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Hello, this is Father Paul, and I'm glad we're

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taking this journey together to read the Bible

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in a year. Today's reading is from the Gospel

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of Matthew chapter 16 and the Gospel of Mark

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chapter 9. Matthew chapter 16. Then the Pharisees

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and Sadducees came, and testing him, asked that

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he would show them a sign from heaven. He answered

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and said to them, When it is evening, you say,

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it will be fair weather, for the sky is red.

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And in the morning it will be foul weather today,

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for the sky is red and threatening. Hypocrites,

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you know how to discern the face of the sky,

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but you cannot discern the signs of the times.

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A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after

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a sign, and no sign shall be given to it except

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the sign of the prophet Jonah. And he left them

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and departed. Now when his disciples had come

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to the other side, they had forgotten to take

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bread. Do you not understand or remember the

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five loaves of the five thousand, and how many

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baskets you took up? Nor the seven loaves of

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the four thousand, and how many large baskets

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you took up? How is it you do not understand

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that I did not speak to you concerning bread,

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but to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees

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and Sadducees? Then they understood that he did

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not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread,

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but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

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When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi,

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he asked his disciples saying, Who do men say

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that I, the Son of Man, am? So they said, Some

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say John the Baptist, some Elijah. and others

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Jeremiah or one of the prophets. He said to them,

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But who do you say that I am? Simon Peter answered

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and said, You are the Christ, the Son of the

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living God. Jesus answered and said to him, Blessed

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are you, Simon Bar -Yuna, for flesh and blood

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has not revealed this to you, but my Father who

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is in heaven. And I also say to you that you

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are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church,

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and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against

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it. And I will give you the keys of the kingdom

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of heaven. and whatever you bind on earth will

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be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on

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earth will be loosed in heaven. Then he commanded

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his disciples that they should tell no one that

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he was Jesus the Christ. From that time Jesus

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began to show to his disciples that he must go

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to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the

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elders and chief priests and scribes, and be

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killed and be raised the third day. Then Peter

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took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying,

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Far be it from you, Lord. This shall not happen

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to you. But he turned and said to Peter, Get

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behind me, Satan. You are an offense to me, for

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you are not mindful of the things of God, but

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the things of men. Then Jesus said to his disciples,

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If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny

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himself and take up his cross and follow me.

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For whoever desires to save his life will lose

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it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will

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find it. 9. Mark Chapter 9 And he said to them,

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Assuredly, I say to you that there are some standing

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here who will not taste death till they see the

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kingdom of God present with power. Now, after

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six days, Jesus took Peter, James and John and

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led them up on a high mountain apart by themselves.

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And he was transfigured before them. His clothes

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became shining exceedingly white like snow, such

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as no launderer on earth can whiten them. And

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a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is

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my beloved son, hear him. Suddenly, when they

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had looked around, they saw no one anymore but

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only Jesus with themselves. Now as they came

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down from the mountain, he commanded them that

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they should tell no one the things they had seen

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till the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

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So they kept this word to themselves, questioning

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what the rising from the dead meant. And they

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asked him, saying, Why do the scribes say that

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Elijah must come first? Then he answered and

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told them, Indeed, Elijah is coming first and

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restores all things. And how is it written concerning

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the Son of Man, that he must suffer many things

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and be treated with contempt? But I say to you

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that Elijah has also come, and they did to him

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whatever they wished, as it is written of him.

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And when he came to the disciples, he saw a great

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multitude around them and scribes disputing with

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them. Immediately when they saw him, all the

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people were greatly amazed, and running to him,

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greeted him. And he asked the scribes, What are

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you discussing with them? Then one of the crowd

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answered and said, Teacher, I brought you my

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son, who has a mute spirit. And wherever it seizes

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him, it throws him down. He foams at the mouth,

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gnashes his teeth, and becomes rigid. So I spoke

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to your disciples that they should cast it out,

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but they could not. He answered them and said,

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O faithless generation, how long shall I be with

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you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him

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to me. Then they brought him to him, and when

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he saw him, immediately the spirit convulsed

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him, and he fell on the ground and wallowed,

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foaming at the mouth. So he asked his father,

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How long has this been happening to him? And

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he said, From childhood. And often he has thrown

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him both into the fire and into the water to

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destroy him. But if you can do anything, have

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compassion on us and help us. Jesus said to him,

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If you can believe, all things are possible to

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him who believes. Immediately the father of the

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child cried out and said with tears, Lord, I

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believe, help my unbelief. When Jesus saw that

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the people came running together, he rebuked

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the unclean spirit, saying to it, Deaf and dumb

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spirit, I command you, come out of him and enter

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him no more. Then the spirit cried out, convulsed

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him greatly, and came out of him. And he became

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as one dead, so that many said, He is dead. But

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Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up,

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and he arose. And when he had come into the house,

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his disciples asked him privately, Why could

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we not cast it out? So he said to them, This

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kind can come out by nothing but prayer and fasting.

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Then they departed from there and passed through

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Galilee. And he did not want anyone to know it.

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For he taught his disciples and said to them,

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The Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands

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of men, and they will kill him. And after he

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is killed, he will rise the third day. But they

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did not understand this saying and were afraid

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to ask him. Then he came to Capernaum, and when

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he was in the house, he asked them, What was

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it you disputed among yourselves on the road?

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But they kept silent, for on the road they had

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disputed among themselves who would be the greatest.

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And he sat down, called the twelve, and said

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to them, If anyone desires to be first, he shall

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be last of all and servant of all. Then he took

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a little child and set him in the midst of them.

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And when he had taken him in his arms, he said

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to them, Whoever receives one of these little

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children in my name receives me, and whoever

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receives me receives not me, but him who sent

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me. Now John answered them, saying, Teacher,

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we saw someone who does not follow us, casting

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out demons in your name. And we forbade him because

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he does not follow us. But Jesus said, But whoever

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causes one of these little ones, who believe

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in me, to stumble, it would be better for him

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if a millstone were hung around his neck and

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he were thrown into the sea. If your hand causes

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you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you

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to enter into life maimed rather than having

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two hands to go to hell into the fire that shall

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never be quenched, where the worm does not die

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and the fire is not quenched. But if your foot

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causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for

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you to enter life maimed rather than having two

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feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that

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shall never be quenched, where their worm does

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not die and the fire is not quenched. And if

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your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It

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is better for you to enter the kingdom of God

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with one eye, rather than having two eyes, to

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be cast into hell fire, where their worm does

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not die and the fire is not quenched. For everyone

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will be seasoned with fire. and every sacrifice

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will be seasoned with salt. Salt is good, but

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if the salt loses its flavor, how will you season

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it? Have salt in yourselves and have peace with

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one another. I hope you enjoyed today's reading

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as much as I did, and I look forward to seeing

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you again tomorrow to continue on our journey.

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God bless you and have a great day.