WEBVTT 00:00:00.520 --> 00:00:03.700 Hello, this is Father Paul, and I'm glad we're 00:00:03.700 --> 00:00:05.740 taking this journey together to read the Bible 00:00:05.740 --> 00:00:09.099 in a year. Today's reading is from the Gospel 00:00:09.099 --> 00:00:12.119 of Luke chapter 8 and the Gospel of Matthew chapter 00:00:12.119 --> 00:00:17.420 8. Luke chapter 8. Now it came to pass afterward 00:00:17.420 --> 00:00:19.879 that he went through every city and village, 00:00:20.059 --> 00:00:22.420 preaching and bringing the glad tidings of the 00:00:22.420 --> 00:00:25.059 kingdom of God, and the twelve were with him. 00:00:25.140 --> 00:00:27.960 And certain women who had been healed of evil 00:00:27.960 --> 00:00:30.920 spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, 00:00:30.960 --> 00:00:34.280 out of whom had come seven demons, and Joanna 00:00:34.280 --> 00:00:37.899 the wife of Shuzah, Herod's steward, and Susanna, 00:00:38.000 --> 00:00:41.159 and many others, who provided for him from their 00:00:41.159 --> 00:00:43.820 sustenance. And when a great multitude had gathered, 00:00:44.000 --> 00:00:46.780 and Neh had come to him from every city, he spoke 00:00:46.780 --> 00:00:50.039 by a parable. A sower went out to sow his seed, 00:00:50.219 --> 00:00:53.539 and as he sowed, some fell by the wayside, and 00:00:53.539 --> 00:00:56.060 it was trampled down, and the birds of the air 00:00:56.060 --> 00:00:59.189 devoured it. Some fell on rock. And as soon as 00:00:59.189 --> 00:01:02.310 it sprang up, it withered away, because it lacked 00:01:02.310 --> 00:01:05.409 moisture. And some fell among thorns, and a thorn 00:01:05.409 --> 00:01:08.209 sprang up with it and choked it. But others fell 00:01:08.209 --> 00:01:11.209 on good ground, sprang up and yielded a crop 00:01:11.209 --> 00:01:14.349 a hundredfold. When he had said these things, 00:01:14.489 --> 00:01:18.349 he cried, He who has ears, to hear, let him hear. 00:01:18.709 --> 00:01:21.370 Then the disciples asked him, saying, What does 00:01:21.370 --> 00:01:24.150 this parable mean? And he said, To you it has 00:01:24.150 --> 00:01:26.549 been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom 00:01:26.549 --> 00:01:29.599 of God. But to the rest it is given in parables, 00:01:29.659 --> 00:01:33.019 that seeing they may not see, and hearing they 00:01:33.019 --> 00:01:35.900 may not understand. Now the parable is this, 00:01:36.079 --> 00:01:39.260 the seed is the word of God. Those by the wayside 00:01:39.260 --> 00:01:42.560 are the ones who hear, then the devil comes and 00:01:42.560 --> 00:01:45.120 takes away the word out of their hearts, lest 00:01:45.120 --> 00:01:47.739 they should believe and be saved. But the ones 00:01:47.739 --> 00:01:50.799 on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive 00:01:50.799 --> 00:01:54.180 the word with joy, and these have no roots, who 00:01:54.180 --> 00:01:56.819 believe for a while, and in time of temptation, 00:01:57.390 --> 00:02:00.549 fall away now the ones that fell among thorns 00:02:00.549 --> 00:02:04.010 are those who when they have heard go out and 00:02:04.010 --> 00:02:06.969 are choked with cares riches and pleasures of 00:02:06.969 --> 00:02:10.449 life and bring no fruit to maturity but the ones 00:02:10.449 --> 00:02:13.409 that fell on the good ground are those who having 00:02:13.409 --> 00:02:16.650 heard the word with a noble and good heart keep 00:02:16.650 --> 00:02:20.990 it and bear fruit with patience no one when he 00:02:20.990 --> 00:02:24.250 has lit a lamp covers it with a vessel or puts 00:02:24.250 --> 00:02:27.370 it under a bed, but sets it on a lampstand, that 00:02:27.370 --> 00:02:29.849 those who enter may see the light. For nothing 00:02:29.849 --> 00:02:32.509 is secret that will not be revealed, nor anything 00:02:32.509 --> 00:02:35.409 hidden that will not be known, and come to light. 