note to teachers

Note to teachers

• This PowerPoint presentation uses the Jerusalem Bible, the translation current used in the readings at Mass on a Sunday and during the week.

RERC 2-01a Mystery of GodGenesis 2: 18-20

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The Naming of the Animals

The Lord God said, ‘It is not good that the man should be alone. I will make him a helpmate.’ So from the soil the Lord God fashioned all the wild

beasts and all the birds of heaven. These he brought to the man to see what he would call

them; each one was to bear the name the man would give it.

The man gave names to all the cattle, all the birds of heaven and all the wild beasts. But no helpmate

suitable for man was found for him.

RERC 2-01a Mystery of GodIsaiah 53:4-5

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The Messiah Will Heal

And yet ours were the sufferings he bore,ours the sorrows he carried.

But we, we thought of him as someone punished,struck by God, and brought low.

Yet he was pierced through for our faults,crushed for our sins.

On him lies a punishment that brings us peace,and through his wounds we are healed.

RERC 2-01a Mystery of GodMatthew 9:1-8

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The Healing of the Paralysed Man

Jesus got in the boat, crossed the water and came to his own town. Then some people appeared,

bringing him a paralytic stretched out on a bed. Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralytic, ‘Courage, my child, your sins are forgiven.’

And at this some scribes said to themselves, ‘This man is blaspheming.’ Knowing what was in their minds Jesus said, ‘Why do you have such wicked

thoughts in your hearts?

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RERC 2-01a Mystery of GodMatthew 9:1-8(cont’d)

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The Healing of the Paralysed Man

Now, which of these is easier to say, “Your sins are forgiven,” or to say, “Get up and walk”? But to prove to you that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins,’ – he said to the paralytic – ‘get up, and pick up your bed and go off home.’

And the man got up and went home.

A feeling of awe came over the crowd when they saw this, and they praised God for giving such

power to men.

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Rest for your Souls

Jesus exclaimed, ‘Come to me, all you who labour and are overburdened, and I will give you rest.

Shoulder my yoke and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find

rest for your souls. Yes, my yoke is easy and my burden light.’


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The Beatitudes

Seeing the crowds, Jesus went up the hill. There he sat down and was joined by his disciples.

Then he began to speak. This is what he taught them:

‘How happy are the poor in spirit;theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Happy the gentle:they shall have the earth for their heritage.

Happy those who mourn:they shall be comforted.

Happy those who hunger and thirst for what is right:they shall be satisfied.

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RERC 2-01a Mystery of GodMatthew 5:1-12(cont’d)

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The Beatitudes

Happy the merciful:they shall have mercy shown them.

Happy the pure in heart:they shall see God.

Happy the peacemakers:they shall be called sons of God.

Happy those who are persecuted in the cause of right:theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

‘Happy are you when people abuse you and persecute you and speak

all kinds of calumny against you on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven:

this is how they persecuted the prophets before you. ‘

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RERC 2-01a Mystery of God1 Corinthians 12:24-27

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The Mystical Body of Christ

God has arranged the body so that more dignity is given to the parts which are without it,

and so that there may not be disagreements inside the body,

but that each part may be equally concerned for all the others.

If one part is hurt, all parts are hurt with it.If one part is given special honour, all parts enjoy it.

Now you together are Christ’s body; but each of you is a different part of it.

RERC 1-01a Mystery of GodGenesis 1

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Six Days of Creation and the Sabbath

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was a formless void, there was darkness over the deep,

and God’s spirit hovered over the water.

God said, ‘Let there be light’, and there was light. God saw that light was good,

and God divided light from darkness. God called light ‘day’, and darkness he called ‘night.’

Evening came and morning came: the first day.

The second day of creation

God said, ‘Let there be a vault in the waters to divide the waters in two.’ And so it was. God made the vault, and it divided the waters above the vault from the waters under the vault.

God called the vault ‘heaven.’ Evening came and morning came: the second day.

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The third day of creation

God said, ‘Let the waters under heaven come together into a single mass, and let dry land appear.’ And so it was.

God called the dry land ‘earth’ and the mass of waters ‘seas’, and God saw that it was good.

God said, ‘Let the earth produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants, and fruit trees bearing fruit

with their seed inside, on the earth.’ And so it was. The earth produced vegetation: plants bearing seed

in their several kinds, and trees bearing fruit with their seed inside in their several kinds.

God saw that it was good. Evening came and morning came: the third day.


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The fourth day of creation

God said, ‘Let there be lights in the vault of heaven to divide day from night, and let them indicate festivals,

days and years. Let them be lights in the vault of heaven to shine on the earth.’

And so it was. God made the two great lights: the greater light to govern the day,

the smaller light to govern the night, and the stars. God set them in the vault of heaven to shine on the earth,

to govern the day and the night and to divide light from darkness. God saw that it was good.

Evening came and morning came: the fourth day.

RERC 1-01a Mystery of GodGenesis 1 (cont’d)

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God said, ‘Let the waters teem with living creatures, and let birds

fly above the earth within the vault of heaven.’ And so it was. God created great sea-serpents and every kind of

living creature with which the waters teem, and every kind of winged creature.

