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12/7/2008
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Advent 2
A voice cries out: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain. Then the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all people shall see it together, for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
A voice says, “Cry out!” And I said, “What shall I cry?” All people are grass, their constancy is like the flower of the field. The grass withers, the flower fades, when the breath of the Lord blows upon it; surely the people are grass. The grass withers, the flower fades; but the word of our God will stand forever.
-- Isaiah 40:3-8
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12/3/2008
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Advent 1 - Wednesday Advent Homily
The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As it is written in the prophet Isaiah, “See, I am
sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way.” -- Mark 1:1-8
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11/30/2008
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Advent 1
Jesus said to his disciples, “In those days, after that suffering, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. Then they will see ‘the
Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory.” -- Mark 13:24-37
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10/26/2008
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Creation 4
When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together, and one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. “Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?” He said to them, “’You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the greatest and first commandment. And a second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.” --Matthew 22:34-46
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10/12/2008
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Thanks Be to God!
Then the king said to his slaves, “The wedding is ready, but those invited were not worthy. Go therefore into the main streets, and invite everyone you find to the wedding banquet.” Those slaves went out into the streets and gathered all whom they found, both good and bad; so the wedding hall was filled with guests.”
Matthew 22:1-14
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10/4/2008
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Taking Awe Breaks
Fall Hikers Mass
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9/14/2008
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Proper 19
Peter came and said to Jesus, “Lord, if another member of the church
sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?”
Jesus said to him, “Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times.”
Matthew 18:21-35
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9/7/2008
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Family Fights
Matthew 18:15-20
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8/24/2008
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Proper 16
Jesus said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter
answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” And
Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For
flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father in
heaven. And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build
my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.”
Matthew 16:13-20
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7/27/2008
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11 Pentecost
The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed … like yeast … like treasure hidden in a field … like a merchant in search of fine pearls … like a net that was thrown into the sea . . .
Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52
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7/6/2008
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Proper 9
I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate. I can even will what is right, but then I cannot do it. Romans7:15-25a
Jesus said to the crowd, “To what will I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another, ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we wailed, and you did not mourn.’
Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30
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6/29/2008
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Proper 8
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6/22/2008
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Proper 7
O Lord, you have enticed me, and I was enticed; you have overpowered me, And you have prevailed. I have become a laughingstock all day long; every- One mocks me. For whenever I speak, I must cry out, I must shout, “violence and destruction!” For the word of the Lord has become for me a reproach. And derision all day long.
Jeremiah 20:7-8
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6/15/2008
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Proper 6
Now therefore, if you obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession out of all the peoples. Indeed, the whole earth is mine, but you shall be for me a priestly kingdom and a holy nation. Exodus 19:5-6
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5/25/2008
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Proper 3
Can a woman forget her nursing child, or show no compassion for the child of her womb? Even these may forget, yet I will not forget you. See, I have inscribed you on the palms of my Hands – Isaiah 49:15-16a
. . . I still my soul and make it quiet, like a child upon its mother’s breast; my soul is quieted Within me – Psalm 131:3
. . .don’t worry about money . . Do not worry about your life, for your heavenly Father knows what you need. Listen to the birds and consider how God cares for them. Look at the flowers and learn from their effortless beauty – Matthew 6:25 ff
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