Friday, December 13, 2024
Bishop Robert Barron
Cycle C
Advent
2nd wk of Advent

Topics
Fellowship

Last Supper

Passover

Saints

Saint Lucy

Bible References



Matthew 11:16-19


Friends, in today’s Gospel, Jesus says, “The Son of Man came eating and drinking and they said, ‘Look, he is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’”The Passover meal was decisively important in salvation history. God commands that his people share a meal to remember their liberation from slavery. This supper provides the context for the deepest theologizing of the Israelite community. Both the bitterness of their slavery and the sweetness of their liberation are acted out in this sacred meal.Jesus’ life and ministry can be interpreted in light of this symbol. From the very beginning, Jesus was laid in a manger, for he would be food for a hungry world. Much of Jesus’ public outreach centered on sacred meals, where everyone was invited: rich and poor, saints and sinners, the sick and the outcast. They thought John the Baptist was a weird ascetic, but they called Jesus a glutton and a winebibber. He embodies Yahweh’s desire to eat a convivial meal with his people.And of course, the life and teaching of Jesus comes to a sort of climax at the meal that we call the Last Supper. The Eucharist is what we do in the in-between times, between the death of the Lord and his coming in glory. It is the meal that even now anticipates the perfect meal of fellowship with God.

Gospel Reflections
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Leviticus
Chapter 23

1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts.

3 Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings.

4 These are the feasts of the LORD, even holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim in their seasons.

5 In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the LORD'S passover.

6 And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread unto the LORD: seven days ye must eat unleavened bread.

7 In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.

8 But ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD seven days: in the seventh day is an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.

9 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

10 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest:

11 And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to be accepted for you: on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it.

12 And ye shall offer that day when ye wave the sheaf an he lamb without blemish of the first year for a burnt offering unto the LORD.

13 And the meat offering thereof shall be two tenth deals of fine flour mingled with oil, an offering made by fire unto the LORD for a sweet savour: and the drink offering thereof shall be of wine, the fourth part of an hin.

14 And ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn, nor green ears, until the selfsame day that ye have brought an offering unto your God: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.

15 And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the sabbath, from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave offering; seven sabbaths shall be complete:

16 Even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall ye number fifty days; and ye shall offer a new meat offering unto the LORD.

17 Ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave loaves of two tenth deals: they shall be of fine flour; they shall be baken with leaven; they are the firstfruits unto the LORD.

18 And ye shall offer with the bread seven lambs without blemish of the first year, and one young bullock, and two rams: they shall be for a burnt offering unto the LORD, with their meat offering, and their drink offerings, even an offering made by fire, of sweet savour unto the LORD.

19 Then ye shall sacrifice one kid of the goats for a sin offering, and two lambs of the first year for a sacrifice of peace offerings.

20 And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the firstfruits for a wave offering before the LORD, with the two lambs: they shall be holy to the LORD for the priest.

21 And ye shall proclaim on the selfsame day, that it may be an holy convocation unto you: ye shall do no servile work therein: it shall be a statute for ever in all your dwellings throughout your generations.

22 And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not make clean riddance of the corners of thy field when thou reapest, neither shalt thou gather any gleaning of thy harvest: thou shalt leave them unto the poor, and to the stranger: I am the LORD your God.

23 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

24 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation.

25 Ye shall do no servile work therein: but ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD.

26 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

27 Also on the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a day of atonement: it shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD.

28 And ye shall do no work in that same day: for it is a day of atonement, to make an atonement for you before the LORD your God.

29 For whatsoever soul it be that shall not be afflicted in that same day, he shall be cut off from among his people.

30 And whatsoever soul it be that doeth any work in that same day, the same soul will I destroy from among his people.

31 Ye shall do no manner of work: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.

32 It shall be unto you a sabbath of rest, and ye shall afflict your souls: in the ninth day of the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye celebrate your sabbath.

33 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

34 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto the LORD.

35 On the first day shall be an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.

36 Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: it is a solemn assembly; and ye shall do no servile work therein.

37 These are the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, to offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD, a burnt offering, and a meat offering, a sacrifice, and drink offerings, every thing upon his day:

38 Beside the sabbaths of the LORD, and beside your gifts, and beside all your vows, and beside all your freewill offerings, which ye give unto the LORD.