God saw that it was good. God blessed them, saying, ‘Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the waters of the seas;

and let the birds multiply upon the earth.’ Evening came and morning came: the fifth day.

The fifth day of creation

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God said, ‘Let the earth produce every kind of living creature: cattle, reptiles, and every kind of wild beast.’ And so it was.

God made every kind of wild beast, every kind of cattle, and every kind of land reptile.

God saw that it was good.God said, ‘Let us make man in our own image, in the likeness of ourselves, and let them be

masters of the fish of the sea, the birds of heaven, the cattle, all the wild beasts and all the

reptiles that crawl upon the earth.’

God created man in the image of himself, in the image of God he created him, male and female he created them.

The sixth day of creation

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God blessed them, saying to them, ‘Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth and conquer it.

Be masters of the fish of the sea, the birds of heaven and all living animals on the earth.’

God said, ‘See, I give you all the seed-bearing plants that are upon the whole earth, and all the trees with seed-bearing fruit; this shall be your food.

To all wild beasts, all birds of heaven and all living reptiles on the earth I give all the foliage of plants for food.’

And so it was. God saw all he had made, and indeed it was very good.

Evening came and morning came: the sixth day.

The sixth day of creation (cont’d)


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Thus heaven and earth were completed with all their array.

On the seventh day God completed the work he had been doing.

He rested on the seventh day after all the work he had been doing.

The Sabbath

RERC 2-01b Mystery of GodPsalm 130

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Out of the Depths

Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord,Lord, hear my voice!

O let your ears be attentiveto the voice of my pleading.

If you, O Lord, should mark our guilt,Lord, who would survive?

But with you is found forgiveness:for this we revere you.

RERC 2-01b Mystery of GodPsalm 130(cont’d)

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Out of the Depths

My soul is waiting for the Lord.I count on his word.

My soul is longing for the Lordmore than watchman for daybreak.

Let the watchman count on daybreak,and Israel on the Lord.

Because with the Lord there is mercyand fulness of redemption,

Israel indeed he will redeem from all its iniquity.

RERC 2-01b Mystery of GodPsalm 102

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Prayer in Misfortune

Lord, listen to my prayerand let my cry come to you.

Do not hide your face from me:whenever I am troubled,turn to me and hear me.

Whenever I call on you, hurry to answer me.

For my days vanish like smoke,and my bones are dry as tinder.

My heart is cut down like grass, it is dry –I cannot remember to eat.The sound of my groaning

makes my bones stick to my flesh.


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I am lonely as a pelican in the wilderness,as an owl in the ruins,

as a sparrow alone on a rooftop:I do not sleep.

All day long my enemies taunt me,they burn with anger and use my name as a curse.

I make ashes my bread,I mix tears with my drink,

because of your anger and reproach –you, who raised me up, have dashed me to the ground.

My days fade away like a shadow:I wither like grass.


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But you, Lord, remain for everand your name lasts from generation to generation.

You will rise up and take pity on Zion,for it is time that you pitied it,

indeed it is time:for your servants love its very stones

and pity even its dust.

Then, Lord, the peoples will fear your name.All the kings of the earth will fear your glory,

when the Lord has rebuilt Zionand appeared there in his glory;

when he has listened to the prayer of the destituteand not rejected their pleading.


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These things shall be written for the next generationand a people yet to be born shall praise the Lord.

Because he has looked down from his high sanctuary, – the Lord has looked down from heaven to earth –

and heard the groans of prisonersand freed the children of death

so that they could proclaim the Lord’s name in Zionand sing his praises in Jerusalem,

where people and kingdoms gather togetherto serve the Lord.

RERC 2-01b Mystery of GodIsaiah 49:14-16

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I Will Never Forget You

For the Lord consoles his peopleand takes pity on those who are afflicted.

For Zion was saying, ‘The Lord has abandoned me,the Lord has forgotten me.’

Does a woman forget her baby at the breast,or fail to cherish the son of her womb?

Yet even if these forget,I will never forget you.

See, I have branded you on the palms of my hands.

RERC 2-01b Mystery of GodDaniel 3:17-21.34-43

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The three young men praise God in the furnace

Azariah said, ‘You must know, O king, that we will notserve your god or worship the statue you have erected.’

These words infuriated the king; his expression was very different now.

He gave orders for the furnace be made seven times hotterthan usual, and commanded certain stalwarts of his army

to bind the men and throw them into the fiery furnace.

And they walked into the heart of the flames,praising God and blessing the Lord.

Azariah stood in the heart of the fire, and began to pray:

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RERC 2-01b Mystery of GodDaniel 3:17-21.34-43 (cont’d)

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‘Oh! Do not abandon us for ever,for the sake of your name;

do not repudiate your covenant,do not withdraw your favour from us,for the sake of Abraham, your friend,

of Isaac your servant,and of Israel your holy one,

to whom you promised descendants as countless as the stars of heaven

and as the grains of sand on the seashore.

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Lord, now we are the least of all the nations,now we are despised throughout the world,

today, because of our sins.We have at this time no leader, no prophet, no prince,

no holocaust, no sacrifice, no oblation, no incense,no place where we can offer you the first-fruits

and win your favour.But may the contrite soul,

the humbled spirit be as acceptable to youas holocausts of rams and bullocks,

as thousands of fattened lambs:

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such let our sacrifice be to you today,and may it be your will that we follow you wholeheartedly,

since those who put their trust in you will not be disappointed.

