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SUMMARY:3rd Friday of Epiphany – Memorial of the Evangelists
DESCRIPTION:3rd Friday of Epiphany – Memorial of the Evangelists \n  \n1Kings 18:30-39 \n30 Then Elijah said to all the people\, “Come near to me”; and all the people came near to him. And he repaired the altar of the Lord that had been thrown down; 31 Elijah took twelve stones\, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob\, to whom the word of the Lord came\, saying\, “Israel shall be your name”; 32 and with the stones he built an altar in the name of the Lord. And he made a trench about the altar\, as great as would contain two measures of seed. 33 And he put the wood in order\, and cut the bull in pieces and laid it on the wood. And he said\, “Fill four jars with water\, and pour it on the burnt offering\, and on the wood.” 34 And he said\, “Do it a second time”; and they did it a second time. And he said\, “Do it a third time”; and they did it a third time. 35 And the water ran round about the altar\, and filled the trench also with water. \n36 And at the time of the offering of the oblation\, Elijah the prophet came near and said\, “O Lord\, God of Abraham\, Isaac\, and Israel\, let it be known this day that you are God in Israel\, and that I am your servant\, and that I have done all these things at your word. 37 Answer me\, O Lord\, answer me\, that this people may know that you\, O Lord\, are God\, and that you have turned their hearts back.” 38 Then the fire of the Lord fell\, and consumed the burnt offering\, and the wood\, and the stones\, and the dust\, and licked up the water that was in the trench. 39 And when all the people saw it\, they fell on their faces; and they said\, “The Lord\, he is God; the Lord\, he is God.” \n  \nActs of the Apostles 5:12-32 \nThe Apostles Heal Many \n12 Now many signs and wonders were done among the people by the hands of the apostles. And they were all together in Solomon’s Portico. 13 None of the rest dared join them\, but the people held them in high honor. 14 And more than ever believers were added to the Lord\, multitudes both of men and women\, 15 so that they even carried out the sick into the streets\, and laid them on beds and pallets\, that as Peter came by at least his shadow might fall on some of them. 16 The people also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem\, bringing the sick and those afflicted with unclean spirits\, and they were all healed. \nThe Apostles Are Imprisoned and Brought before the Council \n17 But the high priest rose up and all who were with him\, that is\, the party of the Sadducees\, and filled with jealousy 18 they arrested the apostles and put them in the common prison. 19 But at night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out and said\, 20 “Go and stand in the temple and speak to the people all the words of this Life.” 21 And when they heard this\, they entered the temple at daybreak and taught. \nNow the high priest came and those who were with him and called together the council and all the senate of Israel\, and sent to the prison to have them brought. 22 But when the officers came\, they did not find them in the prison\, and they returned and reported\, 23 “We found the prison securely locked and the sentries standing at the doors\, but when we opened it we found no one inside.” 24 Now when the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these words\, they were much perplexed about them\, wondering what this would come to. 25 And some one came and told them\, “The men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people.” 26 Then the captain with the officers went and brought them\, but without violence\, for they were afraid of being stoned by the people. \n27 And when they had brought them\, they set them before the council. And the high priest questioned them\, 28 saying\, “We strictly charged you not to teach in this name\, yet here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and you intend to bring this man’s blood upon us.” 29 But Peter and the apostles answered\, “We must obey God rather than men. 30 The God of our fathers raised Jesus whom you killed by hanging him on a tree. 31 God exalted him at his right hand as Leader and Savior\, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins. 32 And we are witnesses to these things\, and so is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey him.” \n  \n1Corinthians 4:9-16; 2Corinthians 1:8-14 \n9 For I think that God has exhibited us apostles as last of all\, like men sentenced to death; because we have become a spectacle to the world\, to angels and to men. 10 We are fools for Christ’s sake\, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak\, but you are strong. You are held in honor\, but we in disrepute. 11 To the present hour we hunger and thirst\, we are poorly clothed and buffeted and homeless\, 12 and we labor\, working with our own hands. When reviled\, we bless; when persecuted\, we endure; 13 when slandered\, we try to conciliate; we have become\, and are now\, as the refuse of the world\, the dregs of all things. \nFatherly Admonition \n14 I do not write this to make you ashamed\, but to admonish you as my beloved children. 15 For though you have countless guides in Christ\, you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel. 16 I urge you\, then\, be imitators of me. \n8 For we do not want you to be ignorant\, brethren\, of the affliction we experienced in Asia; for we were so utterly\, unbearably crushed that we despaired of life itself. 9 Why\, we felt that we had received the sentence of death; but that was to make us rely not on ourselves but on God who raises the dead; 10 he delivered us from so deadly a peril\, and he will deliver us; on him we have set our hope that he will deliver us again. 11 You also must help us by prayer\, so that many will give thanks on our behalf for the blessing granted us in answer to many prayers. \n12 For our boast is this\, the testimony of our conscience that we have behaved in the world\, and still more toward you\, with holiness and godly sincerity\, not by earthly wisdom but by the grace of God. 13 For we write you nothing but what you can read and understand; I hope you will understand fully\, 14 as you have understood in part\, that you can be proud of us as we can be of you\, on the day of the Lord Jesus. \n  \nMatthew 9:35-10:15 \nThe Harvest Is Plentiful\, the Laborers Are Few \n35 And Jesus went about all the cities and villages\, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom\, and healing every disease and every infirmity. 36 When he saw the crowds\, he had compassion for them\, because they were harassed and helpless\, like sheep without a shepherd. 37 Then he said to his disciples\, “The harvest is plentiful\, but the laborers are few; 38 pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.” \nThe Twelve Disciples \n10 And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits\, to cast them out\, and to heal every disease and every infirmity. 2 The names of the twelve apostles are these: first\, Simon\, who is called Peter\, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee\, and John his brother; 3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus\, and Thaddaeus; 4 Simon the Cananaean\, and Judas Iscariot\, who betrayed him. \nThe Mission of the Twelve \n5 These Twelve Jesus sent out\, charging them\, “Go nowhere among the Gentiles\, and enter no town of the Samaritans\, 6 but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 7 And preach as you go\, saying\, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ 8 Heal the sick\, raise the dead\, cleanse lepers\, cast out demons. You received without pay\, give without pay. 9 Take no gold\, nor silver\, nor copper in your belts\, 10 no bag for your journey\, nor two tunics\, nor sandals\, nor a staff; for the laborer deserves his food. 11 And whatever town or village you enter\, find out who is worthy in it\, and stay with him until you depart. 12 As you enter the house\, salute it. 13 And if the house is worthy\, let your peace come upon it; but if it is not worthy\, let your peace return to you. 14 And if any one will not receive you or listen to your words\, shake off the dust from your feet as you leave that house or town. 15 Truly\, I say to you\, it shall be more tolerable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.
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SUMMARY:2nd Sunday of Epiphany
DESCRIPTION:2nd Sunday of Epiphany \n  \nNumbers 10:29-11:10 \n29 And Moses said to Hobab the son of Reuel the Midianite\, Moses’ father-in-law\, “We are setting out for the place of which the Lord said\, ‘I will give it to you’; come with us\, and we will do you good; for the Lord has promised good to Israel.” 30 But he said to him\, “I will not go; I will depart to my own land and to my kindred.” 31 And he said\, “Do not leave us\, I beg you\, for you know how we are to encamp in the wilderness\, and you will serve as eyes for us. 32 And if you go with us\, whatever good the Lord will do to us\, the same will we do to you.” \n33 So they set out from the mount of the Lord three days’ journey; and the ark of the covenant of the Lord went before them three days’ journey\, to seek out a resting place for them. 34 And the cloud of the Lord was over them by day\, whenever they set out from the camp. \n35 And whenever the ark set out\, Moses said\, “Arise\, O Lord\, and let your enemies be scattered; and let them who hate you flee before you.” 36 And when it rested\, he said\, “Return\, O Lord\, to the ten thousand thousands of Israel.” \nComplaining in the Desert \n11 And the people complained in the hearing of the Lordabout their misfortunes; and when the Lord heard it\, his anger was kindled\, and the fire of the Lord burned among them\, and consumed some outlying parts of the camp. 2 Then the people cried to Moses; and Moses prayed to the Lord\, and the fire abated. 3 So the name of that place was called Taberah\, because the fire of the Lord burned among them. \n4 Now the rabble that was among them had a strong craving; and the people of Israel also wept again\, and said\, “O that we had meat to eat! 5 We remember the fish we ate in Egypt for nothing\, the cucumbers\, the melons\, the leeks\, the onions\, and the garlic; 6 but now our strength is dried up\, and there is nothing at all but this manna to look at.” \n7 Now the manna was like coriander seed\, and its appearance like that of gum resin. 8 The people went about and gathered it\, and ground it in mills or beat it in mortars\, and boiled it in pots\, and made cakes of it; and the taste of it was like the taste of cakes baked with oil. 9 When the dew fell upon the camp in the night\, the manna fell with it. \n10 Moses heard the people weeping throughout their families\, every man at the door of his tent; and the anger of the Lordblazed hotly\, and Moses was displeased. \n  \nIsaiah 45:11-17 \n11 Thus says the Lord\, \nthe Holy One of Israel\, and his Maker: \n“Will you question me about my children\, \nor command me concerning the work of my hands? \n12 I made the earth\, \nand created man upon it; \nit was my hands that stretched out the heavens\, \nand I commanded all their host. \n13 I have aroused him in righteousness\, \nand I will make straight all his ways; \nhe shall build my city \nand set my exiles free\, \nnot for price or reward.” \nsays the Lord of hosts. \n14 Thus says the Lord: \n“The wealth of Egypt and the merchandise of Ethiopia\, \nand the Sabeans\, men of stature\, \nshall come over to you and be yours\, \nthey shall follow you; \nthey shall come over in chains and bow down to you. \nThey will make supplication to you\, saying: \n‘God is with you only\, and there is no other\, \nno god besides him.’ ” \n15 Truly\, you are a God who hide yourself\, \nO God of Israel\, the Savior. \n16 All of them are put to shame and confounded\, \nthe makers of idols go in confusion together. \n17 But Israel is saved by the Lord \nwith everlasting salvation; \nyou shall not be put to shame or confounded \nto all eternity. \n  \nHebrews 3:1-4:7 \nMoses a Servant\, Christ a Son \n3 Therefore\, holy brethren\, who share in a heavenly call\, consider Jesus\, the apostle and high priest of our confession. 2 He was faithful to him who appointed him\, just as Moses also was faithful in God’s house. 3 Yet Jesus has been counted worthy of as much more glory than Moses as the builder of a house has more honor than the house. 4 (For every house is built by some one\, but the builder of all things is God.) 5 Now Moses was faithful in all God’s house as a servant\, to testify to the things that were to be spoken later\, 6 but Christ was faithful over God’s house as a son. And we are his house if we hold fast our confidence and pride in our hope. \nWarning against Unbelief \n7 Therefore\, as the Holy Spirit says\, \n“Today\, when you hear his voice\, \n8 do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion\, \non the day of testing in the wilderness\, \n9 where your fathers put me to the test \nand saw my works for forty years. \n10 Therefore I was provoked with that generation\, \nand said\, ‘They always go astray in their hearts; \nthey have not known my ways.’ \n11 As I swore in my wrath\, \n‘They shall never enter my rest.’ ” \n12 Take care\, brethren\, lest there be in any of you an evil\, unbelieving heart\, leading you to fall away from the living God. 13 But exhort one another every day\, as long as it is called “today\,” that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. 14 For we share in Christ\, if only we hold our first confidence firm to the end\, 15 while it is said\, \n“Today\, when you hear his voice\, \ndo not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.” \n16 Who were they that heard and yet were rebellious? Was it not all those who left Egypt under the leadership of Moses? 17 And with whom was he provoked forty years? Was it not with those who sinned\, whose bodies fell in the wilderness? 18 And to whom did he swear that they should never enter his rest\, but to those who were disobedient? 19 So we see that they were unable to enter because of unbelief. \nThe Rest That God Promised \n4 Therefore\, while the promise of entering his rest remains\, let us fear lest any of you be judged to have failed to reach it. 2 For good news came to us just as to them; but the message which they heard did not benefit them\, because it did not meet with faith in the hearers. 3 For we who have believed enter that rest\, as he has said\, \n“As I swore in my wrath\, \n‘They shall never enter my rest\,’ ” \nalthough his works were finished from the foundation of the world. 4 For he has somewhere spoken of the seventh day in this way\, “And God rested on the seventh day from all his works.” 5 And again in this place he said\, \n“They shall never enter my rest.” \n6 Since therefore it remains for some to enter it\, and those who formerly received the good news failed to enter because of disobedience\, 7 again he sets a certain day\, “Today\,” saying through David so long afterward\, in the words already quoted\, \n“Today\, when you hear his voice\, \ndo not harden your hearts.” \n  \nJohn 1:1-18 \nThe Word Became Flesh \n1 In the beginning was the Word\, and the Word was with God\, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God; 3 all things were made through him\, and without him was not anything made that was made. 4 In him was life\, and the life was the light of men. 5 The light shines in the darkness\, and the darkness has not overcome it. \n6 There was a man sent from God\, whose name was John. 7 He came for testimony\, to bear witness to the light\, that all might believe through him. 8 He was not the light\, but came to bear witness to the light. \n9 The true light that enlightens every man was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world\, and the world was made through him\, yet the world knew him not. 11 He came to his own home\, and his own people received him not. 12 But to all who received him\, who believed in his name\, he gave power to become children of God; 13 who were born\, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man\, but of God. \n14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us\, full of grace and truth; we have beheld his glory\, glory as of the only-begotten Son from the Father. 15 John bore witness to him\, and cried\, “This was he of whom I said\, ‘He who comes after me ranks before me\, for he was before me.’ ”) 16 And from his fullness have we all received\, grace upon grace. 17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has ever seen God; the only-begotten Son\, who is in the bosom of the Father\, he has made him known. \n 
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SUMMARY:2nd Friday of Epiphany – Memorial of Ss. Peter & Paul
DESCRIPTION:2nd Friday of Epiphany – Memorial of Ss. Peter & Paul \n  \n2Kings 4:8-37 \nElisha and the Shunammite Couple \n8 One day Elisha went on to Shunem\, where a wealthy woman lived\, who urged him to eat some food. So whenever he passed that way\, he would turn in there to eat food. 9 And she said to her husband\, “Behold now\, I perceive that this is a holy man of God\, who is continually passing our way. 10 Let us make a small roof chamber with walls\, and put there for him a bed\, a table\, a chair\, and a lamp\, so that whenever he comes to us\, he can go in there.” \n11 One day he came there\, and he turned into the chamber and rested there. 12 And he said to Gehazi his servant\, “Call this Shunammite.” When he had called her\, she stood before him. 13 And he said to him\, “Say now to her\, See\, you have taken all this trouble for us; what is to be done for you? Would you have a word spoken on your behalf to the king or to the commander of the army?” She answered\, “I dwell among my own people.” 14 And he said\, “What then is to be done for her?” Gehazi answered\, “Well\, she has no son\, and her husband is old.” 15 He said\, “Call her.” And when he had called her\, she stood in the doorway. 16 And he said\, “At this season\, when the time comes round\, you shall embrace a son.” And she said\, “No\, my lord\, O man of God; do not lie to your maidservant.” 17 But the woman conceived\, and she bore a son about that time the following spring\, as Elisha had said to her. \nElisha Restores the Shunammite’s Son \n18 When the child had grown\, he went out one day to his father among the reapers. 19 And he said to his father\, “Oh\, my head\, my head!” The father said to his servant\, “Carry him to his mother.” 20 And when he had lifted him\, and brought him to his mother\, the child sat on her lap till noon\, and then he died. 21 And she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God\, and shut the door upon him\, and went out. 22 Then she called to her husband\, and said\, “Send me one of the servants and one of the donkeys\, that I may quickly go to the man of God\, and come back again.” 23 And he said\, “Why will you go to him today? It is neither new moon nor sabbath.” She said\, “It will be well.” 24 Then she saddled the donkey\, and she said to her servant\, “Urge the beast on; do not slacken the pace for me unless I tell you.” 25 So she set out\, and came to the man of God at Mount Carmel. \nWhen the man of God saw her coming\, he said to Gehazi his servant\, “Look\, yonder is the Shunammite; 26 run at once to meet her\, and say to her\, Is it well with you? Is it well with your husband? Is it well with the child?” And she answered\, “It is well.” 27 And when she came to the mountain to the man of God\, she caught hold of his feet. And Gehazi came to thrust her away. But the man of God said\, “Let her alone\, for she is in bitter distress; and the Lord has hidden it from me\, and has not told me.” 28 Then she said\, “Did I ask my lord for a son? Did I not say\, Do not deceive me?” 29 He said to Gehazi\, “Gird up your loins\, and take my staff in your hand\, and go. If you meet any one\, do not salute him; and if any one salutes you\, do not reply; and lay my staff upon the face of the child.” 30 Then the mother of the child said\, “As the Lordlives\, and as you yourself live\, I will not leave you.” So he arose and followed her. 31 Gehazi went on ahead and laid the staff upon the face of the child\, but there was no sound or sign of life. Therefore he returned to meet him\, and told him\, “The child has not awaked.” \n32 When Elisha came into the house\, he saw the child lying dead on his bed. 33 So he went in and shut the door upon the two of them\, and prayed to the Lord. 34 Then he went up and lay upon the child\, putting his mouth upon his mouth\, his eyes upon his eyes\, and his hands upon his hands; and as he stretched himself upon him\, the flesh of the child became warm. 35 Then he got up again\, and walked once back and forth in the house\, and went up\, and stretched himself upon him; the child sneezed seven times\, and the child opened his eyes. 36 Then he summoned Gehazi and said\, “Call this Shunammite.” So he called her. And when she came to him\, he said\, “Take up your son.” 37 She came and fell at his feet\, bowing to the ground; then she took up her son and went out. \n  \nActs of the Apostles 9:32-42 \nPeter Heals Aeneas in Lydda \n32 Now as Peter went here and there among them all\, he came down also to the saints that lived at Lydda. 33 There he found a man named Aeneas\, who had been bedridden for eight years and was paralyzed. 34 And Peter said to him\, “Aeneas\, Jesus Christ heals you; rise and make your bed.” And immediately he rose. 35 And all the residents of Lydda and Sharon saw him\, and they turned to the Lord. \nPeter in Joppa \n36 Now there was at Joppa a disciple named Tabitha\, which means Dorcas or Gazelle. She was full of good works and acts of charity. 37 In those days she fell sick and died; and when they had washed her\, they laid her in an upper room. 38 Since Lydda was near Joppa\, the disciples\, hearing that Peter was there\, sent two men to him entreating him\, “Please come to us without delay.” 39 So Peter rose and went with them. And when he had come\, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood beside him weeping\, and showing coats and garments which Dorcas made while she was with them. 40 But Peter put them all outside and knelt down and prayed; then turning to the body he said\, “Tabitha\, rise.” And she opened her eyes\, and when she saw Peter she sat up. 41 And he gave her his hand and lifted her up. Then calling the saints and widows he presented her alive. 42 And it became known throughout all Joppa\, and many believed in the Lord. \n  \n2Corinthians 10:1-7; 11:21-33 \nPaul Defends His Ministry \n10 I\, Paul\, myself entreat you\, by the meekness and gentleness of Christ—I who am humble when face to face with you\, but bold to you when I am away! 2 I beg of you that when I am present I may not have to show boldness with such confidence as I count on showing against some who suspect us of acting in worldly fashion. 3 For though we live in the world we are not carrying on a worldly war\, 4 for the weapons of our warfare are not worldly but have divine power to destroy strongholds. 5 We destroy arguments and every proud obstacle to the knowledge of God\, and take every thought captive to obey Christ\, 6 Being ready to punish every disobedience\, when your obedience is complete. \n7 Look at what is before your eyes. If any one is confident that he is Christ’s\, let him remind himself that as he is Christ’s\, so are we. \nWhatever any one dares to boast of—I am speaking as a fool—I also dare to boast of that. 22 Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I. 23 Are they servants of Christ? I am a better one—I am talking like a madman—with far greater labors\, far more imprisonments\, with countless beatings\, and often near death. 24 Five times I have received at the hands of the Jews the forty lashes less one. 25 Three times I have been beaten with rods; once I was stoned. Three times I have been shipwrecked; a night and a day I have been adrift at sea; 26 on frequent journeys\, in danger from rivers\, danger from robbers\, danger from my own people\, danger from Gentiles\, danger in the city\, danger in the wilderness\, danger at sea\, danger from false brethren; 27 in toil and hardship\, through many a sleepless night\, in hunger and thirst\, often without food\, in cold and exposure. 28 And\, apart from other things\, there is the daily pressure upon me of my anxiety for all the churches. 29 Who is weak\, and I am not weak? Who is made to fall\, and I am not indignant? \n30 If I must boast\, I will boast of the things that show my weakness. 31 The God and Father of the Lord Jesus\, he who is blessed for ever\, knows that I do not lie. 32 At Damascus\, the governor under King Aretas guarded the city of Damascus in order to seize me\, 33 but I was let down in a basket through a window in the wall\, and escaped his hands. \n  \nMatthew 16:13-19; John 21:15-19 \nPeter’s Declaration That Jesus Is the Christ \n13 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi\, he asked his disciples\, “Who do men say that the Son of man is?” 14 And they said\, “Some say John the Baptist\, others say Elijah\, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15 He said to them\, “But who do you say that I am?” 16 Simon Peter replied\, “You are the Christ\, the Son of the living God.” 17 And Jesus answered him\, “Blessed are you\, Simon Bar-Jona! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you\, but my Father who is in heaven. 18 And I tell you\, you are Peter\, and on this rock I will build my Church\, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven\, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven\, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” \nPeter Is Given a Command \n15 When they had finished breakfast\, Jesus said to Simon Peter\, “Simon\, son of John\, do you love me more than these?” He said to him\, “Yes\, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him\, “Feed my lambs.” 16 A second time he said to him\, “Simon\, son of John\, do you love me?” He said to him\, “Yes\, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him\, “Tend my sheep.” 17 He said to him the third time\, “Simon\, son of John\, do you love me?” Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time\, “Do you love me?” And he said to him\, “Lord\, you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him\, “Feed my sheep. 18 Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, when you were young\, you fastened your own belt and walked where you would; but when you are old\, you will stretch out your hands\, and another will fasten your belt for you and carry you where you do not wish to go.” 19 This he said to show by what death he was to glorify God.) And after this he said to him\, “Follow me.
