They would not welcome him because the destination of his journey was Jerusalem

Gospel of the Day (Luke 9:51-56)
When the days for his being taken up were fulfilled, he resolutely determined to journey to Jerusalem,
and he sent messengers ahead of him. On the way they entered a Samaritan village to prepare for his reception there,
but they would not welcome him because the destination of his journey was Jerusalem.
When [...]

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Bless the Lord, all you his angels, who do his bidding

Gospel of the Day (John 1:47-51)
Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, “Here is a true Israelite. There is no duplicity in him.”
Nathanael said to him, “How do you know me?” Jesus answered and said to him, “Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree.”
Nathanael answered him, [...]

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But who do you say that I am?

Gospel of the Day (Luke 9:18-22)
Once when Jesus was praying in solitude, and the disciples were with him, he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?”
They said in reply, “John the Baptist; others, Elijah; still others, ‘One of the ancient prophets has arisen.’”
Then he said to them, “But who do you say [...]

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One of the ancient prophets has arisen.

Book of Ecclesiastes 1:2-11.
Vanity of vanities, says Qoheleth, vanity of vanities! All things are vanity!
What profit has man from all the labor which he toils at under the sun?
One generation passes and another comes, but the world forever stays.
The sun rises and the sun goes down; then it presses on to the place [...]

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Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings you have fashioned praise

Gospel of the Day (Luke 9:1-6)
He summoned the Twelve and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases,
and he sent them to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal (the sick).
He said to them, “Take nothing for the journey, neither walking stick, nor sack, nor food, nor money, and let [...]

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She lived by faith like us

Gospel of the Day (Luke 8:19-21)
Then his mother and his brothers came to him but were unable to join him because of the crowd.
He was told, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside and they wish to see you.”
He said to them in reply, “My mother and my brothers are those who hear [...]

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Take care, then, how you hear

Gospel of the Day (Luke 8:16-18)
No one who lights a lamp conceals it with a vessel or sets it under a bed; rather, he places it on a lampstand so that those who enter may see the light.
For there is nothing hidden that will not become visible, and nothing secret that will not be known [...]

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Accompanying him were the Twelve and some women

Gospel of the Day (Luke 8,1-3)
Afterward he journeyed from one town and village to another, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. Accompanying him were the Twelve
and some women who had been cured of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,
Joanna, the wife of [...]

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Who is this who even forgives sins?

Gospel of the Day (Luke 7:36-50)
A Pharisee invited him to dine with him, and he entered the Pharisee’s house and reclined at table.
Now there was a sinful woman in the city who learned that he was at table in the house of the Pharisee. Bringing an alabaster flask of ointment,
she stood behind him at his [...]

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“Adam, where are you?”: answering the call of the Lord

Gospel of the Day (Luke 7:31-35)
Then to what shall I compare the people of this generation? What are they like?
They are like children who sit in the marketplace and call to one another, ‘We played the flute for you, but you did not dance. We sang a dirge, but you did not weep.’
For John the [...]

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