And now we put our whole heart into following you,into fearing you and seeking your face once more.

Do not disappoint us;treat us gently, as you yourself are gentle

and very merciful.Grant us deliverance worthy of your wonderful deeds,

let your name win glory, Lord.

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God Creates Man and Woman

God said, ‘Let us make man in our own image, in the likeness of ourselves, and let them be

masters of the fish of the sea, the birds of heaven, the cattle, all the wild beasts and all the

reptiles that crawl upon the earth.’

God created man in the image of himself, in the image of God he created him, male and female he created them.

RERC 2-01b Mystery of GodGenesis 1:27

God Breathes the Breath of Life

The Lord God fashioned man of dust from the soil.

Then he breathed into his nostrils the breath of life;

and thus man became a living being.

RERC 2-01b Mystery of God

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Genesis 2:7

The Parable of the Talents

Jesus spoke this parable to his disciples: ‘The kingdom of Heaven is like a man on his way

abroad who summoned his servants and entrusted his property to them. To one he gave five talents, to another two, to a third one; each in proportion

to his ability. Then he set out.‘The man who had received the five talents promptly went and traded with them and made five more. The man who had received two made two more in the same way. But the man who had received one went off and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money.

RERC 2-02a Image of GodMatthew 25:14-30

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‘Now a long time after, the master of those servants came back and went through his

accounts with them. The man who had received the five talents came forward bringing five more. “Sir,” he said “you entrusted me with five talents;

here are five more that I have made.”

‘His master said to him, “Well done, good and faithful servant; you have shown you can be

faithful in small things, I will trust you with greater; come and join in your master’s happiness.”

RERC 2-02a Image of GodMatthew 25:14-30(cont’d)

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‘Next the man with the two talents came forward. “Sir,” he said “you entrusted me with two talents; here are two more that I have made.” His master said to him, “Well done, good and faithful servant;

you have shown you can be faithful in small things, I will trust you with greater; come and join in your

master’s happiness.”

‘Last came forward the man who had the one talent. “Sir,” said he “I had heard you were a hard man, reaping where you have not sown and gathering

where you have not scattered; so I was afraid, and I went off and hid your talent in the ground. Here it is;

it was yours, you have it back.”

Matthew 25:14-30(cont’d) RERC 2-02a Image of God

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But his master answered him, “You wicked and lazy servant! So you knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered? Well

then, you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and on my return I would have recovered

my capital with interest. So now, take the talent from him and give it to the man who has the five

talents. For to everyone who has will be given more, and he will have more than enough; but from the man who has not, even what he has will be taken away. As for this good-for-nothing servant, throw

him out into the dark, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.”’

Matthew 25:14-30(cont’d) RERC 2-02a Image of God

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Jesus is Baptised

Jesus appeared: he came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptised by John. John tried to dissuade him. ‘It is I who need baptism from you’ he said ‘and yet you come to me!’ But Jesus replied, ‘Leave it like this for the time being; it is fitting that we should, in this way, do all that righteousness demands.’ At

this, John gave in to him.As soon as Jesus was baptised he came up from the

water, and suddenly the heavens opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and

coming down on him. And a voice spoke from heaven, ‘This is my Son, the Beloved; my favour

rests on him.’

RERC 2-04a Revealed Truth of GodMatthew 3:13-17

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Jesus Thanks His Father

Jesus exclaimed, ‘I bless you, Father, Lord of heaven and of earth, for hiding these things from the learned and the clever and revealing them to

mere children.

Yes, Father, for that is what it pleased you to do. Everything has been entrusted to me by my

Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father, just as no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to

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The Transfiguration

Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain where they

could be alone. There in their presence he was transfigured: his

face shone like the sun and his clothes became as white as the light. Suddenly Moses and Elijah

appeared to them; they were talking with him.

Then Peter spoke to Jesus. ‘Lord,’ he said ‘it is wonderful for us to be here; if you wish, I will make

three tents here, one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.’


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The Transfiguration

He was still speaking when suddenly a bright cloud covered them with shadow, and from the cloud

there came a voice which said, ‘This is my Son, the Beloved; he enjoys my favour. Listen to him.’

When they heard this the disciples fell on their faces overcome with fear. But Jesus came up and touched

them. ‘Stand up,’ he said ‘do not be afraid.’ And when they raised their eyes they saw no one but

only Jesus.

As they came down from the mountain Jesus gave them this order, ‘Tell no one about the vision until

the Son of Man has risen from the dead.’

Matthew 11:25-27(cont’d) RERC 2-04a Revealed Truth of God

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How to pray. The Lord’s prayer.

Jesus said to his disciples, ‘In your prayers do not babble

as the pagans do, for they think that by using many words

they will make themselves heard. Do not be like them;

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So you should pray like this:‘Our Father in heaven,

may your name be held holy,your kingdom come,

your will be done,on earth as in heaven.

Give us today our daily bread.And forgive us our debts, as we have forgiven those who are in debt to us.

