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1 Cor 7:25-31

About people remaining virgin, I have no directions from the Lord, but I give my own opinion as a person who has been granted the Lord’s mercy to be faithful. Well then, because of the stress which is weighing upon us, the right thing seems to be this: it is good for people to stay as they are. If you are joined to a wife, do not seek to be released; if you are freed of a wife, do not look for a wife. However, if you do get married, that is not a sin, and it is not sinful for a virgin to enter upon marriage. Read More

1 Cor 6:1-11

Is one of you with a complaint against another so brazen as to seek judgement from sinners and not from God’s holy people? Do you not realise that the holy people of God are to be the judges of the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are you not competent for petty cases? Do you not realise that we shall be the judges of angels? – then quite certainly over matters of this life. But when you have matters of this life to be judged, you bring them before those who are of no account in the Church! Read More

Lc 6,6-11

On another sabbath, when Jesus entered the synagogue and taught, a man was there whose right hand was withered.  And the scribes and the Pharisees watched him, to see whether he would heal on the sabbath, so that they might find an accusation against him.  But he knew their thoughts, and he said to the man who had the withered hand, “Come and stand here.” And he rose and stood there.  Read More

Is 35:4-7a

 

Say to those who are of a fearful heart,

    “Be strong, fear not!

Behold, your God

    will come with vengeance,

with the recompense of God.

    He will come and save you.” Read More

1 Cor 4:6b-15

Brethren, that you may learn by us not to go beyond what is written, that none of you may be puffed up in favor of one against another. For who sees anything different in you? What have you that you did not receive? If then you received it, why do you boast as if it were not a gift? Already you are filled! Already you have become rich! Without us you have become kings! And would that you did reign, so that we might share the rule with you!  For I think that God has exhibited us apostles as last of all, like men sentenced to death; because we have become a spectacle to the world, to angels and to men. We are fools for Christ’s sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. Read More