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SUMMARY:Wednesday After Epiphany – Bautha of the Virgins
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday After Epiphany – Bautha of the Virgins \n  \nJoel 2:15-27 \n15 Blow the trumpet in Zion; \nsanctify a fast; \ncall a solemn assembly; \n16 gather the people. \nSanctify the congregation; \nassemble the elders; \ngather the children\, \neven nursing infants. \nLet the bridegroom leave his room\, \nand the bride her chamber. \n17 Between the vestibule and the altar \nlet the priests\, the ministers of the Lord\, weep \nand say\, “Spare your people\, O Lord\, \nand make not your heritage a reproach\, \na byword among the nations. \nWhy should they say among the peoples\, \n‘Where is their God?’ ” \n18 Then the Lord became jealous for his land\, \nand had pity on his people. \n19 The Lord answered and said to his people\, \n“Behold\, I am sending to you \ngrain\, wine\, and oil\, \nand you will be satisfied; \nand I will no more make you \na reproach among the nations. \n20 “I will remove the northerner far from you\, \nand drive him into a parched and desolate land\, \nhis front into the eastern sea\, \nand his rear into the western sea; \nthe stench and foul smell of him will rise\, \nfor he has done great things. \n21 “Fear not\, O land; \nbe glad and rejoice\, \nfor the Lord has done great things! \n22 Fear not\, you beasts of the field\, \nfor the pastures of the wilderness are green; \nthe tree bears its fruit\, \nthe fig tree and vine give their full yield. \n23 “Be glad\, O sons of Zion\, \nand rejoice in the Lord\, your God; \nfor he has given the early rain for your vindication\, \nhe has poured down for you abundant rain\, \nthe early and the latter rain\, as before. \n24 “The threshing floors shall be full of grain\, \nthe vats shall overflow with wine and oil. \n25 I will restore to you the years \nwhich the swarming locust has eaten\, \nthe hopper\, the destroyer\, and the cutter\, \nmy great army\, which I sent among you. \n26 “You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied\, \nand praise the name of the Lord your God\, \nwho has dealt wondrously with you. \nAnd my people shall never again be put to shame. \n27 You shall know that I am in the midst of Israel\, \nand that I\, the Lord\, am your God and there is none else. \nAnd my people shall never again be put to shame. \n  \nJonah 3:1-4:11 \nNineveh Repents \n3 Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time\, saying\, 2 “Arise\, go to Nineveh\, that great city\, and proclaim to it the message that I tell you.” 3 So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh\, according to the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city\, three days’ journey in breadth. 4 Jonah began to go into the city\, going a day’s journey. And he cried\, “Yet forty days\, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!” 5 And the people of Nineveh believed God; they proclaimed a fast\, and put on sackcloth\, from the greatest of them to the least of them. \n6 Then tidings reached the king of Nineveh\, and he arose from his throne\, removed his robe\, and covered himself with sackcloth\, and sat in ashes. 7 And he made proclamation and published through Nineveh\, “By the decree of the king and his nobles: Let neither man nor beast\, herd nor flock\, taste anything; let them not feed\, or drink water\, 8 but let man and beast be covered with sackcloth\, and let them cry mightily to God; yes\, let every one turn from his evil way and from the violence which is in his hands. 9 Who knows\, God may yet repent and turn from his fierce anger\, so that we perish not?” \n10 When God saw what they did\, how they turned from their evil way\, God repented of the evil which he had said he would do to them; and he did not do it. \nJonah’s Anger \n4 But it displeased Jonah exceedingly\, and he was angry. 2 And he prayed to the Lord and said\, “I pray you\, Lord\, is not this what I said when I was yet in my country? That is why I made haste to flee to Tarshish; for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful\, slow to anger\, and abounding in mercy\, and that you repent of evil. 3 Therefore now\, O Lord\, take my life from me\, I beg you\, for it is better for me to die than to live.” 4 And the Lord said\, “Do you do well to be angry?” 5 Then Jonah went out of the city and sat to the east of the city\, and made a booth for himself there. He sat under it in the shade\, till he should see what would become of the city. \nGod Reproves Jonah \n6 And the Lord God appointed a plant\, and made it come up over Jonah\, that it might be a shade over his head\, to save him from his discomfort. So Jonah was exceedingly glad because of the plant. 7 But when dawn came up the next day\, God appointed a worm which attacked the plant\, so that it withered. 8 When the sun rose\, God appointed a sultry east wind\, and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah so that he was faint; and he asked that he might die\, and said\, “It is better for me to die than to live.” 9 But God said to Jonah\, “Do you do well to be angry for the plant?” And he said\, “I do well to be angry\, angry enough to die.” 10 And the Lord said\, “You pity the plant\, for which you did not labor\, nor did you make it grow\, which came into being in a night\, and perished in a night. 11 And should not I pity Nineveh\, that great city\, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand persons who do not know their right hand from their left\, and also much cattle?” \n  \nRomans 9:14-10:17 \n14 What shall we say then? Is there injustice on God’s part? By no means! 15 For he says to Moses\, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy\, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.” 16 So it depends not upon man’s will or exertion\, but upon God’s mercy. 17 For the Scripture says to Pharaoh\, “I have raised you up for the very purpose of showing my power in you\, so that my name may be proclaimed in all the earth.” 18 So then he has mercy upon whomever he wills\, and he hardens the heart of whomever he wills. \nGod’s Wrath and Mercy \n19 You will say to me then\, “Why does he still find fault? For who can resist his will?” 20 But who are you\, a man\, to answer back to God? Will what is molded say to its molder\, “Why have you made me thus?” 21 Has the potter no right over the clay\, to make out of the same lump one vessel for beauty and another for menial use? 22 What if God\, desiring to show his wrath and to make known his power\, has endured with much patience the vessels of wrath made for destruction\, 23 in order to make known the riches of his glory for the vessels of mercy\, which he has prepared beforehand for glory\, 24 even us whom he has called\, not from the Jews only but also from the Gentiles? \n25 As indeed he says in Hosea\, \n“Those who were not my people \nI will call ‘my people\,’ \nand her who was not beloved \nI will call ‘my beloved.’ ” \n26 “And in the very place where it was said to them\, ‘You are not my people\,’ \nthey will be called ‘sons of the living God.’ ” \n27 And Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of the sons of Israel be as the sand of the sea\, only a remnant of them will be saved; 28 for the Lord will execute his sentence upon the earth with rigor and dispatch.” 29 And as Isaiah predicted\, \n“If the Lord of hosts had not left us children\, \nwe would have fared like Sodom and been made like Gomorrah.” \nIsrael’s Lack of Faith \n30 What shall we say\, then? That Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness have attained it\, that is\, righteousness through faith; 31 but that Israel who pursued the righteousness which is based on law did not succeed in fulfilling that law. 32 Why? Because they did not pursue it through faith\, but as if it were based on works. They have stumbled over the stumbling stone\, 33 as it is written\, \n“Behold\, I am laying in Zion a stone that will make men stumble\, \na rock that will make them fall; \nand he who believes in him will not be put to shame.” \n10 Brethren\, my heart’s desire and prayer to \nGod for them is that they may be saved. 2 I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God\, but it is not enlightened. 3 For\, being ignorant of the righteousness that comes from God\, and seeking to establish their own\, they did not submit to God’s righteousness. 4 For Christ is the end of the law\, that every one who has faith may be justified. \nSalvation Is for Believers in Christ \n5 Moses writes that the man who practices the righteousness which is based on the law shall live by it. 6 But the righteousness based on faith says\, Do not say in your heart\, “Who will ascend into heaven?” (that is\, to bring Christ down) 7 or “Who will descend into the abyss?” (that is\, to bring Christ up from the dead). 8 But what does it say? The word is near you\, on your lips and in your heart (that is\, the word of faith which we preach); 9 because\, if you confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead\, you will be saved. 10 For man believes with his heart and so is justified\, and he confesses with his lips and so is saved. 11 The Scripture says\, “No one who believes in him will be put to shame.” 12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; the same Lord is Lord of all and bestows his riches upon all who call upon him. 13 For\, “every one who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved.” \n14 But how are men to call upon him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without a preacher? 15 And how can men preach unless they are sent? As it is written\, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach good news!” 16 But they have not all heeded the gospel; for Isaiah says\, “Lord\, who has believed what he has heard from us?” 17 So faith comes from what is heard\, and what is heard comes by the preaching of Christ. \n  \nMatthew 6:1-18 \nConcerning Almsgiving \n6 “Beware of practicing your piety before men in order to be seen by them; for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. \n2 “Thus\, when you give alms\, sound no trumpet before you\, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets\, that they may be praised by men. Truly\, I say to you\, they have their reward. 3 But when you give alms\, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing\, 4 so that your alms may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you. \nConcerning Prayer \n5 “And when you pray\, you must not be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners\, that they may be seen by men. Truly\, I say to you\, they have their reward. 6 But when you pray\, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you. \n7 “And in praying do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard for their many words. 8 Do not be like them\, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. 9 Pray then like this: \nOur Father who art in heaven\, \nHallowed be thy name. \n10 Thy kingdom come. \nThy will be done \nOn earth as it is in heaven. \n11 Give us this day our daily bread; \n12 And forgive us our trespasses \nAs we forgive those who trespass against us; \n13 And lead us not into temptation\, \nBut deliver us from evil. \n14 For if you forgive men their trespasses\, your heavenly Father also will forgive you; 15 but if you do not forgive men their trespasses\, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. \nConcerning Fasting \n16  “And when you fast\, do not look dismal\, like the hypocrites\, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by men. Truly\, I say to you\, they have their reward. 17 But when you fast\, anoint your head and wash your face\, 18 that your fasting may not be seen by men but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you. \n 
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SUMMARY:Tuesday After Epiphany – Bautha of the Virgins
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday After Epiphany – Bautha of the Virgins \n  \n1Samuel 7:3-9 \nSamuel as Judge of Israel \n3 Then Samuel said to all the house of Israel\, “If you are returning to the Lord with all your heart\, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you\, and direct your heart to the Lord\, and serve him only\, and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.” 4 So Israel put away the Baals and the Ashtaroth\, and they served the Lordonly. \n5 Then Samuel said\, “Gather all Israel at Mizpah\, and I will pray to the Lord for you.” 6 So they gathered at Mizpah\, and drew water and poured it out before the Lord\, and fasted on that day\, and said there\, “We have sinned against the Lord.” And Samuel judged the sons of Israel at Mizpah. 7 Now when the Philistines heard that the sons of Israel had gathered at Mizpah\, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the sons of Israel heard of it they were afraid of the Philistines. 8 And the sons of Israel said to Samuel\, “Do not cease to cry to the Lord our God for us\, that he may save us from the hand of the Philistines.” 9 So Samuel took a suckling lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the Lord; and Samuel cried to the Lord for Israel\, and the Lord answered him. \n  \nIsaiah 59:1-18 \nInjustice and Oppression to Be Punished \n59 Behold\, the Lord’s hand is not shortened\, \nthat it cannot save\, \nor his ear dull\, that it cannot hear; \n2 but your iniquities have made a separation \nbetween you and your God\, \nand your sins have hidden his face from you \nso that he does not hear. \n3 For your hands are defiled with blood \nand your fingers with iniquity; \nyour lips have spoken lies\, \nyour tongue mutters wickedness. \n4 No one enters suit justly\, \nno one goes to law honestly; \nthey rely on empty pleas\, they speak lies\, \nthey conceive mischief and bring forth iniquity. \n5 They hatch adders’ eggs\, \nthey weave the spider’s web; \nhe who eats their eggs dies\, \nand from one which is crushed a viper is hatched. \n6 Their webs will not serve as clothing; \nmen will not cover themselves with what they make. \nTheir works are works of iniquity\, \nand deeds of violence are in their hands. \n7 Their feet run to evil\, \nand they make haste to shed innocent blood; \ntheir thoughts are thoughts of iniquity\, \ndesolation and destruction are in their highways. \n8 The way of peace they know not\, \nand there is no justice in their paths; \nthey have made their roads crooked\, \nno one who goes in them knows peace. \n9 Therefore justice is far from us\, \nand righteousness does not overtake us; \nwe look for light\, and behold\, darkness\, \nand for brightness\, but we walk in gloom. \n10 We grope for the wall like the blind\, \nwe grope like those who have no eyes; \nwe stumble at noon as in the twilight\, \namong those in full vigor we are like dead men. \n11 We all growl like bears\, \nwe moan and moan like doves; \nwe look for justice\, but there is none; \nfor salvation\, but it is far from us. \n12 For our transgressions are multiplied before you\, \nand our sins testify against us; \nfor our transgressions are with us\, \nand we know our iniquities: \n13 transgressing\, and denying the Lord\, \nand turning away from following our God\, \nspeaking oppression and revolt\, \nconceiving and uttering from the heart lying words. \n14 Justice is turned back\, \nand righteousness stands afar off; \nfor truth has fallen in the public squares\, \nand uprightness cannot enter. \n15 Truth is lacking\, \nand he who departs from evil makes himself a prey. \nThe Lord saw it\, and it displeased him \nthat there was no justice. \n16 He saw that there was no man\, \nand wondered that there was no one to intervene; \nthen his own arm brought him victory\, \nand his righteousness upheld him. \n17 He put on righteousness as a breastplate\, \nand a helmet of salvation upon his head; \nhe put on garments of vengeance for clothing\, \nand wrapped himself in fury as a mantle. \n18 According to their deeds\, so will he repay\, \nwrath to his adversaries\, repayment to his enemies; \nto the islands he will render repayment. \n  \nRomans 12:1-21 \nThe New Life in Christ \n12 I appeal to you therefore\, brethren\, by the mercies of God\, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice\, holy and acceptable to God\, which is your spiritual worship. 2 Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewal of your mind\, that you may prove what is the will of God\, what is good and acceptable and perfect. \n3 For by the grace given to me I bid every one among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think\, but to think with sober judgment\, each according to the measure of faith which God has assigned him. 4 For as in one body we have many members\, and all the members do not have the same function\, 5 so we\, though many\, are one body in Christ\, and individually members one of another. 6 Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us\, let us use them: if prophecy\, in proportion to our faith; 7 if service\, in our serving; he who teaches\, in his teaching; 8 he who exhorts\, in his exhortation; he who contributes\, in liberality; he who gives aid\, with zeal; he who does acts of mercy\, with cheerfulness. \nMarks of the True Christian \n9 Let love be genuine; hate what is evil\, hold fast to what is good; 10 love one another with brotherly affection; outdo one another in showing honor. 11 Never flag in zeal\, be aglow with the Spirit\, serve the Lord. 12 Rejoice in your hope\, be patient in tribulation\, be constant in prayer. 13 Contribute to the needs of the saints\, practice hospitality. \n14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice\, weep with those who weep. 16 Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty\, but associate with the lowly; never be conceited. 17 Repay no one evil for evil\, but take thought for what is noble in the sight of all. 18 If possible\, so far as it depends upon you\, live peaceably with all. 19 Beloved\, never avenge yourselves\, but leave it to the wrath of God; for it is written\, “Vengeance is mine\, I will repay\, says the Lord.” 20 No\, “if your enemy is hungry\, feed him; if he is thirsty\, give him drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals upon his head.” 21 Do not be overcome by evil\, but overcome evil with good. \n  \nLuke 18:2-14 \nThe Parable of the Widow and the Unrighteous Judge \n2 He said\, “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor regarded man; 3 and there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying\, ‘Vindicate me against my adversary.’ 4 For a while he refused; but afterward he said to himself\, ‘Though I neither fear God nor regard man\, 5 yet because this widow bothers me\, I will vindicate her\, or she will wear me out by her continual coming.’ ” 6 And the Lord said\, “Hear what the unrighteous judge says. 7 And will not God vindicate his elect\, who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long over them? 8 I tell you\, he will vindicate them speedily. Nevertheless\, when the Son of man comes\, will he find faith on earth?” \nThe Parable of the Pharisees and the Tax Collector \n9 He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and despised others: 10 “Two men went up into the temple to pray\, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself\, ‘God\, I thank you that I am not like other men\, extortioners\, unjust\, adulterers\, or even like this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week\, I give tithes of all that I get.’ 13 But the tax collector\, standing far off\, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven\, but beat his breast\, saying\, ‘God\, be merciful to me a sinner!’ 14 I tell you\, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for every one who exalts himself will be humbled\, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
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SUMMARY:Monday After Epiphany – Bautha of the Virgins
DESCRIPTION:Monday After Epiphany – Bautha of the Virgins \n  \nIsaiah 63:17-64:12 \n17 O Lord\, why do you make us err from your ways \nand harden our heart\, so that we fear you not? \nReturn for the sake of your servants\, \nthe tribes of your heritage. \n18 Your holy people possessed your sanctuary a little while; \nour adversaries have trodden it down. \n19 We have become like those over whom you have never ruled\, \nlike those who are not called by your name. \nPrayer for Mercy \n64 O that you would tear the heavens and come down\, \nthat the mountains might quake at your presence— \n2  as when fire kindles brushwood \nand the fire causes water to boil— \nto make your name known to your adversaries\, \nand that the nations might tremble at your presence! \n3 When you did terrible things which we looked not for\, \nyou came down\, the mountains quaked at your presence. \n4 From of old no one has heard \nor perceived by the ear\, \nno eye has seen a God besides you\, \nwho works for those who wait for him. \n5 You meet him that joyfully works righteousness\, \nthose that remember you in your ways. \nBehold\, you were angry\, and we sinned; \nin our sins we have been a long time\, and shall we be saved? \n6 We have all become like one who is unclean\, \nand all our righteous deeds are like a polluted garment. \nWe all fade like a leaf\, \nand our iniquities\, like the wind\, take us away. \n7 There is no one that calls upon your name\, \nthat bestirs himself to take hold of you; \nfor you have hidden your face from us\, \nand have delivered us into the hand of our iniquities. \n8 Yet\, O Lord\, you are our Father; \nwe are the clay\, and you are our potter; \nwe are all the work of your hand. \n9 Be not exceedingly angry\, O Lord\, \nand remember not iniquity for ever. \nBehold\, consider\, we are all your people. \n10 Your holy cities have become a wilderness\, \nZion has become a wilderness\, \nJerusalem a desolation. \n11 Our holy and beautiful house\, \nwhere our fathers praised you\, \nhas been burned by fire\, \nand all our pleasant places have become ruins. \n12 Will you restrain yourself at these things\, O Lord? \nWill you keep silent\, and afflict us sorely? \n  \nHabakkuk 3:1-19 \nHabakkuk’s Prayer \n3 A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet\, according to Shigionoth. \n2 O Lord\, I have heard the report of you\, \nand your work\, O Lord\, I fear. \nIn the midst of the years renew it; \nin the midst of the years make it known; \nin wrath remember mercy. \n3 God came from Teman\, \nand the Holy One from Mount Paran. \nHis glory covered the heavens\, \nand the earth was full of his praise. \n4 His brightness was like the light\, \nrays flashed from his hand; \nand there he veiled his power. \n5 Before him went pestilence\, \nand plague followed close behind. \n6 He stood and measured the earth; \nhe looked and shook the nations; \nThen the eternal mountains were scattered\, \nthe everlasting hills sank low. \nHis ways were as of old. \n7 I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction; \nthe curtains of the land of Midian trembled. \n8 Was your wrath against the rivers\, O Lord? \nWas your anger against the rivers\, \nor your indignation against the sea\, \nwhen you rode upon your horses\, \nupon your chariot of victory? \n9 You stripped the sheath from your bow\, \nand put the arrows to the string. \nYou split the earth with rivers. \n10 The mountains saw you\, and writhed; \nthe raging waters swept on; \nthe deep gave forth its voice\, \nit lifted its hands on high. \n11 The sun and moon stood still in their habitation \nat the light of your arrows as they sped\, \nat the flash of your glittering spear. \n12 You bestrode the earth in fury\, \nyou trampled the nations in anger. \n13 You went forth for the salvation of your people\, \nfor the salvation of your anointed. \nYou crushed the head of the wicked\, \nlaying him bare from thigh to neck. \n14 You pierced with your shafts the head of his warriors\, \nwho came like a whirlwind to scatter me\, \nrejoicing as if to devour the poor in secret. \n15 You trampled the sea with your horses\, \nthe surging of mighty waters. \n16 I hear\, and my body trembles\, \nmy lips quiver at the sound; \nrottenness enters into my bones\, \nmy steps totter beneath me. \nI will quietly wait for the day of trouble \nto come upon people who invade us. \n17 Though the fig tree does not blossom\, \nnor fruit be on the vines\, \nthe produce of the olive fail \nand the fields yield no food\, \nthe flock be cut off from the fold \nand there be no herd in the stalls\, \n18 yet I will rejoice in the Lord\, \nI will joy in the God of my salvation. \n19 God\, the Lord\, is my strength; \nhe makes my feet like deer’s feet\, \nhe makes me tread upon my high places. \n  \n1Timothy 2:1-3:10 \nInstructions concerning Prayer \n2 First of all\, then\, I urge that supplications\, prayers\, intercessions\, and thanksgivings be made for all men\, 2 for kings and all who are in high positions\, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life\, godly and respectful in every way. 3 This is good\, and it is acceptable in the sight of God our Savior\, 4 who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. 5 For there is one God\, and there is one mediator between God and men\, the man Christ Jesus\, 6 who gave himself as a ransom for all\, the testimony to which was given at the proper time. 7 For this I was appointed a preacher and apostle (I am telling the truth\, I am not lying)\, a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth. \n8 I desire then that in every place the men should pray\, lifting holy hands without anger or quarreling; 9 also that women should adorn themselves modestly and sensibly in seemly apparel\, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or costly attire 10 but by good deeds\, as befits women who profess religion. 11 Let a woman learn in silence with all submissiveness. 12 I permit no woman to teach or to have authority over men; she is to keep silent. 13 For Adam was formed first\, then Eve; 14 and Adam was not deceived\, but the woman was deceived and became a transgressor. 15 Yet woman will be saved through bearing children\, if she continues in faith and love and holiness\, with modesty. \nQualifications of Bishops \n3 The saying is sure: If any one aspires to the office of bishop\, he desires a noble task. 2 Now a bishop must be above reproach\, the husband of one wife\, temperate\, sensible\, dignified\, hospitable\, an apt teacher\, 3 no drunkard\, not violent but gentle\, not quarrelsome\, and no lover of money. 4 He must manage his own household well\, keeping his children submissive and respectful in every way; 5 for if a man does not know how to manage his own household\, how can he care for God’s Church? 6 He must not be a recent convert\, or he may be puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil; 7 moreover he must be well thought of by outsiders\, or he may fall into reproach and the snare of the devil. \nQualifications of Deacons \n8 Deacons likewise must be serious\, not double-tongued\, not addicted to much wine\, not greedy for gain; 9 they must hold the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience. 10 And let them also be tested first; then if they prove themselves blameless let them serve as deacons. \n  \nMatthew 18:23-35 \nThe Parable of the Unmerciful Servant \n23 “Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants. 24 When he began the reckoning\, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents; 25 and as he could not pay\, his lord ordered him to be sold\, with his wife and children and all that he had\, and payment to be made. 26 So the servant fell on his knees\, imploring him\, ‘Lord\, have patience with me\, and I will pay you everything.’ 27 And out of pity for him the lord of that servant released him and forgave him the debt. 28 But that same servant\, as he went out\, came upon one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii; and seizing him by the throat he said\, ‘Pay what you owe.’ 29 So his fellow servant fell down and pleaded with him\, ‘Have patience with me\, and I will pay you.’ 30 He refused and went and put him in prison till he should pay the debt. 31 When his fellow servants saw what had taken place\, they were greatly distressed\, and they went and reported to their lord all that had taken place. 32 Then his lord summoned him and said to him\, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me; 33 and should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant\, as I had mercy on you?’ 34 And in anger his lord delivered him to the jailers\, till he should pay all his debt. 35 So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you\, if you do not forgive your brother from your heart.”
