Month: February 2022
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Quinquagesima
Readings: 1 Samuel 16:1–13 | 1 Corinthians 13:1–13 | Luke 18:31-43 Text: Luke 18:31-43 These two accounts in St. Luke’s Gospel are arranged very intentionally. The disciples are placed side by side with a blind beggar. The disciples are sighted, but blind to see who Jesus is. The beggar is blind, but has faithful eyes…
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Septuagesima
(About 70 Days to Easter) Readings: Exodus 17:1-7 | 1 Corinthians 9:24-10:5 | Matthew 20:1–16 Text: Matthew 20:1-16 The way of the world is based on merit. You get what you deserve, you don’t get what you don’t pay for. Years of service ought to be recognized and compensated. For example, in 2005, Delphi Automotive…
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The Transfiguration of Our Lord
Readings: Exodus 34:29–35 | 2 Peter 1:16–21 | Matthew 17:1-9 Text: Matthew 17:1-9 There was a temptation for Peter, James, John, and the disciples to think of Jesus as merely human. True, they had seen His miracles, and heard Him call Himself the end-times “Son of Man.”[1] But they also knew His mother and family,…