Matthew 25: 1-13 1 Thes 4:1-8/Ps 97/Mt 25:1-13 …the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish and five were wise. (Mt. 25:1-2) Keep watch, we do not know the hour The Bridegroom comes, and lamps grow dim; He [...]
Matthew 24: 42-51 1 Thes 3:7-13/Ps 90:3-4,12-14,17 Therefore, stay awake! For you do not know on which day your Lord will come. (Matthew 24:42) Be vigilant in all your ways, Evil lurks Like a hungry lion; A man who goes off ill-prepared Invites disaster to be preyed on. Jesus said, “Be sure of this: if [...]
Mark 6: 17-29 Jer 1:17-19/Ps 71:1-6,15,17 Ask of me whatever you wish and I will grant it to you. (Mark 6:22) St. John the Baptist is our model, His life for Truth he sacrificed; Let his courage be our example, To be a herald for Jesus Christ. Herod had given orders to have John arrested, [...]
Matthew 23: 23-26 1 Thes 2:1-8/Ps 139:1-6 You pay tithes of mint and dill and cummin, but have neglected the weightier things of the law: judgment and mercy and fidelity. (Matthew 23:23) What lies within is what is real, And no amount of scheme or stealth Can hide that time will not reveal, Lord, give [...]
Matthew 23:13-22 1 Thes 1:2-5.8-10/Ps 149 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! (Matthew 23:13) No oaths can bind lies and deceits, As made by ‘scribes and Pharisees’; When remedied by hypocrites, The cure is worse than the disease; “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You lock the kingdom of heaven before [...]
The greatest among you will be your servant. For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. (Matthew 23:12) Let me not seek fortune or fame, Or even the world’s highest prize; A simple request, let me claim Discipleship of Jesus Christ. Jesus said to the crowds and to his [...]
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