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SUMMARY:1st Sunday of Epiphany
DESCRIPTION:1st Sunday of Epiphany \n  \nExodus 3:1-15 \nThe Sons of Israel \n1These are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob\, each with his household: 2 Reuben\, Simeon\, Levi\, and Judah\, 3 Issachar\, Zebulun\, and Benjamin\, 4 Dan and Naphtali\, Gad and Asher. 5 All the offspring of Jacob were seventy persons; Joseph was already in Egypt. 6 Then Joseph died\, and all his brothers\, and all that generation. 7 But the descendants of Israel were fruitful and increased greatly; they multiplied and grew exceedingly strong; so that the land was filled with them. \nThe Israelites Are Oppressed by the Egyptians \n8 Now there arose a new king over Egypt\, who did not know Joseph. 9 And he said to his people\, “Behold\, the sons of Israel are too many and too mighty for us. 10  Come\, let us deal shrewdly with them\, lest they multiply\, and\, if war befall us\, they join our enemies and fight against us and escape from the land.” 11 Therefore they set taskmasters over them to afflict them with heavy burdens; and they built for Pharaoh store-cities\, Pithom and Raamses. 12 But the more they were oppressed\, the more they multiplied and the more they spread abroad. And the Egyptians were in dread of the sons of Israel. 13 So they made the sons of Israel serve with rigor\, 14 and made their lives bitter with hard service\, in mortar and brick\, and in all kinds of work in the field; in all their work they made them serve with rigor. \n  \nIsaiah 44:21-45:4 \n21 Remember these things\, O Jacob\, \nand Israel\, for you are my servant; \nI formed you\, you are my servant; \nO Israel\, you will not be forgotten by me. \n22 I have swept away your transgressions like a cloud\, \nand your sins like mist; \nreturn to me\, for I have redeemed you. \n23 Sing\, O heavens\, for the Lord has done it; \nshout\, O depths of the earth; \nbreak forth into singing\, O mountains\, \nO forest\, and every tree in it! \nFor the Lord has redeemed Jacob\, \nand will be glorified in Israel. \n24 Thus says the Lord\, your Redeemer\, \nwho formed you from the womb: \n“I am the Lord\, who made all things\, \nwho stretched out the heavens alone\, \nwho spread out the earth—Who was with me?— \n25 who frustrates the omens of liars\, \nand makes fools of diviners; \nwho turns wise men back\, \nand makes their knowledge foolish; \n26 who confirms the word of his servant\, \nand performs the counsel of his messengers; \nwho says of Jerusalem\, ‘She shall be inhabited\,’ \nand of the cities of Judah\, ‘They shall be built\, \nand I will raise up their ruins’; \n27 who says to the deep\, ‘Be dry\, \nI will dry up your rivers’; \n28 who says of Cyrus\, ‘He is my shepherd\, \nand he shall fulfill all my purpose’; \nsaying of Jerusalem\, ‘She shall be built\,’ \nand of the temple\, ‘Your foundation shall be laid.’ ” \nCyrus\, God’s Instrument \n45 Thus says the Lord to his anointed\, to Cyrus\, \nwhose right hand I have grasped\, \nto subdue nations before him \nand uncover the loins of kings\, \nto open doors before him \nthat gates may not be closed: \n2 “I will go before you \nand level the mountains\, \nI will break in pieces the doors of bronze \nand cut asunder the bars of iron\, \n3 I will give you the treasures of darkness \nand the hoards in secret places\, \nthat you may know that it is I\, the Lord\, \nthe God of Israel\, who call you by your name. \n4 For the sake of my servant Jacob\, \nand Israel my chosen\, \nI call you by your name\, \nI surname you\, though you do not know me. \n  \n2Timothy 3:1-15 \nGodlessness in the Last Days \n1 But understand this\, that in the last days there will come times of stress. 2 For men will be lovers of self\, lovers of money\, proud\, arrogant\, abusive\, disobedient to their parents\, ungrateful\, unholy\, 3 inhuman\, implacable\, slanderers\, profligates\, fierce\, haters of good\, 4 treacherous\, reckless\, swollen with conceit\, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God\, 5 holding the form of religion but denying the power of it. Avoid such people. 6 For among them are those who make their way into households and capture weak women\, burdened with sins and swayed by various impulses\, 7 who will listen to anybody and can never arrive at a knowledge of the truth. 8  As Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses\, so these men also oppose the truth\, men of corrupt mind and counterfeit faith; 9 but they will not get very far\, for their folly will be plain to all\, as was that of those two men. \nPaul’s Charge to Timothy \n10 Now you have observed my teaching\, my conduct\, my aim in life\, my faith\, my patience\, my love\, my steadfastness\, 11 my persecutions\, my sufferings\, what befell me at Antioch\, at Iconium\, and at Lystra\, what persecutions I endured; yet from them all the Lord rescued me. 12 Indeed all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted\, 13 while evil men and impostors will go on from bad to worse\, deceivers and deceived. 14 But as for you\, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed\, knowing from whom you learned it 15 and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the Sacred Writings which are able to instruct you for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. \n  \nLuke 4:14-30 \nJesus Begins Preaching and Teaching in Galilee \n14  And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee\, and a report concerning him went out through all the surrounding country. 15  And he taught in their synagogues\, being glorified by all. \nThe Rejection of Jesus at Nazareth \n16  And he came to Nazareth\, where he had been brought up; and he went to the synagogue\, as was his custom\, on the sabbath day. And he stood up to read; 17 and there was given to him the book of the prophet Isaiah. He opened the book and found the place where it was written\, \n18  The Spirit of the Lord is upon me\, \nbecause he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. \nHe has sent me to proclaim release to the captives \nand recovering of sight to the blind\, \nto set at liberty those who are oppressed\, \n19 to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.” \n20 And he closed the book\, and gave it back to the attendant\, and sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him. 21 And he began to say to them\, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.” 22 And all spoke well of him\, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth; and they said\, “Is not this Joseph’s son?” 23 And he said to them\, “Doubtless you will quote to me this proverb\, ‘Physician\, heal yourself; what we have heard you did at Capernaum\, do here also in your own country.’ ” 24 And he said\, “Truly\, I say to you\, no prophet is acceptable in his own country. 25  But in truth\, I tell you\, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah\, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months\, when there came a great famine over all the land; 26 and Elijah was sent to none of them but only to Zarephath\, in the land of Sidon\, to a woman who was a widow. 27  And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha; and none of them was cleansed\, but only Naaman the Syrian.” 28 When they heard this\, all in the synagogue were filled with wrath. 29  And they rose up and put him out of the city\, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built\, that they might throw him down headlong. 30  But passing through the midst of them he went away. \n 
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SUMMARY:1st Friday of Epiphany – Memorial of St. John the Baptist
DESCRIPTION:1st Friday of Epiphany – Memorial of St. John the Baptist \n  \nIsaiah 35:3-10; Isaiah 40:1-8 \nThe Lord Will Come to Save \n3 Strengthen the weak hands\, \nand make firm the feeble knees. \n4 Say to those who are of a fearful heart\, \n“Be strong\, fear not! \nBehold\, your God \nwill come with vengeance\, \nwith the recompense of God. \nHe will come and save you.” \n5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened\, \nand the ears of the deaf unstopped; \n6 then shall the lame man leap like a deer\, \nand the tongue of the mute sing for joy. \nFor waters shall break forth in the wilderness\, \nand streams in the desert; \n7 the burning sand shall become a pool\, \nand the thirsty ground springs of water; \nthe haunt of jackals shall become a swamp\, \nthe grass shall become reeds and rushes. \n8 And a highway shall be there\, \nand it shall be called the Holy Way; \nthe unclean shall not pass over it\, \nand fools shall not err therein. \n9 No lion shall be there\, \nnor shall any ravenous beast come up on it; \nthey shall not be found there\, \nbut the redeemed shall walk there. \n10 And the ransomed of the Lord shall return\, \nand come to Zion with singing; \neverlasting joy shall be upon their heads; \nthey shall obtain joy and gladness\, \nand sorrow and sighing shall flee away. \nGod Comforts His People \n40 Comfort\, comfort my people\, says your God. \n2 Speak tenderly to Jerusalem\, \nand cry to her \nthat her warfare is ended\, \nthat her iniquity is pardoned\, \nthat she has received from the Lord’s hand \ndouble for all her sins. \n3 A voice cries: \n“In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord\, \nmake straight in the desert a highway for our God. \n4 Every valley shall be lifted up\, \nand every mountain and hill be made low; \nthe uneven ground shall become level\, \nand the rough places a plain. \n5 And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed\, \nand all flesh shall see it together\, \nfor the mouth of the Lord has spoken.” \n6 A voice says\, “Cry!” \nAnd I said\, “What shall I cry!” \nAll flesh is grass\, \nand all its beauty is like the flower of the field. \n7 The grass withers\, the flower fades\, \nwhen the breath of the Lord blows upon it; \nsurely the people is grass. \n8 The grass withers\, the flower fades; \nbut the word of our God will stand for ever. \n  \nActs of the Apostles 13:13-33 \nPaul and Barnabas in Antioch of Pisidia \n13 Now Paul and his company set sail from Paphos\, and came to Perga in Pamphylia. And John left them and returned to Jerusalem; 14 but they passed on from Perga and came to Antioch of Pisidia. And on the sabbath day they went into the synagogue and sat down. 15 After the reading of the law and the prophets\, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them\, saying\, “Brethren\, if you have any word of exhortation for the people\, say it.” 16 So Paul stood up\, and motioning with his hand said: \n“Men of Israel\, and you that fear God\, listen. 17 The God of this people Israel chose our fathers and made the people great during their stay in the land of Egypt\, and with uplifted arm he led them out of it. 18 And for about forty years he bore with them in the wilderness. 19 And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan\, he gave them their land as an inheritance\, for about four hundred and fifty years. 20 And after that he gave them judges until Samuel the prophet. 21 Then they asked for a king; and God gave them Saul the son of Kish\, a man of the tribe of Benjamin\, for forty years. 22 And when he had removed him\, he raised up David to be their king; of whom he testified and said\, ‘I have found in David\, the son of Jesse\, a man after my heart\, who will do all my will.’ 23 Of this man’s posterity God has brought to Israel a Savior\, Jesus\, as he promised. 24 Before his coming John had preached a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. 25 And as John was finishing his course\, he said\, ‘What do you suppose that I am? I am not he. No\, but after me one is coming\, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.’ \n26 “Brethren\, sons of the family of Abraham\, and those among you that fear God\, to us has been sent the message of this salvation. 27 For those who live in Jerusalem and their rulers\, because they did not recognize him nor understand the utterances of the prophets which are read every sabbath\, fulfilled these by condemning him. 28 Though they could charge him with nothing deserving death\, yet they asked Pilate to have him killed. 29 And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him\, they took him down from the tree\, and laid him in a tomb. 30 But God raised him from the dead; 31 and for many days he appeared to those who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem\, who are now his witnesses to the people. 32 And we bring you the good news that what God promised to the fathers\, 33 this he has fulfilled to us their children by raising Jesus; as also it is written in the second psalm\, \n‘You are my Son\, \ntoday I have begotten you.’ \n  \nEphesians 2:19-3:21 \n19 So then you are no longer strangers and sojourners\, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God\, 20 built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets\, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone\, 21 in whom the whole structure is joined together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord; 22 in whom you also are built into it for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit. \nPaul’s Ministry to the Gentiles \n3 For this reason I\, Paul\, a prisoner for Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles—2 assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you\, 3 how the mystery was made known to me by revelation\, as I have written briefly. 4 When you read this you can perceive my insight into the mystery of Christ\, 5 which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit; 6 that is\, how the Gentiles are fellow heirs\, members of the same body\, and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel. \n7 Of this gospel I was made a minister according to the gift of God’s grace which was given me by the working of his power. 8 To me\, though I am the very least of all the saints\, this grace was given\, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ\, 9 and to make all men see what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in God who created all things; 10 that through the Church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places. 11 This was according to the eternal purpose which he has realized in Christ Jesus our Lord\, 12 in whom we have boldness and confidence of access through our faith in him. 13 So I ask you not to lose heart over what I am suffering for you\, which is your glory. \nPrayer for the Ephesians \n14 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father\, 15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named\, 16 that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with might through his Spirit in the inner man\, 17 and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you\, being rooted and grounded in love\, 18 may have power to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth\, 19 and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge\, that you may be filled with all the fulness of God. \n20 Now to him who by the power at work within us is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think\, 21 to him be glory in the Church and in Christ Jesus to all generations\, for ever and ever. Amen. \n  \nMark 6:14-29 \nThe Death of John the Baptist \n14 King Herod heard of it; for Jesus’ name had become known. Some said\, “John the Baptist has been raised from the dead; that is why these powers are at work in him.” 15 But others said\, “It is Elijah.” And others said\, “It is a prophet\, like one of the prophets of old.” 16 But when Herod heard of it he said\, “John\, whom I beheaded\, has been raised.” 17 For Herod had sent and seized John\, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias\, his brother Philip’s wife; because he had married her. 18 For John said to Herod\, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.” 19 And Herodias had a grudge against him\, and wanted to kill him. But she could not\, 20 for Herod feared John\, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man\, and kept him safe. When he heard him\, he was much perplexed; and yet he heard him gladly. 21 But an opportunity came when Herod on his birthday gave a banquet for his courtiers and officers and the leading men of Galilee. 22 For when Herodias’ daughter came in and danced\, she pleased Herod and his guests; and the king said to the girl\, “Ask me for whatever you wish\, and I will grant it.” 23 And he vowed to her\, “Whatever you ask me\, I will give you\, even half of my kingdom.” 24 And she went out\, and said to her mother\, “What shall I ask?” And she said\, “The head of John the Baptist.” 25 And she came in immediately with haste to the king\, and asked\, saying\, “I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter.” 26 And the king was exceedingly sorry; but because of his oaths and his guests he did not want to break his word to her. 27 And immediately the king sent a soldier of the guard and gave orders to bring his head. He went and beheaded him in the prison\, 28 and brought his head on a platter\, and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother. 29 When his disciples heard of it\, they came and took his body\, and laid it in a tomb.
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SUMMARY:Feast of the Epiphany
DESCRIPTION:Feast of the Epiphany \n  \nNumbers 24:2-9\, 15-25 \nBalaam’s Third Oracle \n2 And Balaam lifted up his eyes\, and saw Israel encamping tribe by tribe. And the Spirit of God came upon him\, 3 and he took up his discourse\, and said\, \n“The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor\, \nthe oracle of the man whose eye is opened\, \n4 the oracle of him who hears the words of God\, \nwho sees the vision of the Almighty\, \nfalling down\, but having his eyes uncovered: \n5 How fair are your tents\, O Jacob\, \nyour encampments\, O Israel! \n6 Like valleys that stretch afar\, \nlike gardens beside a river\, \nlike aloes that the Lord has planted\, \nlike cedar trees beside the waters. \n7 Water shall flow from his buckets\, \nand his seed shall be in many waters\, \nhis king shall be higher than Agag\, \nand his kingdom shall be exalted. \n8 God brings him out of Egypt; \nhe has as it were the horns of the wild ox\, \nhe shall eat up the nations his adversaries\, \nand shall break their bones in pieces\, \nand pierce them through with his arrows. \n9  He lurked\, he lay down like a lion\, \nand like a lioness; who will rouse him up? \nBlessed be every one who blesses you\, \nand cursed be every one who curses you.” \n15 And he took up his discourse\, and said\, \n“The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor\, \nthe oracle of the man whose eye is opened\, \n16 the oracle of him who hears the words of God\, \nand knows the knowledge of the Most High\, \nwho sees the vision of the Almighty\, \nfalling down\, but having his eyes uncovered: \n17 I see him\, but not now; \nI behold him\, but not near: \na star shall come forth out of Jacob\, \nand a scepter shall rise out of Israel; \nit shall crush the forehead of Moab\, \nand break down all the sons of Sheth. \n18 Edom shall be dispossessed\, \nSeir also\, his enemies\, shall be dispossessed\, \nwhile Israel does valiantly. \n19 By Jacob shall dominion be exercised\, \nand the survivors of cities be destroyed!” \n20 Then he looked on Amalek\, and took up his discourse\, and said\, \n“Amalek was the first of the nations\, \nbut in the end he shall come to destruction.” \n21 And he looked on the Kenite\, and took up his discourse\, and said\, \n“Enduring is your dwelling place\, \nand your nest is set in the rock; \n22 nevertheless Kain shall be wasted. \nHow long shall Asshur take you away captive!” \n23 And he took up his discourse\, and said\, \n“Alas\, who shall live when God does this? \n24 But ships shall come from Kittim \nand shall afflict Asshur and Eber; \nand he also shall come to destruction.” \n25 Then Balaam rose\, and went back to his place; and Balak also went his way. \n  \nIsaiah 4:2-5\, 11:1-5; 12:4-6 \n2 In that day the branch of the Lord shall be beautiful and glorious\, and the fruit of the land shall be the pride and glory of the survivors of Israel. 3 And he who is left in Zion and remains in Jerusalem will be called holy\, every one who has been recorded for life in Jerusalem\, 4 when the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and cleansed the bloodstains of Jerusalem from its midst by a spirit of judgment and by a spirit of burning. 5 Then the Lordwill create over the whole site of Mount Zion and over her assemblies a cloud by day\, and smoke and the shining of a flaming fire by night; for over all the glory there will be a canopy and a pavilion. \nThe Shoot from the Stump of Jesse and the Peaceful Kingdom \n1 There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse\, \nand a branch shall grow out of his roots. \n2  And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him\, \nthe spirit of wisdom and understanding\, \nthe spirit of counsel and might\, \nthe spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord. \n3 And his delight shall be in the fear of the Lord. \nHe shall not judge by what his eyes see\, \nor decide by what his ears hear; \n4 but with righteousness he shall judge the poor\, \nand decide with equity for the meek of the earth; \nand he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth\, \nand with the breath of his lips he shall slay the wicked. \n5 Righteousness shall be the belt of his waist\, \nand faithfulness the belt of his loins. \n4 And you will say in that day: \n“Give thanks to the Lord\, \ncall upon his name; \nmake known his deeds among the nations\, \nproclaim that his name is exalted. \n5 “Sing praises to the Lord\, for he has done gloriously; \nlet this be known in all the earth. \n6 Shout\, and sing for joy\, O inhabitant of Zion\, \nfor great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.” \n  \n  \nTitus 2:11-3:7 \n11 For the grace of God has appeared for the salvation of all men\, 12 training us to renounce irreligion and worldly passions\, and to live sober\, upright\, and godly lives in this world\, 13 awaiting our blessed hope\, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ\, 14  who gave himself for us to redeem us from all iniquity and to purify for himself a people of his own who are zealous for good deeds. \n15 Declare these things; exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no one disregard you. \nMaintain Good Deeds \n1 Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities\, to be obedient\, to be ready for any honest work\, 2 to speak evil of no one\, to avoid quarreling\, to be gentle\, and to show perfect courtesy toward all men. 3 For we ourselves were once foolish\, disobedient\, led astray\, slaves to various passions and pleasures\, passing our days in malice and envy\, hated by men and hating one another; 4 but when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared\, 5 he saved us\, not because of deeds done by us in righteousness\, but in virtue of his own mercy\, by the washing of regeneration and renewal in the Holy Spirit\, 6 which he poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior\, 7 so that we might be justified by his grace and become heirs in hope of eternal life. \n  \nMatthew 3:1-17 \nThe Preaching of John the Baptist \n3 In those days came John the Baptist\, preaching in the wilderness of Judea\, 2 Repent\, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” 3  For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said\, \n“The voice of one crying in the wilderness: \nPrepare the way of the Lord\, \nmake his paths straight.” \n4 Now John wore a garment of camel’s hair\, and a leather belt around his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey. 5 Then went out to him Jerusalem and all Judea and all the region about the Jordan\, 6 and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan\, confessing their sins. \n7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism\, he said to them\, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8 Bear fruit that befits repentance\, 9 and do not presume to say to yourselves\, ‘We have Abraham as our father’; for I tell you\, God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham. 10  Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees; every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. \n11 “I baptize you with water for repentance\, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I\, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry; he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. 12  His winnowing fork is in his hand\, and he will clear his threshing floor and gather his wheat into the granary\, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.” \nThe Baptism of Jesus \n13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John\, to be baptized by him. 14 John would have prevented him\, saying\, “I need to be baptized by you\, and do you come to me?” 15 But Jesus answered him\, “Let it be so now; for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he consented. 16 And when Jesus was baptized\, he went up immediately from the water\, and behold\, the heavens were opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove\, and alighting on him; 17 and behold\, a voice from heaven\, saying\, “This is my beloved Son\, with whom I am well pleased.”
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SUMMARY:2nd Sunday after Christmas
DESCRIPTION:2nd Sunday after Christmas \n  \nExodus 2:1-10 \n  \nThe Sons of Israel \n1 These are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob\, each with his household: 2 Reuben\, Simeon\, Levi\, and Judah\, 3 Issachar\, Zebulun\, and Benjamin\, 4 Dan and Naphtali\, Gad and Asher. 5 All the offspring of Jacob were seventy persons; Joseph was already in Egypt. 6 Then Joseph died\, and all his brothers\, and all that generation. 7 But the descendants of Israel were fruitful and increased greatly; they multiplied and grew exceedingly strong; so that the land was filled with them. \nThe Israelites Are Oppressed by the Egyptians \n8 Now there arose a new king over Egypt\, who did not know Joseph. 9 And he said to his people\, “Behold\, the sons of Israel are too many and too mighty for us. 10 Come\, let us deal shrewdly with them\, lest they multiply\, and\, if war befall us\, they join our enemies and fight against us and escape from the land.” \n  \n  \nIsaiah 49:1-6 \n  \n1 Listen to me\, O islands\, and pay attention\, you peoples from afar. The Lord called me from the womb\, from the body of my mother he named my name. 2 He made my mouth like a sharp sword\, in the shadow of his hand he hid me; he made me a polished arrow\, in his quiver he hid me away. 3 And he said to me\, “You are my servant\, Israel\, in whom I will be glorified.” \n4 But I said\, “I have labored in vain\, I have spent my strength for nothing and vanity; yet surely my right is with the Lord\, and my recompense with my God.” 5 And now the Lord says\, who formed me from the womb to be his servant\, to bring Jacob back to him\, and that Israel might be gathered to him\, for I am honored in the eyes of the Lord\, and my God has become my strength— 6 he says: “It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the preserved of Israel; I will give you as a light to the nations\, that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.” \n  \n2Timothy 2:16-26 \n  \nA Workman Approved by God \n  \n16 Avoid such godless chatter\, for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness\, 17 and their talk will eat its way like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus\, 18 who have swerved from the truth by holding that the resurrection is past already. They are upsetting the faith of some. 19 But God’s firm foundation stands\, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are his\,” and\, “Let every one who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity.” \n20 In a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver but also of wood and earthenware\, and some for noble use\, some for ignoble. 21 If any one purifies himself from what is ignoble\, then he will be a vessel for noble use\, consecrated and useful to the master of the house\, ready for any good work. 22 So shun youthful passions and aim at righteousness\, faith\, love\, and peace\, along with those who call upon the Lord from a pure heart. 23 Have nothing to do with stupid\, senseless controversies; you know that they breed quarrels. 24 And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but kindly to every one\, an apt teacher\, forbearing\, 25 correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant that they will repent and come to know the truth\, 26 and they may escape from the snare of the devil\, after being captured by him to do his will. \n  \n  \nLuke 2:21-52 \n  \nJesus Is Circumcised and Named \n21 And at the end of eight days\, when he was circumcised\, he was called Jesus\, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb. \nJesus Is Presented in the Temple \n22 And when the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses\, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord 23 (as it is written in the law of the Lord\, “Every male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”) 24 and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the law of the Lord\, “a pair of turtledoves\, or two young pigeons.” 25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem\, whose name was Simeon\, and this man was righteous and devout\, looking for the consolation of Israel\, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. 26 And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ. 27 And inspired by the Spirit he came into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus\, to do for him according to the custom of the law\, 28 he took him up in his arms and blessed God and said\, 29 “Lord\, now let your servant depart in peace\, according to your word; 30 for my eyes have seen your salvation 31 which you have prepared in the presence of all peoples\, 32 a light for revelation to the Gentiles\, and for glory to your people Israel.” 33 And his father and his mother marveled at what was said about him; 34 and Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother\, “Behold\, this child is set for the fall and rising of many in Israel\, and for a sign that is spoken against 35 (and a sword will pierce through your own soul also)\, that thoughts out of many hearts may be revealed.” 36 And there was a prophetess\, Anna\, the daughter of Phanuel\, of the tribe of Asher; she was of a great age\, having lived with her husband seven years from her virginity\, 37 and as a widow till she was eighty-four. She did not depart from the temple\, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day. 38 And coming up at that very hour she gave thanks to God\, and spoke of him to all who were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem. \nThe Return to Nazareth \n39 And when they had performed everything according to the law of the Lord\, they returned into Galilee\, to their own city\, Nazareth. 40 And the child grew and became strong\, filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was upon him. \nThe Boy Jesus in the Temple \n41 Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the Passover. 42 And when he was twelve years old\, they went up according to custom; 43 and when the feast was ended\, as they were returning\, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not know it\, 44 but supposing him to be in the company they went a day’s journey\, and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintances; 45 and when they did not find him\, they returned to Jerusalem\, seeking him. 46 After three days they found him in the temple\, sitting among the teachers\, listening to them and asking them questions; 47 and all who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers. 48 And when they saw him they were astonished; and his mother said to him\, “Son\, why have you treated us so? Behold\, your father and I have been looking for you anxiously.” 49 And he said to them\, “How is it that you sought me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?” 50 And they did not understand the saying which he spoke to them. 51 And he went down with them and came to Nazareth\, and was obedient to them; and his mother kept all these things in her heart. 52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature\,and in favor with God and man.
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SUMMARY:Feast of the Circumcision of the Lord
DESCRIPTION:Feast of the Circumcision of the Lord \n  \nGenesis 17:1-22 \n  \nSix Days of Creation and the Sabbath \n1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form and void\, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the Spirit of God was moving over the face of the waters. 3 And God said\, “Let there be light”; and there was light. 4 And God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light Day\, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning\, one day. 6 And God said\, “Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters\, and let it separate the waters from the waters.” 7 And God made the firmament and separated the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament. And it was so. 8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning\, a second day. 9 And God said\, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place\, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so. 10 God called the dry land Earth\, and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good. 11 And God said\, “Let the earth put forth vegetation\, plants yielding seed\, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed\, each according to its kind\, upon the earth.” And it was so. 12 The earth brought forth vegetation\, plants yielding seed according to their own kinds\, and trees bearing fruit in which is their seed\, each according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. 13 And there was evening and there was morning\, a third day. 14 And God said\, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to separate the day from the night; and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and years\, 15 and let them be lights in the firmament of the heavens to give light upon the earth.” And it was so. 16 And God made the two great lights\, the greater light to rule the day\, and the lesser light to rule the night; he made the stars also. 17 And God set them in the firmament of the heavens to give light upon the earth\, 18 to rule over the day and over the night\, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good. 19 And there was evening and there was morning\, a fourth day. 20 And God said\, “Let the waters bring forth swarms of living creatures\, and let birds fly above the earth across the firmament of the heavens.” 21 So God created the great sea monsters and every living creature that moves\, with which the waters swarm\, according to their kinds\, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. 22 And God blessed them\, saying\, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas\, and let birds multiply on the earth.” \n  \nIsaiah 42:18-25 \n  \n18 Hear\, you deaf; and look\, you blind\, that you may see! 19 Who is blind but my servant\, or deaf as my messenger whom I send? Who is blind as my dedicated one\, or blind as the servant of the Lord? 20 He sees many things\, but does not observe them; his ears are open\, but he does not hear. 21 The Lord was pleased\, for his righteousness’ sake\, to magnify his law and make it glorious. 22 But this is a people robbed and plundered\, they are all of them trapped in holes and hidden in prisons; they have become a prey with none to rescue\, a spoil with none to say\, “Restore!” 23 Who among you will give ear to this\, will attend and listen for the time to come? \n24 Who gave up Jacob to the spoiler\, and Israel to the robbers? Was it not the Lord\, against whom we have sinned\, in whose ways they would not walk\, and whose law they would not obey? 25 So he poured upon him the heat of his anger and the might of battle; it set him on fire round about\, but he did not understand; it burned him\, but he did not take it to heart. \n  \n  \nGalatians 5:13-26 \n  \n13 For you were called to freedom\, brethren; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh\, but through love be servants of one another. 14 For the whole law is fulfilled in one word\, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 15 But if you bite and devour one another take heed that you are not consumed by one another. \nThe Works of the Flesh and the Fruit of the Spirit \n16 But I say\, walk by the Spirit\, and do not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17 For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit\, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh; for these are opposed to each other\, to prevent you from doing what you would. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit you are not under the law. 19 ow the works of the flesh are plain: immorality\, impurity\, licentiousness\, 20 idolatry\, sorcery\, enmity\, strife\, jealousy\, anger\, selfishness\, dissension\, party spirit\, 21 envy\, drunkenness\, carousing\, and the like. I warn you\, as I warned you before\, that those who do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love\, joy\, peace\, patience\, kindness\, goodness\, faithfulness\, 23 gentleness\, self-control; against such there is no law. 24 And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 If we live by the Spirit\, let us also walk by the Spirit. 26 Let us have no self-conceit\, no provoking of one another\, no envy of one another. \n  \n  \nLuke 2:21-40\, 52 \nThe Birth of John the Baptist Foretold \n  \n21 And at the end of eight days\, when he was circumcised\, he was called Jesus\, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb. \nJesus Is Presented in the Temple \n22 And when the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses\, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord 23 (as it is written in the law of the Lord\, “Every male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”) 24 and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the law of the Lord\, “a pair of turtledoves\, or two young pigeons.” 25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem\, whose name was Simeon\, and this man was righteous and devout\, looking for the consolation of Israel\, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. 26 And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ. 27 And inspired by the Spirit he came into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus\, to do for him according to the custom of the law\, 28 he took him up in his arms and blessed God and said\, 29 “Lord\, now let your servant depart in peace\, according to your word; 30 for my eyes have seen your salvation 31 which you have prepared in the presence of all peoples\, 32 a light for revelation to the Gentiles\, and for glory to your people Israel.” 33 And his father and his mother marveled at what was said about him; 34 and Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother\, “Behold\, this child is set for the fall and rising of many in Israel\, and for a sign that is spoken against 35 (and a sword will pierce through your own soul also)\, \nthat thoughts out of many hearts may be revealed.” 36 And there was a prophetess\, Anna\, the daughter of Phanuel\, of the tribe of Asher; she was of a great age\, having lived with her husband seven years from her virginity\, 37 and as a widow till she was eighty-four. She did not depart from the temple\, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day. 38 And coming up at that very hour she gave thanks to God\, and spoke of him to all who were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem. \nThe Return to Nazareth \n39 And when they had performed everything according to the law of the Lord\, they returned into Galilee\, to their own city\, Nazareth. 40 And the child grew and became strong\, filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was upon him. \nThe Boy Jesus in the Temple \n41 Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the Passover. 42 And when he was twelve years old\, they went up according to custom; 43 and when the feast was ended\, as they were returning\, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not know it\, 44 but supposing him to be in the company they went a day’s journey\, and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintances; 45 and when they did not find him\, they returned to Jerusalem\, seeking him. 46 After three days they found him in the temple\, sitting among the teachers\, listening to them and asking them questions; 47 and all who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers. 48 And when they saw him they were astonished; and his mother said to him\, “Son\, why have you treated us so? Behold\, your father and I have been looking for you anxiously.” 49 And he said to them\, “How is it that you sought me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?” 50 And they did not understand the saying which he spoke to them. 51 And he went down with them and came to Nazareth\, and was obedient to them; and his mother kept all these things in her heart. 52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature\, and in favor with God and man.