00:02:35.830 --> 00:02:39.449 Therefore take heed how you hear. For whoever 00:02:39.449 --> 00:02:42.469 has, to him more will be given, and whoever does 00:02:42.469 --> 00:02:45.550 not have, even what he seems to have will be 00:02:45.550 --> 00:02:48.629 taken from him. Then his mother and brothers 00:02:48.629 --> 00:02:50.810 came to him, and could not approach him because 00:02:50.810 --> 00:02:53.939 of the crowd. And it was told him by some, who 00:02:53.939 --> 00:02:56.060 said, Your mother and your brothers are standing 00:02:56.060 --> 00:02:58.840 outside desiring to see you. But he answered 00:02:58.840 --> 00:03:01.560 and said to them, My mother and my brothers are 00:03:01.560 --> 00:03:04.719 these who hear the word of God and do it. Now 00:03:04.719 --> 00:03:07.139 it happened on a certain day that he got into 00:03:07.139 --> 00:03:09.659 a boat with his disciples, and he said to them, 00:03:09.800 --> 00:03:12.520 Let us cross over to the other side of the lake. 00:03:12.680 --> 00:03:15.560 And they launched out. But as they sailed, he 00:03:15.560 --> 00:03:18.479 fell asleep. And a windstorm came down on the 00:03:18.479 --> 00:03:20.979 lake, and they were filling with water. and were 00:03:20.979 --> 00:03:23.539 in jeopardy. And they came to him and awoke him, 00:03:23.599 --> 00:03:26.639 saying, Master, Master, we are perishing. Then 00:03:26.639 --> 00:03:28.819 he arose and rebuked the wind and the raging 00:03:28.819 --> 00:03:31.479 of the water, and they ceased, and there was 00:03:31.479 --> 00:03:34.460 calm. But he said to them, Where is your faith? 00:03:34.860 --> 00:03:37.379 And they were afraid and marveled, saying to 00:03:37.379 --> 00:03:40.099 one another, Who can this be? For he commands 00:03:40.099 --> 00:03:42.580 even the winds and water, and they obey him. 00:03:42.780 --> 00:03:44.939 Then they sailed to the country of the Gadarenes, 00:03:45.039 --> 00:03:47.639 which is opposite Galilee. And when he stepped 00:03:47.639 --> 00:03:50.960 out on the land, There met him a certain man 00:03:50.960 --> 00:03:53.580 from the city who had demons for a long time, 00:03:53.680 --> 00:03:56.319 and he wore no clothes, nor did he live in a 00:03:56.319 --> 00:03:59.159 house but in the tombs. When he saw Jesus, he 00:03:59.159 --> 00:04:01.939 cried out, fell down before him, and with a loud 00:04:01.939 --> 00:04:04.780 voice said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, 00:04:05.039 --> 00:04:08.740 Son of the Most High God? I beg you, do not torment 00:04:08.740 --> 00:04:11.379 me. For he had commanded the unclean spirit to 00:04:11.379 --> 00:04:14.199 come out of the man, for it had often seized 00:04:14.199 --> 00:04:17.279 him, and he was kept under guard. bound with 00:04:17.279 --> 00:04:20.180 chains and shackles. And he broke the bonds and 00:04:20.180 --> 00:04:22.379 was driven by the demon into the wilderness. 00:04:22.740 --> 00:04:25.779 Jesus asked him, saying, What is your name? And 00:04:25.779 --> 00:04:29.160 he said, Legion, because many demons had entered 00:04:29.160 --> 00:04:31.860 him. And they begged him that he would not command 00:04:31.860 --> 00:04:35.480 them to go out into the abyss. Now a herd of 00:04:35.480 --> 00:04:37.899 many swine was feeding there on the mountain. 00:04:38.060 --> 00:04:40.519 So they begged him that he would permit them 00:04:40.519 --> 00:04:43.240 to enter them. And he permitted them. Then the 00:04:43.240 --> 00:04:46.120 demons went out of the man and entered the swine. 