39 Also in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have gathered in the fruit of the land, ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven days: on the first day shall be a sabbath, and on the eighth day shall be a sabbath.

40 And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God seven days.

41 And ye shall keep it a feast unto the LORD seven days in the year. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations: ye shall celebrate it in the seventh month.

42 Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths:

43 That your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.

44 And Moses declared unto the children of Israel the feasts of the LORD.

Will a Red Heifer Cause Armageddon near the April 8 2024 Eclipse and what it means
850,848 views Mar 25, 2024

The Red Heifer prophesy is one that is being closely watched by Jews, Christians and Muslims all over the world. This is one of the few prophesies that impact all 3 of what is called the Abrahamic Religions (meaning the religions that all believe Abraham to be a prophet and progenitor of their religion).

The Red Heifer prophesy is one that is being closely watched by Jews, Christians and Muslims all over the world. This is one of the few prophesies that impact all 3 of what is called the Abrahamic Religions (meaning the religions that all believe Abraham to be a prophet and progenitor of their religion).

In short, it is believed that when the Red Heifer is sacrificed it will usher in the last days and is one of the critical requirements prior to Christ’s second coming. But for each religion, it means something different. This video explores the background, history and what it means for the future of the world.

Some believe the prophesy will be fulfilled March 29, 2024 while others believe it will be fulfilled prior to Passover 2024 which is April 22, 2024.

THE PASSOVER ECLIPSE Why Passover matters now more than ever

He's a youngster.... but the spirit moves in this kid!
And he is 100% correct!

We ALL need to repent!
I fear no man!

But I do fear my Creator!
In a good way... but in a trembling, very serious way too!

I've got to tell you something....
when the Father removed the veil from my eyes....
I got the feeling that there was no time for work, no time for screwing around....

I got the feeling that "the end was near"
let's put it that way!

And my deal was to spread the #Truth of His word!
That was maybe 2 years ago, and I've relaxed some, but shouldn't have!

And while there is very little that I believe from "history"
I do believe my bible! At least most of it

I know that it's been corrupted, but I still believe most of it
The ONLY parts that I doubt are those parts which tell you to let your enemies walk on you.... I don't believe that. The Father is a Warrior!

And He "Hates a Coward"
And in my book.... Men who allow #Evil men to destroy their loved ones...
Well... they are COWARDS!

I don't believe ANYTHING that comes from the Catholic "church"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYtxLWloVoE

If the SUN goes down on April 8th, and does not come back up for 3 days, are YOU prepared?
https://youtu.be/RgppZh4YEcw?si=cJECnIfVwKjOmwT0

I love it when pseudo-scientists & atheists who have never cracked open a Bible say things like "3 days of darkness" is impossible because it has never happened before.

The ninth plague of Egypt was complete darkness that lasted for three days. But in 536 A.D., much of the world went dark for a full 18 months, as a mysterious fog rolled over Europe, the Middle East and parts of Asia. The fog blocked the sun during the day, causing temperatures to drop, crops to fail and people to die. It was, you might say, the literal Dark Ages.

Now, researchers have discovered one of the main sources of that fog. The team reported in Antiquity that a volcanic eruption in Iceland in early 536 helped spread ash across the Northern Hemisphere, creating the fog. Like the 1815 Mount Tambora eruption—the deadliest volcanic eruption on record—this eruption was big enough to alter global climate patterns, causing years of famine.
More on this topic:
https://www.history.com/news/536-volcanic-eruption-fog-eclipse-worst-year

You can bet the current prediction will come to pass, the only question is when. And with it will come pestilence and death for many who were not prepared for it.

The Passover Story is the story referenced above in which the plagues descended on the people of Egypt who were holding the children of Israel in captivity.
https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/passover

Disasters Strike Egypt - The Ten Commandments 1956
https://youtu.be/qofp7q7l0nI?si=O7__JiabHjebl4oP

The Death of Pharaoh’s Firstborn- The Ten Commandments 1956
https://youtu.be/SJcd1NFw5JY?si=JpfKJgX0vrY7BiTm

Also, take a look at The Parable of the Ten Virgins, found in Matthew 25, verses 1-23.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2025&version=NIV

South Dakota's equivalent of The Passover.
https://imgflip.com/i/8imor2