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SUMMARY:Feast of the Holy Innocents – December 27
DESCRIPTION:From the Memorial of All Martyrs & Confessors \nDaniel 3:25-45 \n  \nFrom the Memorial of All Martyrs & Confessors \nActs of the Apostles 6:8-15 \n  \nThe Arrest of Stephen \n  \n8 And Stephen\, full of grace and power\, did great wonders and signs among the people. 9 Then some of those who belonged to the synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called)\, and of the Cyrenians\, and of the Alexandrians\, and of those from Cilicia and Asia\, arose and disputed with Stephen. 10 But they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke. 11 Then they secretly instigated men\, who said\, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.” 12 And they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes\, and they came upon him and seized him and brought him before the council\, 13 and set up false witnesses who said\, “This man never ceases to speak words against this holy place and the law; 14 for we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place\, and will change the customs which Moses delivered to us.” 15 And gazing at him\, all who sat in the council saw that his face was like the face of an angel. \n  \nFrom the Memorial of All Martyrs & Confessors \nHebrews 11:3-10\, 32-12:2 \n  \n3 By faith we understand that the world was created by the word of God\, so that what is seen was made out of things which do not appear. \nThe Examples of Abel\, Enoch\, and Noah \n4 By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain\, through which he received approval as righteous\, God bearing witness by accepting his gifts; he died\, but through his faith he is still speaking. 5 By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death; and he was not found\, because God had taken him. Now before he was taken he was attested as having pleased God. 6 And without faith it is impossible to please him. For whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. 7 By faith Noah\, being warned by God concerning events as yet unseen\, took heed and constructed an ark for the saving of his household; by this he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness which comes by faith. \nThe Faith of Abraham \n8 By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place which he was to receive as an inheritance; and he went out\, not knowing where he was to go. 9 By faith he sojourned in the land of promise\, as in a foreign land\, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob\, heirs with him of the same promise. 10 For he looked forward to the city which has foundations\, whose builder and maker is God. \n  \nMatthew 2:13-18 \n  \nThe Escape to Egypt \n13 Now when they had departed\, behold\, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said\, “Rise\, take the child and his mother\, and flee to Egypt\, and remain there till I tell you; for Herod is about to search for the child\, to destroy him.” 14 And he rose and took the child and his mother by night\, and departed to Egypt\, 15 and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfil what the Lord had spoken by the prophet\, “Out of Egypt have I called my son.” \n16 Then Herod\, when he saw that he had been tricked by the Wise Men\, was in a furious rage\, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under\, according to the time which he had ascertained from the Wise Men. 17 Then was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah: 18  “A voice was heard in Ramah\, wailing and loud lamentation\, Rachel weeping for her children; she refused to be consoled\, \nbecause they were no more.”
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SUMMARY:1st Sunday after Christmas
DESCRIPTION:Genesis 21:1-21 \n  \n1 The Lord visited Sarah as he had said\, and the Lorddid to Sarah as he had promised. 2 And Sarah conceived\, and bore Abraham a son in his old age at the time of which God had spoken to him. 3 Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him\, whom Sarah bore him\, Isaac. 4 And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old\, as God had commanded him. 5 Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him. 6 And Sarah said\, “God has made laughter for me; every one who hears will laugh over me.” 7 And she said\, “Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would suckle children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age.” \nHagar and Ishmael Sent Away \n8 And the child grew\, and was weaned; and Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned. 9 But Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian\, whom she had borne to Abraham\, playing with her son Isaac. 10 So she said to Abraham\, “Cast out this slave woman with her son; for the son of this slave woman shall not be heir with my son Isaac.” 11 And the thing was very displeasing to Abraham on account of his son. 12 But God said to Abraham\, “Be not displeased because of the lad and because of your slave woman; whatever Sarah says to you\, do as she tells you\, for through Isaac shall your descendants be named. 13 And I will make a nation of the son of the slave woman also\, because he is your offspring.” 14 So Abraham rose early in the morning\, and took bread and a skin of water\, and gave it to Hagar\, putting it on her shoulder\, along with the child\, and sent her away. And she departed\, and wandered in the wilderness of Beer-sheba.15 When the water in the skin was gone\, she cast the child under one of the bushes. 16 Then she went\, and sat down over against him a good way off\, about the distance of a bowshot; for she said\, “Let me not look upon the death of the child.” And as she sat over against him\, the child lifted up his voice and wept. 17 And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven\, and said to her\, “What troubles you\, Hagar? Fear not; for God has heard the voice of the lad where he is. 18 Arise\, lift up the lad\, and hold him fast with your hand; for I will make him a great nation.” 19 Then God opened her eyes\, and she saw a well of water; and she went\, and filled the skin with water\, and gave the lad a drink. 20 And God was with the lad\, and he grew up; he lived in the wilderness\, and became an expert with the bow. 21 He lived in the wilderness of Paran; and his mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt. \n  \n1Samuel 1:19-28 \n  \n19 They rose early in the morning and worshiped before the Lord; then they went back to their house at Ramah. And Elkanah knew Hannah his wife\, and the Lordremembered her; 20 and in due time Hannah conceived and bore a son\, and she called his name Samuel\, for she said\, “I have asked him of the Lord.” 21 And the man Elkanah and all his house went up to offer to the Lord the yearly sacrifice\, and to pay his vow. 22 But Hannah did not go up\, for she said to her husband\, “As soon as the child is weaned\, I will bring him\, that he may appear in the presence of the Lord\, and abide there for ever.” 23 Elkanah her husband said to her\, “Do what seems best to you\, wait until you have weaned him; only\, may the Lord establish his word.” So the woman remained and nursed her son\, until she weaned him. 24 And when she had weaned him\, she took him up with her\, along with a three-year-old bull\, an ephah of flour\, and a skin of wine; and she brought him to the house of the Lord at Shiloh; and the child was young. 25 Then they slew the bull\, and they brought the child to Eli. 26 And she said\, “Oh\, my lord! As you live\, my lord\, I am the woman who was standing here in your presence\, praying to the Lord. 27 For this child I prayed; and the Lord has granted me my petition which I made to him. 28 Therefore I have lent him to the Lord; as long as he lives\, he is lent to the Lord.” \nAnd they worshiped the Lord there. \n  \nGalatians 4:18-5:1 \nPaul Reproves the Galatians \n18 For a good purpose it is always good to be made much of\, and not only when I am present with you. 19 My little children\, with whom I am again in travail until Christ be formed in you! 20 I could wish to be present with you now and to change my tone\, for I am perplexed about you. \nThe Allegory of Hagar and Sarah \n21 Tell me\, you who desire to be under law\, do you not hear the law? 22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons\, one by a slave and one by a free woman. 23 But the son of the slave was born according to the flesh\, the son of the free woman through promise. 24 Now this is an allegory: these women are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai\, bearing children for slavery; she is Hagar. 25 Now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia; she corresponds to the present Jerusalem\, for she is in slavery with her children. 26 But the Jerusalem above is free\, and she is our mother. 27 For it is written\, “Rejoice\, O barren one who does not bear; break forth and shout\, you who are not with labor pains; for the desolate has more children than she who has a husband.” 28 Now we\, brethren\, like Isaac\, are children of promise. 29 But as at that time he who was born according to the flesh persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit\, so it is now. 30 But what does the Scripture say? “Cast out the slave and her son; for the son of the slave shall not inherit with the son of the free woman.” 31 So\, brethren\, we are not children of the slave but of the free woman. \nChristian Freedom \n1 For freedom Christ has set us free; stand fast therefore\, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. \n  \n  \n  \n  \nMatthew 2:1-23 \n  \n1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king\, behold\, Wise Men from the East came to Jerusalem\, saying\, 2 Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the East\, and have come to worship him.” 3 When Herod the king heard this\, he was troubled\, and all Jerusalem with him; 4 and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people\, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. 5 They told him\, “In Bethlehem of Judea; for so it is written by the prophet: 6 ‘And you\, O Bethlehem\, in the land of Judah\, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you shall come a ruler \nwho will govern my people Israel.’ ” 7 Then Herod summoned the Wise Men secretly and ascertained from them what time the star appeared; 8 and he sent them to Bethlehem\, saying\, “Go and search diligently for the child\, and when you have found him bring me word\, that I too may come and worship him.” 9 When they had heard the king they went their way; and behold\, the star which they had seen in the East went before them\, till it came to rest over the place where the child was. 10 When they saw the star\, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy; 11 and going into the house they saw the child with Mary his mother\, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then\, opening their treasures\, they offered him gifts\, gold and frankincense and myrrh. 12 And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod\, they departed to their own country by another way. \nThe Escape to Egypt \n13 Now when they had departed\, behold\, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said\, “Rise\, take the child and his mother\, and flee to Egypt\, and remain there till I tell you; for Herod is about to search for the child\, to destroy him.” 14 And he rose and took the child and his mother by night\, and departed to Egypt\, 15 and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfil what the Lord had spoken by the prophet\, “Out of Egypt have I called my son.” \n16 Then Herod\, when he saw that he had been tricked by the Wise Men\, was in a furious rage\, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under\, according to the time which he had ascertained from the Wise Men. 17 Then was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah: 18 “A voice was heard in Ramah\, wailing and loud lamentation\, Rachel weeping for her children; she refused to be consoled\, because they were no more.” \nThe Return from Egypt \n19 But when Herod died\, behold\, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt\, saying\, 20 “Rise\, take the child and his mother\, and go to the land of Israel\, for those who sought the child’s life are dead.” 21 And he rose and took the child and his mother\, and went to the land of Israel. 22 But when he heard that Archelaus reigned over Judea in place of his father Herod\, he was afraid to go there\, and being warned in a dream he withdrew to the district of Galilee. 23 And he went and dwelt in a city called Nazareth\, that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled. “He shall be called a Nazarene.”
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SUMMARY:Feast of the Virgin Mary – December 26
DESCRIPTION:Exodus 15:11-21; Micah 6:1-5; Jeremiah 31:13-17 \n11 “Who is like you\, O Lord\, among the gods? Who is like you\, majestic in holiness\, terrible in glorious deeds\, doing wonders? 12 You stretched out your right hand\, the earth swallowed them.13 “You have led in your merciful love the people whom you have redeemed\, \nyou have guided them by your strength to your holy abode. 14 The peoples have heard\, they tremble; pangs have seized on the inhabitants of Philistia. 15 Now are the chiefs of Edom dismayed; the leaders of Moab\, trembling seizes them; all the inhabitants of Canaan have melted away. 16 Terror and dread fall upon them; because of the greatness of your arm\, they are as still as a stone\, till your people\, O Lord\, pass by\, till the people pass by whom you have purchased.17 You will bring them in\, and plant them on your own mountain\, the place\, O Lord\, which you have made for your abode\, the sanctuary\, O Lord\, which your hands have established. 18 The Lord will reign for ever and ever.” 19 For when the horses of Pharaoh with his chariots and his horsemen went into the sea\, the Lord brought back the waters of the sea upon them; but the sons of Israel walked on dry ground in the midst of the sea. 20 Then Miriam\, the prophetess\, the sister of Aaron\, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and dancing. 21 And Miriam sang to them: “Sing to the Lord\, for he has triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea.” \n  \nWhat the Lord Requires \nHear what the Lord says: Arise\, plead your case before the mountains\, and let the hills hear your voice. 2 Hear\, you mountains\, the controversy of the Lord\, and you enduring foundations of the earth; for the Lord has a controversy with his people\, and he will contend with Israel. 3 “O my people\, what have I done to you? In what have I wearied you? Answer me! 4 For I brought you up from the land of Egypt\, and redeemed you from the house of bondage; and I sent before you Moses\, Aaron\, and Miriam. 5 O my people\, remember what Balak king of Moab devised\, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him\, and what happened from Shittim to Gilgal\, that you may know the saving acts of the Lord.” \n13 Then shall the maidens rejoice in the dance\, and the young men and the old shall be merry. I will turn their mourning into joy\, will comfort them\, and give them gladness for sorrow. 14 I will feast the soul of the priests with abundance\, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness\, says the Lord.” 15 Thus says the Lord: “A voice is heard in Ramah\, lamentation and bitter weeping. Rachel is weeping for her children; she refuses to be comforted for her children\, because they are not.” 16 Thus says the Lord: “Keep your voice from weeping\, and your eyes from tears; for your work shall be rewarded\, says the Lord\, and they shall come back from the land of the enemy. 17 There is hope for your future\, says the Lord\, and your children shall come back to their own country \n  \nActs of the Apostles 1:1-14 \n  \nIn the first book\, O Theophilus\, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach\, 2 until the day when he was taken up\, after he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. 3 To them he presented himself alive after his passion by many proofs\, appearing to them during forty days\, and speaking of the kingdom of God. 4 And while staying with them he charged them not to depart from Jerusalem\, but to wait for the promise of the Father\, which\, he said\, “you heard from me\, 5 for John baptized with water\, but before many days you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit.” \nThe Ascension of Jesus \n6 So when they had come together\, they asked him\, “Lord\, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” 7 He said to them\, “It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has fixed by his own authority. 8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and to the end of the earth.” 9 And when he had said this\, as they were looking on\, he was lifted up\, and a cloud took him out of their sight. 10 And while they were gazing into heaven as he went\, behold\, two men stood by them in white robes\, 11 and said\, “Men of Galilee\, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus\, who was taken up from you into heaven\, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.” \nMatthias Chosen to Replace Judas \n  \n12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet\, which is near Jerusalem\, a sabbath day’s journey away; 13 and when they had entered\, they went up to the upper room\, where they were staying\, Peter and John and James and Andrew\, Philip and Thomas\, Bartholomew and Matthew\, James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot and Judas the son of James. 14 All these with one accord devoted themselves to prayer\, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus\, and with his brethren. \n  \nRomans 16:1-27 \nPersonal Greetings \nI commend to you our sister Phoebe\, a deaconess of the Church at Cenchre-ae\, 2 that you may receive her in the Lord as befits the saints\, and help her in whatever she may require from you\, for she has been a helper of many and of myself as well. 3 Greet Prisca and Aquila\, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus\, 4 who risked their necks for my life\, to whom not only I but also all the churches of the Gentiles give thanks; 5 greet also the church in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus\, who was the first convert in Asia for Christ. 6 Greet Mary\, who has worked hard among you. 7 Greet Andronicus and Junias\, my kinsmen and my fellow prisoners; they are men of note among the apostles\, and they were in Christ before me. 8 Greet Ampliatus\, my beloved in the Lord. 9 Greet Urbanus\, our fellow worker in Christ\, and my beloved Stachys. 10 Greet Apelles\, who is approved in Christ. Greet those who belong to the family of Aristobulus. 11 Greet my kinsman Herodion. Greet those in the Lord who belong to the family of Narcissus. 12 Greet those workers in the Lord\, Tryphaena and Tryphosa. Greet the beloved Persis\, who has worked hard in the Lord. 13 Greet Rufus\, eminent in the Lord\, also his mother and mine. 14 Greet Asyncritus\, Phlegon\, Hermes\, Patrobas\, Hermas\, and the brethren who are with them. 15 Greet Philologus\, Julia\, Nereus and his sister\, and Olympas\, and all the saints who are with them. 16 Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you. \nFinal Instructions \n17 I appeal to you\, brethren\, to take note of those who create dissensions and difficulties\, in opposition to the doctrine which you have been taught; avoid them. 18 For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ\, but their own appetites\,and by fair and flattering words they deceive the hearts of the simple-minded. 19 For while your obedience is known to all\, so that I rejoice over you\, I would have you wise as to what is good and guileless as to what is evil; 20 then the God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. \n21 Timothy\, my fellow worker\, greets you; so do Lucius and Jason and Sosipater\, my kinsmen.22 I Tertius\, the writer of this letter\, greet you in the Lord 23 Gaius\, who is host to me and to the whole Church\, greets you. Erastus\, the city treasurer\, and our brother Quartus\, greet you. \nFinal Doxology \n  \n25 Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ\, according to the revelation of the mystery which was kept secret for long ages 26 but is now disclosed and through the prophetic writings is made known to all nations\, according to the command of the eternal God\, to bring about the obedience of faith—27 to the only wise God be glory for evermore through Jesus Christ! Amen. \n  \nJohn 2:12; Matthew 13:53\, 12:46-50; Luke 11:27-28; John 19:26-27; Luke 1:46-56 \n  \n12 After this he went down to Capernaum\, with his mother and his brethren and his disciples; and there they stayed for a few days. \n  \nThe Rejection of Jesus at Nazareth \n53 And when Jesus had finished these parables\, he went away from there\, \n  \n46 While he was still speaking to the people\, behold\, his mother and his brethren stood outside\, asking to speak to him. 48 But he replied to the man who told him\, “Who is my mother\, and who are my brethren?” 49 And stretching out his hand toward his disciples\, he said\, “Here are my mother and my brethren! 50 For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother\, and sister\, and mother.” \n  \nTrue Blessedness \n  \n27 As he said this\, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him\, “Blessed is the womb that bore you\, and the breasts that you sucked!” 28 But he said\, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!” \n  \n26 When Jesus saw his mother\, and the disciple whom he loved standing near\, he said to his mother\, “Woman\, behold\, your son!” 27 Then he said to the disciple\, “Behold\, your mother!” And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home. \n  \n46 And Mary said\, “My soul magnifies the Lord\, 47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior\, 48 for he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden. For behold\, henceforth all generations will call me blessed; 49 for he who is mighty has done great things for me\, and holy is his name.50 And his mercy is on those who fear him from generation to generation.51 He has shown strength with his arm\, he has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts\, 52 he has put down the mighty from their thrones\, and exalted those of low degree; 53 he has filled the hungry with good things\, and the rich he has sent empty away. 54 He has helped his servant Israel\, in remembrance of his mercy\, 55 as he spoke to our fathers\, to Abraham and to his posterity for ever.” 56 And Mary remained with her about three months\, and returned to her home.
