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Catholicism and Church teaching Holy Scripture and the Bible

The prophet Sophonias (aka. Zephaniah)

December 3, 2021December 3, 2021 Father Kevin holy scripture, old testament, old testament saints, prophet zephaniah, roman martyrology, sophonias, zephaniah

“Sophonias is very much a Saint of Advent. A purification of the people is to be had, he says, and this remnant that is so often mentioned are those people who had placed their trust in God and not fallen into idolatry; they would survive the great tragedy to come.”

Catholicism and Church teaching Holy Scripture and the Bible

The prophet Habacuc

December 2, 2021December 2, 2021 Father Kevin habacuc, habakkuk, minor prophets, old testament, old testament saints, prophet habacuc, roman martyrology

“And now God declares that the just and honest will have built upon rock, whereas those who doubt live in a toxic atmosphere, deceived as a drinker is deceived by strong drink…”

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The prophet Nahum

November 30, 2021November 30, 2021 Father Kevin assyria, juda, judah, nahum, old testament, old testament saints, sennacherib, the prophet nahum

“There are twelve minor prophets at the end of the Old Testament, contrasted in the length of their work that we have preserved to the major prophets: Isaias, Jeremias and Ezechiel.”

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Saint Catherine Labouré and the miraculous medal

November 28, 2021November 28, 2021 Father Kevin blessed virgin mary, catherine labouré, miraculous medal, saint catherine labouré

This morning at the 10.30 Mass, I fetched a sack of miraculous medals I recently acquired and gave them away

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Reading through S. Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians

November 27, 2021November 27, 2021 Father Kevin corinth, corinthians, holy scripture, letters of saint paul, saint paul, second letter of saint paul to the corinthians

“Here’s an encapsulation of the Christian message: Christ died for us and rose again, we too as dead men have risen to live with His life, not ours.”

Catholicism and Church teaching Holy Scripture and the Bible

Reading through Saint Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians

November 20, 2021November 20, 2021 Father Kevin corinthians, first letter of saint paul to the corinthians, letters of saint paul, saint paul

“In a situation reminiscent of today’s highly-politicised Church, the Corinthians had apparently selected their favourite apostles and had developed a party system.”

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Hail, Redeemer, King divine

November 19, 2021November 19, 2021 Father Kevin christ the king, feast day of christ the king, hail redeemer king divine, our lord jesus christ king of the universe

The quintessential hymn to Christ the King.

Catholicism and Church teaching Holy Scripture and the Bible

The prophet Abdias (aka. Obadiah)

November 19, 2021November 19, 2021 Father Kevin exile and return, holy scripture, obadiah, prophet abdias, prophet obadiah

“Abdias continues with this denunciation of Edom, who are here presented as a proud nation and one that had attacked Israel whenever they had the chance to do so…”