And do not put us to the test,but save us from the evil one.


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‘Yes, if you forgive others their failings, your heavenly Father will forgive you yours;

but if you do not forgive others, your Father will not forgive your failings either.’

Matthew 6:7-15 RERC 2-04a Revealed Truth of God

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John The Baptist: The Forerunner

In due course John the Baptist appeared; he preached in the wilderness of Judaea and this was

his message: ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is close at hand.’ This was the man the prophet Isaiah

spoke of when he said:A voice cries in the wilderness:

Prepare a way for the Lord,make his paths straight.

This man John wore a garment made of camel-hair with a leather belt round his waist, and his food

was locusts and wild honey.

Matthew 3:1-12 RERC 2-05a Son of God

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Then Jerusalem and all Judaea and the whole Jordan district made their way to him, and as they

were baptised by him in the river Jordan they confessed their sins.

But when he saw a number of Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism he said to them, ‘Brood of vipers, who warned you to fly from the

retribution that is coming? But if you are repentant, produce the appropriate fruit, and do

not presume to tell yourselves, “We have Abraham for our father,” because, I tell you, God can raise

children for Abraham from these stones.

Matthew 3:1-12(cont’d) RERC 2-05a Son of God

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Even now the axe is laid to the roots of the trees, so that any tree which fails to produce good fruit will

be cut down and thrown on the fire.

I baptise you in water for repentance, but the one who follows me is more powerful than I am, and I am not fit to carry his sandals; he will baptise you

with the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing-fan is in his hand; he will clear his threshing-floor and gather his wheat into the barn; but the chaff he will burn

in a fire that will never go out.’

Matthew 3:1-12(cont’d) RERC 2-05a Son of God

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Jesus is the Chosen One of God

Seeing Jesus coming towards him, John said, ‘Look, there is the lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world. This is the one I spoke of when I said: A

man is coming after me who ranks before me because he existed before me.

I did not know him myself, and yet it was to reveal him to Israel that I came baptising with water.’

John 1: 29-34 RERC 2-05a Son of God

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Jesus is the Chosen One of God

John also declared, ‘I saw the Spirit coming down on him from heaven like a dove and resting on him. I did not know him myself, but he who sent me to baptise with water had said to me, “The man on

whom you see the Spirit come down and rest is the one who is going to baptise with the Holy Spirit.”

Yes, I have seen and I am the witness that he is the Chosen One of God.’

John 1: 29-34 RERC 2-05a Son of God

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Passover in Egypt

The Lord said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt:

‘This month is to be the first of all the others for you, the first month of your year. Speak to the

whole community of Israel and say, “On the tenth day of this month each man must take an animal from the flock, one for each family: one animal for

each household. If the household is too small to eat the animal, a man must join with his neighbour, the

nearest to his house, as the number of persons requires. You must take into account what each can

eat in deciding the number for the animal.

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Passover in Egypt

It must be an animal without blemish, a male one year old; you may take it from either sheep or

goats. You must keep it till the fourteenth day of the month when the whole assembly of the

community of Israel shall slaughter it between the two evenings. Some of the blood must then be

taken and put on the two doorposts and the lintel of the houses where it is eaten.

That night, the flesh is to be eaten, roasted over the fire; it must be eaten with unleavened bread and

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Passover in Egypt

You shall eat it hastily: it is a passover in honour of the Lord. That night, I will go through the land of

Egypt and strike down all the first-born in the land of Egypt, man and beast alike, and I shall deal out punishment to all the gods of Egypt, I am the Lord! The blood shall serve to mark the houses that you live in. When I see the blood I will pass over you

and you shall escape the destroying plague when I strike the land of Egypt. This day is to be a day of

remembrance for you, and you must celebrate it as a feast in the Lord’s honour. For all generations you

are to declare it a day of festival, for ever.”’


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Manna in the desert

The whole community of the sons of Israel began to complain against Moses and Aaron in the

wilderness and said to them, ‘Why did we not die at the Lord’s hand in the land of Egypt, when we were

able to sit down to pans of meat and could eat bread to our heart’s content! As it is, you have

brought us to this wilderness to starve this whole company to death!’

Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Now I will rain down bread for you from the heavens. Each day the

people are to go out and gather the day’s portion; I propose to test them in this way to see whether

they will follow my law or not.

Exodus 16:2-4.12-15 RERC 2-05a Son of God

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Manna in the desert

‘I have heard the complaints of the sons of Israel. Say this to them, “Between the two evenings you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall have bread to your heart’s content. Then you will learn

that I, the Lord, am your God.”’And so it came about: quails flew up in the evening, and they covered the camp; in the morning there

was a coating of dew all round the camp. When the coating of dew lifted, there on the surface of the desert was a thing delicate, powdery, as fine as

hoarfrost on the ground. When they saw this, the sons of Israel said to one another, ‘What is that?’

not knowing what it was. ‘That’ said Moses to them ‘is the bread the Lord gives you to eat.’

