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Hey guys! I hope you guys are all doing well. I want to start making my videos in Spanish due to a lot of recommendations and to also reach out to a more larger audience for my videos. For any Spanish audiences can you please vote which Spanish Bible version is recommended? Thanks a lot!
If there are any versions Ive not mentioned please feel free to say in the comments!
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Merry Christmas everyone!!❤️❤️🎄
Im sure everyone is excited today as some of you might be getting presents and having family dinner together. It is such a wonderful day! But most importantly let’s not forget to give thanks to our Lord today as all our blessings and happiness are due to Him! Let’s all wish a very blessed birthday to our Saviour who loves us all!
Fun fact about Christmas tree:
1) The star on top of the tree is the star of David that lighted to the birth of Jesus.
2) The tree used is a tree called an evergreen tree. It is a symbol of eternal life for all of us as the tree stays green even during the harsh winter.
3) The light that shines out of the tree is the light of Jesus that shines throughout the world.
4) The red ornaments on the trees symbolises the blood of Christ. A remainder on why our Lord incarnated into men. It is because of His never ending love for us.
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Hi everyone! I hope you guys are doing well and walking faithfully with God. I'm sorry that I haven't been posting lately as the last few weeks have been a really important part of my journey with God. I'm writing this post after many prayers, studying and contemplation. I have decided to join the RCIA and become a Catholic as I can no longer ignore the love of God and Mary that is present in my heart. This feeling of love and mercy is something unexplainable and I cannot ignore this feeling. I know many of my viewers are not of the Catholic background and may disagree with my choice, I know as I was a non catholic myself. I would like to say this is not a one night conversion but many nights of praying and asking the Lord to guide me in truth.
It is ok if you think I'm making a big mistake. But I know in my heart I love God with all my heart and I have faith in his guidance. Even though I do not yet understand the theology of Catholics my soul stands firm.
I pray that everyone have a fruitful walk with God and may God be always with you. I love you all.
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Taken from St. Athanasius on the Incarnation Chapter 8 Paragraph 54
Painting: St Athanasius by Francesco Solimena
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Today we will be looking in depth at the crucifixion of our Lord especially the time of his crucifixion. This would be part 1 as this is quite long.
Let's look at Mark 15:25:
It was nine in the morning when they crucified him.
And Mark 15:34-37:
And at three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”).
When some of those standing near heard this, they said, “Listen, he’s calling Elijah.”
Someone ran, filled a sponge with wine vinegar, put it on a staff, and offered it to Jesus to drink. “Now leave him alone. Let’s see if Elijah comes to take him down,” he said.
With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last.
So it was at 9 am when Jesus was crucified and at 3pm when He breathed His last.
Now let's go to the Old Testament:
Numbers 28: 3-4:
Say to them: ‘This is the food offering you are to present to the Lord: two lambs a year old without defect, as a regular burnt offering each day. Offer one lamb in the morning and the other at twilight(afternoon).
The time for each sacrifice can be found in the Talmud
Pesachim 58a(afternoon time) and Shabbat 9b(morning time). Which states that the morning sacrifice would be at 9am and afternoon sacrifice would be at 3pm
If you do not believe please check out the sources.
Also, In Acts 3:1
One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer—at three in the afternoon.
So during Jesus time, the Jews at 9am and 3pm would go to the temple to offer sacrifice and pray to God.
So at 9am Jesus was crucified which is the time of the morning sacrifice.
Now what did Jesus do while He was hanging on the cross? He prayed.
Luke23:34:
Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.
Just like how the priest in the temple would pray for the forgiveness of sins when he offers a burnt offering to God.
Jesus was praying for the forgiveness of sins whilst He was hanging on the cross as the lamb of God because He is our high priest offering His human soul and life as a burnt offering for our sins.
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Early Church History:
Today we will be looking at the Agape feast or a love feast.
During the early church Christians would come together for a communal meal (Agape feast). It should also be noted that when we say agape feast we probably think of a big banquet with different types of meats and courses. That’s not at all what the agape feast looked like. A poor Roman often just ate bread for dinner with wine. The earliest agape feast seemed to be just that Bread and Wine except they were seen as the Eucharist. We know this from pictorial depictions from the Roman catacombs.
The Agape feast likely started in the first century. The tradition is mentioned in the New Testament, specifically in Jude 1:12, where it refers to these communal meals.
The Agape Feast was a way for believers to express love and unity, particularly in a time when many early Christians faced persecution. These feasts were likely modeled after the Last Supper, where Jesus shared a meal with His disciples.
