1.17.2020

 Today's Bible story *

January 17, 2020

I hope you have a nice day today too.

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Memorial of Saint Anthony, abbot

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Gospel : Mark 2:1-12

1 When he entered again into Capernaum after some days, it was heard that he was in the house.

2 Immediately many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even around the door; and he spoke the word to them.

3 Four people came, carrying a paralytic to him.

4 When they could not come near to him for the crowd, they removed the roof where he was. When they had broken it up, they let down the mat that the paralytic was lying on.

5 Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, "Son, your sins are forgiven you."

6 But there were some of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,

7 "Why does this man speak blasphemies like that? Who can forgive sins but God alone?"

8 Immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, said to them, "Why do you reason these things in your hearts?

9 Which is easier, to tell the paralytic, 'Your sins are forgiven;' or to say, 'Arise, and take up your bed, and walk?'

10 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins"--he said to the paralytic-- 11 "I tell you, arise, take up your mat, and go to your house."

12 He arose, and immediately took up the mat, and went out in front of them all; so that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, "We never saw anything like this!"

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1 Samuel 8:4-7, 10-22a

4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together and came to Samuel to Ramah.

5 They said to him, "Behold, you are old, and your sons don't walk in your ways. Now make us a king to judge us like all the nations."

6 But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, "Give us a king to judge us."
Samuel prayed to the LORD.

7 The LORD said to Samuel, "Listen to the voice of the people in all that they tell you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me as the king over them.

10 Samuel told all the LORD's words to the people who asked him for a king.

11 He said, "This will be the way of the king who shall reign over you: he will take your sons, and appoint them as his servants, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and they will run before his chariots.

12 He will appoint them to him for captains of thousands, and captains of fifties; and he will assign some to plough his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and the instruments of his chariots.

13 He will take your daughters to be perfumers, to be cooks, and to be bakers.

14 He will take your fields, your vineyards, and your olive groves, even their best, and give them to his servants.

15 He will take one tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give it to his officers, and to his servants.

16 He will take your male servants, your female servants, your best young men, and your donkeys, and assign them to his own work.

17 He will take one tenth of your flocks; and you will be his servants.

18 You will cry out in that day because of your king whom you will have chosen for yourselves; and the LORD will not answer you in that day."

19 But the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel; and they said, "No; but we will have a king over us,

20 that we also may be like all the nations, and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles."

21 Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the LORD.

22a The LORD said to Samuel, "Listen to their voice, and make them a king."

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* The World English Bible
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◇ January 17, 2020 Daily Mass Reading
http://ccc.usccb.org/cccradio/NABPodcasts/2020/20_01_17.mp3

◇ Daily Readings January 17, 2020
http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/011720.cfm

◇ Liturgical Calendar
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/calendarday.php?date=2020-01-17

◇ Zondervan King James Audio Bible
http://www.biblegateway.com/audio/dramatized/kjv/Mark.2

◇ King James Version Bible Online
http://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/book.php?book=Mark&chapter=2&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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◇ Chibadera Catholic Church
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◇ Today's Bible Story
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