Day 300: Conversion of Heart (2025)

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

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🗓️ 27 October 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Fr. Mike provides context to the God-centered perspective of 2 Maccabees and compares it to the more secular perspective provided by 1 Maccabees. He challenges us to reflect on our days with the lens of 2 Maccabees - acknowledging God’s presence in each moment of our story. Additionally, Fr. Mike shares the miraculous conversion story of St. Mary of Egypt. Today’s readings are 2 Maccabees 3, Sirach 45-46, and Proverbs 24:10-12.

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, before we get started today, I want to let you know the Bible in a year has brought the Word of God to so many people. As you know, you're part of this community, changing lives and in so many incredible ways. We're humbled to play this role in God's plan and consider it our ongoing mission to keep bringing the Word of God to as many people as possible. So what I'm saying is the end of this year is not going to be the end of Bible in a year. So far, Ascension has been able to add the podcast to YouTube.
0:24.6	You might have found it that way. Maybe you're watching right now on YouTube. And also, we're working on translating it into different languages so you could have the Bible in a year in other languages than English. But of course, this takes a significant investment to bring projects like these,
0:38.3	you know, free of cost to our listening communities. And we want to keep them free of cost to all
0:41.7	those people who participate because we want to get the Word of God out there. And because of that,
0:45.8	we have to rely on generous contributions from listeners like you to help defray these costs
0:50.0	and to enable us to continually provide new audiences with this life-changing content.
0:55.0	So if you would like to help support the Bible in a year mission, you can go to
0:59.0	ascensionpress.com slash support.
1:01.2	That's ascensionpress.com slash support.
1:08.7	Hi, my name is Father Mike Schmitz, and you're listening to the Bible in a year podcast,
1:12.4	where we encounter God's voice and live life through the lens of scripture.
1:15.6	The Bible in a year podcast is brought to you by Ascension.
1:18.0	Using the Great Adventure Bible timeline, we'll read all the way from Genesis to Revelation,
1:21.7	discovering how the story of salvation unfold and how we fit into that story today.
1:25.5	Guess what day it is.
1:27.2	It is day 300. Take it in. Soke it in.
1:31.9	You've reached day 300. There are, according to my mathematical skills, 65 days left. And you've gotten
1:39.8	this far. This is incredible. Anyways, kudos to you. We're reading second maccabees chapter 3, Syrac chapter 45 and 46, as well as Proverbs chapter 24 versus 10 through 12. As always, the Bible translation I'm reading from is the revised standard version, second Catholic edition. I'm using the great adventure Bible from Ascension. If you want to download your own Bible in-year reading plan and you would already have known that today's day 300 you can visit
2:00.8	ascensionpress.com slash bible in the year you can print it out it's in color and you can mark it off
2:06.1	like i do with a blue marker you can also subscribe to this podcast to receive daily episodes and daily updates
2:11.5	on day 300 where we're reading second book of maccabees chapter 3, Syrac 45 and 46, Proverbs
2:18.0	chapter 24, verses 10 through 12. The second book of the Maccabees, chapter 3, arrival of
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