August 26, 2014
We hope that today is a good day.
◇Daily Readings August 26, 2014
http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/082614.cfm
◇August 26, 2014 Daily Mass Reading
http://ccc.usccb.org/cccradio/NABPodcasts/14_08_26.mp3
The New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE)
http://www.usccb.org/bible/books-of-the-bible/index.cfm
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◇The World English Bible
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Gospel Matthew 23:23-26
23 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, dill, and cumin,†† and have left undone the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faith. But you ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone.
24 You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!
25 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and unrighteousness.‡‡
26 You blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the platter, that its outside may become clean also.
††23:23: cumin is an aromatic seed from Cuminum cyminum, resembling caraway in flavour and appearance. It is used as a spice.
‡‡23:25: TR reads "self-indulgence" instead of "unrighteousness"
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2 Thessalonians 2:1-3a, 14-17
1 Now, brothers, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our gathering together to him, we ask you
2 not to be quickly shaken in your mind, nor yet be troubled, either by spirit, or by word, or by letter as from us, saying that the day of Christ had come.
3a Let no one deceive you in any way.
14 to which he called you through our Good News, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
15 So then, brothers, stand firm, and hold the traditions which you were taught by us, whether by word, or by letter.
16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,
17 comfort your hearts and establish you in every good work and word.
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◇King James Version Bible Online
http://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/book.php?book=Matthew&chapter=23&verse=
◇Zondervan King James Audio Bible
http://www.biblegateway.com/audio/dramatized/kjv/Matt.23
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◇Douay-Rheims Bible
http://www.drbo.org/
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