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Turning Back Again and Again
First Reading: 1 Macabees 2:15-29 The officers of the king in charge of enforcing the apostasy came to the city of Modein to organize the sacrifices. Many of Israel joined...
Overcoming Our Fears
First Reading: 2 Macabees 7:1, 20-31 It happened that seven brothers with their mother were arrested and tortured with whips and scourges by the king, to force them to eat...
The Saint Who Was a Queen
First Reading: 2 Macabees 6:18-31 Eleazar, one of the foremost scribes, a man of advanced age and noble appearance, was being forced to open his mouth to eat pork. But...
His Perfect Timing
First Reading: 1 Macabees 1:10-15, 41-43, 54-57, 62-63 [From the descendants of Alexander’s officers] there sprang a sinful offshoot, Antiochus Epiphanes, son of King Antiochus, once a hostage at Rome....
Let's Say You Die Tomorrow
First Reading: Daniel 12:1-3 In those days, I Daniel, heard this word of the Lord: "At that time there shall arise Michael, the great prince, guardian of your people; it...
Loss of Heaven & Pains of Hell
First Reading: Wisdom 18:14-16; 19:6-9 When peaceful stillness compassed everything and the night in its swift course was half spent, Your all-powerful word, from heaven’s royal throne bounded, a fierce...
Letting Go in Order to Hold On
First Reading: Wisdom 13:1-9 All men were by nature foolish who were in ignorance of God, and who from the good things seen did not succeed in knowing him who...
The Kingdom of God is Among You
First Reading: Wisdom 7:22B-8:1 In Wisdom is a spirit intelligent, holy, unique, Manifold, subtle, agile, clear, unstained, certain, Not baneful, loving the good, keen, unhampered, beneficent, kindly, Firm, secure, tranquil,...
My "Yes" Moment
First Reading: Wisdom 6:1-11 Hear, O kings, and understand; learn, you magistrates of the earth’s expanse! Hearken, you who are in power over the multitude and lord it over throngs...
What Are Your Habits
First Reading: Wisdom 2:23-3:9 God formed man to be imperishable; the image of his own nature he made them. But by the envy of the Devil, death entered the world,...
Striking Scripture
First Reading: Ezekiel 47:1-2, 8-9, 12 The angel brought me back to the entrance of the temple, and I saw water flowing out from beneath the threshold of the temple...
Offer it All
First Reading: 1 Kings 17:10-16 In those days, Elijah the prophet went to Zarephath. As he arrived at the entrance of the city, a widow was gathering sticks there; he...
