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St. Peter the Apostle - Museum of the Warsaw Archdiocese Wiki Commons Images My Mini-Bible Study for 2019 | Read the Bible in a Year Come join us at any time!  Let the words of our mouths, and the meditation of our hearts be acceptable to you, O God, our strength and our salvation. Amen Today’s Reading 9/19/2019     Day 262 Mark 7:1 – 8:38 Reflection | Today - Jesus is challenged by church leadership on Tradition vs Belief. Jesus changes the purity tradition - what comes out defiles.  Jesus goes to Tyre hoping not to get noticed and heals a girl following the pleas of a desperate Gentile woman: Jesus heals a deaf man; feed another large crowd of people; Pharisees ask for a sign - Jesus gives no sign - watch out for the Pharisees; Jesus heals a blind man and then asks his disciples who people say he is? Peter you are the Messiah. The Son of Man must suffer - Peter says No - Jesus says yes I will suffer. Take up your cross and follow me...

Job Léon Bonnat [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Highlights and Reflections Daily Office Readings of Book of Common Prayer (last century) Pray Today | Friday | 19 August 2016 Ps. 140  142; Ps. 141  143:1–11 (12); Job 2:1–13; Acts 9:1–9; John 6:27–40 Psalm 140 Keep me safe from the hands of the wick for I know your mercy;  I know that the   Lord   secures justice for the poor  and upholds the cause  of the needy. Job 2 Job is afflicted with sores and his wife is mad and his so called friends come to console him; they wept for him and sat for 7 days and did not say anything to him for Job's suffering was great. Acts 9 Saul/Paul gets ready again to persecute the Church called the Way; Jesus comes from heaven and asks him why?; Saul is blinded from the sight of Jesus and lead away and he did not eat or drink for three days. Jesus calls Saul into to service. John 6 The crowd asks for Jesus about what is required for t...

Opening Sentence Their sound has gone out into all lands, and their message to the ends of the world.  Psalm 19:4 Read | Thursday | 7 January 2016 | Ps. 103; Ps. 114 115; Deut. 8:1–3; Col. 1:1–14; John 6:30–33 48–51 check previous posts for source Reflection | Psalm 103  -  Literary type | Hymn  |  click here Bless the Lord, O my soul; God redeems, give good things, answers prayer, full of mercy and compassion - for me!; Bless the Lord! Deuteronomy 8 - God gave you everything in the wilderness and is with you always; remember that! Colossians 1 - We thank God daily for Jesus Christ and what Jesus has done for you; that is why we pray for you unceasing ... John 6 - Give us a sign? Jesus - Moses gave your ancestors bread but they became hungry again; I am the true bread that came down from heaven; eat and live forever. Source |  Morning Office in Audio |   Click here  |  Biblegateway.com | ...

Read |   Day 289 | Friday | October 16 | Luke 11: 14-28, 29-32, 33-36, 37-54  Luke 12: 1-12, 13-21, 22-34  Background | Luke | Powell Introducing the New Testament | Distinctive Characteristics | click here Reading | Jesus heals and casts out demons; a house divided against itself will fall; Asked for signs and did not listen even in the time of Jonah; See the light; Jesus warns religious leaders; hypocrisy; his warnings of possessions and money and faith in them.  Source | The One Year Chronological Bible | Tyndale | (c) 2007 | ISBN 978-1-4143-5993-9 Next |  Day 290 | Saturday | October 17 | Luke 12: 35-48, 49-59 Luke 13: 1-5, 6-9, 10-17, 18-19, 20-21  John 9: 1-34, 35-41 +++ For Our Enemies O God, the Father of all, whose Son commanded us to love our enemies: Lead them and us from prejudice to truth; deliver them and us from hatred, cruelty, and revenge; and in your good time enable us all to stand reconciled bef...

Reard | Day 284 | Sunday | October 11 | Mark 7: 24-30  Matthew 15: 21-28  Mark 7: 31-37  Matthew 15: 29-31  Mark 8: 1-10  Matthew 15: 32-39  Matthew 16: 1-4  Mark 8: 11-13, 14-21  Matthew 16: 5-12  Read | Jesus heals a pleading woman's daughter, a deaf and mute man, many people; feeds 4000; demand for signs - nope; beware of leaders; disciples - do you have faith? Source | The One Year Chronological Bible | Tyndale | (c) 2007 | ISBN 978-1-4143-5993-9 Next | Day 285 | Monday | October 12 | Mark 8: 22-26, 27-30  Matthew 16: 13-20  Luke 9: 18-20  Mark 8: 31– 9: 1  Matthew 16: 21-28  Luke 9: 21-27  Mark 9: 2-13  Matthew 17: 1-13  Luke 9: 28-36 +++ Collect of the Day: Pentecost, proper 23 Lord, we pray that your grace may always precede and follow us, that we may continually be given to good works; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and ...