Day 327: Origin of the Diaconate (2025)
The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)
Ascension
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🗓️ 23 November 2025
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Summary
Fr. Mike draws our attention to the cultural division present in the early Church and the origin of the ordination to the diaconate. He also discusses Paul’s frustration with those who didn’t recognize Jesus as the Christ and offers consolation to those who experience this in the hearts and minds of those close to them, as Paul did. Today’s readings are Acts 6, Romans 9-10, and Proverbs 27:10-12.
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| 0:53.1 | Hi, my name is Father Mike Schmitz and you're listening to the Bible in a year podcast, |
| 0:56.8 | where we encounter God's voice and live life through the lens of scripture. |
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| 1:02.5 | Using the Great Adventure Bible timeline, we'll read all the way from Genesis to Revelation, |
| 1:06.1 | discovering how the story of salvation unfold and how we fit into that story today. |
| 1:09.5 | It is day 327. We're reading |
| 1:11.5 | a short chapter at Acts chapter 6, as well as Romans chapters 9 and 10. We're reading Proverbs chapter 27 verses 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 a year rating plan, you can visit at ascensionpress.com slash Bible in a year. You can also subscribe to this podcast. I think that was the fastest I've ever gone through this. You know just trying to cut down on time, you guys. I know yesterday last couple days, the gospel of Luke was super long. So who knows? Maybe if I race through that intro, then you're like, oh man, you shaved off seven seconds. This is great. |
| 1:44.6 | As I said, it is day 327, reading Acts of the Apostles, Chapter 6, as well as St. Paul's |
| 1:50.8 | Letter to the Romans, chapters 9 and 10, and the book of Proverbs chapter 27 versus 10 through 12. |
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