by Faith Central & Steve Welsh
“… the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first and then of the other one who was crucified with Jesus. … when they came to Jesus and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His Legs, but one soldier thrust his lance into His Side, and immediately blood and water flowed out. …”
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“… One of the scribes came to Jesus and asked … ‘Which is the first of all the Commandments?’ Jesus replied, ‘The first is this: Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is Lord alone! You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength. The
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“… Jesus said … ‘When they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but they are like the Angels in Heaven. As for the dead being raised, have you not read in the Book of Moses, in the passage about the bush, how God told him, I am the God of Abraham, the God of
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“… Jesus said to them, ‘Repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.’ …”
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In a 2011 Angelus, Pope Benedict XVI addressed Jesus’ Parable of the Unfaithful Tenants, including the need to Bear Fruit for the Kingdom of God. Christ is the Stone Rejected by the Builders Who Became the Cornerstone, and Bearing Fruit means doing so being Faithful to Christ: “… a particularly severe warning from Jesus … ‘The Kingdom of God will
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“… ‘A man planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, dug a wine press, and built a tower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and left on a journey. At the proper time he sent a servant to the tenants to obtain from them some of the produce of the vineyard. But they seized him, beat him, and
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“While they were eating, He took bread, said the blessing, broke it, gave it to them, and said, ‘Take It; this is My Body.’ Then He took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, and they all drank from it. He said to them, ‘This is My Blood of the Covenant, which will be shed for many. …’”
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“… Build yourselves up in your most holy faith; pray in the Holy Spirit. Keep yourselves in the Love of God and wait for the Mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to Eternal Life. On those who waver, have mercy; save others by snatching them out of the fire; on others have mercy with fear, abhorring even the
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“They came to Jerusalem, and on entering the temple area He began to drive out those selling and buying there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who were selling doves. … ‘Is it not written: My house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples? But you have made it a
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“Mary set out and traveled to the hill country in haste to a town of Judah, where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said, ‘Most blessed are you among women, and blessed
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