The LORD is in his holy temple; the LORD’s throne is in heaven. His eyes behold, his searching glance is on mankind. The LORD searches the just and the wicked; the lover of violence he hates.
For the LORD is just, he loves just deeds; the upright shall see his face.
Roman Catholic Ordinary Calendar – rosary,team
When he entered Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself, with the soldier who was guarding him.
Three days later he called together the leaders of the Jews. When they had gathered he said to them, “My brothers, although I had done nothing against our people or our ancestral customs, I was handed over to the Romans as a prisoner from Jerusalem.
After trying my case the Romans wanted to release me, because they found nothing against me deserving the death penalty.
But when the Jews objected, I was obliged to appeal to Caesar, even though I had no accusation to make against my own nation.
This is the reason, then, I have requested to see you and to speak with you, for it is on account of the hope of Israel that I wear these chains.”
He remained for two full years in his lodgings. He received all who came to him,
and with complete assurance and without hindrance he proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ.
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One of the scribes came near and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, he asked him, ‘Which commandment is the first of all?’
Jesus answered, ‘The first is, “Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is one;
you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.”
The second is this, “You shall love your neighbour as yourself.” There is no other commandment greater than these.’
Then the scribe said to him, ‘You are right, Teacher; you have truly said that “he is one, and besides him there is no other”;
and “to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the strength”, and “to love one’s neighbour as oneself”, this is much more important than all whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices.’
When Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, ‘You are not far from the kingdom of God.’ After that no one dared to ask him any question.
maronite readings – rosary,team
Let us be so united with all men by fraternal love, by the love with which we love the members of Jesus in them, with which we love the body of Jesus in them, that we are one with them, as the Father and the Son are a mutual love; indeed, they are one in two ways, by the divine essence which is common to them, and this is not how Jesus wants us to be one with all men… and by their mutual love, and it is in this way that we can and must be one with all men as the Son and the Father are one… Let us be in all men through our love, as the Father is in the Son through his love for Him and as the Son is in the Father through his love for Him: in fact, when we love someone, we are very truly in him, we are in him through love, we live in him through love, we no longer live in ourselves, because it is no longer to ourselves that we are attached, we are detached from ourselves. (…) We must love all men in view of God to the point of becoming one with them, first because God commands us to do so, gives us the example of an ardent love for them, for various serious reasons still drawn from the love due to God, but above all, above all, (…) because all men are, in one way or another, members of Jesus, matter close or distant from his Mystical Body, and therefore, by loving them, by becoming one with them, by living in them by our love, we love something of Jesus, we are one with a portion of Jesus, we live by our love in the members of Jesus, in the body of Jesus, in Jesus.
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Bless the LORD, O my soul; and all my being, bless his holy name.
Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. For as the heavens are high above the earth, so surpassing is his kindness toward those who fear him.
As far as the east is from the west, so far has he put our transgressions from us. The LORD has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules over all.
Bless the LORD, all you his angels,
you mighty in strength, who do his bidding.
Roman Catholic Ordinary Calendar – rosary,team
After Jesus had revealed himself to his disciples and eaten breakfast with them, he said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.”
He then said to him a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Tend my sheep.”
He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was distressed that he had said to him a third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” (Jesus) said to him, “Feed my sheep.
Amen, amen, I say to you, when you were younger, you used to dress yourself and go where you wanted; but when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.”
He said this signifying by what kind of death he would glorify God. And when he had said this, he said to him, “Follow me.”
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King Agrippa and Bernice arrived in Caesarea on a visit to Festus.
Since they spent several days there, Festus referred Paul’s case to the king, saying, “There is a man here left in custody by Felix.
When I was in Jerusalem the chief priests and the elders of the Jews brought charges against him and demanded his condemnation.
I answered them that it was not Roman practice to hand over an accused person before he has faced his accusers and had the opportunity to defend himself against their charge.
So when (they) came together here, I made no delay; the next day I took my seat on the tribunal and ordered the man to be brought in.
His accusers stood around him, but did not charge him with any of the crimes I suspected.