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SUMMARY:The Feast of the Nativity of the Lord – December 25
DESCRIPTION:Isaiah 7:10-16; 9:1-3\, 6-7 \n  \nThe Sign of Immanuel \n  \n10 Again the Lord spoke to Ahaz\, 11 “Ask a sign of the Lord your God; let it be deep as Sheol or high as heaven.” 12 But Ahaz said\, “I will not ask\, and I will not put the Lordto the test.” 13 And he said\, “Hear then\, O house of David! Is it too little for you to weary men\, that you weary my God also? 14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold\, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son\, and shall call his name Immanu-el.15 He shall eat curds and honey when he knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good. 16 For before the child knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good\, the land before whose two kings you are in dread will be deserted. \n  \nThe Righteous Reign \nBut there will be no gloom for her that was in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali\, but in the latter time he will make glorious the way of the sea\, the land beyond the Jordan\, Galilee of the nations. The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness\, on them has light shined.3 You have multiplied the nation\, you have increased its joy; they rejoice before you as with joy at the harvest\, as men rejoice when they divide the spoil. \n  \n6 For to us a child is born\, to us a son is given; and the government will be upon his shoulder\, and his name will be called “Wonderful Counselor\, Mighty God\, Everlasting Father\, Prince of Peace.” 7 Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end\, upon the throne of David\, and over his kingdom\, to establish it\, and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and for evermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this. \n  \n  \nMicah 4:1-3; 5:2-5\, 8-9 \n  \nIt shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the Lord \nshall be established as the highest of the mountains\, and shall be raised up above the hills; \nand peoples shall flow to it\, 2 and many nations shall come\, and say: “Come\, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord\, to the house of the God of Jacob; that he may teach us his ways and we may walk in his paths.” For out of Zion shall go forth the law\, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. 3 He shall judge between many peoples\, and shall decide for strong nations afar off; \nand they shall beat their swords into plowshares\, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation\, neither shall they learn war any more; \n  \n2 But you\, O Bethlehem Ephrathah\, who are little to be among the clans of Judah\, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel\, whose origin is from of old\, from ancient days. 3 Therefore he shall give them up until the time when she who has labor pains has brought forth; then the rest of his brethren shall return to the sons of Israel. 4 And he shall stand and feed his flock in the strength of the Lord\, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God. And they shall dwell secure\, for now he shall be great to the ends of the earth.5 And this shall be peace\, when the Assyrian comes into our land and treads upon our soil\, that we will raise against him seven shepherds and eight princes of men; \n  \n8 And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the nations\, in the midst of many peoples\, like a lion among the beasts of the forest\, like a young lion among the flocks of sheep\, which\, when it goes through\, treads down and tears in pieces\, and there is none to deliver. 9 Your hand shall be lifted up over your adversaries\, and all your enemies shall be cut off. \n  \nGalatians 3:15-4:6 \nThe Promise to Abraham \nTo give a human example\, brethren: no one annuls even a man’s will\, or adds to it\, once it has been ratified. 16 Now the promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring. It does not say\, “And to offsprings\,” referring to many; but\, referring to one\, “And to your offspring\,” which is Christ. 17 This is what I mean: the law\, which came four hundred and thirty years afterward\, does not annul a covenant previously ratified by God\, so as to make the promise void. 18 For if the inheritance is by the law\, it is no longer by promise; but God gave it to Abraham by a promise. \nThe Purpose of the Law \n19 Why then the law? It was added because of transgressions\, till the offspring should come to whom the promise had been made; and it was ordained by angels through an intermediary. 20 Now an intermediary implies more than one; but God is one. 21 Is the law then against the promises of God? Certainly not; for if a law had been given which could make alive\, then righteousness would indeed be by the law. 22 But the Scripture consigned all things to sin\, that what was promised to faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe. 23 Now before faith came\, we were confined under the law\, kept under restraint until faith should be revealed. 24 So that the law was our custodian until Christ came\, that we might be justified by faith. 25 But now that faith has come\, we are no longer under a custodian; 26 for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God\, through faith. 27 For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek\, there is neither slave nor free\, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 And if you are Christ’s\, then you are Abraham’s offspring\, heirs according to promise. I mean that the heir\, as long as he is a child\, is no better than a slave\, though he is the owner of all the estate; 2 but he is under guardians and trustees until the date set by the father. 3 So with us; when we were children\, we were slaves to the elemental spirits of the universe. 4 But when the time had fully come\, God sent forth his Son\, born of woman\, born under the law\, 5 to redeem those who were under the law\, so that we might receive adoption as sons. 6 And because you are sons\, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts\, crying\, “Abba! Father!” \n  \nLuke 2:1-20 \n  \nIn those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled. 2 This was the first enrollment\, when Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3 And all went to be enrolled\, each to his own city. 4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee\, from the city of Nazareth\, to Judea\, to the city of David\, which is called Bethlehem\, because he was of the house and lineage of David\, 5 to be enrolled with Mary his betrothed\, who was with child. 6 And while they were there\, the time came for her to be delivered. 7 And she gave birth to her first-born son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths\, and laid him in a manger\, because there was no place for them in the inn. \nThe Shepherds and the Angels \n8 And in that region there were shepherds out in the field\, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And an angel of the Lord appeared to them\, and the glory of the Lord shone around them\, and they were filled with fear. 10 And the angel said to them\, “Be not afraid; for behold\, I bring you good news of a great joy which will come to all the people; 11 for to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior\, who is Christ the Lord. 12 And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.” 13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying\, 14 “Glory to God in the highest\, and on earth peace among men with whom he is pleased.” 15 When the angels went away from them into heaven\, the shepherds said to one another\, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened\, which the Lord has made known to us.” 16 And they went with haste\, and found Mary and Joseph\, and the baby lying in a manger. 17 And when they saw it they made known the saying which had been told them concerning this child; 18 and all who heard it wondered at what the shepherds told them. 19 But Mary kept all these things\, pondering them in her heart. 20 And the shepherds returned\, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen\, as it had been told them. \n 
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SUMMARY:4th of Subara/Advent
DESCRIPTION:Genesis 24:50-61 \n  \n50 Then Laban and Bethuel answered\, “The thing comes from the Lord; we cannot speak to you bad or good. 51 Behold\, Rebekah is before you\, take her and go\, and let her be the wife of your master’s son\, as the Lord has spoken.” 52 When Abraham’s servant heard their words\, he bowed himself to the earth before the Lord. 53 And the servant brought forth jewelry of silver and of gold\, and raiment\, and gave them to Rebekah; he also gave to her brother and to her mother costly ornaments. 54 And he and the men who were with him ate and drank\, and they spent the night there. When they arose in the morning\, he said\, “Send me back to my master.” 55 Her brother and her mother said\, “Let the maiden remain with us a while\, at least ten days; after that she may go.” 56 But he said to them\, “Do not delay me\, since the Lordhas prospered my way; let me go that I may go to my master.” 57 They said\, “We will call the maiden\, and ask her.” 58 And they called Rebekah\, and said to her\, “Will you go with this man?” She said\, “I will go.” 59 So they sent away Rebekah their sister and her nurse\, and Abraham’s servant and his men. 60 And they blessed Rebekah\, and said to her\, “Our sister\, be the mother of thousands of ten thousands; and may your descendants possess the gate of those who hate them!” 61 Then Rebekah and her maids arose\, and rode upon the camels and followed the man; thus the servant took Rebekah\, and went his way. \n  \n1Samuel 1:1-18 \n  \nThere was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim of the hill country of Ephraim\, whose name was Elkanah the son of Jeroham\, son of Elihu\, son of Tohu\, son of Zuph\, an Ephraimite. 2 He had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah\, and the name of the other Peninnah. And Peninnah had children\, but Hannah had no children. 3 Now this man used to go up year by year from his city to worship and to sacrifice to the Lord of hosts at Shiloh\, where the two sons of Eli\, Hophni and Phinehas\, were priests of the Lord. 4 On the day when Elkanah sacrificed\, he would give portions to Peninnah his wife and to all her sons and daughters; 5 and\, although he loved Hannah\, he would give Hannah only one portion\, because the Lord had closed her womb. 6 And her rival used to provoke her sorely\, to irritate her\, because the Lord had closed her womb. 7 So it went on year by year; as often as she went up to the house of the Lord\, she used to provoke her. Therefore Hannah wept and would not eat. 8 And Elkanah\, her husband\, said to her\, “Hannah\, why do you weep? And why do you not eat? And why is your heart sad? Am I not more to you than ten sons?” 9 After they had eaten and drunk in Shiloh\, Hannah rose. Now Eli the priest was sitting on the seat beside the doorpost of the temple of the Lord. 10 She was deeply distressed and prayed to the Lord\, and wept bitterly. 11 And she vowed a vow and said\, “O Lord of hosts\, if you will indeed look on the affliction of your maidservant\, and remember me\, and not forget your maidservant\, but will give to your maidservant a son\, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life\, and no razor shall touch his head.” 12 As she continued praying before the Lord\, Eli observed her mouth. 13 Hannah was speaking in her heart; only her lips moved\, and her voice was not heard; therefore Eli took her to be a drunken woman. 14 And Eli said to her\, “How long will you be drunken? Put away your wine from you.” 15 But Hannah answered\, “No\, my lord\, I am a woman sorely troubled; I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink\, but I have been pouring out my soul before the Lord. 16 Do not regard your maidservant as a base woman\, for all along I have been speaking out of my great anxiety and vexation.” 17 Then Eli answered\, “Go in peace\, and the God of Israel grant your petition which you have made to him.” 18 And she said\, “Let your maidservant find favor in your eyes.” Then the woman went her way and ate\, and her countenance was no longer sad. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nEphesians 5:1-14 \n  \nTherefore be imitators of God\, as beloved children. 2 And walk in love\, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us\, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. \nRenounce Pagan Ways \n3 But immorality and all impurity or covetousness must not even be named among you\, as is fitting among saints. 4 Let there be no filthiness\, nor silly talk\, nor levity\, which are not fitting; but instead let there be thanksgiving. 5 Be sure of this\, that no immoral or impure man\, or one who is covetous (that is\, an idolater)\, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. 6 Let no one deceive you with empty words\, for it is because of these things that the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. 7 Therefore do not associate with them\, 8 for once you were darkness\, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of light 9 (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true)\, 10 and try to learn what is pleasing to the Lord. 11 Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness\, but instead expose them. 12 For it is a shame even to speak of the things that they do in secret; 13 but when anything is exposed by the light it becomes visible\, for anything that becomes visible is light. 14 Therefore it is said\, “Awake\, O sleeper\, and arise from the dead\, and Christ shall give you light.” \n  \n  \nMatthew 1:18-25 \n  \nThe Birth of Jesus Christ \n18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph\, before they came together she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit; 19 and her husband Joseph\, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame\, resolved to send her away quietly. 20 But as he considered this\, behold\, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream\, saying\, “Joseph\, son of David\, do not fear to take Mary your wife\, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit; 21 she will bear a son\, and you shall call his name Jesus\, for he will save his people from their sins.” 22 All this took place to fulfil what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: 23 “Behold\, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son\, and his name shall be called Emmanuel.” (which means\, God with us). 24 When Joseph woke from sleep\, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him; he took his wife\, 25 but knew her not until she had borne a son; and he called his name Jesus.
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DESCRIPTION:Genesis 18:1-19 \n  \nAnd the Lord appeared to him by the Oaks of Mamre\, as he sat at the door of his tent in the heat of the day. 2 He lifted up his eyes and looked\, and behold\, three men stood in front of him. When he saw them\, he ran from the tent door to meet them\, and bowed himself to the earth\, 3 and said\, “My lord\, if I have found favor in your sight\, do not pass by your servant. 4 Let a little water be brought\, and wash your feet\, and rest yourselves under the tree\, 5 while I fetch a morsel of bread\, that you may refresh yourselves\, and after that you may pass on—since you have come to your servant.” So they said\, “Do as you have said.” 6 And Abraham hastened into the tent to Sarah\, and said\, “Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal\, knead it\, and make cakes.” 7 And Abraham ran to the herd\, and took a calf\, tender and good\, and gave it to the servant\, who hastened to prepare it. 8 Then he took curds\, and milk\, and the calf which he had prepared\, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree while they ate. 9 They said to him\, “Where is Sarah your wife?” And he said\, “She is in the tent.” 10 The Lord said\, “I will surely return to you in the spring\, and Sarah your wife shall have a son.” And Sarah was listening at the tent door behind him. 11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old\, advanced in age; it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. 12 So Sarah laughed to herself\, saying\, “After I have grown old\, and my husband is old\, shall I have pleasure?” 13 The Lord said to Abraham\, “Why did Sarah laugh\, and say\, ‘Shall I indeed bear a child\, now that I am old?’ 14 Is anything too hard for the Lord? At the appointed time I will return to you\, in the spring\, and Sarah shall have a son.” 15 But Sarah denied\, saying\, “I did not laugh”; for she was afraid. He said\, “No\, but you did laugh.” \n  \nAbraham Intercedes for Sodom \n  \n16 Then the men set out from there\, and they looked toward Sodom; and Abraham went with them to set them on their way. 17 The Lord said\, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do\, 18 seeing that Abraham shall become a great and mighty nation\, and all the nations of the earth shall bless themselves by him? 19 No\, for I have chosen him\, that he may charge his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing righteousness and justice; so that the Lord may bring to Abraham what he has promised him.” \n  \nJudges 13:2-24 \n  \n2 And there was a certain man of Zorah\, of the tribe of the Danites\, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren and had no children. 3 And the angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her\, “Behold\, you are barren and have no children; but you shall conceive and bear a son. 4Therefore beware\, and drink no wine or strong drink\, and eat nothing unclean\, 5 for behold\, you shall conceive and bear a son. No razor shall come upon his head\, for the boy shall be a Nazirite to God from birth; and he shall begin to deliver Israel from the hand of the Philistines.” 6 Then the woman came and told her husband\, “A man of God came to me\, and his countenance was like the countenance of the angel of God\, very terrible; I did not ask him where he was from\, and he did not tell me his name; 7 but he said to me\, ‘Behold\, you shall conceive and bear a son; so then drink no wine or strong drink\, and eat nothing unclean\, for the boy shall be a Nazirite to God from birth to the day of his death.’ ” \n8 Then Manoah entreated the Lord\, and said\, “O\, Lord\, I beg you\, let the man of God whom you sent come again to us\, and teach us what we are to do with the boy that will be born.” 9 And God listened to the voice of Manoah\, and the angel of God came again to the woman as she sat in the field; but Manoah her husband was not with her. 10 And the woman ran in haste and told her husband\, “Behold\, the man who came to me the other day has appeared to me.” 11 And Manoah arose and went after his wife\, and came to the man and said to him\, “Are you the man who spoke to this woman?” And he said\, “I am.” 12 And Manoah said\, “Now when your words come true\, what is to be the boy’s manner of life\, and what is he to do?” 13 And the angel of the Lordsaid to Manoah\, “Of all that I said to the woman let her beware. 14 She may not eat of anything that comes from the vine\, neither let her drink wine or strong drink\, or eat any unclean thing; all that I commanded her let her observe.” \n15 Manoah said to the angel of the Lord\, “Please\, let us detain you\, and prepare a kid for you.” 16 And the angel of the Lord said to Manoah\, “If you detain me\, I will not eat of your food; but if you make ready a burnt offering\, then offer it to the Lord.” (For Manoah did not know that he was the angel of the Lord.) 17 And Manoah said to the angel of the Lord\, “What is your name\, so that\, when your words come true\, we may honor you?” 18 And the angel of the Lord said to him\, “Why do you ask my name\, seeing it is wonderful?” 19 So Manoah took the kid with the cereal offering\, and offered it upon the rock to the Lord\, to him who works wonders. 20 And when the flame went up toward heaven from the altar\, the angel of the Lord ascended in the flame of the altar while Manoah and his wife looked on; and they fell on their faces to the ground. \n21 The angel of the Lord appeared no more to Manoah and to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was the angel of the Lord. 22 And Manoah said to his wife\, “We shall surely die\, for we have seen God.” 23 But his wife said to him\, “If the Lord had meant to kill us\, he would not have accepted a burnt offering and a cereal offering at our hands\, or shown us all these things\, or now announced to us such things as these.” 24 And the woman bore a son\, and called his name Samson; and the boy grew\, and the Lord blessed him. \n  \nEphesians 3:1-13 \nFor this reason I\, Paul\, a prisoner for Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles—2 assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you\, 3 how the mystery was made known to me by revelation\, as I have written briefly. 4 When you read this you can perceive my insight into the mystery of Christ\, 5 which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit; 6 that is\, how the Gentiles are fellow heirs\, members of the same body\, and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel. 7 Of this gospel I was made a minister according to the gift of God’s grace which was given me by the working of his power. 8 To me\, though I am the very least of all the saints\, this grace was given\, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ\, 9 and to make all men see what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in God who created all things; 10 that through the Church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places. 11 This was according to the eternal purpose which he has realized in Christ Jesus our Lord\, 12 in whom we have boldness and confidence of access through our faith in him. 13 So I ask you not to lose heart over what I am suffering for you\, which is your glory. \n  \n  \n  \nLuke 1:57-80 \n  \nThe Birth of John the Baptist \n57 Now the time came for Elizabeth to be delivered\, and she gave birth to a son. 58 And her neighbors and kinsfolk heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her\, and they rejoiced with her. 59 And on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they would have named him Zechariah after his father\, 60 but his mother said\, “Not so; he shall be called John.” 61 And they said to her\, “None of your kindred is called by this name.” 62 And they made signs to his father\, inquiring what he would have him called. 63 And he asked for a writing tablet\, and wrote\, “His name is John.” And they all marveled. 64 And immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed\, and he spoke\, blessing God. 65 And fear came on all their neighbors. And all these things were talked about through all the hill country of Judea; 66 and all who heard them laid them up in their hearts\, saying\, “What then will this child be?” For the hand of the Lord was with him. \nZechariah’s Prophecy \n67 And his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit\, and prophesied\, saying\, 68 “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel\, for he has visited and redeemed his people\, 69 and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David\, 70 as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old\, 71 that we should be saved from our enemies\, and from the hand of all who hate us; 72 to perform the mercy promised to our fathers\, and to remember his holy covenant\, 73 the oath which he swore to our father Abraham\, 74 to grant us that we\, being delivered from the hand of our enemies\, might serve him without fear\, 75 in holiness and righteousness before him all the days of our life. 76 And you\, child\, will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways\, 77 to give knowledge of salvation to his people in the forgiveness of their sins\, 78 through the tender mercy of our God\, \nwhen the day shall dawn upon us from on high 79 to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death\, to guide our feet into the way of peace.” 80 And the child grew and became strong in spirit\, and he was in the wilderness till the day of his manifestation to Israel.
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SUMMARY:Memorial of the Immaculate Conception – December 8
DESCRIPTION:Sirach 24:1-46 \nThe Praise of Wisdom \n24 Wisdom will praise herself and is honored in God\, \nand will glory in the midst of her people. \n2 In the assembly of the Most High she will open her mouth\, \nand in the presence of his host she will glory. \nIn the midst of her people she is exalted; \nin holy fullness she is admired. \nIn the multitude of the chosen she finds praise\, \nand among the blessed she is blessed\, saying: \n3 “I came forth from the mouth of the Most High\, \nthe first-born before all creatures. \nI ordained that an unfailing light \nshould arise in the heavens\, \nand I covered the earth like a mist. \n4 I dwelt in high places\, \nand my throne was in a pillar of cloud. \n5 Alone I have made the circuit of the vault of heaven \nand have walked in the depths of the abyss. \n6 In the waves of the sea\, in the whole earth\, \nand in every people and nation I have gotten a possession. \n7 Among all these I sought a resting place; \nI sought in whose territory I might lodge. \n8 “Then the Creator of all things gave me a commandment\, \nand the one who created me assigned a place for my tent. \nAnd he said\, ‘Make your dwelling in Jacob\, \nand in Israel receive your inheritance\, \nand among my chosen put down your roots.’ \n9 From eternity\, in the beginning\, he created me\, \nand for eternity I shall not cease to exist. \n10 In the holy tabernacle I ministered before him\, \nand so I was established in Zion. \n11 In the beloved city likewise he gave me a resting place\, \nand in Jerusalem was my dominion. \n12 So I took root in an honored people\, \nin the portion of the Lord\, who is their inheritance\, \nand my abode was in the full assembly of the saints. \n13 “I grew tall like a cedar in Lebanon\, \nand like a cypress on the heights of Hermon. \n14 I grew tall like a palm tree in Engedi\, \nand like rose plants in Jericho; \nlike a beautiful olive tree in the field\, \nand like a plane tree I grew tall. \n15 Like cassia and camel’s thorn I gave forth the aroma of spices\, \nand like choice myrrh I spread a pleasant odor\, \nlike galbanum\, onycha\, and stacte\, \nand like the fragrance of frankincense in the tabernacle. \n16 Like a terebinth I spread out my branches\, \nand my branches are glorious and graceful. \n17 Like a vine I caused loveliness to bud\, \nand my blossoms became glorious and abundant fruit. \n19 “Come to me\, you who desire me\, \nand eat your fill of my produce. \n20 For my teaching is sweeter than honey\, \nand my inheritance sweeter than the honeycomb\, \nand my remembrance lasts throughout all generations. \n21 Those who eat me will hunger for more\, \nand those who drink me will thirst for more. \n22 Whoever obeys me will not be put to shame\, \nand those who work with my help will not sin.” \n23 All this is the book of the covenant of the Most High God\, \nthe law which Moses commanded us \nas an inheritance for the congregations of Jacob. \n25 It fills men with wisdom\, like the Pishon\, \nand like the Tigris at the time of the first fruits. \n26 It makes them full of understanding\, like the Euphrates\, \nand like the Jordan at harvest time. \n27 It makes instruction shine forth like light\, \nlike the Gihon at the time of vintage. \n28 Just as the first man did not know her perfectly\, \nthe last one has not fathomed her; \n29 for her thought is more abundant than the sea\, \nand her counsel deeper than the great abyss. \n30 I went forth like a canal from a river \nand like a water channel into a garden. \n31 I said\, “I will water my orchard \nand drench my garden plot”; \nand behold\, my canal became a river\, \nand my river became a sea. \n32 I will again make instruction shine forth like the dawn\, \nand I will make it shine afar; \n33 I will again pour out teaching like prophecy\, \nand leave it to all future generations. \n34 Observe that I have not labored for myself alone\, \nbut for all who seek instruction. \n  \nWisdom 7:21-8:10 \n21 I learned both what is secret and what is manifest\, \n22 for wisdom\, the fashioner of all things\, taught me. \nFor in her there is a spirit that is intelligent\, holy\, \nunique\, manifold\, subtle\, \nmobile\, clear\, unpolluted\, \ndistinct\, invulnerable\, loving the good\, keen\, \nirresistible\, \n23 beneficent\, humane\, \nsteadfast\, sure\, free from anxiety\, \nall-powerful\, overseeing all\, \nand penetrating through all spirits \nthat are intelligent and pure and most subtle. \n24 For wisdom is more mobile than any motion; \nbecause of her pureness she pervades and penetrates all things. \n25 For she is a breath of the power of God\, \nand a pure emanation of the glory of the Almighty; \ntherefore nothing defiled gains entrance into her. \n26 For she is a reflection of eternal light\, \na spotless mirror of the working of God\, \nand an image of his goodness. \n27 Though she is but one\, she can do all things\, \nand while remaining in herself\, she renews all things; \nin every generation she passes into holy souls \nand makes them friends of God\, and prophets; \n28 for God loves nothing so much as the man who lives with wisdom. \n29 For she is more beautiful than the sun\, \nand excels every constellation of the stars. \nCompared with the light she is found to be superior\, \n30 for it is succeeded by the night\, \nbut against wisdom evil does not prevail. \n8 She reaches mightily from one end of the earth to the other\, \nand she orders all things well. \n2 I loved her and sought her from my youth\, \nand I desired to take her for my bride\, \nand I became enamored of her beauty. \n3 She glorifies her noble birth by living with God\, \nand the Lord of all loves her. \n4 For she is an initiate in the knowledge of God\, \nand an associate in his works. \n5 If riches are a desirable possession in life\, \nwhat is richer than wisdom who effects all things? \n6 And if understanding is effective\, \nwho more than she is fashioner of what exists? \n7 And if any one loves righteousness\, \nher labors are virtues; \nfor she teaches self-control and prudence\, \njustice and courage; \nnothing in life is more profitable for men than these. \n8 And if any one longs for wide experience\, \nshe knows the things of old\, and infers the things to come; \nshe understands turns of speech and the solutions of riddles; \nshe has foreknowledge of signs and wonders \nand of the outcome of seasons and times. \n9 Therefore I determined to take her to live with me\, \nknowing that she would give me good counsel \nand encouragement in cares and grief. \n10 Because of her I shall have glory among the multitudes \nand honor in the presence of the elders\, though I am young. \n  \nHebrews 1:1-13; 2:16-18 \nGod Has Spoken by His Son \n1 In many and various ways God spoke of old to our fathers by the prophets; 2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son\, whom he appointed the heir of all things\, through whom also he created the ages. 3 He reflects the glory of God and bears the very stamp of his nature\, upholding the universe by his word of power. When he had made purification for sins\, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high\, 4 having become as much superior to angels as the name he has obtained is more excellent than theirs. \nThe Son’s Superiority to Angels \n5 For to what angel did God ever say\, \n“You are my Son\, \ntoday I have begotten you”? \nOr again\, \n“I will be to him a father\, \nand he shall be to me a son”? \n6 And again\, when he brings the first-born into the \nworld\, he says\, \n“Let all God’s angels worship him.” \n7 Of the angels he says\, \n“Who makes his angels winds\, \nand his servants flames of fire.” \n8 But of the Son he says\, \n“Your throne\, O God\, is for ever and ever\, \nthe righteous scepter is the scepter of your kingdom. \n9 You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; \ntherefore God\, your God\, has anointed you \nwith the oil of gladness beyond your comrades.” \n10 And\, \n“You\, Lord\, founded the earth in the beginning\, \nand the heavens are the work of your hands; \n11 they will perish\, but you remain; \nthey will all grow old like a garment\, \n12 like a cloak you will roll them up\, \nand they will be changed. \nBut you are the same\, \nand your years will never end.” \n13 But to what angel has he ever said\, \n“Sit at my right hand\, \ntill I make your enemies \na stool for your feet”? \n16 For surely it is not with angels that he is concerned but with the descendants of Abraham. 17 Therefore he had to be made like his brethren in every respect\, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God\, to make expiation for the sins of the people. 18 For because he himself has suffered and been tempted\, he is able to help those who are tempted. \nMatthew 1:1-17; Luke 1:46-55 \nThe Genealogy of Jesus Christ \n1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ\, the son of David\, the son of Abraham. \n2 Abraham was the father of Isaac\, and Isaac the father of Jacob\, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers\, 3 And Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar\, and Perez the father of Hezron\, and Hezron the father of Ram\, 4 and Ram the father of Amminadab\, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon\, and Nahshon the father of Salmon\, 5 and Salmon the father of Boaz by Rahab\, and Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth\, and Obed the father of Jesse\, 6 and Jesse the father of David the king. \nAnd David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah\, 7 and Solomon the father of Rehoboam\, and Rehoboam the father of Abijah\, and Abijah the father of Asa\, 8 and Asa the father of Jehoshaphat\, and Jehoshaphat the father of Joram\, and Joram the father of Uzziah\, 9 and Uzziah the father of Jotham\, and Jotham the father of Ahaz\, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah\, 10 and Hezekiah the father of Manasseh\, and Manasseh the father of Amos\, and Amos the father of Josiah\, 11 and Josiah the father of Jechoniah and his brothers\, at the time of the deportation to Babylon. \n12 And after the deportation to Babylon: Jechoniah was the father of Shealtiel\, and Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel\, 13 and Zerub-babel the father of Abiud\, and Abiud the father of Eliakim\, and Eliakim the father of Azor\, 14 and Azor the father of Zadok\, and Zadok the father of Achim\, and Achim the father of Eliud\, 15 and Eliud the father of Eleazar\, and Eleazar the father of Matthan\, and Matthan the father of Jacob\, 16 and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary\, of whom Jesus was born\, who is called Christ. \n17 So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations\, and from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations\, and from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ fourteen generations. \n46 And Mary said\, \n“My soul magnifies the Lord\, \n47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior\, \n48 for he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden. \nFor behold\, henceforth all generations will call me blessed; \n49 for he who is mighty has done great things for me\, \nand holy is his name. \n50 And his mercy is on those who fear him \nfrom generation to generation. \n51 He has shown strength with his arm\, \nhe has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts\, \n52 he has put down the mighty from their thrones\, \nand exalted those of low degree; \n53 he has filled the hungry with good things\, \nand the rich he has sent empty away. \n54 He has helped his servant Israel\, \nin remembrance of his mercy\, \n55 as he spoke to our fathers\, \nto Abraham and to his posterity for ever.”