Exodus 16:2-4.12-15 RERC 2-05a Son of God

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The Last Supper

When evening came he was at table with the twelve disciples. And while they were eating he said ‘I tell

you solemnly, one of you is about to betray me’ They were greatly distressed and started asking him in turn, ‘Not I, Lord, surely?’ He answered,

‘Someone who has dipped his hand into the dish with me, will betray me. The Son of Man is going to his fate, as the scriptures say he will, but alas for that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! Better for that man if he had never been born!’ Judas, who was to betray him; asked in his turn, ‘Not I, Rabbi, surely?’ ‘They are your own words’

answered Jesus.

Matthew 26: 17-30 RERC 2-05a Son of God

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The Last Supper

Now as they were eating, Jesus took some bread, and when he had said the blessing he broke it and gave it to the disciples. ‘Take it and eat;’ he said

‘this is my body.’ Then he took a cup, and when he had returned thanks he gave it to them. ‘Drink all of

you from this,’ he said ‘for this is my blood, the blood of the covenant, which is to be poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. From now on, I tell you, I shall not drink wine until the day I drink the

new wine with you in the kingdom of my Father.’


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The parable of the sower

Jesus left the house and sat by the lakeside, but such large crowds gathered round him that he got into a boat and sat there. The people all stood on

the beach, and he told them many things in parables.

He said, ‘Imagine a sower going out to sow. As he sowed, some seeds fell on the edge of the path, and

the birds came and ate them up. Others fell on patches of rock where they found little soil and sprang up straight away, because there was no depth of earth; but as soon as the sun came up

they were scorched and, not having any roots, they withered away.

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Others fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. Others fell on rich soil and

produced their crop, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. Listen, anyone who has ears!’

When anyone hears the word of the kingdom without understanding, the evil one comes and

carries off what was sown in his heart: this is the man who received the seed on the edge of the

path. The one who received it on patches of rock is the man who hears the word and welcomes it at

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But he has no root in him, he does not last; let some trial come, or some persecution on account of

the word, and he falls away at once. The one who received the seed in thorns is the man

who hears the word, but the worries of this world and the lure of riches choke the word and so he

produces nothing. And the one who received the seed in rich soil is the man who hears the word and understands it; he is the one who yields a harvest and produces now a

hundredfold, now sixty, now thirty.’


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Healing on the Sabbath

He moved on from there and went to their synagogue, and a man was there who had a

withered hand. They asked him, ‘Is it against the law to cure a man on the sabbath day?’ hoping for

something to use against him. But he said to them, ‘If any one of you here had only one sheep and it fell down a hole on the sabbath day, would he not get hold of it and lift it out? Now a man is far more

important than a sheep, so it follows that it is permitted to do good on the sabbath day. Then he

said to the man, ‘Stretch out you hand’. He stretched it out and his hand was better, as sound

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The healing of the paralysed man

Jesus got in the boat, crossed the water and came to his own town. Then some people appeared,

bringing him a paralytic stretched out on a bed.

Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralytic, ‘Courage, my child, your sins are forgiven.’ And at this some scribes said to themselves, ‘This man is blaspheming.’ Knowing what was in their minds

Jesus said, ‘Why do you have such wicked thoughts in your hearts?


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The healing of the paralysed man

Now, which of these is easier to say, “Your sins are forgiven,” or to say, “Get up and walk”? But to

prove to you that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins,’ – he said to the paralytic – ‘get up, and pick up your bed and go off home.’

And the man got up and went home. A feeling of awe came over the crowd when they saw this, and

they praised God for giving such power to men.


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Jesus criticises the Pharisees

Addressing the people and his disciples Jesus said, ‘The scribes and the Pharisees occupy the chair of Moses. You must therefore do what they tell you

and listen to what they say; but do not be guided by what they do: since they do not practise what they preach. They tie up heavy burdens and lay them on men’s shoulders, but will they lift a finger to move

them? Not they! Everything they do is done to attract attention, like wearing broader phylacteries and longer tassels, like wanting to take the place of

honour at banquets and the front seats in the synagogues, being greeted obsequiously in the

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Jesus criticises the Pharisees

‘You, however, must not allow yourselves to be called Rabbi, since you have only one master, and you are all brothers. You must call no one on earth your father, since you have only one Father, and he is in heaven. Nor must you allow yourselves to be

called teachers, for you have only one Teacher, the Christ. The greatest among you must be your

servant. Anyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and anyone who humbles himself will

exalted.’


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The expulsion of the dealers from the Temple

Jesus then went into the Temple and drove out all those who were selling and buying there; he upset the tables of the money changers and the chairs of

those who were selling pigeons. ‘According to scripture’ he said ‘my house will be called a house

of prayer, but you are turning it into a robbers’ den. There were also blind and lame people who came to him in the Temple , and he cured them. At the

sight of the wonderful things he did and of the children shouting, ‘Hosanna to the Son of David’ in the Temple, the chief priests and the scribes were

indignant.

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Jesus said to his disciples, ‘In your prayers do not babble

as the pagans do, for they think that by using many words

they will make themselves heard. Do not be like them;

your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

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So you should pray like this:‘Our Father in heaven,

may your name be held holy,your kingdom come,

your will be done,on earth as in heaven.

Give us today our daily bread.And forgive us our debts, as we have forgiven those who are in debt to us.

And do not put us to the test,but save us from the evil one.

