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"Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David."
"Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table."
The woman persists, and Jesus praises her for her for faith.
Jesus said, "Woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish."
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Jeremiah 31:1-7
Yahweh declares that when
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In the middle of the storm? “Where is Jesus now that we need him?”
“Do not be afraid!” for I am with you; The presence of Jesus reassures me,
when I turn my eyes upon God, who is strong even when I am weak.
St. Eusebius of Vercelli, bishop
St. Peter Julian Eymard, priest
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Jeremiah 30:1-2, 12-15, 18-22
This is another word
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Jesus did not come to abolish the Old Covenant but to fulfill it.
The Old Testament prepares for the New and the New Testament fulfils the Old – the two shed light on each other.
Augustine had said that “The New Testament lies hidden in the Old and the Old is unveiled in the New”.
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Jeremiah 18:1-6
This is the word of Yahweh that came to Jeremiah:
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Jeremiah 28:1-17
Ps 119:29, 43, 79, 80,95, 102
Lord, teach me your statutes.
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“Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also”
The kingdom of heaven is like treasure
The Kingdom of God is worth far more than anything else.
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Jeremiah 15:10, 16-21
Woe is me,
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"Be on your guard and avoid every kind of gred,
for even though you have many possessions,
it is not that which gives you life."
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Ecclesiastes 1:2; 2:21-23
All is meaningless –
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At the end of time the faithful sons of the kingdom
and the unfaithful sons of the evil one at their respective judgments.
Sts. Joachaim & Anne, Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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Jeremiah 14:17-22 This you will say to them:
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“It is not lawful for you to have her.”
John stood up for what was right and wrong.John the Baptist, the fearless champion
of truth and justice?
John did something that cost him his life.Beheading, like crucifixion, was a shameful death.
Blessed Virgin Mary
St. Peter Chrysologus, bishop & doctor
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Jeremiah 26:11-16, 24
Then the priests and the prophets
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Jesus is calling the disciples to follow the same path to greatness: humble,
sacrificial service to each other.
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2 Corinthians 4:7-15
However, we carry this treasure
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we should have an open and trusting heart,
Lord, teach us to see with the eyes of faith.
St. Martha, Mary & Lazarus
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Jeremiah 26:1-9
At the beginning of the reign of Judah’s
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" For the one who asks receives,
and the one who searches finds,
and to him who knocks the door will be opened."
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Genesis 18:20-32
Then Yahweh said,
