TRINITY – WEEK 10 – SUNDAY LESSON: LUKE 19:41‒48 When He drew near and saw the city, He wept over it. Luke 19:41 The events described in this Gospel occurred on the day we usually call Palm Sunday when Jesus, amidst public acclaim, entered Jerusalem as the king of grace. On that occasion He proceeded…
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TRINITY- WEEK 9 – SATURDAY LESSON: MATTHEW 25:31-46 And the King will answer them, “Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.” Matthew 25:40 How will the people whom we help by means of the unrighteous mammon receive us into…
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TRINITY – WEEK 9 – FRIDAY LESSON: HEBREWS 12:18-24 Enter not into judgement with thy servant; for no man living is righteous before thee. Psalm 143:2 It seems, on the surface, that Christ in this week’s Gospel (Luke 16:1-9) actually suggests that we should do good works by means of unrighteous mammon, so that we…
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TRINITY – WEEK 9 – THURSDAY LESSON: PSALM 15 Faith working through love. Galatians 5:6 Scripture also speaks of our walk of life externally, of how we are to walk with our fellowmen as human beings made up of flesh and blood. That I am accounted truly righteous before God is something that you do…
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TRINITY – WEEK 9 – WEDNESDAY LESSON: MATTHEW 12:33-37 “The good man out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil man out of his evil treasure produces evil; for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.” Luke 6:45 When Christ declares that we should make friends for…
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TRINITY – WEEK 9 – TUESDAY LESSON: MATTHEW 10:16-23 “The sons of this world are wiser in their own generation than the sons of light.” Luke 16:8 To understand the story in this week’s Gospel (Luke 16:1-9) correctly, consider St. Paul’s statement, “Adam…was a type of the one who was to come” (Romans 5:14). Adam…
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TRINITY – WEEK 9 – MONDAY LESSON: 1 TIMOTHY 6:17-19 “The master commended the dishonest steward for his prudence; for the sons of this world are wiser in their own generation than the sons of light.” Luke 16:8 We shall understand the story by which Jesus makes his point in this week’s Gospel (Luke 16:1-9)…
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TRINITY – WEEK 9 – SUNDAY LESSON: LUKE 16:1-9 He who trusts in his riches will wither, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf. Proverbs 11:28 In this Gospel, “mammon” means surplus sustenance, including money, with which one can help others without injury to oneself. It is called “unrighteous mammon” by our Lord…
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TRINITY – WEEK 8 – SATURDAY LESSON: LUKE 6:46-49 No other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 3:11 We must remain free judges with authority to judge, accept, or reject even what popes or councils decide. If we accept anything, we should accept it because it…
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TRINITY – WEEK 8 – FRIDAY LESSON: 1 JOHN 4:1-6 “He who is of God hears the words of God; the reason why you do not hear them is that you are not of God.” John 8:47 Do not let yourself be persuaded to believe in all simplicity what the pope says or what the…
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