Hi, my name is Father Mike Schmitz, and you're listening to the Bible in a year podcast, where we encounter God's voice and live life through the lens of scripture. The Bible in a year podcast is brought to you by Ascension. Using the Great Adventure Bible timeline, we'll read all the way from Genesis to Revelation, discovering how the story of salvation unfolds and how we fit into that story today. It is Pallandrome Day. It is day 313-313. and we're reading today as

Thank you. discovering how the story of salvation unfolds and how we fit into that story today. It is Pallendrome Day.

It is Day 313-313.

We're reading today, as you probably know, the fourth installment of our messianic fulfillment,

the beginning of a new chapter, literally and figuratively, of the Gospel of Luke.

We are entering into the New Testament, and we will be journeying through the New Testament for the next, until the end, until day 365. And so here we are reading Luke chapter 1 and 2, as well as Proverbs. We still dip back into Proverbs for the rest of the year as well. Proverbs chapter 25 versus 24 through 26. 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 a year reading plan, you can visit Ascensionpress.com slash Bible in a year. You can also subscribe to this podcast by clicking on subscribe and receiving daily episodes and daily updates. It is day 313. we have Luke's Gospel, Chapter 1 and 2, Book of Proverbs

chapter 25 verses 24 through 26. The Gospel according to Luke. Chapter 1, dedication to Theophilus.

Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things which have been accomplished among us just as they were delivered to us by those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word it seemed good to me also having followed all things closely for some time past to write an orderly account for you most excellent theophil, that you may know the truth concerning the things of

which you have been informed. The birth of John the Baptist foretold. In the days of Herod, King of Judea,

there was a priest named Zechariah of the division of Abijah, and he had a wife of the daughters of

Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the

commandments and ordinances of the Lord blamelessly, but they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren,

and both were advanced in years. Now, while he was serving as priest before God when his division

was on duty, according to the custom of the priesthood, it fell to him by lot to enter the temple of the Lord

and burn incense. And the whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense,

and there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

And Zechariah was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him. But the angel said to him,

Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer

is heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John, and you will

have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth, for he will be great before the Lord,

and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even

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