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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 17. Now after six days, Jesus

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took Peter, James, and John, his brother, led

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them up on a high mountain by themselves. And

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he was transfigured before them, his face shone

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like the sun, and his clothes became as white

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as the light. And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared

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to them, talking with him. Then Peter answered

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and said to Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to

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be here. If you wish, let us make here three

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tabernacles, one for you, one for Moses, and

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one for Elijah. While he was still speaking,

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behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them. And

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suddenly a voice came out of the cloud, saying,

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This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

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Hear him. And when the disciples heard it, they

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fell on their faces and were greatly afraid.

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But Jesus came and touched them and said, Arise

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and do not be afraid. When they had lifted up

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their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only. Now

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as they came down from the mountain, Jesus commanded

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them, saying, Tell the vision to no one until

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the Son of Man is risen from the dead. And his

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disciples asked him, saying, Why then do the

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scribes say that Elijah must come first? Jesus

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answered and said to them, Indeed, Elijah is

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coming first and will restore all things. But

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I say to you that Elijah has come already. and

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they did not know him, but did to him whatever

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they wished. Likewise, the Son of Man is also

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about to suffer at their hands. Then the disciples

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understood that he spoke to them of John the

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Baptist. And when they had come to the multitude,

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a man came to him, kneeling down to him and saying,

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Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic

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and suffers severely, for he often falls into

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the fire and often into the water. So I brought

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him to your disciples, but they could not cure

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him. Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless

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and perverse generation, how long shall I be

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

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him here to me. And Jesus rebuked the demon,

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and it came out of him, and the child was cured

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from that very hour. Then the disciples came

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to Jesus privately and said, Why could we not

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cast it out? So Jesus said to them, Because of

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your unbelief. For assuredly I say to you, if

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you have faith, As a mustard seed, you will say

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to this mountain, Move from here to there, and

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it will move, and nothing will be impossible

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for you. However, this kind does not go out except

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by prayer and fasting. Now while they were staying

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in Galilee, Jesus said to them, The Son of Man

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is about to be betrayed into the hands of men,

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and they will kill him, and the third day he

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will be raised up. And they were exceedingly

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sorrowful. When they had come to Capernaum, Those

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who received the temple tax came to Peter and

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said, Does your teacher not pay the temple tax?

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He said, Yes. And when he had come into the house,

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Jesus anticipated him, saying, What do you think,

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Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth take

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customs or taxes? From their sons or from strangers?

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Peter said to him, From strangers. Jesus said

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to him, Then the sons are free. Nevertheless,

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lest we offend them, go to the sea. Cast in a

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hook and take the fish that comes up first. And

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when you have opened its mouth, you will find

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a piece of money. Take that and give it to them

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for me and you. 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.