Like and share this collection of videos on YouTube. Each video features a young King David in the Temple, proclaiming the Gospel. Each is a striking reminder of deep connection between Jewish history, King David, and the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. The boy king is clothed as an initiate, recalling the Gospel account of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane.
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Transfiguration | Jesus Reveals His True To-Be Glorified Self To His Disciples | Jesus Appears With Moses And Elias
Sign Of The Times | Jesus Rebukes Scribes And Pharisees | Sign Of Jonah
Take Up Your Cross And Follow Me | Jesus Teaches His Disciples | Gospel Faith
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Psalm 44 is an expression of tension between faith and adversity. It wrestles with the question of why suffering exists despite unwavering devotion to God. It is a poignant reminder that faith does not exempt individuals from trials and tribulations but rather serves as an anchor during these challenging times, keeping hope alive in the midst of uncertainty [ … ]
When Saint John Chrysostom interprets the words ‘You are the salt of the earth,’ he sets the task of the disciples in contrast to the prophets of Israel. Whereas the prophets were sent to particular peoples, Christ now sends his followers to all nations. The scope is universal: not one city or one country, but the world in its entirety. By calling them salt, Christ indicates the condition of humankind before his coming. Humanity, in Chrysostom’s description, had ‘lost its savour’ through sin, much as meat without salt becomes liable to decay. Christ alone restores what had become corrupt; the disciples are then charged with preserving this restored creation, preventing the return of corruption through their labour and teaching [ … ]
Today’s Bible verses, as per the Roman lectionary, notably elide Matthew 10: 5: ‘Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not.’ This omission is curious, though understandable: during the Mass especially, we are to contemplate inclusion rather than exclusion, and the intentions behind Jesus’ initial injunctions to those he sends to preach might well require explanation. Jesus, then, tells his missionary disciples: you are sent now to preach to the Jews alone, not to Gentiles, not to Samaritans, but to Jews alone [ … ]