Instead they had some issues with him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus who had died but who Paul claimed was alive.
Since I was at a loss how to investigate this controversy, I asked if he were willing to go to Jerusalem and there stand trial on these charges.
And when Paul appealed that he be held in custody for the Emperor’s decision, I ordered him held until I could send him to Caesar.”
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When seven weeks had passed since the resurrection, on the fiftieth day, “when the disciples were gathered in one place with the women and Mary, the mother of Jesus, suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a violent wind blowing,” (Acts 1:14, 2:1-2). Then the Spirit descended upon the group of a hundred and twenty persons and appeared in the form of tongues of fire to give speech to the mouth, light to the intellect and ardor to the affection. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak different languages as the prompting of the Holy Spirit dictated, who taught them all truth and inflamed them with all love and strengthened them in every virtue. For aided by his grace, illumined by his teaching and strengthened by his power, although they were few and simple, “they planted the Church with their own blood” (Roman Breviary) throughout the world, partly by their fiery words, partly by their perfect example, partly by their astonishing miracles. Purified, illumined and perfected by the power of the same Holy Spirit, the Church became loveable to her Spouse and his attendants for being exceedingly beautiful and adorned with a wonderful variety; but to Satan and his angels she became “awe-inspiring like an army in battle array” (Sg 6:10).
Roman Extraordinary (Tridentine) Daily Readings – rosary,team
دَنَا إِلى يَسُوعَ أَحَدُ الكَتَبَة، وكَانَ قَدْ سَمِعَهُم يُجَادِلُونَهُ، ورَأَى أَنَّهُ أَحْسَنَ الرَّدَّ عَلَيْهِم، فَسَأَلَهُ: «أَيُّ وَصِيَّةٍ هِي أُولَى الوَصَايَا كُلِّهَا؟».
أَجَابَ يَسُوع: «أَلوَصِيَّةُ الأُولَى هِيَ: إِسْمَعْ يَا إِسْرَائِيل، أَلرَّبُّ إِلهُنَا هُوَ رَبٌّ وَاحِد.
فَأَحْبِبِ الرَّبَّ إِلهَكَ مِنْ كُلِّ قَلْبِكَ، وكُلِّ نَفْسِكَ، وكُلِّ فِكْرِكَ، وكُلِّ قُوَّتِكَ.
والثَّانِيَةُ هِيَ هذِهِ: أَحْبِبْ قَرِيبَكَ كَنَفْسِكَ! ولا وَصِيَّةَ أُخْرَى أَعْظَمُ مِنْ هَاتَينِ الوَصِيَّتَين».
فقالَ لَهُ الكَاتِب: «أَحْسَنْتَ يَا مُعَلِّم، بِحَقٍّ قُلْتَ: وَاحِدٌ هُوَ الله، لا إِلهَ آخَرَ سِوَاه.
وحُبُّ اللهِ مِنْ كُلِّ القَلْب، وكُلِّ العَقْل، وكُلِّ القُوَّة، وحُبُّ القَريبِ كَالنَّفْس، هُمَا أَفْضَلُ مِنْ كُلِّ الذَّبَائِحِ والمُحْرَقَات».
ورَأَى يَسُوعُ أَنَّ الكَاتِبَ أَجَابَ بَحِكْمَة، فقَالَ لَهُ: «لَسْتَ بَعِيدًا مِنْ مَلَكُوتِ الله». ومَا عَادَ أَحَدٌ يَجْرُؤُ أَنْ يَسْأَلَهُ عَنْ شَيء.
maronite readings – rosary.team
But when the Paraclete cometh, whom I will send you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceedeth from the Father, he shall give testimony of me.
And you shall give testimony, because you are with me from the beginning.
These things have I spoken to you things have I spoken to you that you may not be scandalized.
They will put you out of the synagogues: yea, the hour cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doth a service to God.
And these things will they do to you; because they have not known the Father nor me.
But these things I have told you, that when the hour shall come, you may remember that I told you of them.
Roman Extraordinary (Tridentine) Daily Readings – rosary,team
