Response Psalm 37:39a Psalm Psalm 37:3–4, 18, 23, 27, 29 Gospel Acclamation John 14:23 Gospel Luke 17:7–10 Catholic Daily Readings. Bellingham […]
November 13 Choose you this day whom ye will serve Josh. 24:15 Choice And Service—these were demanded of the Israelites; these are demanded of you, these only. Choice and service—in these are the whole of life. Mark Hopkins Hardman, Samuel G., and Dwight Lyman Moody. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour. Willow Grove, PA: Woodlawn Electronic Publishing, 1997. Print. […]
The Migrations of Abraham Excerpt The route Abraham’s clan took from Haran to Canaan is uncertain, although it seems logical they took one of several available trade routes. The most direct led across the desert to Damascus by way of the Tadmor Oasis. A less dangerous but longer route followed the main branch of the International Coastal Highway through Car […]
The Author’s Motive for Writing Excerpt ‘Peter’s’ concern, however, extends far beyond the brief span of life still left to him: he will make the effort (again his favourite verb spoudazein, as at 10a: cf. also 5a) to see that, even after his departure, his correspondents (here he seems to be envisaging the Church generally as well) may be able on all occasi […]
Eternal Life Acts 13:46, 48 Excerpt This phrase eternal life is probably one of the most difficult expressions of the Bible to render satisfactorily. Literally the meaning of “eternal” or “everlasting” refers to length of time, for example, “life that never ends.” But this can be very seriously misunderstood if people are to conclude that by becoming Christi […]
What? In The World? Excerpt It comes as a shock to some people that Jesus was a man of joy. We usually hear Him described as the "man of sorrows" (Isaiah 53:3). Of course, He was a "man of sorrows," but He was also a man filled with the joy of the Lord. He experienced the deepest sorrows and the highest joys as He ministered here on eart […]
Monday, November 12, 2018 | Memorial Saint Josaphat, Bishop and Martyr Years 1 & 2 | Roman Missal | Lectionary From Monday of the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time First Reading Titus 1:1–9 Response Psalm 24:6 Psalm Psalm 24:1b–4b, 5–6 Gospel Acclamation Philippians 2:15d, 16a Gospel Luke 17:1–6 Catholic Daily Readings. Bellingham, WA: Faithlife, 2009. Print. […]
November 12 Examine yourselves 2 Cor. 13:5 If your state be good, searching into it will give you that comfort of it. If your state be bad, searching into it cannot make it worse; nay, it is the only way to make it better, for conversion begins with conviction. Bishop Hopkins Hardman, Samuel G., and Dwight Lyman Moody. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour. Willow Gr […]
Good Masters Excerpt The particular Greek word translated “servants” indicates that these were household slaves. They were Christian slaves serving for the most part in the homes of pagan masters. The fact that Peter singles them out for special admonitions indicates that slaves, as a class, formed a large part of the early Christian community. The slaves ar […]
Kingdom of God as Present Reality Matthew 6:33 Excerpt If God’s eschatological rule brings to his people the blessings of that kingdom, and if God’s kingdom is his rule invading history before the eschatological consummation, then we may expect God’s rule in the present to bring a preliminary blessing to his people. This fact is reflected in numerous sayings […]
