June 6, 2015
We hope that today is a good day.
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Gospel: Mark 12:38-44
38 In his teaching he said to them, "Beware of the scribes, who like to walk in long robes, and to get greetings in the marketplaces,
39 and the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts:
40 those who devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation."
41 Jesus sat down opposite the treasury, and saw how the multitude cast money into the treasury. Many who were rich cast in much.
42 A poor widow came, and she cast in two small brass coins,* which equal a quadrans coin.†
43 He called his disciples to himself, and said to them, "Most certainly I tell you, this poor widow gave more than all those who are giving into the treasury,
44 for they all gave out of their abundance, but she, out of her poverty, gave all that she had to live on."
*12:42: literally, lepta (or widow's mites). Lepta are very small brass coins worth half a quadrans each, which is a quarter of the copper assarion. Lepta are worth less than 1% of an agricultural worker's daily wages.
†12:42: A quadrans is a coin worth about 1/64 of a denarius. A denarius is about one day's wages for an agricultural labourer.
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Tobit 12:1, 5-15, 20
1 And Tobit called his son Tobias, and said to him, See, my child, that the man which went with you have his wages, and you must give him more.
5 And he called the angel, and said to him, Take the half of all that you? have brought.
6 Then he called them both privily, and said to them,
Bless God, and give him thanks, and magnify him, and give him thanks in the sight of all that live, for the things which he has done with you. It is good to bless God and exalt his name, showing forth with honour the works of God; and be not slack to give him thanks.
7 It is good to keep close the secret of a king, but to reveal gloriously the works of God. Do good, and evil shall not find you.
8 Good is prayer with fasting and alms and righteousness. A little with righteousness is better than much with unrighteousness. It is better to give alms than to lay up gold:
9 alms does deliver from death, and it shall purge away all sin. They that do alms and righteousness shall be filled with life;
10 but they that sin are enemies to their own life.
11 Surely I will keep close nothing from you. I have said, It is good to keep close the secret of a king, but to reveal gloriously the works of God.
12 And now, when you did pray, and Sarah your daughter in law, I did bring the memorial of your prayer before the Holy One: and when you did bury the dead, I was with you likewise.
13 And when you did not delay to rise up, and leave your dinner, that you might go and cover the dead, your good deed was not hid from me: but I was with you.
14 And now God did send me to heal you and Sarah your daughter in law. 15 I am Raphael, one of the seven holy angels, which present the prayers of the saints, and go in before the glory of the Holy One.
20 And now give God thanks: because I ascend to him that sent me: and write in a book all the things which have been done.
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◇ The World English Bible
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◇ June 6, 2015 Daily Mass Reading
http://ccc.usccb.org/cccradio/NABPodcasts/15_06_06.mp3
◇ Daily Readings June 6, 2015
http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/060615.cfm
◇ Zondervan King James Audio Bible
http://www.biblegateway.com/audio/dramatized/kjv/Mark.12
◇ King James Version Bible Online
http://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/book.php?book=Mark&chapter=12&verse=
◇ The New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE)
http://www.usccb.org/bible/books-of-the-bible/index.cfm
◇ Douay-Rheims Bible
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☆ The Jesus Film (English Version)
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