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‘Yes, if you forgive others their failings, your heavenly Father will forgive you yours;

but if you do not forgive others, your Father will not forgive your failings either.’

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Effective prayer

Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Ask, and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. For the one who asks

always receives; the one who searches always finds; the one who knocks will always have the door opened to him. Is there a man among you

who would hand his son a stone when he asked for bread? Or would hand him a snake when he asked for a fish? If you, then, who are evil, know how to give your children what is good, how much more

will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask him!

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Trust in providence

‘That is why I am telling you not to worry about your life and what you are to eat, nor about your

body and how you are to clothe it. Surely life means more than food, and the body more than

clothing! Look at the birds in the sky. They do not sow or reap or gather into barns; yet your heavenly

Father feeds them. Are we not worth much more than they are? Can any of you, for all his worrying, add one single cubit to his span of life? And why

worry about clothing? Think of the flowers growing in the fields; they never have to work or spin; yet I assure you that not even Solomon in all his regalia

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Trust in providence

Now if that is how God clothes the grass in the field which is there today and thrown into the furnace tomorrow, will he not much more look after you,

you men of little faith? So do not worry; do not say, “What are we to eat? What are we to drink? How are we to be clothed?” It is the pagans who set their hearts on all these things. Your heavenly

Father knows you need them all. Set your hearts on his kingdom first, and on his righteousness, and all these other things will be given you as well. So do not worry about tomorrow: tomorrow will take care of itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.’


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Where two or three are gathered

‘I tell you solemnly once again, if two of you on earth agree to ask anything at all, it will be granted to you by my Father in heaven. For where two or three meet in my name, I shall be there with them.’


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Fasting in secret

When you fast do not put on a gloomy look as the hypocrites do: they pull long faces to let men know that they are fasting. I tell you solemnly, they have

had their reward. But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that no one will know that you are fasting except your Father who

sees all that is done in secret; and your Father who sees all that is done in secret will reward you.

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Almsgiving in secret

Be careful not to parade your good deeds before men to attract their notice; by doing this you will lose all reward from your Father in heaven. So when you give alms, do not have it trumpeted

before you; this is what the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets to win men’s

admiration. I tell you solemnly, they have had their reward.

But when you give alms, your left hand must not know what your right hand is doing; your

almsgiving must be in secret, and your Father who sees all that is done is secret will reward you.

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The call of the first four disciples

As Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, Jesus saw two brothers, Simon, who was called Peter,

and his brother Andrew; they were making a cast in the lake with their net, for they were fishermen. And he said to them, ‘Follow me and I will make

you fishers of men.’ And they left their nets at once and followed him. Going on from there he saw

another pair of brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John; they were in their boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets, and he called them. At once, leaving the boat and their father,

they followed him.


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The call of the Matthew

As Jesus was walking on he saw a man named Matthew sitting by the customs house, and he said

to him, ‘Follow me.’ And he got up and follow him.


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The rich young man

There was a man who came to Jesus and asked, ‘Master, what good deed must I do to possess

eternal life?’ Jesus said to him, ‘Why do you ask me about what is good? There is one alone who is

good. But if you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.’

He said, ‘Which?’ ‘These:’ Jesus replied ‘You must not kill. You must not commit adultery. You must not bring false witness. Honour your father and mother, and: you must love your neighbour as

yourself.’


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The rich young man

The young man said to him, ‘I have kept all these. What more do I need to do?’ Jesus said, ‘If you wish

to be perfect, go and sell what you own and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure

in heaven; then come, follow me.’

But when the young man heard these words he went away sad, for he was a man of great wealth.


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Jesus left the house and sat by the lakeside, but such large crowds gathered round him that he got into a boat and sat there. The people all stood on

the beach, and he told them many things in parables.

He said, ‘Imagine a sower going out to sow. As he sowed, some seeds fell on the edge of the path, and

the birds came and ate them up. Others fell on patches of rock where they found little soil and sprang up straight away, because there was no depth of earth; but as soon as the sun came up

they were scorched and, not having any roots, they withered away.

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Others fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. Others fell on rich soil and

produced their crop, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. Listen, anyone who has ears!’

When anyone hears the word of the kingdom without understanding, the evil one comes and

carries off what was sown in his heart: this is the man who received the seed on the edge of the

path. The one who received it on patches of rock is the man who hears the word and welcomes it at

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But he has no root in him, he does not last; let some trial come, or some persecution on account of

the word, and he falls away at once. The one who received the seed in thorns is the man

who hears the word, but the worries of this world and the lure of riches choke the word and so he

produces nothing. And the one who received the seed in rich soil is the man who hears the word and understands it; he is the one who yields a harvest and produces now a

hundredfold, now sixty, now thirty.’


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Falling before the risen Christ: the Resurrection

Filled with awe and great joy the women came quickly away from the tomb and ran to tell the

disciples.

And there, coming to meet them, was Jesus. ‘Greetings,’ he said. And the women came up to

him and, falling down before him, clasped his feet. The Jesus said to them, ‘Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers that they must leave for Galilee;

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Falling before the risen Christ: the Ascension

The eleven disciples set out for Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had arranged to meet them.

