Epiphany Tuesday
EPIPHANYTUESDAYLESSON: 1 CORINTHIANS 11:23‒25 The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ? 1 Corinthians 10:16 Christ’s words of institution in the Lord’s Supper cannot be denied by man or the devil....
Twelfth Day of Christmas – Christmas XII
THE TWELFTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS – CHRISTMAS XII LESSON: ROMANS 5:15-17 Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift! 2 Corinthians 9:15 He who does not have the faith which believes that Christ with His every blessing is his very own, does not have true faith, and is not a Christian. His heart also cannot...
Eleventh Day of Christmas – Christmas XI
THE ELEVENTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS – CHRISTMAS XI LESSON: EPHESIANS 1:11-14 He is the source of your life in Christ Jesus, whom God made our wisdom, our righteousness and sanctification and redemption. 1 Corinthians 1:30 It is quite certain that Christ has been given to us so that all His righteousness, and also all that...
Tenth Day of Christmas – Christmas X
THE TENTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS – CHRISTMAS X LESSON: COLOSSIANS 3:12-17 Put on Christ. Galatians 3:27 What is meant by “putting on Christ”? The unbelievers have a ready answer here. They say it means following Christ and measuring up to His example. But in this way I could also put on St. Peter, Paul, and...
Ninth Day of Christmas – Christmas IX
THE NINTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS – CHRISTMAS IX LESSON: ROMANS 6:1-4 Now before faith came, we were confined under the law, kept under restraint until faith should be revealed. So that the law was our custodian until Christ came, that we might be justified by faith. But now that faith has come, we are no...
Eighth Day of Christmas – New Year
THE EIGHTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS – NEW YEAR LESSON: GALATIANS 3:23-29 In Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. Galatians 3:26 The reason why St. Paul always stresses the need of faith in Christ is because he knew that men would have the presumption actually to suggest that man can have dealings...
Seventh Day of Christmas – Christmas VII
THE SEVENTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS – CHRISTMAS VII LESSON: PSALM 43 He [John the Baptist] was not the light, but came to bear witness to the light. John 1:8 The Gospel endures no other doctrine beside itself; it simply wants to be a witness to Christ and lead men to this light, namely Christ. Therefore...
Sixth Day of Christmas – Christmas VI
THE SIXTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS – CHRISTMAS VI LESSON: JOHN 12:35,36 The life was the light of men. John 1:4 The thinking of human philosophy draws us away from Christ into ourselves. The evangelist wants to draw us away from ourselves to Christ. He refuses to deal with the divine, almighty, eternal Word of God...
Fifth Day of Christmas – Christmas V
THE FIFTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS -CHRISTMAS V LESSON: ROMANS 5:6-11 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. John 1:4 The evangelist says, “In him was life,” as though he were speaking of something in the past, and not, “In him is life.” But this must not be understood as a...
Fourth Day of Christmas – Christmas IV
THE FOURTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS – CHRISTMAS IV LESSON: 1 John 1:1-4 He was in the beginning with God. John 1:2 These are statements on which our faith is based and to which we must cling. That there are three persons in the Godhead and that each person is completely the whole of the one...