After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the customs post. He said to him, “Follow me.” Luke 5:27 NABRE We read Jesus calling Levi to be a disciple. We know him better as Matthew. We are to understand…
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Jesus answered them, “Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.” Matthew 9:15 NABRE God often expresses His relationship with Israel as a spousal relationship, God a bridegroom…
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Then he said to all, “If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.” Luke 9:23 NABRE Roman crucifixion is punishment and execution for a criminal which includes humiliation and torture. A cross beam is attached to an already…
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But when you pray, go to your inner room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will repay you. Mark 6:6 NABRE Jesus teaches about prayer, giving and fasting. Students of a teacher seek to live austere lives and ask…
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Jesus said, “Amen, I say to you, there is no one who has given up house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands for my sake and for the sake of the gospel” Mark 10:29 NABRE Peter wonders about his and the other disciples future…
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