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🗓️ 20 October 2022
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Fr. Mike focuses on the theme of disciplining children, reflected in our readings from Sirach and Proverbs today. He clarifies that there is a crucial difference between discipline and destruction, and emphasizes that disciplining children should always be grounded in love and oriented towards their success in the future. Today's readings 1 Maccabees 12, Sirach 30-31, and Proverbs 23:13-16.
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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, |
0:07.6 | where we encounter God's voice and live life through the lens of Scripture. |
0:10.6 | The Bible in a Year Podcast is brought to you by Ascension. |
0:13.1 | Using the Great Adventure Bible timeline, we'll read all the way from Genesis to Revelation, |
0:17.2 | discovering how the story of salvation unfolds and how we fit into that story today. |
0:20.5 | It is day 293 and we're reading today 1st Mac of these, Chapter 12, |
0:24.2 | Sirac, Chapter 30, and 31, as well as Proverbs, Chapter 23, verses 13-16. As always, the Bible translation I am reading from is their 5 Standard Version, |
0:32.1 | 2nd Catholic Edition, I'm using the Great Adventure Bible from Ascension. |
0:35.3 | If you want to download your own Bible in a Year reading plan, you can visit AscensionPress.com slash Bible in a year. |
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0:44.6 | If you did, you would know that today is day 293, reading 1st Mac of these, Chapter 12, |
0:49.6 | Sirac, Chapter 30 and 31, as well as Proverbs, Chapter 23, verses 13-16. |
0:55.8 | The first book of Mac of these, Chapter 12, alliances with Rome and Sparta. |
1:01.7 | Now, when Jonathan saw that the time was favorable for him, he chose men and sent them to Rome to confirm and renew their friendship with them. |
1:09.0 | He also sent letters to the same effect to the Spartans and to other places. |
1:13.2 | So they went to Rome and entered the Senate Chamber and said, |
1:16.3 | Jonathan, the High Priest and the Jewish nation, have sent us to renew the former friendship and alliance with them. |
1:22.2 | And the Romans gave them letters to the people in every place, asking them to provide for the envoys safe conduct to the land of Judah. |
1:29.1 | This is a copy of the letter which Jonathan wrote to the Spartans. |
1:33.0 | Jonathan the High Priest, the Senate of the Nation, the priests, and the rest of the Jewish people to their brethren the Spartans, greeting. |
1:40.3 | Already in time passed, a letter was sent to Onayas, the High Priest from Aries, who was king among you, stating that you are our brethren as the appended copy shows. |
1:49.6 | Onayas welcomed the envoy with honor and received the letter which contained a clear declaration of alliance and friendship. |
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