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Acts of the Apostles 9, St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 15-16, Proverbs 27:18-20

Hell and destruction are never filled: so the eyes of men are never satisfied.
- Proverbs 27:20

383 - Feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ the King

All creation bows in veneration of Christ, king beyond time and space, king of all seen and unseen.

Acts of the Apostles 8, Romans 13-14, Proverbs 27:15-17

Acts of the Apostles 5, St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 8, Proverbs 27:7-9
"As if a thorn should grow in the hand of a drunkard: so is a parable in the mouth of fools."
Proverbs 27:9

Acts of the Apostles 4, St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 6-7, Proverbs 27:4-6

St. Luke 17-19, Proverbs 26:13-16
The slothful man saith: There is a lion in the way, and a lioness in the roads.
- Proverbs 26:13

1 Maccabees 16, Ecclesiasticus 38-39, Proverbs 23:29-35

Today I close off the 1st book of the Maccabean revolt

#309 - The Gift of Knowledge



In evaluating the beauty of created things, the gift of knowledge, while revealing the essential nothingness of these things, does not deny the relative perfections to be found in them, but shows them only as vestiges, reflections of the infinite perfection of God. It is this light that changes creatures from an obstacle into a ladder leading us to God.

1 Maccabees 15, Ecclesiasticus 36-37, Proverbs 23:26-28

Treat not with a man without religion concerning holiness, nor with an unjust man concerning justice, nor with a woman touching her of whom she is jealous, nor with a coward concerning war, nor with a merchant about traffic, nor with a buyer of selling, nor with an envious man of giving thanks
Ecclesiasticus 37:12

For dust thou art, and into dust thou shalt return.

To know God so that God will be known

1 Maccabees 9, Ecclesiasticus 24-25, Proverbs 23:1-4

"From the woman came the beginning of sin, and by her we all die."
-Ecclesiasticus 25:33

Finished reading for Lesson 1 in the Aspirancy formation.

1 Maccabees 8, Eccleasiasticus 22-23, Proverbs 22:26-29

"Remember thy father and thy mother, for thou sittest in the midst of great men:
Lest God forget thee in their sight, and thou, by thy daily custom be infatuated and suffer reproach: and wish that thou hadst not been born, and curse the day of thy nativity."
Ecclesiasticus 23:18-19

What makes a Carmelite, what defines one as a Carmelite, how does one know they are to be a Carmel?

Answered prayers

The white (whale)sycamore down, young Billy has crossed the threshold into manhood, now a seasoned Raccoon hunter, him his two dogs are destined for the spoils of the hunt.

2 Esdras 11, Esther 8, 16, Proverbs 21:17-20

It is better to dwell in a wilderness, than with a quarrelsome and passionate woman.
-Proverbs 21:19

"If any man will not work, neither let him eat."
St. Paul's Second Letter to the Thessalonians 3:10

2 Esdras 9, Esther 4,14, Proverbs 21:9-12

It is better to sit in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman, and in a common house.
Proverbs 21:9

2 Esdras 8, Esther 3, 13, Proverbs 21:5-8
Once again, the Jews are being persecuted through political manipulation. The king's worm tongue has called for it.

Copper and the hunter really cannot catch a break in trying to get Tod

2 Esdras 4-5, Esther 11-12, Proverbs 20:27-30
"What are the silly Jews doing?"
2 Esdras 4:2

2 Esdras 1-2, Zacharias 12-13, Proverbs 20:20-22
The fountain of Christ. Idols and false prophets shall be extirpated: Christ shall suffer: his people shall be tried by fire.

And they shall say to him: What are these wounds in the midst of thy hands?
And he shall say: With these I was wounded in the house of them that loved me.
Zech. 13:6

When a man poor and incapable of giving in turn for gifts received, gratitude is all he can give.

It's been quite entertaining reading how Tod outsmarts the hunter'a traps, and how in turn the hunter makes more extravagant traps, in a weird arms race