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Luke 4:Now when it was day, He departed and went into a deserted place. And the crowd sought Him\u00a0and came to Him, and tried to keep Him from leaving them; 43 \u00a0 but He said to them, \u201cI must preach the kingdom of God to the other cities also, because for this purpose I have been sent.\u201d 44 \u00a0 And He was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.*\u00a0 \u00a0And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people. 24 \u00a0 Then His fame went throughout all Syria; and they brought to Him all sick people who were afflicted with various diseases and torments, and those who were demon-possessed, epileptics, and paralytics; and He healed them. 25 \u00a0 Great multitudes followed Him\u2014 from Galilee, and from Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.\u00a0 5:1 \u00a0 So it was, as the multitude pressed about Him to hear the word of God, that He stood by the Lake of Gennesaret, 2 \u00a0 and saw two boats standing by the lake; but the fishermen had gone from them and were washing their nets. 3 \u00a0 Then He got into one of the boats, which was Simon\u2019s, and asked him to put out a little from the land. And He sat down and taught the multitudes from the boat. 4 \u00a0 When He had stopped speaking, He said to Simon, \u201cLaunch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.\u201d 5 \u00a0 But Simon answered and said to Him, \u201cMaster, we have toiled all night and caught nothing; nevertheless at Your word I will let down the net.\u201d 6 \u00a0 And when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish, and their net was breaking. 7 \u00a0 So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink. 8 \u00a0 When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus\u2019 knees, saying, \u201cDepart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord!\u201d 9 \u00a0 For he and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish which they had taken; 10 \u00a0 and so also were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, \u201cDo not be afraid. From now on you will catch men.\u201d 11 \u00a0 So when they had brought their boats to land, they forsook all and followed Him.<\/p>\n
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Prayer:
\nWe adore Thee O Christ and we bless Thee for by Thy Holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.<\/p>\n
Monday
\nMatthew 8:When He had come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed Him. 2 \u00a0 And behold, a leper came and worshiped Him, saying, \u201cLord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.\u201d 3 \u00a0 Then Jesus put out His hand and touched him, saying, \u201cI am willing; be cleansed.\u201d Immediately his leprosy was cleansed. 4 \u00a0 And Jesus said to him, \u201cSee that you tell no one; but go your way, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.\u201d\u00a0 (Mark 2)\u00a0\u00a0And again He entered Capernaum after some days, and it was heard that He was in the house. 2 \u00a0 Immediately* many gathered together, so that there was no longer room to receive them, not even near the door. And He preached the word to them. 3 \u00a0 Then they came to Him, bringing a paralytic who was carried by four men. 4 \u00a0 And when they could not come near Him because of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where He was. So when they had broken through, they let down the bed on which the paralytic was lying. 5 \u00a0 When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, \u201cSon, your sins are forgiven you.\u201d 6 \u00a0 And some of the scribes were sitting there and reasoning in their hearts, 7\u201c Why does this Man speak blasphemies like this? Who can forgive sins but God alone?\u201d 8 \u00a0 But immediately, when Jesus perceived in His spirit that they reasoned thus within themselves, He said to them, \u201cWhy do you reason about these things in your hearts? 9Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, \u2018Your sins are forgiven you,\u2019 or to say, \u2018Arise, take up your bed and walk\u2019? 10But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins\u201d\u2014 He said to the paralytic, 11\u201c I say to you, arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.\u201d 12 \u00a0 Immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went out in the presence of them all, so that all were amazed and glorified God, saying, \u201cWe never saw anything like this!\u201d<\/p>\n
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Prayer:
\nLet the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable in Thy sight O Lord my strength and my redeemer<\/p>\n
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Tuesday
\nMark 2:13 \u00a0 Then He went out again by the sea; and all the multitude came to Him, and He taught them. 14 \u00a0 As He passed by, He saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, \u201cFollow Me.\u201d So he arose and followed Him. 15 \u00a0 Now it happened, as He was dining in Levi\u2019s house, that many tax collectors and sinners also sat together with Jesus and His disciples; for there were many, and they followed Him. 16 \u00a0 And when the scribes and* Pharisees saw Him eating with the tax collectors and sinners, they said to His disciples, \u201cHow is it that He eats and drinks with tax collectors and sinners?\u201d 17 \u00a0 When Jesus heard it, He said to them, \u201cThose who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.\u201d*<\/p>\n
Prayer:
\nO Lord come to my assistance, O Lord make haste to help me.<\/p>\n
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Wednesday
\nLuke 5:33 \u00a0 Then they said to Him, \u201cWhy do* the disciples of John fast often and make prayers, and likewise those of the Pharisees, but Yours eat and drink?\u201d 34 \u00a0 And He said to them, \u201cCan you make the friends of the bridegroom fast while the bridegroom is with them? 35But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them; then they will fast in those days.\u201d 36 \u00a0 Then He spoke a parable to them: \u201cNo one puts a piece from a new garment on an old one;* otherwise the new makes a tear, and also the piece that was taken out of the new does not match the old. 37And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; or else the new wine will burst the wineskins and be spilled, and the wineskins will be ruined. 38But new wine must be put into new wineskins, and both are preserved.* 39And<\/p>\n
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Prayer:<\/p>\n
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come.