When they saw him they fell down before him, though some hesitated. Jesus came up and spoke to them. He said, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, make disciples of all the nations; baptise them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teach them to observe all the commands I gave you. And know that I am with you always; yes, to

the end of time.’


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Jesus at Nazareth(Confirmation)

Jesus came to Nazara, where he had been brought up, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath

day as he usually did. He stood up to read and they handed him the scroll of the prophet Isaiah.

Unrolling the scroll he found the place where it is written:

The spirit of the Lord has been given to me,for he has anointed me.

He has sent me to bring the good news to the poor,

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Jesus at Nazareth(Confirmation)

to proclaim liberty to captivesand to the blind new sight,

to set the downtrodden free,to proclaim the Lord’s year of favour.

He then rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the assistant and sat down. And all eyes in the

synagogue were fixed on him. Then he began to speak to them, ‘This text is being fulfilled today

even as you listen.’ And he won the approval of all, and they were astonished by the gracious words

that came from his lips.

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The promise of the Holy Spirit at the Last Supper

(Confirmation)

I have said these things to you while still with you;

but the Advocate, the Holy Spirit,whom the Father will send in my name,

will teach you everythingand remind you of all that I have said to you.

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The promise of the Holy Spirit at the Ascension

When he had been at table with them, he had told them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait there for what the Father had promised. ‘It is’ he had said

‘what you have heard me speak about: John baptised with water but you, not many days from

now, will be baptised with the Holy Spirit.’

Now having met together, they asked him, ‘Lord, has the time come? Are you going to restore the kingdom to Israel?’ He replied, ‘It is not for you to

know times or dates that the Father has decided by his own authority, but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you, and then you will be my witnesses not only in Jerusalem but throughout Judaea and Samaria, and indeed to the ends of the

earth.’

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The disciples prayerfully await the Holy Spirit(Confirmation)

After Jesus was taken up into heaven the apostles went back from the Mount of Olives, as it is called,

to Jerusalem, a short distance away, no more than a sabbath walk; and when they reached the city they went to the upper room where they were staying;

there were Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew,

James son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Jude son of James. All these joined in continuous prayer, together with several women, including

Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.

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The disciples prayerfully await the Holy Spirit at Pentecost

(Confirmation)

When Pentecost day came round, they had all met in one room, when suddenly they heard what

sounded like a powerful wind from heaven, the noise of which filled the entire house in which they were sitting; and something appeared to them that seemed like tongues of fire; these separated and

came to rest on the head of each of them.

They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak foreign languages as the Spirit gave them

the gift of speech.

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Gifts of the Spirit(Confirmation)

A shoot springs from the stock of Jesse,a scion thrusts from his roots:

on him the spirit of the Lord rests,a spirit of wisdom and insight,a spirit of counsel and power,

a spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord.(The fear of the Lord is his breath.)

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Fruits of the Spirit(Confirmation)

What the Spirit brings is very different: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, trustfulness, gentleness and self-control. There can be no law

against things like that, of course. You cannot belong to Christ Jesus unless you crucify all

self-indulgent passions and desires.Since the Spirit is our life, let us be directed by the

Spirit.

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Since one of the skills of core learning is I can locate scriptural references using chapter and

verse, please refer to the bible for the Word of God quotes.

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The wedding at Cana

There was a wedding at Cana in Galilee. The mother of Jesus was there, and Jesus and his

disciples had also been invited. When they ran out of wine, since the wine provided for the wedding was all finished, the mother of Jesus said to him,

‘They have no wine.’ Jesus said ‘Woman, why turn to me? My hour has not come yet.’ His mother said

to the servants, ‘Do whatever he tells you.’

There were six stone water jars standing there, meant for the ablutions that are customary among the Jews: each could hold twenty or thirty gallons.

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The wedding at Cana

Jesus said to the servants, ‘Fill the jars with water’, and they filled them to the brim. ‘Draw some out

now’ he told them ‘and take it to the steward.’ They did this; the steward tasted the water, and it had turned into wine. Having no idea where it came

from – only the servants who had drawn the water knew – the steward called the bridegroom and said;

‘People generally serve the best wine first, and keep the cheaper sort till the guests have had

plenty to drink; but you have kept the best wine till now.’

This was the first of the signs given by Jesus: it was given at Cana in Galilee. He let his glory be seen,

and his disciples believed in him.

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Salt of the earth, light of the world

Jesus said to his disciples, ‘You are the salt of the earth. But if salt becomes tasteless, what can make it salty again? It is good for nothing, and can only be thrown out to be trampled underfoot by men.

‘You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill-top cannot be hidden. No one lights a lamp to put it under a tub; they put it on the lamp-stand where it shines for everyone in the house. In the same way your light must shine in the sight of men, so that, seeing your good works, they may give the praise

to your Father in heaven.’

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The parable of the darnel

Jesus put a parable before the crowds, ‘The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field. While everybody was asleep his enemy came, sowed darnel all among the wheat, and made off. When the new wheat

sprouted and ripened, the darnel appeared as well. The owner’s servants went to him and said, “Sir,

was it not good seed that you sowed in your field? If so, where does the darnel come from?” “Some enemy has done this” he answered. And the

servants said, “Do you want us to go and weed it out?”