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SUMMARY:2nd of Subara/Advent
DESCRIPTION:Numbers 22:20-35 \n  \n20 And God came to Balaam at night and said to him\, “If the men have come to call you\, rise\, go with them; but only what I bid you\, that shall you do.” \nBalaam\, His Donkey\, and the Angel \n21 So Balaam rose in the morning\, and saddled his donkey\, and went with the princes of Moab. 22 But God’s anger was kindled because he went; and the angel of the Lordtook his stand in the way as his adversary. Now he was riding on the donkey\, and his two servants were with him. 23 And the donkey saw the angel of the Lord standing in the road\, with a drawn sword in his hand; and the donkey turned aside out of the road\, and went into the field; and Balaam struck the donkey\, to turn her into the road. 24 Then the angel of the Lord stood in a narrow path between the vineyards\, with a wall on either side. 25 And when the donkey saw the angel of the Lord\, she pushed against the wall\, and pressed Balaam’s foot against the wall; so he struck her again. 26 Then the angel of the Lord went ahead\, and stood in a narrow place\, where there was no way to turn either to the right or to the left. 27 When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord\, she lay down under Balaam; and Balaam’s anger was kindled\, and he struck the donkey with his staff. 28 Then the Lord opened the mouth of the donkey\, and she said to Balaam\, “What have I done to you\, that you have struck me these three times?” 29 And Balaam said to the donkey\, “Because you have made sport of me. I wish I had a sword in my hand\, for then I would kill you.” 30 And the donkey said to Balaam\, “Am I not your donkey\, upon which you have ridden all your life long to this day? Was I ever accustomed to do so to you?” And he said\, “No.” 31 Then the Lord opened the eyes of Balaam\, and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way\, with his drawn sword in his hand; and he bowed his head\, and fell on his face. 32 And the angel of the Lord said to him\, “Why have you struck your donkey these three times? Behold\, I have come forth to withstand you\, because your way is perverse before me; 33 and the donkey saw me\, and turned aside before me these three times. If she had not turned aside from me\, surely just now I would have slain you and let her live.” 34 Then Balaam said to the angel of the Lord\, “I have sinned\, for I did not know that you stood in the road against me. Now therefore\, if it is evil in your sight\, I will go back again.” 35 And the angel of the Lord said to Balaam\, “Go with the men; but only the word which I bid you\, that shall you speak.” So Balaam went on with the princes of Balak. \n  \n  \nIsaiah 43:14-28 \n  \n14 Thus says the Lord\, your Redeemer\, the Holy One of Israel: “For your sake I will send to Babylon and break down all the bars\, and the shouting of the Chaldeans will be turned to lamentations.15 I am the Lord\, your Holy One\, the Creator of Israel\, your King.” 16 Thus says the Lord\, who makes a way in the sea\, a path in the mighty waters\, 17 who brings forth chariot and horse\, army and warrior; they lie down\, they cannot rise\, they are extinguished\, quenched like a wick: 18 “Remember not the former things\, nor consider the things of old. 19 Behold\, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth\, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. 20 The wild beasts will honor me\, the jackals and the ostriches; for I give water in the wilderness\, rivers in the desert\, to give drink to my chosen people\, 21 the people whom I formed for myself that they might declare my praise. 22 “Yet you did not call upon me\, O Jacob; but you have been weary of me\, O Israel! 23 You have not brought me your sheep for burnt offerings\, or honored me with your sacrifices. I have not burdened you with offerings\, or wearied you with frankincense. 24 You have not bought me sweet cane with money\, or satisfied me with the fat of your sacrifices. But you have burdened me with your sins\, you have wearied me with your iniquities. 25 “I\, I am He who blots out your transgressions for my own sake\, and I will not remember your sins. 26 Put me in remembrance\, let us argue together; set forth your case\, that you may be proved right. 27 Your first father sinned\, and your mediators transgressed against me. 28 Therefore I profaned princes of the sanctuary\, I delivered Jacob to utter destruction and Israel to reviling. \n  \nColossians 4:2-17 \n2 Continue steadfastly in prayer\, being watchful in it with thanksgiving; 3 and pray for us also\, that God may open to us a door for the word\, to declare the mystery of Christ\, on account of which I am in prison\, 4 that I may make it clear\, as I ought to speak. 5 Conduct yourselves wisely toward outsiders\, making the most of the time. 6 Let your speech always be gracious\, seasoned with salt\, so that you may know how you ought to answer every one. \nFinal Greetings and Benediction \n7 Tychicus will tell you all about my affairs; he is a beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord. 8 I have sent him to you for this very purpose\, that you may know how we are and that he may encourage your hearts\, 9 and with him Onesimus\, the faithful and beloved brother\, who is one of yourselves. They will tell you of everything that has taken place here. 10 Aristarchus my fellow prisoner greets you\, and Mark the cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you have received instructions—if he comes to you\, receive him)\, 11 and Jesus who is called Justus. These are the only men of the circumcision among my fellow workers for the kingdom of God\, and they have been a comfort to me. 12 Epaphras\, who is one of yourselves\, a servant of Christ Jesus\, greets you\, always remembering you earnestly in his prayers\, that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God. 13 For I bear him witness that he has worked hard for you and for those in Laodicea and in Hierapolis. 14 Luke the beloved physician and Demas greet you. 15 Give my greetings to the brethren at Laodicea\, and to Nympha and the church in her house. 16 And when this letter has been read among you\, have it read also in the Church of the Laodiceans; and see that you read also the letter from Laodicea. 17 And say to Archippus\, “See that you fulfill the ministry which you have received in the Lord.” \n  \nLuke 1:26-56 \n  \nThe Birth of Jesus Foretold \n26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth\, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph\, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. 28 And he came to her and said\, “Hail\, full of grace\,the Lord is with you!” 29 But she was greatly troubled at the saying\, and considered in her mind what sort of greeting this might be. 30 And the angel said to her\, “Do not be afraid\, Mary\, for you have found favor with God. 31 And behold\, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son\, and you shall call his name Jesus. 32 He will be great\, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David\, 33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there will be no end.” 34 And Mary said to the angel\, “How can this be\, since I have no husband?” 35 And the angel said to her\, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you\, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy\, the Son of God. 36 And behold\, your kinswoman Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. 37 For with God nothing will be impossible.” 38 And Mary said\, “Behold\, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her. \nMary Visits Elizabeth; and Mary’s Song of Praise \n39 In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country\, to a city of Judah\, 40 and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. 41 And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary\, the child leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit 42 and she exclaimed with a loud cry\, “Blessed are you among women\, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! 43 And why is this granted me\, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44 For behold\, when the voice of your greeting came to my ears\, the child in my womb leaped for joy. 45 And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfilment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.” 46 And Mary said\, “My soul magnifies the Lord\, 47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior\, 48 for he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden. For behold\, henceforth all generations will call me blessed; 49 for he who is mighty has done great things for me\, and holy is his name. 50 And his mercy is on those who fear him from generation to generation. 51 He has shown strength with his arm\, he has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts\, \n52 he has put down the mighty from their thrones\, and exalted those of low degree; 53 he has filled the hungry with good things\, and the rich he has sent empty away. 54 He has helped his servant Israel\, in remembrance of his mercy\, 55 as he spoke to our fathers\, to Abraham and to his posterity for ever.” 56 And Mary remained with her about three months\, and returned to her home.
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SUMMARY:1st of Subara/Advent
DESCRIPTION:Genesis 17: 1-22 \nWhen Abram was ninety-nine years old the Lordappeared to Abram\, and said to him\, “I am God Almighty; walk before me\, and be blameless. 2 And I will make my covenant between me and you\, and will multiply you exceedingly.” 3 Then Abram fell on his face; and God said to him\, 4 “Behold\, my covenant is with you\, and you shall be the father of a multitude of nations. 5 No longer shall your name be Abram\, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations. 6 I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of you\, and kings shall come forth from you. 7 And I will establish my covenant between me and you and your descendants after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant\, to be God to you and to your descendants after you. 8 And I will give to you\, and to your descendants after you\, the land of your sojournings\, all the land of Canaan\, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.” 9 And God said to Abraham\, “As for you\, you shall keep my covenant\, you and your descendants after you throughout their generations. 10 This is my covenant\, which you shall keep\, between me and you and your descendants after you: Every male among you shall be circumcised. 11 You shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskins\, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and you. 12 He that is eight days old among you shall be circumcised; every male throughout your generations\, whether born in your house\, or bought with your money from any foreigner who is not of your offspring\, 13 both he that is born in your house and he that is bought with your money\, shall be circumcised. So shall my covenant be in your flesh an everlasting covenant. 14 Any uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin shall be cut off from his people; he has broken my covenant.” 15 And God said to Abraham\, “As for Sarai your wife\, you shall not call her name Sarai\, but Sarah shall be her name. 16 I will bless her\, and moreover I will give you a son by her; I will bless her\, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples shall come from her.” 17 Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed\, and said to himself\, “Shall a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Shall Sarah\, who is ninety years old\, bear a child?” 18 And Abraham said to God\, “O that Ishmael might live in your sight!” 19 God said\, “No\, but Sarah your wife shall bear you a son\, and you shall call his name Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him. 20 As for Ishmael\, I have heard you; behold\, I will bless him and make him fruitful and multiply him exceedingly; he shall be the father of twelve princes\, and I will make him a great nation. 21 But I will establish my covenant with Isaac\, whom Sarah shall bear to you at this season next year.” 22 When he had finished talking with him\, God went up from Abraham. \n  \nIsaiah 42:18-25 \n18 Hear\, you deaf; \nand look\, you blind\, that you may see! \n19 Who is blind but my servant\, \nor deaf as my messenger whom I send? \nWho is blind as my dedicated one\, \nor blind as the servant of the Lord? \n20 He sees many things\, but does not observe them; \nhis ears are open\, but he does not hear. \n21 The Lord was pleased\, for his righteousness’ sake\, \nto magnify his law and make it glorious. \n22 But this is a people robbed and plundered\, \nthey are all of them trapped in holes \nand hidden in prisons; \nthey have become a prey with none to rescue\, \na spoil with none to say\, “Restore!” \n23 Who among you will give ear to this\, \nwill attend and listen for the time to come? \n24 Who gave up Jacob to the spoiler\, \nand Israel to the robbers? \nWas it not the Lord\, against whom we have sinned\, \nin whose ways they would not walk\, \nand whose law they would not obey? \n25 So he poured upon him the heat of his anger \nand the might of battle; \nit set him on fire round about\, but he did not understand; \nit burned him\, but he did not take it to heart. \n  \n  \nEphesians 5:21-33 \nThe Christian Household \nBe subject to one another out of reverence for Christ. 22 Wives\, be subject to your husbands\, as to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the Church\, his body\, and is himself its Savior. 24 As the Church is subject to Christ\, so let wives also be subject in everything to their husbands. 25 Husbands\, love your wives\, as Christ loved the Church and gave himself up for her\, 26 that he might sanctify her\, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word\, 27 that he might present the Church to himself in splendor\, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing\, that she might be holy and without blemish. 28 Even so husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 29 For no man ever hates his own flesh\, but nourishes and cherishes it\, as Christ does the Church\, 30 because we are members of his body. 31 “For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife\, and the two shall become one flesh.” 32 This is a great mystery\, and I mean in reference to Christ and the Church; 33 however\, let each one of you love his wife as himself\, and let the wife see that she respects her husband. \nChildren and Parents \n6 Children\, obey your parents in the Lord\, for this is right. 2Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise)\, 3 that it may be well with you and that you may live long on the earth.” 4 Fathers\, do not provoke your children to anger\, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. \nSlaves and Masters \n5 Slaves\, be obedient to those who are your earthly masters\, with fear and trembling\, in singleness of heart\, as to Christ; 6 not in the way of eye-service\, as men-pleasers\, but as servants of Christ\, doing the will of God from the heart\, 7 rendering service with a good will as to the Lord and not to men\, 8 knowing that whatever good any one does\, he will receive the same again from the Lord\, whether he is a slave or free. 9 Masters\, do the same to them\, and forbear threatening\, knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven\, and that there is no partiality with him. \n  \nLuke 1:1-25 \nInasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things which have been accomplished among us\, 2 just as they were delivered to us by those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word\, 3 it seemed good to me also\, having followed all things closely for some time past\, to write an orderly account for you\, most excellent Theophilus\, 4 that you may know the truth concerning the things of which you have been informed. \nThe Birth of John the Baptist Foretold \n5 In the days of Herod\, king of Judea\, there was a priest named Zechariah\, of the division of Abijah; and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron\, and her name was Elizabeth. 6 And they were both righteous before God\, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blamelessly. 7 But they had no child\, because Elizabeth was barren\, and both were advanced in years. 8 Now while he was serving as priest before God when his division was on duty\, 9 according to the custom of the priesthood\, it fell to him by lot to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense. 10 And the whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense. 11 And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense. 12 And Zechariah was troubled when he saw him\, and fear fell upon him. 13 But the angel said to him\, “Do not be afraid\, Zechariah\, for your prayer is heard\, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son\, and you shall call his name John.14 And you will have joy and gladness\, and many will rejoice at his birth; 15 for he will be great before the Lord\, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink\, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit\,even from his mother’s womb. 16 And he will turn many of the sons of Israel to the Lord their God\, 17and he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah\, o turn the hearts of the fathers to the children\, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just\, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.” 18 And Zechariah said to the angel\, “How shall I know this? For I am an old man\, and my wife is advanced in years.” 19 And the angel answered him\, “I am Gabriel\, who stand in the presence of God; and I was sent to speak to you\, and to bring you this good news. 20 And behold\, you will be silent and unable to speak until the day that these things come to pass\, because you did not believe my words\, which will be fulfilled in their time.” 21 And the people were waiting for Zechariah\, and they wondered at his delay in the temple. 22 And when he came out\, he could not speak to them\, and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple; and he made signs to them and remained mute. 23 And when his time of service was ended\, he went to his home. 24 After these days his wife Elizabeth conceived\, and for five months she hid herself\, saying\, 25  “Thus the Lord has done to me in the days when he looked on me\, to take away my reproach among men.”
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SUMMARY:Memorial of Mar Jacob\, the Maimed - November 27
DESCRIPTION:All readings taken from the Memorial of St. George \nDaniel 6:6-24 \n6 Then these presidents and satraps came by agreement to the king and said to him\, “O King Darius\, live for ever! 7 All the presidents of the kingdom\, the prefects and the satraps\, the counselors and the governors are agreed that the king should establish an ordinance and enforce an interdict\, that whoever makes petition to any god or man for thirty days\, except to you\, O king\, shall be cast into the den of lions. 8 Now\, O king\, establish the interdict and sign the document\, so that it cannot be changed\, according to the law of the Medes and the Persians\, which cannot be revoked.” 9 Therefore King Darius signed the document and interdict. \nDaniel in the Den of Lions \n10 When Daniel knew that the document had been signed\, he went to his house where he had windows in his upper chamber open toward Jerusalem; and he got down upon his knees three times a day and prayed and gave thanks before his God\, as he had done previously. 11 Then these men came by agreement and found Daniel making petition and supplication before his God. 12 Then they came near and said before the king\, concerning the interdict\, “O king! Did you not sign an interdict\, that any man who makes petition to any god or man within thirty days except to you\, O king\, shall be cast into the den of lions?” The king answered\, “The thing stands fast\, according to the law of the Medes and Persians\, which cannot be revoked.” 13 Then they answered before the king\, “That Daniel\, who is one of the exiles from Judah\, pays no heed to you\, O king\, or the interdict you have signed\, but makes his petition three times a day.” \n14 Then the king\, when he heard these words\, was much distressed\, and set his mind to deliver Daniel; and he labored till the sun went down to rescue him. 15 Then these men came by agreement to the king\, and said to the king\, “Know\, O king\, that it is a law of the Medes and Persians that no interdict or ordinance which the king establishes can be changed.” \n16 Then the king commanded\, and Daniel was brought and cast into the den of lions. The king said to Daniel\, “May your God\, whom you serve continually\, deliver you!” 17 And a stone was brought and laid upon the mouth of the den\, and the king sealed it with his own signet and with the signet of his lords\, that nothing might be changed concerning Daniel. 18 Then the king went to his palace\, and spent the night fasting; no diversions were brought to him\, and sleep fled from him. \nGod Saves Daniel from the Lions \n19 Then\, at break of day\, the king arose and went in haste to the den of lions. 20 When he came near to the den where Daniel was\, he cried out in a tone of anguish and said to Daniel\, “O Daniel\, servant of the living God\, has your God\, whom you serve continually\, been able to deliver you from the lions?” 21 Then Daniel said to the king\, “O king\, live for ever! 22 My God sent his angel and shut the lions’ mouths\, and they have not hurt me\, because I was found blameless before him; and also before you\, O king\, I have done no wrong.” 23 Then the king was exceedingly glad\, and commanded that Daniel be taken up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den\, and no kind of hurt was found upon him\, because he had trusted in his God. 24 And the king commanded\, and those men who had accused Daniel were brought and cast into the den of lions—they\, their children\, and their wives; and before they reached the bottom of the den the lions overpowered them and broke all their bones in pieces. \n  \nActs of the Apostles 12:1-23 \nJames Killed and Peter Imprisoned by Herod \n12 About that time Herod the king laid violent hands upon some who belonged to the Church. 2 He killed James the brother of John with the sword; 3 and when he saw that it pleased the Jews\, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. This was during the days of Unleavened Bread. 4 And when he had seized him\, he put him in prison\, and delivered him to four squads of soldiers to guard him\, intending after the Passover to bring him out to the people. 5 So Peter was kept in prison; but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the Church. \nAn Angel Rescues Peter from Prison \n6 The very night when Herod was about to bring him out\, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers\, bound with two chains\, and sentries before the door were guarding the prison; 7 and behold\, an angel of the Lord appeared\, and a light shone in the cell; and he struck Peter on the side and woke him\, saying\, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his hands. 8 And the angel said to him\, “Dress yourself and put on your sandals.” And he did so. And he said to him\, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.” 9 And he went out and followed him; he did not know that what was done by the angel was real\, but thought he was seeing a vision. 10 When they had passed the first and the second guard\, they came to the iron gate leading into the city. It opened to them of its own accord\, and they went out and passed on through one street; and immediately the angel left him. 11 And Peter came to himself\, and said\, “Now I am sure that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting.” \n12 When he realized this\, he went to the house of Mary\, the mother of John whose other name was Mark\, where many were gathered together and were praying. 13 And when he knocked at the door of the gateway\, a maid named Rhoda came to answer. 14 Recognizing Peter’s voice\, in her joy she did not open the gate but ran in and told that Peter was standing at the gate. 15 They said to her\, “You are mad.” But she insisted that it was so. They said\, “It is his angel!” 16 But Peter continued knocking; and when they opened\, they saw him and were amazed. 17 But motioning to them with his hand to be silent\, he described to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said\, “Tell this to James and to the brethren.” Then he departed and went to another place. \n18 Now when day came\, there was no small stir among the soldiers over what had become of Peter. 19 And when Herod had sought for him and could not find him\, he examined the sentries and ordered that they should be put to death. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea\, and remained there. \nThe Death of Herod \n20 Now Herod was angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon; and they came to him in a body\, and having persuaded Blastus\, the king’s chamberlain\, they asked for peace\, because their country depended on the king’s country for food. 21 On an appointed day Herod put on his royal robes\, took his seat upon the throne\, and made an oration to them. 22 And the people shouted\, “The voice of a god\, and not of man!” 23 Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him\, because he did not give God the glory; and he was eaten by worms and died. \n  \n2Corinthians 12:1-14 \nPaul’s Visions and Revelations \n12 I must boast; there is nothing to be gained by it\, but I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord. 2 I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven—whether in the body or out of the body I do not know\, God knows. 3 And I know that this man was caught up into Paradise—whether in the body or out of the body I do not know\, God knows—4 and he heard things that cannot be told\, which man may not utter. 5 On behalf of this man I will boast\, but on my own behalf I will not boast\, except of my weaknesses. 6 Though if I wish to boast\, I shall not be a fool\, for I shall be speaking the truth. But I refrain from it\, so that no one may think more of me than he sees in me or hears from me. 7 And to keep me from being too elated by the abundance of revelations\, a thorn was given me in the flesh\, a messenger of Satan\, to harass me\, to keep me from being too elated. 8 Three times I begged the Lord about this\, that it should leave me; 9 but he said to me\, “My grace is sufficient for you\, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” I will all the more gladly boast of my weaknesses\, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 10 or the sake of Christ\, then\, I am content with weaknesses\, insults\, hardships\, persecutions\, and calamities; for when I am weak\, then I am strong. \nPaul’s Concern for the Corinthian Church \n11 I have been a fool! You forced me to it\, for I ought to have been commended by you. For I am not at all inferior to these superlative apostles\, even though I am nothing. 12 The signs of a true apostle were performed among you in all patience\, with signs and wonders and mighty works. 13 For in what were you less favored than the rest of the churches\, except that I myself did not burden you? Forgive me this wrong! \n14 Here for the third time I am ready to come to you. And I will not be a burden\, for I seek not what is yours but you; for children ought not to lay up for their parents\, but parents for their children. \n  \nMatthew 10:37-42\, 16:24-27\, 19:27-30 \nTaking Up One’s Cross \n37 He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; 38 and he who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. 39 He who finds his life will lose it\, and he who loses his life for my sake will find it. \nThe Cross and Self-Denial \n24 Then Jesus told his disciples\, “If any man would come after me\, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 25 For whoever would save his life will lose it\, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. 26 For what will it profit a man\, if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life? Or what shall a man give in return for his life? 27 For the Son of man is to come with his angels in the glory of his Father\, and then he will repay every man for what he has done. \n27 Then Peter said in reply\, “Behold\, we have left everything and followed you. What then shall we have?” 28 Jesus said to them\, “Truly\, I say to you\, in the new world\, when the Son of man shall sit on his glorious throne\, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones\, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 29 And every one who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands\, for my name’s sake\, will receive a hundredfold\, and inherit eternal life. 30But many that are first will be last\, and the last first.
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SUMMARY:4th Sunday of the Sanctification of the Church
DESCRIPTION:1Kings 6:1-19 \n6 In the four hundred and eightieth year after the sons of Israel came out of the land of Egypt\, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel\, in the month of Ziv\, which is the second month\, he began to build the house of the Lord. 2 The house which King Solomon built for the Lord was sixty cubits long\, twenty cubits wide\, and thirty cubits high. 3 The vestibule in front of the nave of the house was twenty cubits long\, equal to the width of the house\, and ten cubits deep in front of the house. 4 And he made for the house windows with recessed frames. 5 He also built a structure against the wall of the house\, running round the walls of the house\, both the nave and the inner sanctuary; and he made side chambers all around. 6 The lowest story was five cubits broad\, the middle one was six cubits broad\, and the third was seven cubits broad; for around the outside of the house he made offsets on the wall in order that the supporting beams should not be inserted into the walls of the house. \n7 When the house was built\, it was with stone prepared at the quarry; so that neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron was heard in the temple\, while it was being built. \n8 The entrance for the lowest story was on the south side of the house; and one went up by stairs to the middle story\, and from the middle story to the third. 9 So he built the house\, and finished it; and he made the ceiling of the house of beams and planks of cedar. 10 He built the structure against the whole house\, each story five cubits high\, and it was joined to the house with timbers of cedar. \n11 Now the word of the Lord came to Solomon\, 12 “Concerning this house which you are building\, if you will walk in my statutes and obey my ordinances and keep all my commandments and walk in them\, then I will establish my word with you\, which I spoke to David your father. 13 And I will dwell among the children of Israel\, and will not forsake my people Israel.” \n14 So Solomon built the house\, and finished it. 15 He lined the walls of the house on the inside with boards of cedar; from the floor of the house to the rafters of the ceiling\, he covered them on the inside with wood; and he covered the floor of the house with boards of cypress. 16 He built twenty cubits of the rear of the house with boards of cedar from the floor to the rafters\, and he built this within as an inner sanctuary\, as the most holy place. 17 The house\, that is\, the nave in front of the inner sanctuary\, was forty cubits long. 18 The cedar within the house was carved in the form of gourds and open flowers; all was cedar\, no stone was seen. 19 The inner sanctuary he prepared in the innermost part of the house\, to set there the ark of the covenant of the Lord. \nEzekiel 43:1-7\, 44:1-5 \n43 Afterward he brought me to the gate\, the gate facing east. 2 And behold\, the glory of the God of Israel came from the east; and the sound of his coming was like the sound of many waters; and the earth shone with his glory. 3 And the vision I saw was like the vision which I had seen when he came to destroy the city\, and like the vision which I had seen by the river Chebar; and I fell upon my face. 4 As the glory of the Lord entered the temple by the gate facing east\, 5 the Spirit lifted me up\, and brought me into the inner court; and behold\, the glory of the Lord filled the temple. \n6 While the man was standing beside me\, I heard one speaking to me out of the temple; 7 and he said to me\, “Son of man\, this is the place of my throne and the place of the soles of my feet\, where I will dwell in the midst of the sons of Israel for ever. And the house of Israel shall no more defile my holy name\, neither they\, nor their kings\, by their harlotry\, and by the dead bodies of their kings. \nThe Closed Gate \n44 Then he brought me back to the outer gate of the sanctuary\, which faces east; and it was shut. 2 And he said to me\, “This gate shall remain shut; it shall not be opened\, and no one shall enter by it; for the Lord\, the God of Israel\, has entered by it; therefore it shall remain shut. 3 Only the prince may sit in it to eat bread before the Lord; he shall enter by way of the vestibule of the gate\, and shall go out by the same way.” \nThose Admitted to the Temple \n4 Then he brought me by way of the north gate to the front of the temple; and I looked\, and behold\, the glory of the Lordfilled the temple of the Lord; and I fell upon my face. 5 And the Lord said to me\, “Son of man\, mark well\, see with your eyes\, and hear with your ears all that I shall tell you concerning all the ordinances of the temple of the Lord and all its laws; and mark well those who may be admitted to the temple and all those who are to be excluded from the sanctuary. \nHebrews 9:16-28 \n16 For where a will is involved\, the death of the one who made it must be established. 17 For a will takes effect only at death\, since it is not in force as long as the one who made it is alive. 18 Hence even the first covenant was not ratified without blood. 19 For when every commandment of the law had been declared by Moses to all the people\, he took the blood of calves and goats\, with water and scarlet wool and hyssop\, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people\, 20 saying\, “This is the blood of the covenant which God commanded you.” 21 And in the same way he sprinkled with the blood both the tent and all the vessels used in worship. 22 Indeed\, under the law almost everything is purified with blood\, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins. \nChrist’s Sacrifice Takes Away Sin \n23 Thus it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these rites\, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. 24 For Christ has entered\, not into a sanctuary made with hands\, a copy of the true one\, but into heaven itself\, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf. 25 Nor was it to offer himself repeatedly\, as the high priest enters the Holy Place yearly with blood not his own; 26 for then he would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But as it is\, he has appeared once for all at the end of the age to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. 27 And just as it is appointed for men to die once\, and after that comes judgment\, 28 so Christ\, having been offered once to bear the sins of many\, will appear a second time\, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him. \nMatthew 22:41-23:22 \nA Question about the Christ \n41 Now while the Pharisees were gathered together\, Jesus asked them a question\, 42 saying\, “What do you think of the Christ? Whose son is he?” They said to him\, “The son of David.” 43 He said to them\, “How is it then that David\, inspired by the Spirit\, calls him Lord\, saying\, \n44 ‘The Lord said to my Lord\, \nSit at my right hand\, \ntill I put your enemies under your feet’? \n45 If David thus calls him Lord\, how is he his son?” 46 And no one was able to answer him a word\, nor from that day did any one dare to ask him any more questions. \nJesus Denounces the Hypocrisy of the Scribes and Pharisees \n23 Then said Jesus to the crowds and to his disciples\, 2 “The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat; 3 so practice and observe whatever they tell you\, but not what they do; for they preach\, but do not practice. 4 They bind heavy burdens\, hard to bear\, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with their finger. 5 They do all their deeds to be seen by men; for they make their phylacteries broad and their fringes long\, 6 and they love the place of honor at feasts and the best seats in the synagogues\, 7 and salutations in the market places\, and being called rabbi by men. 8 But you are not to be called rabbi\, for you have one teacher\, and you are all brethren. 9 And call no man your father on earth\, for you have one Father\, who is in heaven. 10 Neither be called masters\, for you have one master\, the Christ. 11 He who is greatest among you shall be your servant; 12 whoever exalts himself will be humbled\, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. \n13“But woe to you\, scribes and Pharisees\, hypocrites! because you shut the kingdom of heaven against men; for you neither enter yourselves\, nor allow those who would enter to go in. 15 Woe to you\, scribes and Pharisees\, hypocrites! for you traverse sea and land to make a single proselyte\, and when he becomes a proselyte\, you make him twice as much a child of hell as yourselves. \n16 “Woe to you\, blind guides\, who say\, ‘If any one swears by the temple\, it is nothing; but if any one swears by the gold of the temple\, he is bound by his oath.’ 17 You blind fools! For which is greater\, the gold or the temple that has made the gold sacred? 18 And you say\, ‘If any one swears by the altar\, it is nothing; but if any one swears by the gift that is on the altar\, he is bound by his oath.’ 19 You blind men! For which is greater\, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred? 20 So he who swears by the altar\, swears by it and by everything on it; 21 and he who swears by the temple\, swears by it and by him who dwells in it; 22 and he who swears by heaven\, swears by the throne of God and by him who sits upon it.
