This is the one about whom it is written: “Behold, I am sending my messenger ahead of you; he will prepare your way before you.” Matthew 11:10 NABRE This is a rare passage of Jesus talking about John the Baptist. John was to announce the coming of the Lamb of…
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When they had departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you. Herod is going to search for the child to destroy him.” Matthew 2:13 NABRE Joseph…
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They were overjoyed at seeing the star, and on entering the house they saw the child with Mary his mother. They prostrated themselves and did him homage. Then they opened their treasures and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Matthew 2:10-11 NABRE We read in Matthew the story…
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Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and decay destroy, and thieves break in and steal. Matthew 6:19 NABRE Jesus is teaching His disciples many things, from the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount which reads from chapter five of Matthew’s gospel. In this section…
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Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Matthew 5:7 NABRE What is interesting about our humanity is that we must learn to be detached from our achievements, knowing God will not judge us for our successes, but on the deepest intentions in our hearts, which are sometimes…
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