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But he said, “No, because when you weed out the darnel you might pull up the wheat with it. Let them

both grow till the harvest; and at harvest time I shall say to the reapers: First collect the darnel and tie it in bundles to be burnt, then gather the wheat

into my barn.”’

Then, leaving the crowds, he went to the house; and his disciples came to him and said, ‘Explain the parable about the darnel in the field to us.’ He said in reply, ‘The sower of the good seed is the Son of

Man.

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The field is the world; the good seed is the subjects of the kingdom; the darnel, the subjects of the evil

one; the enemy who sowed them, the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; the reapers are the angels. Well then, just as the darnel is gathered up and burnt in the fire, so it will be at the end of time.

The Son of Man will send his angels and they will gather out of his kingdom all things that provoke offences and all who do evil, and throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth. Then the virtuous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Listen,

anyone who has ears!’

Matthew 13: 24-30 and 36-43


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The parable of the mustard seed

He put another parable before them, ‘The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his field. It is the smallest of all the

seeds, but when it has grown it is the biggest shrub of all and becomes a tree so that the birds of the air

come and shelter in its branches.’

Matthew 13: 31-32 RERC 2-20a Reign of God

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The parable of the yeast

He told them another parable, ‘The kingdom of heaven is like the yeast a woman took and mixed in with three measures of flour till it was leavened all

through.’

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The parables of the treasure and the pearl

Jesus said to the crowds, ‘The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field which someone has

found; he hides it again, goes off happy, sells everything he owns and buys the field.

‘Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls; when he finds one of great value he goes and sells everything he owns and

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The parable of the dragnet and conclusion

‘Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet cast into the sea that brings in a haul of all kinds. When it is full, the fishermen haul it ashore; then, sitting down, they collect the good ones in a basket and

throw away those that are no use. This is how it will be at the end of time: the angels will appear and separate the wicked from the just to throw them

into the blazing furnace where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.

‘Have you understood all this?’ They said, ‘Yes.’ And he said to them, ‘Well then, every scribe who

becomes a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings out from his storeroom

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Paul’s hymn to love

Be ambitious for the higher gifts. And I am going to show you a way that is better than any of them.

Love is always patient and kind; it is never jealous; love is never boastful or conceited; it is never rude

or selfish; it does not take offence, and is not resentful. Love takes no pleasure in other people’s sins but delights in the truth; it is always ready to excuse, to trust, to hope, and to endure whatever

comes.Love does not come to an end. But if there are gifts

of prophecy, the time will come when they must fail; or the gift of languages, it will not continue for ever; and knowledge – for this, too, the time will

come when it must fail.

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Paul’s hymn to love

For our knowledge is imperfect and our prophesying is imperfect; but once perfection comes, all

imperfect things will disappear. When I was a child, I used to talk like a child, and think like a child, and argue like a child, but now I am a man, all childish ways are put behind me. Now we are seeing a dim reflection in a mirror; but then we shall be seeing

face to face. The knowledge that I have now is imperfect; but then I

shall know as fully as I am known.

In short, there are three things that last: faith, hope and love; and the greatest of these is love.

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Real and active love

If a man who was rich enough in this world’s goodssaw that one of his brothers was in need,

but closed his heart to him,how could the love of God be living in him?

My children,our love is not to be just words or mere talk,

but something real and active;only by this can we be certain

that we are children of the truth.

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The last judgement

Jesus said to his disciples: ‘When the Son of Man comes in his glory, escorted by all the angels, then he will take his seat on his throne of glory. All the nations will be assembled before him and he will separate men one from another as the shepherd separates sheep from goats. He will place the sheep on his right hand and the goats on his left.

‘Then the King will say to those on his right hand, “Come, you whom my Father has blessed, take for your heritage the kingdom prepared for you since

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The last judgement

For I was hungry and you gave me food; I was thirsty and you gave me drink; I was a stranger and you made me welcome; naked and you clothed me, sick and you visited me, in prison and you came to

see me.”

Then the virtuous will say to him in reply, “Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you; or

thirsty and give you drink? When did we see you a stranger and make you welcome; naked and clothe you; sick or in prison and go to see you?” And the King will answer, “I tell you solemnly, in so far as

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The Beatitudes

Seeing the crowds, Jesus went up the hill. There he sat down and was joined by his disciples. Then he

began to speak. This is what he taught them:‘How happy are the poor in spirit;theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Happy the gentle:they shall have the earth for their heritage.

Happy those who mourn:they shall be comforted.

Happy those who hunger and thirst for what is right:they shall be satisfied.

Happy the merciful:they shall have mercy shown them.


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The Beatitudes

Happy the pure in heart:they shall see God.

Happy the peacemakers:they shall be called sons of God.

Happy those who are persecuted in the cause of right:

theirs is the kingdom of heaven.Happy are you when people abuse you and

persecute youand speak all kinds of calumny against you on my

account. Rejoice and be glad,

for your reward will be great in heaven.’


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Jesus forgives from the cross

When they reached the place called The Skull, they crucified him there and the two criminals also, one

on the right, the other on the left. Jesus said, ‘Father, forgive them; they do not know what they

are doing.’ Then they cast lots to share out his clothing.

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