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SUMMARY:3rd Sunday of the Sanctification of the Church
DESCRIPTION:Numbers 7:1-10; 9:15-18 \nOfferings of the Leaders \n7 On the day when Moses had finished setting up the tabernacle\, and had anointed and consecrated it with all its furnishings\, and had anointed and consecrated the altar with all its utensils\, 2 the leaders of Israel\, heads of their fathers’ houses\, the leaders of the tribes\, who were over those who were numbered\, 3 offered and brought their offerings before the Lord\, six covered wagons and twelve oxen\, a wagon for every two of the leaders\, and for each one an ox; they offered them before the tabernacle. 4 Then the Lord said to Moses\, 5 “Accept these from them\, that they may be used in doing the service of the tent of meeting\, and give them to the Levites\, to each man according to his service.” 6 So Moses took the wagons and the oxen\, and gave them to the Levites. 7 Two wagons and four oxen he gave to the sons of Gershon\, according to their service; 8 and four wagons and eight oxen he gave to the sons of Merari\, according to their service\, under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. 9 But to the sons of Kohath he gave none\, because they were charged with the care of the holy things which had to be carried on the shoulder. 10 And the leaders offered offerings for the dedication of the altar on the day it was anointed; and the leaders offered their offering before the altar. \nThe Cloud and the Fire \n15 On the day that the tabernacle was set up\, the cloud covered the tabernacle\, the tent of the covenant; and at evening it was over the tabernacle like the appearance of fire until morning. 16 So it was continually; the cloud covered it by day\, and the appearance of fire by night. 17 And whenever the cloud was taken up from over the tent\, after that the sons of Israel set out; and in the place where the cloud settled down\, there the sons of Israel encamped. 18 At the command of the Lord the sons of Israel set out\, and at the command of the Lord they encamped; as long as the cloud rested over the tabernacle\, they remained in camp. \n  \nIsaiah 54:1-15 \nMercy and Comfort Offered \n54 “Sing\, O barren one\, who did not bear; \nbreak forth into singing and cry aloud\, \nyou who have not had labor pains! \nFor the children of the desolate one will be more \nthan the children of her that is married\, says the Lord. \n2 Enlarge the place of your tent\, \nand let the curtains of your habitations be stretched out; \nhold not back\, lengthen your cords \nand strengthen your stakes. \n3 For you will spread abroad to the right and to the left\, \nand your descendants will possess the nations \nand will people the desolate cities. \n4 “Fear not\, for you will not be ashamed; \nbe not confounded\, for you will not be put to shame; \nfor you will forget the shame of your youth\, \nand the reproach of your widowhood you will remember no more. \n5 For your Maker is your husband\, \nthe Lord of hosts is his name; \nand the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer\, \nthe God of the whole earth he is called. \n6 For the Lord has called you \nlike a wife forsaken and grieved in spirit\, \nlike a wife of youth when she is cast off\, \nsays your God. \n7 For a brief moment I forsook you\, \nbut with great compassion I will gather you. \n8 In overflowing wrath for a moment \nI hid my face from you\, \nbut with everlasting mercy I will have compassion on you\, \nsays the Lord\, your Redeemer. \n9 “For this is like the days of Noah to me: \nas I swore that the waters of Noah \nshould no more go over the earth\, \nso I have sworn that I will not be angry with you \nand will not rebuke you. \n10 For the mountains may depart \nand the hills be removed\, \nbut my mercy shall not depart from you\, \nand my covenant of peace shall not be removed\, \nsays the Lord\, who has compassion on you. \n11 “O afflicted one\, storm-tossed\, and not comforted\, \nbehold\, I will set your stones in antimony\, \nand lay your foundations with sapphires. \n12 I will make your pinnacles of agate\, \nyour gates of carbuncles\, \nand all your wall of precious stones. \n13 All your sons shall be taught by the Lord\, \nand great shall be the prosperity of your sons. \n14 In righteousness you shall be established; \nyou shall be far from oppression\, for you shall not fear; \nand from terror\, for it shall not come near you. \n15 If any one stirs up strife\, \nit is not from me; \nwhoever stirs up strife with you \nshall fall because of you. \n  \nHebrews 9:5-15 \n5 Above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Of these things we cannot now speak in detail. \n6 These preparations having thus been made\, the priests go continually into the outer tent\, performing their ritual duties; 7 but into the second only the high priest goes\, and he but once a year\, and not without taking blood which he offers for himself and for the errors of the people. 8 By this the Holy Spirit indicates that the way into the sanctuary is not yet opened as long as the outer tent is still standing 9 (which is symbolic for the present age). According to this arrangement\, gifts and sacrifices are offered which cannot perfect the conscience of the worshiper\, 10 but deal only with food and drink and various baptisms\, regulations for the body imposed until the time of reformation. \n11 But when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things that have come\, then through the greater and more perfect tent (not made with hands\, that is\, not of this creation) 12 he entered once for all into the Holy Place\, taking not the blood of goats and calves but his own blood\, thus securing an eternal redemption. 13 For if the sprinkling of defiled persons with the blood of goats and bulls and with the ashes of a heifer sanctifies for the purification of the flesh\, 14 how much more shall the blood of Christ\, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God\, purify your conscience from dead works to serve the living God. \n15 Therefore he is the mediator of a new covenant\, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance\, since a death has occurred which redeems them from the transgressions under the first covenant. \n  \nJohn 2:12-22 \n12 After this he went down to Capernaum\, with his mother and his brethren and his disciples; and there they stayed for a few days. \nThe Cleansing of the Temple \n13 The Passover of the Jews was at hand\, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14 In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons\, and the money-changers at their business. 15 And making a whip of cords\, he drove them all\, with the sheep and oxen\, out of the temple; and he poured out the coins of the moneychangers and overturned their tables. 16 And he told those who sold the pigeons\, “Take these things away; you shall not make my Father’s house a house of trade.” 17 His disciples remembered that it was written\, “Zeal for your house will consume me.” 18 The Jews then said to him\, “What sign have you to show us for doing this?” 19 Jesus answered them\, “Destroy this temple\, and in three days I will raise it up.” 20 The Jews then said\, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple\, and will you raise it up in three days?” 21 But he spoke of the temple of his body. 22 When therefore he was raised from the dead\, his disciples remembered that he had said this; and they believed the Scripture and the word which Jesus had spoken.
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SUMMARY:2nd Sunday of the Sanctification of the Church
DESCRIPTION:Exodus 39:32-40:16 \nThe Work Finished \n32 Thus all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting was finished; and the sons of Israel had done according to all that the Lord had commanded Moses; so had they done. 33 And they brought the tabernacle to Moses\, the tent and all its utensils\, its hooks\, its frames\, its bars\, its pillars\, and its bases; 34 the covering of tanned rams’ skins and goatskins\, and the veil of the screen; 35 the ark of the covenant with its poles and the mercy seat; 36 the table with all its utensils\, and the bread of the Presence; 37 the lampstand of pure gold and its lamps with the lamps set and all its utensils\, and the oil for the light; 38 the golden altar\, the anointing oil and the fragrant incense\, and the screen for the door of the tent; 39 the bronze altar\, and its grating of bronze\, its poles\, and all its utensils; the laver and its base; 40 the hangings of the court\, its pillars\, and its bases\, and the screen for the gate of the court\, its cords\, and its pegs; and all the utensils for the service of the tabernacle\, for the tent of meeting; 41 the finely worked garments for ministering in the holy place\, the holy garments for Aaron the priest\, and the garments of his sons to serve as priests. 42 According to all that the Lord had commanded Moses\, so the sons of Israel had done all the work. 43 And Moses saw all the work\, and behold\, they had done it; as the Lord had commanded\, so had they done it. And Moses blessed them. \nErection of the Tabernacle \n40 The Lord said to Moses\, 2 “On the first day of the first month you shall erect the tabernacle of the tent of meeting. 3 And you shall put in it the ark of the covenant\, and you shall screen the ark with the veil. 4 And you shall bring in the table\, and set its arrangements in order; and you shall bring in the lampstand\, and set up its lamps. 5 And you shall put the golden altar for incense before the ark of the covenant\, and set up the screen for the door of the tabernacle. 6 You shall set the altar of burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting\, 7 and place the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar\, and put water in it. 8 And you shall set up the court round about\, and hang up the screen for the gate of the court. 9 Then you shall take the anointing oil\, and anoint the tabernacle and all that is in it\, and consecrate it and all its furniture; and it shall become holy. 10 You shall also anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils\, and consecrate the altar; and the altar shall be most holy. 11 You shall also anoint the laver and its base\, and consecrate it. 12 Then you shall bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the tent of meeting\, and shall wash them with water\, 13 and put upon Aaron the holy garments\, and you shall anoint him and consecrate him\, that he may serve me as priest. 14 You shall bring his sons also and put coats on them\, 15 and anoint them\, as you anointed their father\, that they may serve me as priests: and their anointing shall admit them to a perpetual priesthood throughout their generations.” \n16 Thus did Moses; according to all that the Lordcommanded him\, so he did. \n  \n1Kings 8:10-29 \n10 And when the priests came out of the holy place\, a cloud filled the house of the Lord\, 11 so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud; for the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord. \nSolomon’s Speech \n12 Then Solomon said\, \n“The Lord has set the sun in the heavens\, \nbut has said that he would dwell in thick darkness. \n13 I have built you an exalted house\, \na place for you to dwell in for ever.” \n14 Then the king faced about\, and blessed all the assembly of Israel\, while all the assembly of Israel stood. 15 And he said\, “Blessed be the Lord\, the God of Israel\, who with his hand has fulfilled what he promised with his mouth to David my father\, saying\, 16 ‘Since the day that I brought my people Israel out of Egypt\, I chose no city in all the tribes of Israel in which to build a house\, that my name might be there; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.’ 17 Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the Lord\, the God of Israel. 18 But the Lord said to David my father\, ‘Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name\, you did well that it was in your heart; 19 nevertheless you shall not build the house\, but your son who shall be born to you shall build the house for my name.’ 20 Now the Lordhas fulfilled his promise which he made; for I have risen in the place of David my father\, and sit on the throne of Israel\, as the Lord promised\, and I have built the house for the name of the Lord\, the God of Israel. 21 And there I have provided a place for the ark\, in which is the covenant of the Lord which he made with our fathers\, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.” \nSolomon’s Prayer of Dedication \n22 Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the assembly of Israel\, and spread forth his hands toward heaven; 23 and said\, “O Lord\, God of Israel\, there is no God like you\, in heaven above or on earth beneath\, keeping covenant and showing mercy to your servants who walk before you with all their heart; 24 who have kept with your servant David my father what you declared to him; yes\, you spoke with your mouth\, and with your hand have fulfilled it this day. 25 Now therefore\, O Lord\, God of Israel\, keep with your servant David my father what you have promised him\, saying\, ‘There shall never fail you a man before me to sit upon the throne of Israel\, if only your sons take heed to their way\, to walk before me as you have walked before me.’ 26 Now therefore\, O God of Israel\, let your word be confirmed\, which you have spoken to your servant David my father. \n27 “But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold\, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain you; how much less this house which I have built! 28 Yet have regard to the prayer of your servant and to his supplication\, O Lord my God\, listening to the cry and to the prayer which your servant prays before you this day; 29 that your eyes may be open night and day toward this house\, the place of which you have said\, ‘My name shall be there\,’ that you may listen to the prayer which your servant offers toward this place. \n  \nHebrews 8:1-9:10 \nMediator of a New Covenant \n8 Now the point in what we are saying is this: we have such a high priest\, one who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven\, 2 a minister in the sanctuary and the true tent which is set up not by man but by the Lord. 3 For every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices; hence it is necessary for this priest also to have something to offer. 4 Now if he were on earth\, he would not be a priest at all\, since there are priests who offer gifts according to the law. 5 They serve a copy and shadow of the heavenly sanctuary; for when Moses was about to erect the tent\, he was instructed by God\, saying\, “See that you make everything according to the pattern which was shown you on the mountain.” 6 But as it is\, Christ has obtained a ministry which is as much more excellent than the old as the covenant he mediates is better\, since it is enacted on better promises. 7 For if that first covenant had been faultless\, there would have been no occasion for a second. \n8 For he finds fault with them when he says: \n“The days will come\, says the Lord\, \nwhen I will establish a new covenant with the house of Israel \nand with the house of Judah; \n9 not like the covenant that I made with their fathers \non the day when I took them by the hand \nto lead them out of the land of Egypt; \nfor they did not continue in my covenant\, \nand so I paid no heed to them\, says the Lord. \n10 This is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel \nafter those days\, says the Lord: \nI will put my laws into their minds\, \nand write them on their hearts\, \nand I will be their God\, \nand they shall be my people. \n11 And they shall not teach every one his fellow or every one his brother\, saying\, ‘Know the Lord\,’ \nfor all shall know me\, \nfrom the least of them to the greatest. \n12 For I will be merciful toward their iniquities\, \nand I will remember their sins no more.” \n13 In speaking of a new covenant he treats the first \nas obsolete. And what is becoming obsolete and \ngrowing old is ready to vanish away. \nThe Earthly and the Heavenly Sanctuary \n9 Now even the first covenant had regulations for worship and an earthly sanctuary. 2 For a tent was prepared\, the outer one\, in which were the lampstand and the table and the bread of offering; it is called the Holy Place. 3 Behind the second curtain stood a tent called the Holy of Holies\, 4 having the golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered on all sides with gold\, which contained a golden urn holding the manna\, and Aaron’s rod that budded\, and the tables of the covenant; 5 above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Of these things we cannot now speak in detail. \n6 These preparations having thus been made\, the priests go continually into the outer tent\, performing their ritual duties; 7but into the second only the high priest goes\, and he but once a year\, and not without taking blood which he offers for himself and for the errors of the people. 8 By this the Holy Spirit indicates that the way into the sanctuary is not yet opened as long as the outer tent is still standing 9 (which is symbolic for the present age). According to this arrangement\, gifts and sacrifices are offered which cannot perfect the conscience of the worshiper\, 10 but deal only with food and drink and various baptisms\, regulations for the body imposed until the time of reformation. \n  \nMatthew 12:1-21 \nPlucking Grain on the Sabbath \n12 At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the sabbath; his disciples were hungry\, and they began to pluck heads of grain and to eat. 2 But when the Pharisees saw it\, they said to him\, “Look\, your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the sabbath.” 3 He said to them\, “Have you not read what David did\, when he was hungry\, and those who were with him: 4 how he entered the house of God and ate the showbread\, which it was not lawful for him to eat nor for those who were with him\, but only for the priests? 5 Or have you not read in the law how on the sabbath the priests in the temple profane the sabbath\, and are guiltless? 6 I tell you\, something greater than the temple is here. 7 And if you had known what this means\, ‘I desire mercy\, and not sacrifice\,’ you would not have condemned the guiltless. 8 For the Son of man is lord of the sabbath.” \nThe Man with a Withered Hand \n9 And he went on from there\, and entered their synagogue. 10 And behold\, there was a man with a withered hand. And they asked him\, “Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath?” so that they might accuse him. 11 He said to them\, “What man of you\, if he has one sheep and it falls into a pit on the sabbath\, will not lay hold of it and lift it out? 12 Of how much more value is a man than a sheep! So it is lawful to do good on the sabbath.” 13 Then he said to the man\, “Stretch out your hand.” And the man stretched it out\, and it was restored\, whole like the other. 14 But the Pharisees went out and took counsel against him\, how to destroy him. \nGod’s Chosen Servant \n15 Jesus\, aware of this\, withdrew from there. And many followed him\, and he healed them all\, 16 and ordered them not to make him known. 17 This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: \n18 “Behold\, my servant whom I have chosen\, \nmy beloved with whom my soul is well pleased. \nI will put my Spirit upon him\, \nand he shall proclaim justice to the Gentiles. \n19 He will not wrangle or cry aloud\, \nnor will any one hear his voice in the streets; \n20 he will not break a bruised reed \nor quench a smoldering wick\, \ntill he brings justice to victory; \n21 and in his name will the Gentiles hope.”
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SUMMARY:1st Friday of the Sanctification of the Church – Memorial of Mar Eugene & his Companions
DESCRIPTION:All readings taken from the Memorial of the Patron Saint \nIsaiah 41:8-16 \n8 But you\, Israel\, my servant\, \nJacob\, whom I have chosen\, \nthe offspring of Abraham\, my friend; \n9 you whom I took from the ends of the earth\, \nand called from its farthest corners\, \nsaying to you\, “You are my servant\, \nI have chosen you and not cast you off”; \n10 fear not\, for I am with you\, \nbe not dismayed\, for I am your God; \nI will strengthen you\, I will help you\, \nI will uphold you with my victorious right hand. \n11 Behold\, all who are incensed against you \nshall be put to shame and confounded; \nthose who strive against you \nshall be as nothing and shall perish. \n12 You shall seek those who contend with you\, \nbut you shall not find them; \nthose who war against you \nshall be as nothing at all. \n13 For I\, the Lord your God\, \nhold your right hand; \nit is I who say to you\, “Fear not\, \nI will help you.” \n14 Fear not\, you worm Jacob\, \nyou men of Israel! \nI will help you\, says the Lord; \nyour Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel. \n15 Behold\, I will make of you a threshing sledge\, \nnew\, sharp\, and having teeth; \nyou shall thresh the mountains and crush them\, \nand you shall make the hills like chaff; \n16 you shall winnow them and the wind shall carry them away\, \nand the tempest shall scatter them. \nAnd you shall rejoice in the Lord; \nin the Holy One of Israel you shall glory. \n  \nActs of the Apostles 19:8-20 \n8 And he entered the synagogue and for three months spoke boldly\, arguing and pleading about the kingdom of God; 9 but when some were stubborn and disbelieved\, speaking evil of the Way before the congregation\, he withdrew from them\, taking the disciples with him\, and argued daily in the hall of Tyrannus. 10 This continued for two years\, so that all the residents of Asia heard the word of the Lord\, both Jews and Greeks. \nThe Sons of Sceva \n11 And God did extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul\, 12 so that handkerchiefs or aprons were carried away from his body to the sick\, and diseases left them and the evil spirits came out of them. 13 Then some of the itinerant Jewish exorcists undertook to pronounce the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits\, saying\, “I adjure you by the Jesus whom Paul preaches.” 14 Seven sons of a Jewish high priest named Sceva were doing this. 15 But the evil spirit answered them\, “Jesus I know\, and Paul I know; but who are you?” 16 And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them\, mastered all of them\, and overpowered them\, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. 17 And this became known to all residents of Ephesus\, both Jews and Greeks; and fear fell upon them all; and the name of the Lord Jesus was extolled. 18 Many also of those who were now believers came\, confessing and divulging their practices. 19 And a number of those who practiced magic arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all; and they counted the value of them and found it came to fifty thousand pieces of silver. 20 So the word of the Lord grew and prevailed mightily. \n  \n2Corinthians 10:4-18 \n4 For the weapons of our warfare are not worldly but have divine power to destroy strongholds. 5 We destroy arguments and every proud obstacle to the knowledge of God\, and take every thought captive to obey Christ\, 6 Being ready to punish every disobedience\, when your obedience is complete. \n7 Look at what is before your eyes. If any one is confident that he is Christ’s\, let him remind himself that as he is Christ’s\, so are we. 8 For even if I boast a little too much of our authority\, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for destroying you\, I shall not be put to shame. 9 I would not seem to be frightening you with letters. 10 For they say\, “His letters are weighty and strong\, but his bodily presence is weak\, and his speech of no account.” 11 Let such people understand that what we say by letter when absent\, we do when present. 12 Not that we venture to class or compare ourselves with some of those who commend themselves. But when they measure themselves by one another\, and compare themselves with one another\, they are without understanding. \n13 But we will not boast beyond limit\, but will keep to the limits God has apportioned us\, to reach even to you. 14 For we are not overextending ourselves\, as though we did not reach you; we were the first to come all the way to you with the gospel of Christ. 15 We do not boast beyond limit\, in other men’s labors; but our hope is that as your faith increases\, our field among you may be greatly enlarged\, 16 so that we may preach the gospel in lands beyond you\, without boasting of work already done in another’s field. 17 “Let him who boasts\, boast of the Lord.” 18 For it is not the man who commends himself that is accepted\, but the man whom the Lord commends. \n  \nMatthew 24:45-47; 25:14-23 \nThe Faithful and the Unfaithful Servant \n45 “Who then is the faithful and wise servant\, whom his master has set over his household\, to give them their food at the proper time? 46 Blessed is that servant whom his master when he comes will find so doing. 47 Truly\, I say to you\, he will set him over all his possessions. \nThe Parable of the Talents \n14 “For it will be as when a man going on a journey called his servants and entrusted to them his property; 15 to one he gave five talents\, to another two\, to another one\, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. 16 He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them; and he made five talents more. 17 So also\, he who had the two talents made two talents more. 18 But he who had received the one talent went and dug in the ground and hid his master’s money. 19 Now after a long time the master of those servants came and settled accounts with them. 20 And he who had received the five talents came forward\, bringing five talents more\, saying\, ‘Master\, you delivered to me five talents; here I have made five talents more.’ 21 His master said to him\, ‘Well done\, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a little\, I will set you over much; enter into the joy of your master.’ 22 And he also who had the two talents came forward\, saying\, ‘Master\, you delivered to me two talents; here I have made two talents more.’ 23 His master said to him\, ‘Well done\, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a little\, I will set you over much; enter into the joy of your master.’
