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Deuteronomy 30: 10-14
The Law of God is not beyond our strength or beyond our reach. God’s Word is in our mouth and heart.
Colossians 1: 15-20
In this beautiful hymn St Paul praises the divinity of Jesus in creation, in the Church, and in reconciling and uniting everything in heaven and earth.
Luke 10: 25-37
Jesus relates the much-loved parable of the Good Samaritan.
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Fourteenth Sunday of the Year
Isaiah 66: 10-14
The Temple, restored in Jerusalem, is a place of mercy, comfort and peace.
Galatians 6: 14-18
Christ, by his spirit, makes us a new creation. It is God’s grace, not the Law, which saves us.
Luke 10: 1-12, 17-20
Jesus sends his disciples out to impart his peace to a troubled and hostile world.
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Acts 12: 1-11
Herod arrested Peter, but an angel released him from his chains, leading him out of prison and into freedom.
2 Timothy 4: 6-8, 17-18
Paul tells us that he has fought the good fight and finished the race. Now only martyrdom awaits him.
Matthew 16: 13-19
When Jesus asked the disciples what identity people attributed to him, Peter answered on behalf of the Church that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God.
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2 Samuel 12: 7-10. 13
King David, greatly blessed by God, learns through repentance that he cannot simply take all he desires. In his sorrow he learns about God’s justice – but also of God’s great love and forgiveness.
Galatians 2: 16. 19-21
For Paul, the great revelation in Christ is that we don’t learn to be God-like through obeying rules, but rather through a thankful and humble loving relationship with Christ, crucified and risen.
Luke 7: 36-8:3
The righteous and good Pharisee Simon has to learn the meaning of love from the repentant woman with a bad name. Jesus tells us that is it she who comes closer to understanding God’s love.
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1 Kings 17: 17-24
Elijah, prophet of God, prays and a child is restored to life.
Galatians 1: 11-19
Paul recalls the days of his bitterness and the gracious revelation of God.
Luke 7: 11-17
A funeral procession is transformed into a celebration of life.