Rose of Lima (Mystic) It is rather wonderful that we have so many Christian witnesses of so many different kinds and styles. I knew nothing of Rose of Lima so...
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Aug 23, 2001 9:06 am
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Matthew 20:1-16 1 "For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire men to work in his vineyard. 2 He agreed to pay them...
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Aug 21, 2001 9:11 pm
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Matthew 19:22-30 23 Then Jesus said to his disciples, "I tell you the truth, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. 24 Again I tell you, it...
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Aug 20, 2001 11:44 pm
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Bernard of Clairvaux (Abbot and Poet) St Bernard was an extraordinary influence on his times, so much so that the 12century has been called 'the Century of...
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Aug 19, 2001 10:55 pm
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18 August Matthew 19:13-15 13 Then little children were brought to Jesus for him to place his hands on them and pray for them. But the disciples rebuked those...
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Aug 19, 2001 12:13 am
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Matthew 18:3-12 3 And he said: "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4...
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Aug 16, 2001 9:55 pm
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Holy Women of the Old Testament Matthew 18:21-35 Matthew 19:1 21 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, "Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he...
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Aug 15, 2001 10:52 pm
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Mary the Mother of Jesus Luke 1:46-55 46 And Mary said: "My soul glorifies the Lord 47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour, 48 for he has been mindful of...
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Aug 14, 2001 9:18 pm
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Maximilian Kolbe, Priest, Martyr, Auschwitz, 1941 Maximilian was born in 1894 in Poland and became a Franciscan. He contracted tuberculosis and, though he...
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Aug 14, 2001 2:02 am
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Florence Nightingale, Nurse, Social Reformer, 1910 Florence Nightingale was born rich - and even at the age of eighteen was appalled at the useless and...
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Aug 12, 2001 11:32 pm
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(11th August) Clare of Assisi Abbess 1253 Clare was a beautiful Italian noblewoman who became the Foundress of an order of nuns now called "Poor Clares." When...
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Aug 10, 2001 10:33 pm
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Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr 258 Lawrence was one of seven deacons in Rome and had been brought there from his native Aragon. The church was being persecuted in...
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Aug 9, 2001 9:39 pm
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Mary Sumner The Cure d'Ars. John Baptist Vianney had a hard job getting ordained at all in the time of the French Revolution. There was hardly any opportunity...
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Aug 9, 2001 3:06 am
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Dominic Priest 121 Dominic had a deep love of learning, and saw it as a effective weapon in the battle to win men's minds to God. He wished that the church...
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Aug 7, 2001 8:52 pm
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The Holy Name of Jesus Matthew 15:1-2, 10-14 1 Then some Pharisees and teachers of the law came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked, 2 "Why do your disciples...
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Aug 7, 2001 12:10 am
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The Transfiguration Luke 9:28b-36 28 About eight days after Jesus said this, he took Peter, John and James with him and went up onto a mountain to pray. 29 As...
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Aug 5, 2001 9:27 pm
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Matthew 13:47-53 47 "Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was let down into the lake and caught all kinds of fish. 48 When it was full, the...
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Aug 3, 2001 9:20 pm
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"Nothing But Love" By: Mother Teresa - Published by Rondout "Let's concentrate on a worthwhile goal...That no child be unwanted, that no person go unloved. And...
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Aug 1, 2001 1:58 am
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Joseph of Arimathea Matthew 13:36-43 36 Then he left the crowd and went into the house. His disciples came to him and said, "Explain to us the parable of the...
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Jul 30, 2001 10:20 pm
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Matthew 13:31-35 31 He told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. 32 Though it is the...
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Jul 30, 2001 1:08 am
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There will be no Quiet Time emails this week - because there is a new e-mail virus out there. I understand that some people have not received any email at all...
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Jul 23, 2001 2:52 am
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Matthew 11:28-30 28 "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and...
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Jul 18, 2001 10:47 pm
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Matthew 11:25-27 25 At that time Jesus said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned,...
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Jul 17, 2001 9:09 pm
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Matthew 11:20-24 20 Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of his miracles had been performed, because they did not repent. 21 "Woe to you,...
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Jul 16, 2001 10:51 pm
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Matthew 10:34-42:11:1 34 "Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35 For I have come to turn...
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Jul 15, 2001 9:52 pm
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Matthew 10:24-33 24 "A student is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master. 25 It is enough for the student to be like his teacher, and the...
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Jul 14, 2001 1:07 am
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Matthew 10:16-23 16 I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves. 17 "Be on your guard against men;...
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Jul 13, 2001 8:06 am
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The Gospel Reading: Matthew 9:1-8 1 Jesus stepped into a boat, crossed over and came to his own town. 2 Some men brought to him a paralytic, lying on a mat....
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Jul 11, 2001 5:39 am
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Matthew 8:28-end 28 When he arrived at the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, [34] two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs met him. They were so...
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Jul 3, 2001 8:45 pm
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The Gospel : Matthew 8:23-27 23 Then he got into the boat and his disciples followed him. 24 Without warning, a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the...