The sabbath was made for man

Gospel of the Day (Luke 14:1-6)
On a sabbath he went to dine at the home of one of the leading Pharisees, and the people there were observing him carefully.
In front of him there was a man suffering from dropsy.
Jesus spoke to the scholars of the law and Pharisees in reply, asking, “Is it lawful to [...]

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How many times I yearned to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings

Gospel of the Day (Luke 13:31-35)
At that time some Pharisees came to him and said, “Go away, leave this area because Herod wants to kill you.”
He replied, “Go and tell that fox, ‘Behold, I cast out demons and I perform healings today and tomorrow, and on the third day I accomplish my purpose.
Yet I must [...]

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People will come from the east and the west and from the north and the south and will recline at table in the kingdom of God

Gospel of the Day (Luke 13:22-30)
He passed through towns and villages, teaching as he went and making his way to Jerusalem.
Someone asked him, “Lord, will only a few people be saved?” He answered them,
Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I tell you, will attempt to enter but will not be strong enough.
After [...]

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He called his disciples to himself, and from them he chose Twelve, whom he also named apostles

Gospel of the Day (Luke 6:12-16)
In those days he departed to the mountain to pray, and he spent the night in prayer to God.
When day came, he called his disciples to himself, and from them he chose Twelve, whom he also named apostles:
Simon, whom he named Peter, and his brother Andrew, James, [...]

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This daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound… ought she not to have been set free

Gospel of the Day (Luke 13:10-17)
He was teaching in a synagogue on the sabbath.
And a woman was there who for eighteen years had been crippled by a spirit; she was bent over, completely incapable of standing erect.
When Jesus saw her, he called to her and said, “Woman, you are set free of your infirmity.”
He laid [...]

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Discerning the signs of the times

Gospel of the Day (Luke 12:54-59)
He also said to the crowds, “When you see (a) cloud rising in the west you say immediately that it is going to rain–and so it does;
and when you notice that the wind is blowing from the south you say that it is going to be hot–and so it is.
You [...]

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I have come to set the earth on fire!

Letter to the Ephesians 3:14-21.
For this reason I kneel before the Father,
from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,
that he may grant you in accord with the riches of his glory to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inner self,
and that Christ may dwell in your hearts [...]

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Servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God

Gospel of the Day (Luke 12:39-48)
Be sure of this: if the master of the house had known the hour when the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.
You also must be prepared, for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come.”
Then Peter said, “Lord, [...]

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Light your lamps

Gospel of the Day (Luke 12:35-38)
Gird your loins and light your lamps and be like servants who await their master’s return from a wedding, ready to open immediately when he comes and knocks.
Blessed are those servants whom the master finds vigilant on his arrival. Amen, I say to you, he will gird himself, have them [...]

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Store up treasure for yourself or make yourself rich in the sight of God?

Gospel of the Day (Luke 12:13-21)
Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to share the inheritance with me.”
He replied to him, “Friend, who appointed me as your judge and arbitrator?”
Then he said to the crowd, “Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one’s life does [...]

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