00:04:46.439 --> 00:04:49.699 and the herd ran violently down a steep place 00:04:49.699 --> 00:04:53.600 into the lake and drowned. When those who fed 00:04:53.600 --> 00:04:56.379 them saw what had happened, they fled and told 00:04:56.379 --> 00:04:58.779 it in the city and in the country. Then they 00:04:58.779 --> 00:05:01.920 went out to see what had happened, and came to 00:05:01.920 --> 00:05:04.399 Jesus and found the man from whom the demons 00:05:04.399 --> 00:05:07.839 had departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed 00:05:07.839 --> 00:05:10.220 and in his right mind. And they were afraid. 00:05:10.560 --> 00:05:14.189 They also who had seen it told them by what means 00:05:14.189 --> 00:05:16.810 he who had been demon -possessed was healed. 00:05:16.990 --> 00:05:19.769 Then the whole multitude of the surrounding region 00:05:19.769 --> 00:05:23.029 of the Gadarenes asked him to depart from them, 00:05:23.110 --> 00:05:25.949 for they were seized with great fear. And he 00:05:25.949 --> 00:05:29.149 got into the boat and returned. Now the man from 00:05:29.149 --> 00:05:31.589 whom the demons had departed begged him that 00:05:31.589 --> 00:05:33.990 he might be with him. But Jesus sent him away, 00:05:34.050 --> 00:05:36.790 saying, Return to your own house, and tell what 00:05:36.790 --> 00:05:39.500 great things God has done for you. And he went 00:05:39.500 --> 00:05:41.540 his way and proclaimed throughout the whole city 00:05:41.540 --> 00:05:45.060 what great things Jesus had done for him. So 00:05:45.060 --> 00:05:47.180 it was when Jesus returned that the multitude 00:05:47.180 --> 00:05:50.079 welcomed him, for they were all waiting for him. 00:05:50.420 --> 00:05:53.759 And behold, there came a man named Jairus, and 00:05:53.759 --> 00:05:56.139 he was a ruler of the synagogue. And he fell 00:05:56.139 --> 00:05:58.939 down at Jesus' feet and begged him to come to 00:05:58.939 --> 00:06:01.620 his house, for he had an only daughter about 00:06:01.620 --> 00:06:04.519 twelve years of age, and she was dying. But as 00:06:04.519 --> 00:06:07.699 he went, the multitudes thronged him. Now a woman, 00:06:07.800 --> 00:06:10.319 having a flow of blood for twelve years, who 00:06:10.319 --> 00:06:13.139 had spent all her livelihood on physicians, and 00:06:13.139 --> 00:06:15.959 could not be healed by any, came from behind 00:06:15.959 --> 00:06:18.579 and touched the border of his garment, and immediately 00:06:18.579 --> 00:06:21.920 her flow of blood stopped. And Jesus said, Who 00:06:21.920 --> 00:06:25.040 touched me? When all denied it, Peter and those 00:06:25.040 --> 00:06:27.800 with him said, Master, the multitudes throng 00:06:27.800 --> 00:06:30.759 and press you. And you say, Who touched me? But 00:06:30.759 --> 00:06:33.560 Jesus said, Somebody touched me, for I perceived 00:06:33.560 --> 00:06:36.990 power going out from me. Now when the woman saw 00:06:36.990 --> 00:06:39.449 that she was not hidden, she came trembling. 00:06:39.649 --> 00:06:42.189 And falling down before him, she declared to 00:06:42.189 --> 00:06:44.689 him in the presence of all the people the reason 00:06:44.689 --> 00:06:47.790 she had touched him and how she was healed immediately. 00:06:48.329 --> 00:06:50.889 And he said to her daughter, Be of good cheer. 00:06:51.089 --> 00:06:54.850 Your faith has made you well. Go in peace. While 00:06:54.850 --> 00:06:57.269 he was still speaking, someone came from the 00:06:57.269 --> 00:06:59.509 ruler of the synagogue's house, saying to him, 00:06:59.569 --> 00:07:02.310 Your daughter is dead. Do not trouble the teacher. 