Day 289: Wise Influences (2023)

The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)

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🗓️ 16 October 2023

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Summary

Fr. Mike contextualizes our readings from 1 Maccabees today which covers the beginning of Roman rule over the Jewish people. Additionally, he emphasizes the wisdom from Sirach about surrounding ourselves with influences that lead us closer to God and help us grow in holiness. Today’s readings are 1 Maccabees 8, Sirach 22-23, and Proverbs 22:26-29.

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0:00.0	Hi, my name is Father Mike Schmitz, and you're listening to the Bible in a year podcast,
0:07.3	where we encounter God's voice and live life through the lens of Scripture.
0:10.3	The Bible in a year podcast is brought to you by Ascension.
0:12.7	Using the Great Adventure Bible timeline, we'll read all the way from Genesis to Revelation,
0:16.4	discovering how the story of salvation unfolds and how we fit into that story today.
0:20.0	It is day 289. We're reading First Mac of these Chapter 8.
0:23.4	Syracch chapter is 22, and in 23, Proverbs chapter 22 verses 26 through 29 is always the Bible
0:29.7	translation I'm reading from is the revised Santa version, Second Catholic Edition.
0:33.4	I'm using the Great Adventure Bible from Ascension. If you want to download your own Bible
0:36.5	in a year reading plan, you can visit AscensionPress.com slash Bible in a year.
0:40.2	You can also subscribe to this podcast by clicking on subscribe and receiving daily episodes
0:44.8	and daily updates, because it is day 289. It's worth saying. I know I,
0:50.2	maybe I say this too often. This is incredible. This is incredible that you are still here
0:54.1	in day 289. Think back to whenever you began this podcast that first day day one,
0:59.5	you're like, man, 365 days. Here we go. And here you are 289 days later,
1:05.2	whether that was actual 289 calendar days, or whether it's more than that when it comes to the
1:11.6	calendar days, or maybe you caught up at the first couple, maybe first 100 days if we're doing
1:16.0	two a days, you know, kind of a situation. But the fact is here you are more than more than
1:20.8	halfway through the entire Bible. I don't even know three quarters, maybe. We're a long way
1:25.0	through the Bible. And here you are still. So anyways, as I said, it's day 289. I just want to say
1:29.7	I'm proud of y'all. That's all day 289. First Maccabees, Chapter 8, Sirac 22 and 23,
1:35.2	Proverbs, Chapter 22, verses 26 through 29.
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