At the #ChrismMass on #HolyThursday, #StEphrem ponders Is 61:1, “The Spirit of the Lord God is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good tidings to the afflicted,” that is, God anointed him with the Holy Spirit…”
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“He [#Jesus] commanded the light, and it was born from the darkness. Likewise here too, he made clay from his spittle, and brought to fullness what was …” #Podcast #StEphrem #ManBornBlind #FourthSundayOfLent #Gospel #Catholic #Scrutiny #Sundaymass patrolo.gy/26Lent4A
“He [#Jesus] commanded the light, and it was born from the darkness. Likewise here too, he made clay from his spittle, and brought to fullness what was …” #Podcast #StEphrem #ManBornBlind #FourthSundayOfLent #Gospel #Catholic #Scrutiny #Sundaymass patrolo.gy/26Lent4A
#StEphrem ponders #2Kings 5:1 on Lent 3 Monday, “Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man and in high favor with his master because by him the Lord had given victory to Aram.” Some rely on these words…”
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During St. Ephrem's feast, Patriarch Yonan led a mass in Bashoura, stressing hope and righteousness. He urged solidarity amid rising tensions and prayed for Lebanon's peace, praising President Aoun's efforts for stability and unity.
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“God’s word is an inexhaustible spring of life” — #StEphrem — “Lord, who can comprehend even one of your words. We lose more of it than we grasp, like those who drink from a living spring. For God’s word offers different facets according to the…”
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On the #Memorial of #StScholastica, #StEphrem ponders #1Kings 8:22, “Now notice that Solomon did not only pray for his people but also for the foreigners and the strangers who distrusted the nation of Israel and were often…”
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#StEphrem ponders #1Kings 8:1 on Monday of Week 5, “The two weeks [of festivity] and the two solemn celebrations were accomplished by the people of the Lord with the greatest joy. The former prefigured the festivals of our …” #Catholic #Dailymass patrolo.gy/m8b
On #Saturday of OT Week 4, #StEphrem ponders #1Kings 3:12, “Since the narrative [of the book of Kings] is accurate in the facts, nobody can have any doubt that Solomon received his noble sovereignty, his elevated thought and…”
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New Book News! Sebastian Brock's highly anticipated edition and translation of 'St Ephrem on the Pearl and its Symbols' is now in print. www.gorgiaspress.com/st-ephrem-on... #newbookalert #poems #StEphrem
On the #NativityOfTheLord #Christmas, #StEphrem ponders #John 1:14, “On this day on which the Lord of all came among servants, let the lords also bow down to their servants lovingly. On this day when the rich One was…”
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“Keep watch: he is to come again” — #StEphrem — “To prevent his disciples from asking the time of his coming, Christ said: About that hour no one knows, neither the angels nor the Son. It is not for you to know times or moments. He has kept those…”
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#StEphrem ponders #Luke 16:9 on Saturday of OT 31, “He told another parable of the steward, who was accused in the presence of his master. The shrewdness of this unjust steward was praised in the presence of his master. He...”
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On the #Memorial of #StTeresaOfJesus, #StEphrem ponders #John 15:1-8, “The sons of truth grow large on this Branch of Truth;
they have been perfected and have
become fruits fit for the kingdom.
But, although the Branch is...”
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#StEphrem ponders #Luke 11:29 on Monday of Week 28, “The sign of Jonah served the Ninevites in two ways. If they would have rejected it, they would have gone down to Sheol alive like Jonah, but they were raised from the dead...”
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#StEphrem ponders #Luke 6:29 on Thursday of OT Week 23, “An eye for an eye” is the perfection of justice. “Whoever strikes you on the cheek, turn the other to him” is the consummation of grace. While both continually have their...”
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#StEphrem ponders #Luke 6:2 on Saturday of Week 22 ““Behold, your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the sabbath.” Our Lord had instructed them in advance and trained them in the truth of the just, so that whenever...”
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On the #Solemnity of the #Assumption of #BVM, #StEphrem ponders Luke 1:46-49, “[Mary] revealed to Elizabeth what the angel spoke to her in secret, and that he called her blessed because she believed in the realization of...”
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“The cross of Christ gives life to the human race” — #StEphrem — “Death trampled our Lord underfoot, but he in his turn treated death as a highroad for his own feet. He submitted to it, enduring it willingly, because by this means he would be able…”
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#StEphrem ponders #John 6:32 on Tuesday of #Easter 3, “From a little bread, our Lord made an abundance of bread in the midst of the desert, and in Cana he turned water into wine. At first he set out to give instruction to their…”
#Catholic #Dailymass
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At the #Catholic #ChrismMass on #HolyThursday, #StEphrem ponders #Isaiah61:1, “The Spirit of the Lord God is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good tidings to the afflicted,” that is, God anointed him with the Holy Spirit. Therefore…”
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#StEphrem ponders #2Kings 5:1 on Monday of #Lent 3, “Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man and in high favor with his master because by him the Lord had given victory to Aram.” Some rely on these...”
#Catholic #Dailymass
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On the Third Sunday of #Lent, #StEphrem ponders #Luke 13:6, “He told another parable, “A certain man had planted a fig tree in his vineyard and he said to the vinedresser.” This refers to the law, taking its point of view...”
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On the #Feast of #StKatharineDrexel, #StEphrem ponders #Mark 10:18, “The rich man called Jesus “good,” as if he were offering him a favor, just as some favor others with honorary titles. [The Lord] fled from that by which people…”
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On #Sundaymass OT 7, #StEphrem ponders #Luke 6:29, ““An eye for an eye” is the perfection of justice. “Whoever strikes you on the cheek, turn the other to him” is the consummation of grace. While both continually have their criteria, he…”
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“God’s word is an inexhaustible spring of life” — #StEphrem — “Lord, who can comprehend even one of your words. We lose more of it than we grasp, like those who drink from a living spring. For God’s word offers different facets according to the…”
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On the #Memorial of #StAgnes, #StEphrem ponders #Hebrews 6:18, ““Through two unchangeable things” ... the former is that he swore by himself. The latter is that David said, “The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, that…”
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On the #Memorial of #StAnthony #Antony #Abbot, #StEphrem ponders #Hebrews 4:1, “In fact, if Joshua, the son of Nun, who allowed them to inherit the land, had settled them and given them rest, they still would not speak at all…”
#Catholic #Dailymass
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On the #NativityOfTheLord, #StEphrem ponders #John 1:14, “On this day on which the Lord of all came among servants, let the lords also bow down to their servants lovingly. On this day when the rich One was made poor for our sake, let the rich man…”
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