9.19.2017

 Today's Bible story *

September 19, 2017

I hope you have a nice day today too.

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Tuesday of the Twenty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time

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Gospel: Luke 7:11-17

11 Soon afterwards, he went to a city called Nain. Many of his disciples, along with a great multitude, went with him.

12 Now when he came near to the gate of the city, behold, one who was dead was carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. Many people of the city were with her.

13 When the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said to her, "Don't cry."

14 He came near and touched the coffin, and the bearers stood still. He said, "Young man, I tell you, arise!"

15 He who was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he gave him to his mother.

16 Fear took hold of all, and they glorified God, saying, "A great prophet has arisen amongst us!" and, "God has visited his people!"

17 This report went out concerning him in the whole of Judea, and in all the surrounding region.

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1 Timothy 3:1-13

1 This is a faithful saying: if a man seeks the office of an overseer,* he desires a good work.

2 The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;

3 not a drinker, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous;

4 one who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all reverence;

5 (but if a man doesn't know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the assembly of God?)

6 not a new convert, lest being puffed up he fall into the same condemnation as the devil.

7 Moreover he must have good testimony from those who are outside, to avoid falling into reproach and the snare of the devil.

8 Servants,† in the same way, must be reverent, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for money;

9 holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.

10 Let them also first be tested; then let them serve‡ if they are blameless.

11 Their wives in the same way must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.

12 Let servants§ be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

13 For those who have served well** gain for themselves a good standing, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.


*3:1: or, superintendents, or bishops

†3:8: or, Deacons.

‡3:10: or, serve as deacons

§3:12: or, deacons

**3:13: or, served well as deacons

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* The World English Bible
http://ebible.org/web/

◇ September 19, 2017 Daily Mass Reading
http://ccc.usccb.org/cccradio/NABPodcasts/17_09_19.mp3

◇ Daily Readings September 19, 2017
http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/091917.cfm

◇ Liturgical Calendar
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/calendarday.php?date=2017-09-19

◇ Zondervan King James Audio Bible
http://www.biblegateway.com/audio/dramatized/kjv/Luke.7

◇ King James Version Bible Online
http://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/book.php?book=Luke&chapter=7&verse=

◇ The New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE)
http://www.usccb.org/bible/books-of-the-bible/index.cfm

◇ Douay-Rheims Bible
http://www.drbo.org/

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