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SUMMARY:1st Sunday of the Sanctification of the Church
DESCRIPTION:Exodus 40:17-38 \n17 And in the first month in the second year\, on the first day of the month\, the tabernacle was erected. 18 Moses erected the tabernacle; he laid its bases\, and set up its frames\, and put in its poles\, and raised up its pillars; 19 and he spread the tent over the tabernacle\, and put the covering of the tent over it\, as the Lord had commanded Moses. 20 And he took the covenant and put it into the ark\, and put the poles on the ark\, and set the mercy seat above on the ark; 21 and he brought the ark into the tabernacle\, and set up the veil of the screen\, and screened the ark of the covenant; as the Lord had commanded Moses. 22 And he put the table in the tent of meeting\, on the north side of the tabernacle\, outside the veil\, 23 and set the bread in order on it before the Lord; as the Lord had commanded Moses. 24 And he put the lampstand in the tent of meeting\, opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle\, 25 and set up the lamps before the Lord; as the Lord had commanded Moses. 26 And he put the golden altar in the tent of meeting before the veil\, 27 and burnt fragrant incense upon it; as the Lord had commanded Moses. 28 And he put in place the screen for the door of the tabernacle. 29 And he set the altar of burnt offering at the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting\, and offered upon it the burnt offering and the cereal offering; as the Lord had commanded Moses. 30 And he set the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar\, and put water in it for washing\, 31 with which Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet; 32 when they went into the tent of meeting\, and when they approached the altar\, they washed; as the Lord commanded Moses. 33 And he erected the court round the tabernacle and the altar\, and set up the screen of the gate of the court. So Moses finished the work. \nThe Cloud and the Glory of the Lord \n34 Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting\, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. 35 And Moses was not able to enter the tent of meeting\, because the cloud abode upon it\, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. 36 Throughout all their journeys\, whenever the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle\, the sons of Israel would go onward; 37 but if the cloud was not taken up\, then they did not go onward till the day that it was taken up. 38 For throughout all their journeys the cloud of the Lord was upon the tabernacle by day\, and fire was in it by night\, in the sight of all the house of Israel. \n  \nIsaiah 6:1-13 \nA Vision of the Lord in the Temple \n6 In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne\, high and lifted up; and his train filled the temple. 2 Above him stood the seraphim; each had six wings: with two he covered his face\, and with two he covered his feet\, and with two he flew. 3 And one called to another and said: \n“Holy\, holy\, holy is the Lord of hosts; \nthe whole earth is full of his glory.” \n4 And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called\, and the house was filled with smoke. 5 And I said: “Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips\, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King\, the Lord of hosts!” \n6 Then flew one of the seraphim to me\, having in his hand a burning coal which he had taken with tongs from the altar. 7 And he touched my mouth\, and said: “Behold\, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away\, and your sin forgiven.” 8 And I heard the voice of the Lord saying\, “Whom shall I send\, and who will go for us?” Then I said\, “Here am I! Send me.” 9 And he said\, “Go\, and say to this people: \n‘Hear and hear\, but do not understand; see and see\, but do not perceive.’ \n10 Make the heart of this people fat\, \nand their ears heavy\, \nand shut their eyes; \nlest they see with their eyes\, \nand hear with their ears\, \nand understand with their hearts\, \nand turn and be healed.” \n11 Then I said\, “How long\, O Lord?” \nAnd he said: \n“Until cities lie waste \nwithout inhabitant\, \nand houses without men\, \nand the land is utterly desolate\, \n12 and the Lord removes men far away\, \nand the forsaken places are many in the midst of the land. \n13 And though a tenth remain in it\, \nit will be burned again\, \nlike a terebinth or an oak\, \nwhose stump remains standing \nwhen it is felled.” \nThe holy seed is its stump. \n  \n1Corinthians 12:28-13:13 \n28 And God has appointed in the Church first apostles\, second prophets\, third teachers\, then workers of miracles\, then healers\, helpers\, administrators\, speakers in various kinds of tongues. 29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? 30 Do all possess gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? 31 But earnestly desire the higher gifts. \nAnd I will show you a still more excellent way. \nThe Way of Love \n13 If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels\, but have not love\, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 And if I have prophetic powers\, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge\, and if I have all faith\, so as to remove mountains\, but have not love\, I am nothing. 3 If I give away all I have\, and if I deliver my body to be burned\, but have not love\, I gain nothing. \n4 Love is patient and kind; love is not jealous or boastful; 5 it is not arrogant or rude. Love does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; 6 it does not rejoice at wrong\, but rejoices in the right. 7 Love bears all things\, believes all things\, hopes all things\, endures all things. \n8 Love never ends; as for prophecies\, they will pass away; as for tongues\, they will cease; as for knowledge\, it will pass away. 9 For our knowledge is imperfect and our prophecy is imperfect; 10 but when the perfect comes\, the imperfect will pass away. 11 When I was a child\, I spoke like a child\, I thought like a child\, I reasoned like a child; when I became a man\, I gave up childish ways. 12 For now we see in a mirror dimly\, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall understand fully\, even as I have been fully understood. 13 So faith\, hope\, love abide\, these three; but the greatest of these is love. \n  \nMatthew 16:13-19 \nPeter’s Declaration That Jesus Is the Christ \n13 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi\, he asked his disciples\, “Who do men say that the Son of man is?” 14 And they said\, “Some say John the Baptist\, others say Elijah\, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15 He said to them\, “But who do you say that I am?” 16 Simon Peter replied\, “You are the Christ\, the Son of the living God.” 17 And Jesus answered him\, “Blessed are you\, Simon Bar-Jona! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you\, but my Father who is in heaven. 18 And I tell you\, you are Peter\, and on this rock I will build my Church\, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven\, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven\, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”
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SUMMARY:Memorial of Mar Pithyon\, Martyr – October 25
DESCRIPTION:All readings from the Memorial of St. George \nDaniel 6:6-24 \n6 Then these presidents and satraps came by agreement to the king and said to him\, “O King Darius\, live for ever! 7 All the presidents of the kingdom\, the prefects and the satraps\, the counselors and the governors are agreed that the king should establish an ordinance and enforce an interdict\, that whoever makes petition to any god or man for thirty days\, except to you\, O king\, shall be cast into the den of lions. 8 Now\, O king\, establish the interdict and sign the document\, so that it cannot be changed\, according to the law of the Medes and the Persians\, which cannot be revoked.” 9 Therefore King Darius signed the document and interdict. \nDaniel in the Den of Lions \n10 When Daniel knew that the document had been signed\, he went to his house where he had windows in his upper chamber open toward Jerusalem; and he got down upon his knees three times a day and prayed and gave thanks before his God\, as he had done previously. 11 Then these men came by agreement and found Daniel making petition and supplication before his God. 12 Then they came near and said before the king\, concerning the interdict\, “O king! Did you not sign an interdict\, that any man who makes petition to any god or man within thirty days except to you\, O king\, shall be cast into the den of lions?” The king answered\, “The thing stands fast\, according to the law of the Medes and Persians\, which cannot be revoked.” 13 Then they answered before the king\, “That Daniel\, who is one of the exiles from Judah\, pays no heed to you\, O king\, or the interdict you have signed\, but makes his petition three times a day.” \n14 Then the king\, when he heard these words\, was much distressed\, and set his mind to deliver Daniel; and he labored till the sun went down to rescue him. 15 Then these men came by agreement to the king\, and said to the king\, “Know\, O king\, that it is a law of the Medes and Persians that no interdict or ordinance which the king establishes can be changed.” \n16 Then the king commanded\, and Daniel was brought and cast into the den of lions. The king said to Daniel\, “May your God\, whom you serve continually\, deliver you!” 17 And a stone was brought and laid upon the mouth of the den\, and the king sealed it with his own signet and with the signet of his lords\, that nothing might be changed concerning Daniel. 18 Then the king went to his palace\, and spent the night fasting; no diversions were brought to him\, and sleep fled from him. \nGod Saves Daniel from the Lions \n19 Then\, at break of day\, the king arose and went in haste to the den of lions. 20 When he came near to the den where Daniel was\, he cried out in a tone of anguish and said to Daniel\, “O Daniel\, servant of the living God\, has your God\, whom you serve continually\, been able to deliver you from the lions?” 21 Then Daniel said to the king\, “O king\, live for ever! 22 My God sent his angel and shut the lions’ mouths\, and they have not hurt me\, because I was found blameless before him; and also before you\, O king\, I have done no wrong.” 23 Then the king was exceedingly glad\, and commanded that Daniel be taken up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den\, and no kind of hurt was found upon him\, because he had trusted in his God. 24 And the king commanded\, and those men who had accused Daniel were brought and cast into the den of lions—they\, their children\, and their wives; and before they reached the bottom of the den the lions overpowered them and broke all their bones in pieces. \n  \nActs of the Apostles 12:1-23 \nJames Killed and Peter Imprisoned by Herod \n12 About that time Herod the king laid violent hands upon some who belonged to the Church. 2 He killed James the brother of John with the sword; 3 and when he saw that it pleased the Jews\, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. This was during the days of Unleavened Bread. 4 And when he had seized him\, he put him in prison\, and delivered him to four squads of soldiers to guard him\, intending after the Passover to bring him out to the people. 5 So Peter was kept in prison; but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the Church. \nAn Angel Rescues Peter from Prison \n6 The very night when Herod was about to bring him out\, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers\, bound with two chains\, and sentries before the door were guarding the prison; 7 and behold\, an angel of the Lord appeared\, and a light shone in the cell; and he struck Peter on the side and woke him\, saying\, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his hands. 8 And the angel said to him\, “Dress yourself and put on your sandals.” And he did so. And he said to him\, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.” 9 And he went out and followed him; he did not know that what was done by the angel was real\, but thought he was seeing a vision. 10 When they had passed the first and the second guard\, they came to the iron gate leading into the city. It opened to them of its own accord\, and they went out and passed on through one street; and immediately the angel left him. 11 And Peter came to himself\, and said\, “Now I am sure that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting.” \n12 When he realized this\, he went to the house of Mary\, the mother of John whose other name was Mark\, where many were gathered together and were praying. 13 And when he knocked at the door of the gateway\, a maid named Rhoda came to answer. 14 Recognizing Peter’s voice\, in her joy she did not open the gate but ran in and told that Peter was standing at the gate. 15 They said to her\, “You are mad.” But she insisted that it was so. They said\, “It is his angel!” 16 But Peter continued knocking; and when they opened\, they saw him and were amazed. 17 But motioning to them with his hand to be silent\, he described to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said\, “Tell this to James and to the brethren.” Then he departed and went to another place. \n18 Now when day came\, there was no small stir among the soldiers over what had become of Peter. 19 And when Herod had sought for him and could not find him\, he examined the sentries and ordered that they should be put to death. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea\, and remained there. \nThe Death of Herod \n20 Now Herod was angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon; and they came to him in a body\, and having persuaded Blastus\, the king’s chamberlain\, they asked for peace\, because their country depended on the king’s country for food. 21 On an appointed day Herod put on his royal robes\, took his seat upon the throne\, and made an oration to them. 22 And the people shouted\, “The voice of a god\, and not of man!” 23 Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him\, because he did not give God the glory; and he was eaten by worms and died. \n  \n2Corinthians 12:1-14 \nPaul’s Visions and Revelations \n12 I must boast; there is nothing to be gained by it\, but I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord. 2 I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven—whether in the body or out of the body I do not know\, God knows. 3 And I know that this man was caught up into Paradise—whether in the body or out of the body I do not know\, God knows—4 and he heard things that cannot be told\, which man may not utter. 5 On behalf of this man I will boast\, but on my own behalf I will not boast\, except of my weaknesses. 6 Though if I wish to boast\, I shall not be a fool\, for I shall be speaking the truth. But I refrain from it\, so that no one may think more of me than he sees in me or hears from me. 7 And to keep me from being too elated by the abundance of revelations\, a thorn was given me in the flesh\, a messenger of Satan\, to harass me\, to keep me from being too elated. 8 Three times I begged the Lord about this\, that it should leave me; 9 but he said to me\, “My grace is sufficient for you\, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” I will all the more gladly boast of my weaknesses\, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 10 or the sake of Christ\, then\, I am content with weaknesses\, insults\, hardships\, persecutions\, and calamities; for when I am weak\, then I am strong. \nPaul’s Concern for the Corinthian Church \n11 I have been a fool! You forced me to it\, for I ought to have been commended by you. For I am not at all inferior to these superlative apostles\, even though I am nothing. 12 The signs of a true apostle were performed among you in all patience\, with signs and wonders and mighty works. 13 For in what were you less favored than the rest of the churches\, except that I myself did not burden you? Forgive me this wrong! \n14 Here for the third time I am ready to come to you. And I will not be a burden\, for I seek not what is yours but you; for children ought not to lay up for their parents\, but parents for their children. \n  \nMatthew 10:37-42\, 16:24-27\, 19:27-30 \nTaking Up One’s Cross \n37 He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; 38 and he who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. 39 He who finds his life will lose it\, and he who loses his life for my sake will find it. \nThe Cross and Self-Denial \n24 Then Jesus told his disciples\, “If any man would come after me\, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 25 For whoever would save his life will lose it\, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. 26 For what will it profit a man\, if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life? Or what shall a man give in return for his life? 27 For the Son of man is to come with his angels in the glory of his Father\, and then he will repay every man for what he has done. \n27 Then Peter said in reply\, “Behold\, we have left everything and followed you. What then shall we have?” 28 Jesus said to them\, “Truly\, I say to you\, in the new world\, when the Son of man shall sit on his glorious throne\, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones\, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 29 And every one who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands\, for my name’s sake\, will receive a hundredfold\, and inherit eternal life. 30But many that are first will be last\, and the last first.
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SUMMARY:1st Sunday of Moses
DESCRIPTION:Deuteronomy 11:1-12 \nRewards for Obedience \n11 “You shall therefore love the Lord your God\, and keep his charge\, his statutes\, his ordinances\, and his commandments always. 2 And consider this day (since I am not speaking to your children who have not known or seen it)\, consider the discipline of the Lord your God\, his greatness\, his mighty hand and his outstretched arm\, 3 his signs and his deeds which he did in Egypt to Pharaoh the king of Egypt and to all his land; 4 and what he did to the army of Egypt\, to their horses and to their chariots; how he made the water of the Red Sea overflow them as they pursued after you\, and how the Lord has destroyed them to this day; 5 and what he did to you in the wilderness\, until you came to this place; 6 and what he did to Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab\, son of Reuben; how the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up\, with their households\, their tents\, and every living thing that followed them\, in the midst of all Israel; 7 for your eyes have seen all the great work of the Lord which he did. \n8 “You shall therefore keep all the commandment which I command you this day\, that you may be strong\, and go in and take possession of the land which you are going over to possess\, 9 and that you may live long in the land which the Lord swore to your fathers to give to them and to their descendants\, a land flowing with milk and honey. 10 For the land which you are entering to take possession of it is not like the land of Egypt\, from which you have come\, where you sowed your seed and watered it with your feet\, like a garden of vegetables; 11 but the land which you are going over to possess is a land of hills and valleys\, which drinks water by the rain from heaven\, 12 a land which the Lord your God cares for; the eyes of the Lord your God are always upon it\, from the beginning of the year to the end of the year. \n  \nIsaiah 40:1-17 \nGod Comforts His People \n40 Comfort\, comfort my people\, says your God. \n2 Speak tenderly to Jerusalem\, \nand cry to her \nthat her warfare is ended\, \nthat her iniquity is pardoned\, \nthat she has received from the Lord’s hand \ndouble for all her sins. \n3 A voice cries: \n“In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord\, \nmake straight in the desert a highway for our God. \n4 Every valley shall be lifted up\, \nand every mountain and hill be made low; \nthe uneven ground shall become level\, \nand the rough places a plain. \n5 And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed\, \nand all flesh shall see it together\, \nfor the mouth of the Lord has spoken.” \n6 A voice says\, “Cry!” \nAnd I said\, “What shall I cry!” \nAll flesh is grass\, \nand all its beauty is like the flower of the field. \n7 The grass withers\, the flower fades\, \nwhen the breath of the Lord blows upon it; \nsurely the people is grass. \n8 The grass withers\, the flower fades; \nbut the word of our God will stand for ever. \n9 Get you up to a high mountain\, \nO Zion\, herald of good tidings; \nlift up your voice with strength\, \nO Jerusalem\, herald of good tidings\, \nlift it up\, fear not; \nsay to the cities of Judah\, \n“Behold your God!” \n10 Behold\, the Lord God comes with might\, \nand his arm rules for him; \nbehold\, his reward is with him\, \nand his recompense before him. \n11 He will feed his flock like a shepherd\, \nhe will gather the lambs in his arms\, \nhe will carry them in his bosom\, \nand gently lead those that are with young. \n12 Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand \nand marked off the heavens with a span\, \nenclosed the dust of the earth in a measure \nand weighed the mountains in scales \nand the hills in a balance? \n13 Who has directed the Spirit of the Lord\, \nor as his counselor has instructed him? \n14 Whom did he consult for his enlightenment\, \nand who taught him the path of justice\, \nand taught him knowledge\, \nand showed him the way of understanding? \n15 Behold\, the nations are like a drop from a bucket\, \nand are accounted as the dust on the scales; \nbehold\, he takes up the isles like fine dust. \n16 Lebanon would not suffice for fuel\, \nnor are its beasts enough for a burnt offering. \n17 All the nations are as nothing before him\, \nthey are accounted by him as less than nothing and emptiness. \n  \n2Corinthians 1:23-2:16 \n23 But I call God to witness against me—it was to spare you that I refrained from coming to Corinth. 24 Not that we lord it over your faith; we work with you for your joy\, for you stand firm in your faith. 2 1 For I made up my mind not to make you another painful visit. 2 For if I cause you pain\, who is there to make me glad but the one whom I have pained? 3 And I wrote as I did\, so that when I came I might not suffer pain from those who should have made me rejoice\, for I felt sure of all of you\, that my joy would be the joy of you all. 4 For I wrote you out of much affliction and anguish of heart and with many tears\, not to cause you pain but to let you know the abundant love that I have for you. \nForgiveness for the Offender \n5 But if any one has caused pain\, he has caused it not to me\, but in some measure—not to put it too severely—to you all. 6 For such a one this punishment by the majority is enough; 7 so you should rather turn to forgive and comfort him\, or he may be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow. 8 So I beg you to reaffirm your love for him. 9 For this is why I wrote\, that I might test you and know whether you are obedient in everything. 10 Any one whom you forgive\, I also forgive. What I have forgiven\, if I have forgiven anything\, has been for your sake in the presence of Christ\, 11 to keep Satan from gaining the advantage over us; for we are not ignorant of his designs. \nPaul’s Anxiety in Troas \n12 When I came to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ\, a door was opened for me in the Lord; 13 but my mind could not rest because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I took leave of them and went on to Macedonia. \n14 But thanks be to God\, who in Christ always leads us in triumph\, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere. 15 For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing\, 16 to one a fragrance from death to death\, to the other a fragrance from life to life. Who is sufficient for these things? \n  \nMatthew 20:1-16 \nThe Laborers in the Vineyard \n20 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. 2 After agreeing with the laborers for a denarius a day\, he sent them into his vineyard. 3 And going out about the third hour he saw others standing idle in the market place; 4 and to them he said\, ‘You go into the vineyard too\, and whatever is right I will give you.’ So they went. 5 Going out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour\, he did the same. 6 And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing; and he said to them\, ‘Why do you stand here idle all day?’ 7 They said to him\, ‘Because no one has hired us.’ He said to them\, ‘You go into the vineyard too.’ 8 And when evening came\, the owner of the vineyard said to his steward\, ‘Call the laborers and pay them their wages\, beginning with the last\, up to the first.’ 9 And when those hired about the eleventh hour came\, each of them received a denarius. 10 Now when the first came\, they thought they would receive more; but each of them also received a denarius. 11 And on receiving it they grumbled at the householder\, 12 saying\, ‘These last worked only one hour\, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.’ 13 But he replied to one of them\, ‘Friend\, I am doing you no wrong; did you not agree with me for a denarius? 14 Take what belongs to you\, and go; I choose to give to this last as I give to you. 15 Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or do you begrudge my generosity?’ 16 So the last will be first\, and the first last.”
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DESCRIPTION:Deuteronomy 11:1-12 \nRewards for Obedience \n11 “You shall therefore love the Lord your God\, and keep his charge\, his statutes\, his ordinances\, and his commandments always. 2 And consider this day (since I am not speaking to your children who have not known or seen it)\, consider the discipline of the Lord your God\, his greatness\, his mighty hand and his outstretched arm\, 3 his signs and his deeds which he did in Egypt to Pharaoh the king of Egypt and to all his land; 4 and what he did to the army of Egypt\, to their horses and to their chariots; how he made the water of the Red Sea overflow them as they pursued after you\, and how the Lord has destroyed them to this day; 5 and what he did to you in the wilderness\, until you came to this place; 6 and what he did to Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab\, son of Reuben; how the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up\, with their households\, their tents\, and every living thing that followed them\, in the midst of all Israel; 7 for your eyes have seen all the great work of the Lord which he did. \n8 “You shall therefore keep all the commandment which I command you this day\, that you may be strong\, and go in and take possession of the land which you are going over to possess\, 9 and that you may live long in the land which the Lord swore to your fathers to give to them and to their descendants\, a land flowing with milk and honey. 10 For the land which you are entering to take possession of it is not like the land of Egypt\, from which you have come\, where you sowed your seed and watered it with your feet\, like a garden of vegetables; 11 but the land which you are going over to possess is a land of hills and valleys\, which drinks water by the rain from heaven\, 12 a land which the Lord your God cares for; the eyes of the Lord your God are always upon it\, from the beginning of the year to the end of the year. \n  \nIsaiah 40:1-17 \nGod Comforts His People \n40 Comfort\, comfort my people\, says your God. \n2 Speak tenderly to Jerusalem\, \nand cry to her \nthat her warfare is ended\, \nthat her iniquity is pardoned\, \nthat she has received from the Lord’s hand \ndouble for all her sins. \n3 A voice cries: \n“In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord\, \nmake straight in the desert a highway for our God. \n4 Every valley shall be lifted up\, \nand every mountain and hill be made low; \nthe uneven ground shall become level\, \nand the rough places a plain. \n5 And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed\, \nand all flesh shall see it together\, \nfor the mouth of the Lord has spoken.” \n6 A voice says\, “Cry!” \nAnd I said\, “What shall I cry!” \nAll flesh is grass\, \nand all its beauty is like the flower of the field. \n7 The grass withers\, the flower fades\, \nwhen the breath of the Lord blows upon it; \nsurely the people is grass. \n8 The grass withers\, the flower fades; \nbut the word of our God will stand for ever. \n9 Get you up to a high mountain\, \nO Zion\, herald of good tidings; \nlift up your voice with strength\, \nO Jerusalem\, herald of good tidings\, \nlift it up\, fear not; \nsay to the cities of Judah\, \n“Behold your God!” \n10 Behold\, the Lord God comes with might\, \nand his arm rules for him; \nbehold\, his reward is with him\, \nand his recompense before him. \n11 He will feed his flock like a shepherd\, \nhe will gather the lambs in his arms\, \nhe will carry them in his bosom\, \nand gently lead those that are with young. \n12 Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand \nand marked off the heavens with a span\, \nenclosed the dust of the earth in a measure \nand weighed the mountains in scales \nand the hills in a balance? \n13 Who has directed the Spirit of the Lord\, \nor as his counselor has instructed him? \n14 Whom did he consult for his enlightenment\, \nand who taught him the path of justice\, \nand taught him knowledge\, \nand showed him the way of understanding? \n15 Behold\, the nations are like a drop from a bucket\, \nand are accounted as the dust on the scales; \nbehold\, he takes up the isles like fine dust. \n16 Lebanon would not suffice for fuel\, \nnor are its beasts enough for a burnt offering. \n17 All the nations are as nothing before him\, \nthey are accounted by him as less than nothing and emptiness. \n  \n2Corinthians 1:23-2:16 \n23 But I call God to witness against me—it was to spare you that I refrained from coming to Corinth. 24 Not that we lord it over your faith; we work with you for your joy\, for you stand firm in your faith. 2 1 For I made up my mind not to make you another painful visit. 2 For if I cause you pain\, who is there to make me glad but the one whom I have pained? 3 And I wrote as I did\, so that when I came I might not suffer pain from those who should have made me rejoice\, for I felt sure of all of you\, that my joy would be the joy of you all. 4 For I wrote you out of much affliction and anguish of heart and with many tears\, not to cause you pain but to let you know the abundant love that I have for you. \nForgiveness for the Offender \n5 But if any one has caused pain\, he has caused it not to me\, but in some measure—not to put it too severely—to you all. 6 For such a one this punishment by the majority is enough; 7 so you should rather turn to forgive and comfort him\, or he may be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow. 8 So I beg you to reaffirm your love for him. 9 For this is why I wrote\, that I might test you and know whether you are obedient in everything. 10 Any one whom you forgive\, I also forgive. What I have forgiven\, if I have forgiven anything\, has been for your sake in the presence of Christ\, 11 to keep Satan from gaining the advantage over us; for we are not ignorant of his designs. \nPaul’s Anxiety in Troas \n12 When I came to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ\, a door was opened for me in the Lord; 13 but my mind could not rest because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I took leave of them and went on to Macedonia. \n14 But thanks be to God\, who in Christ always leads us in triumph\, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere. 15 For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing\, 16 to one a fragrance from death to death\, to the other a fragrance from life to life. Who is sufficient for these things? \n  \nMatthew 20:1-16 \nThe Laborers in the Vineyard \n20 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. 2 After agreeing with the laborers for a denarius a day\, he sent them into his vineyard. 3 And going out about the third hour he saw others standing idle in the market place; 4 and to them he said\, ‘You go into the vineyard too\, and whatever is right I will give you.’ So they went. 5 Going out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour\, he did the same. 6 And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing; and he said to them\, ‘Why do you stand here idle all day?’ 7 They said to him\, ‘Because no one has hired us.’ He said to them\, ‘You go into the vineyard too.’ 8 And when evening came\, the owner of the vineyard said to his steward\, ‘Call the laborers and pay them their wages\, beginning with the last\, up to the first.’ 9 And when those hired about the eleventh hour came\, each of them received a denarius. 10 Now when the first came\, they thought they would receive more; but each of them also received a denarius. 11 And on receiving it they grumbled at the householder\, 12 saying\, ‘These last worked only one hour\, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.’ 13 But he replied to one of them\, ‘Friend\, I am doing you no wrong; did you not agree with me for a denarius? 14 Take what belongs to you\, and go; I choose to give to this last as I give to you. 15 Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or do you begrudge my generosity?’ 16 So the last will be first\, and the first last.”
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