By the second and third centuries, the practice of the Agape Feast became more structured, but it began to fade out as church practices became more formalized. By the 4th century, the Agape Feast was less common in many parts of the church, especially as concerns about its proper conduct arose.
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Taken from Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures, Lecture 2
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Today we will be looking at the encounter between Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well. If you do not know about this encounter please first read John 4:1-26. Thank you.
Note: This is kinda long so please bear with me. Thank you.
In our previous exploration of the deeper meaning of the scripture I briefly explained how the Samaritans came to be. So if you do not know I would encourage you to first read the pinned comment in the post about the parable of The Good Samaritan.
If you are knowledgeable in the bible then I'm sure that you'll know that this story about Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well is a reference to marriage.
If you are unsure why:
Genesis 24 – Isaac’s servant meets Rebekah at the well and Isaac marries Rebekah.
Genesis 29 – Jacob meets Rachel at the well and they get married.
Exodus 2:15-21 – Moses flees Pharaoh to the land of Midian and takes a rest at a well where he helps a priests daughters and then marries the daughter Zipporah.
I think we see a trend. In the bible most marriages occur at the well.
So is Jesus saying He will marry the Samaritan woman? Not in that sense. Jesus does in fact marry, but the bride of Christ as a whole, including the Samaritans.
First lets look at 2 Kings 17:24(LSB):
And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon and from Cuthah and from Avva and from Hamath and Sepharvaim, and settled them in the cities of Samaria in place of the sons of Israel. So they possessed Samaria and lived in its cities.
How many groups of men from diff nations were brought into Samaria to repopulate? If we count, 5 groups of men were brought into Samaria to repopulate.
However, as God loved His people He swore that there will be a time when He himself will come and marry Samaria to Himself.
Lets look at:
In this context the Lord is speaking to Israel(Samaria)
Hosea 2:16
And it will be in that day,” declares Yahweh,
“That you will call Me Ishi(Husband)
And will no longer call Me Baali(Master)
Hosea 2:19
And I will betroth you to Me forever;
Indeed, I will betroth you to Me in righteousness and in justice,
In lovingkindness and in compassion.
Now finally lets look at:
John 4:17-18
The woman answered and said, “I have no husband.” Jesus *said to her, “You have correctly said, ‘I have no husband’; for you had five husbands, and the one you now have is not your husband; this you have said truly.”
Note that this woman had 5 husbands, (Just like how 5 diff nations came to repopulate Samaria).
Now why would Jesus say "the one you now have is not your husband"?
It was because He came to fulfil His promise/covenant as mentioned above. It is because He has now came to marry Samaria to Himself.
The woman represents Samaria. She was living immorally no would betroth her. But Jesus said You are now mine and I have claim you for myself. Your husband has come.
I know this is not the only meaning of the story here as the story of the woman at the well also demonstrates that Jesus comes to the least of these. He cares for the outcasts of society. The Samaritan woman was considered inferior because of her sex, ethnicity, and relationship history, but none of that mattered to Jesus because he saw her need for salvation.
But I think it's good to know that this Is not the only meaning.
Thank you for reading.
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Early Church History:
Today we will be looking at the Christian fish symbol(Ichthys) and why the early church used this symbol.
In early Christian history, the ichthys symbol held "the most sacred significance." It has been claimed that Christians used it to recognize churches and other believers during a time when they faced persecution in the Roman Empire.
Briefly, the fish symbol is based on a Greek acronym for the phrase Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior. In Greek, the phrase is Ίησοῦς Χριστός, Θεοῦ Υἱός, Σωτήρ. When we take the first letter from each word in that phrase, we have ΙΧΘΥΣ, which happens to be the Greek word for “fish” (ixthus or icthus—the spelling can vary in English).
Christians were often put to death for practicing their faith, so they worshiped in secret places. A fish painted or etched on the outside door of a house let other Christians know that they would be safe and welcome inside. The ancient catacombs in Rome are filled with images of fish, carved there by Christians hiding from persecution.
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Taken from St Gregory's Oration 45, which is his Second Oration on Easter.
Painting: St. Gregory of Nazianzus (1621) by Sir Peter Paul Rubens
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You are rewarded not according to your work or your time but according to the measure of your love.
— St. Catherine of Siena
We never give more honour to Jesus than when we honour his Mother, and we honour her simply and solely to honour him all the more perfectly. We go to her only as a way leading to the goal we seek — Jesus, her Son.
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