Thursday, 18 August 2016 : First Letter of John 5,13-21.
I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life. And this is the boldness we have in him, that if we ask anything according to his...
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No slave can serve two masters; for a slave will either hate the one and love the other, or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.’ The Pharisees, who were lovers...
View ArticleFriday, 19 August 2016 : Second Letter of John 1,1-13.
The elder to the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth, and not only I but also all who know the truth, because of the truth that abides in us and will be with us for ever: Grace,...
View ArticleSaturday, 20 August 2016 : Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint...
Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Occasions for stumbling are bound to come, but woe to anyone by whom they come! It would be better for you if a millstone were hung around your neck and you were thrown...
View ArticleSaturday, 20 August 2016 : Third Letter of John 1,1-15.
The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth. Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, just as it is well with your soul. I was overjoyed when some of...
View ArticleSunday, 21 August 2016 : Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke...
One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to eat with him, and he went into the Pharisee’s house and took his place at the table. And a woman in the city, who was a sinner, having learned that he was eating in...
View ArticleSunday, 21 August 2016 : First Letter to the Thessalonians 1,1-10.
Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace. We always give thanks to God for all of you and mention you in our...
View ArticleSunday, 21 August 2016 : Commentary Saint Ambrose
"Those who are well do not need a physician, but the sick do.” (Mt 9:12) Show your wound to the physician, then, that he may heal it. Even if you do not show it, he knows of it but is waiting to hear...
View ArticleMonday, 22 August 2016 : Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke...
The apostles said to the Lord, ‘Increase our faith!’ The Lord replied, ‘If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, "Be uprooted and planted in the sea", and it...
View ArticleMonday, 22 August 2016 : Letter of James 1,1-8.
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: Greetings. My brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of any kind, consider it nothing but joy,...
View ArticleTuesday, 23 August 2016 : Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke...
On the way to Jerusalem Jesus was going through the region between Samaria and Galilee. As he entered a village, ten lepers approached him. Keeping their distance, they called out, saying, ‘Jesus,...
View ArticleTuesday, 23 August 2016 : Letter of James 1,9-18.
Let the believer who is lowly boast in being raised up, and the rich in being brought low, because the rich will disappear like a flower in the field. For the sun rises with its scorching heat and...
View ArticleWednesday, 24 August 2016 : Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint...
Once Jesus was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God was coming, and he answered, ‘The kingdom of God is not coming with things that can be observed; nor will they say, "Look, here it is!" or...
View ArticleWednesday, 24 August 2016 : Letter of James 1,19-27.
You must understand this, my beloved: let everyone be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger; for your anger does not produce God’s righteousness. Therefore rid yourselves of all sordidness and...
View ArticleThursday, 25 August 2016 : Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint...
Just as it was in the days of Noah, so too it will be in the days of the Son of Man. They were eating and drinking, and marrying and being given in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark, and the...
View ArticleThursday, 25 August 2016 : Letter of James 2,1-13.
My brothers and sisters, do you with your acts of favouritism really believe in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ? For if a person with gold rings and in fine clothes comes into your assembly, and if a...
View ArticleFriday, 26 August 2016 : Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke...
On that day, anyone on the housetop who has belongings in the house must not come down to take them away; and likewise anyone in the field must not turn back. Remember Lot’s wife. Those who try to make...
View ArticleFriday, 26 August 2016 : Letter of James 2,14-26.
What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but do not have works? Can faith save you? If a brother or sister is naked and lacks daily food, and one of you says to them, ‘Go in...
View ArticleSaturday, 27 August 2016 : Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint...
Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray always and not to lose heart. He said, ‘In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor had respect for people. In that city there was...
View ArticleSaturday, 27 August 2016 : Letter of James 3,1-12.
Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers and sisters, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. For all of us make many mistakes. Anyone who makes no mistakes in...
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