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“’…love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.’”
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“And raising his eyes toward his disciples he said: ‘Blessed are you who are poor, for the kingdom of God is yours.’”
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“Jesus said to Simon, ‘Do not be afraid;
from now on you will be catching men.’” Continue Reading →

“They rose up, drove him out of the town, and led him to the brow of the hill”
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Scripture Readings What’s going on in today’s gospel reading? Right at the beginning of Jesus’s public ministry, Luke takes us back to Nazareth, where Jesus grew up. Along with all the observant men of his village, Jesus goes to the local synagogue for Sabbath services. Although no one is absolutely certain of what those services were like, from what we know, they began with a couple of prayers—one was assuredly the Shema: “Hear, O Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is One.” Then, there were two Scripture readings, one from the Law (the Torah), and one from the Continue Reading →