00:07:02.839 --> 00:07:05.199 But when Jesus heard it, he answered him, saying, 00:07:05.480 --> 00:07:08.160 Do not be afraid, only believe, and she will 00:07:08.160 --> 00:07:10.939 be made well. When he came into the house, he 00:07:10.939 --> 00:07:13.939 permitted no one to go in except Peter, James, 00:07:14.100 --> 00:07:16.360 and John, and the father and mother of the girl. 00:07:16.720 --> 00:07:19.680 Now all wept and mourned for her, but he said, 00:07:19.819 --> 00:07:23.560 Do not weep, she is not dead, but sleeping. And 00:07:23.560 --> 00:07:26.100 they ridiculed him, knowing that she was dead. 00:07:26.500 --> 00:07:29.480 But he put them all outside. took her by the 00:07:29.480 --> 00:07:32.500 hand and called, saying, Little girl, arise. 00:07:32.939 --> 00:07:35.920 Then her spirit returned, and she arose immediately, 00:07:36.240 --> 00:07:38.339 and he commanded that she be given something 00:07:38.339 --> 00:07:41.360 to eat. And her parents were astonished, but 00:07:41.360 --> 00:07:44.240 he charged them to tell no one what had happened. 00:07:48.000 --> 00:07:51.220 When he had come down from the mountain, great 00:07:51.220 --> 00:07:53.860 multitudes followed him. And behold, a leper 00:07:53.860 --> 00:07:56.759 came and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if you 00:07:56.759 --> 00:07:59.259 are willing, you can make me clean. Then Jesus 00:07:59.259 --> 00:08:02.060 put out his hand and touched him, saying, I am 00:08:02.060 --> 00:08:05.339 willing, be cleansed. Immediately his leprosy 00:08:05.339 --> 00:08:08.300 was cleansed. And Jesus said to him, See that 00:08:08.300 --> 00:08:11.339 you tell no one, but go your way, show yourself 00:08:11.339 --> 00:08:13.660 to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses 00:08:13.660 --> 00:08:17.000 commanded as a testimony to them. Now when Jesus 00:08:17.000 --> 00:08:19.839 had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him 00:08:19.839 --> 00:08:23.000 pleading with him, saying, Lord, my servant is 00:08:23.000 --> 00:08:26.500 lying at home, paralyzed, dreadfully tormented. 00:08:26.680 --> 00:08:29.269 And Jesus said to him, I will come and heal him. 00:08:29.490 --> 00:08:32.370 The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not 00:08:32.370 --> 00:08:35.049 worthy that you should come under my roof, but 00:08:35.049 --> 00:08:37.789 only speak a word, and my servant will be healed. 00:08:38.029 --> 00:08:41.570 For I also am a man under authority, having soldiers 00:08:41.570 --> 00:08:45.169 under me. And I say to this one, Go, and he goes, 00:08:45.350 --> 00:08:47.710 and to another, Come, and he comes, and to my 00:08:47.710 --> 00:08:50.090 servant, Do this, and he does it. When Jesus 00:08:50.090 --> 00:08:52.809 heard it, he marveled and said to those who followed, 00:08:53.090 --> 00:08:55.879 Assuredly I say to you, I have not found such 00:08:55.879 --> 00:08:59.360 great faith, not even in Israel. And I say to 00:08:59.360 --> 00:09:02.120 you that many will come from east and west and 00:09:02.120 --> 00:09:05.379 sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the 00:09:05.379 --> 00:09:07.820 kingdom of heaven. But the sons of the kingdom 00:09:07.820 --> 00:09:11.500 will be cast out into outer darkness. There will 00:09:11.500 --> 00:09:14.039 be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then Jesus 00:09:14.039 --> 00:09:16.940 said to the centurion, Go your way, and as you 00:09:16.940 --> 00:09:20.100 have believed, so let it be done for you. And 00:09:20.100 --> 00:09:23.600 his servant was healed that same hour. Now when 00:09:23.600 --> 00:09:26.360 Jesus had come into Peter's house, he saw his 00:09:26.360 --> 00:09:29.159 wife's mother lying sick with a fever. So he 00:09:29.159 --> 00:09:31.639 touched her hand, and the fever left her, and 00:09:31.639 --> 00:09:34.340 she arose and served them. When evening had come, 00:09:34.480 --> 00:09:37.000 they brought to him many who were demon -possessed, 00:09:37.120 --> 