\nThursday
\nJohn 5:After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2 \u00a0 Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew, Bethesda,* having five porches. 3 \u00a0 In these lay a great multitude of sick people, blind, lame, paralyzed, waiting for the moving of the water. 4 \u00a0 For an angel went down at a certain time into the pool and stirred up the water; then whoever stepped in first, after the stirring of the water, was made well of whatever disease he had.* 5 \u00a0 Now a certain man was there who had an infirmity thirty-eight years. 6 \u00a0 When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he already had been in that condition a long time, He said to him, \u201cDo you want to be made well?\u201d 7 \u00a0 The sick man answered Him, \u201cSir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up; but while I am coming, another steps down before me.\u201d 8 \u00a0 Jesus said to him, \u201cRise, take up your bed and walk.\u201d 9 \u00a0 And immediately the man was made well, took up his bed, and walked. And that day was the Sabbath. 10 \u00a0 The Jews therefore said to him who was cured, \u201cIt is the Sabbath; it is not lawful for you to carry your bed.\u201d 11 \u00a0 He answered them, \u201cHe who made me well said to me, \u2018Take up your bed and walk.\u2019 \u00a0\u201d 12 \u00a0 Then they asked him, \u201cWho is the Man who said to you, \u2018Take up your bed and walk\u2019?\u201d 13 \u00a0 But the one who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn, a multitude being in that place. 14 \u00a0 Afterward Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, \u201cSee, you have been made\u00a0\u00a0well. Sin no more, lest a worse thing come upon you.\u201d 15 \u00a0 The man departed and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.<\/p>\n
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Prayer:
\nHoly, Holy, Holy Lord God of Hosts, the whole earth is filled with Thy Glory.<\/p>\n
Friday
\nJohn 5:16<\/p>\n
For this reason the Jews persecuted Jesus, and sought to kill Him,* because He had done these things on the Sabbath. 17 \u00a0 But Jesus answered them, \u201cMy Father has been working until now, and I have been working.\u201d 18 \u00a0 Therefore the Jews sought all the more to kill Him, because He not only broke the Sabbath, but also said that God was His Father, making Himself equal with God. 19 \u00a0 Then Jesus answered and said to them, \u201cMost assuredly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for whatever He does, the Son also does in like manner. 20For the Father loves the Son, and shows Him all things that He Himself does; and He will show Him greater works than these, that you may marvel. 21For as the Father raises the dead and gives life to them, even so the Son gives life to whom He will. 22For the Father judges no one, but has committed all judgment to the Son, 23that all should honor the Son just as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.<\/p>\n
Prayer:<\/p>\n
Christ with me, Christ before me,
\nChrist behind me, Christ in me,
\nChrist beneath me, Christ above me,
\nChrist on my right, Christ on my left,
\nChrist when I lie down, Christ when I sit down,
\nChrist when I arise,
\nChrist in the heart of every man who thinks of me,
\nChrist in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me,
\nChrist in every eye that sees me,
\nChrist in every ear that hears me.
\n(St. Patrick\u2019s Breastplate prayer excerpt)
\nSaturday
\nJohn 5:24\u201c Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life. 25Most assuredly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and those who hear will live. 26For as the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have life in Himself, 27and has given Him authority to execute judgment also, because He is the Son of Man. 28Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice 29and come forth\u2014 those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation. 30I can of Myself do nothing. As I\u00a0\u00a0hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me.<\/p>\n
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Prayer:<\/p>\n
O Come let us worship and fall down before Christ, O Son of God, Who didst rise from the dead, save us who chant unto Thee, Alleluia.<\/p>\n
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