00:09:39.980 and he cast out the spirits with a word, and 00:09:39.980 --> 00:09:42.799 healed all who were sick, that it might be fulfilled 00:09:42.799 --> 00:09:45.419 which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying, 00:09:45.659 --> 00:09:48.960 He himself took our infirmities and bore our 00:09:48.960 --> 00:09:52.200 sicknesses. And when Jesus saw great multitudes 00:09:52.200 --> 00:09:54.980 about him, he gave a command to depart to the 00:09:54.980 --> 00:09:57.659 other side. Then a certain scribe came and said 00:09:57.659 --> 00:10:00.500 to him, Teacher, I will follow you wherever you 00:10:00.500 --> 00:10:03.879 go. And Jesus said to him, Foxes have holes and 00:10:03.879 --> 00:10:06.620 birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man 00:10:06.620 --> 00:10:09.639 has nowhere to lay his head. Then another of 00:10:09.639 --> 00:10:12.559 his disciples said to him, Lord, let me first 00:10:12.559 --> 00:10:15.440 go and bury my father. But Jesus said to him, 00:10:15.480 --> 00:10:18.500 Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead. 00:10:19.159 --> 00:10:22.620 Now when he got into a boat, his disciples followed 00:10:22.620 --> 00:10:25.980 him, and suddenly a great tempest arose on the 00:10:25.980 --> 00:10:29.120 sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves, 00:10:29.240 --> 00:10:32.179 but he was asleep. Then his disciples came to 00:10:32.179 --> 00:10:35.440 him and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us, we 00:10:35.440 --> 00:10:38.399 are perishing. But he said to them, Why are you 00:10:38.399 --> 00:10:41.580 fearful, O you of little faith? Then he arose 00:10:41.580 --> 00:10:43.960 and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there 00:10:43.960 --> 00:10:46.500 was a great calm. So the men marveled, saying, 00:10:46.700 --> 00:10:49.509 Who can this be? that even the winds and the 00:10:49.509 --> 00:10:52.370 sea obey him. When he had come to the other side, 00:10:52.429 --> 00:10:55.429 to the country of the Gergesenes, there met him 00:10:55.429 --> 00:10:58.190 two demon -possessed men coming out of the tombs, 00:10:58.250 --> 00:11:00.909 exceedingly fierce, so that no one could pass 00:11:00.909 --> 00:11:03.549 that way. And suddenly they cried out, saying, 00:11:03.830 --> 00:11:07.110 What have we to do with you, Jesus, you son of 00:11:07.110 --> 00:11:10.149 God? Have you come here to torment us before 00:11:10.149 --> 00:11:13.990 the time? Now a good way off from there there 00:11:13.990 --> 00:11:17.470 was a herd of many swine feeding. So the demons 00:11:17.470 --> 00:11:20.590 begged him, saying, If you cast us out, permit 00:11:20.590 --> 00:11:23.710 us to go away into the herd of swine. And he 00:11:23.710 --> 00:11:26.529 said to them, Go. So when they had come out, 00:11:26.669 --> 00:11:28.850 they went into the herd of swine, and suddenly 00:11:28.850 --> 00:11:32.490 the whole herd of swine ran violently down a 00:11:32.490 --> 00:11:35.269 steep place into the sea and perished in the 00:11:35.269 --> 00:11:38.330 water. Then those who kept them fled, and they 00:11:38.330 --> 00:11:40.409 went away into the city and told everything, 00:11:40.669 --> 00:11:43.490 including what had happened to the demon -possessed 00:11:43.490 --> 00:11:46.559 men. And behold, the whole city came out to meet 00:11:46.559 --> 00:11:49.080 Jesus. And when they saw him, they begged him 00:11:49.080 --> 00:11:56.879 to depart from their region. I hope you enjoyed 00:11:56.879 --> 00:11:59.220 today's reading as much as I did. And I look 00:11:59.220 --> 00:12:01.179 forward to seeing you again tomorrow to continue 00:12:01.179 --> 00:12:03.379 on our journey. God bless you and have a great 00:12:03.379 --> 00:12:03.639 day.