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 7,917 total reads All Saints Day Rev 7:2–4, 9–14 The elect stand before God on the throne and Christ, the Lamb, having achieved final salvation. The

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 7,796 total reads 30th Sunday A Ex 22:20–26 This covenant law protects three vulnerable groups: resident aliens, fatherless families, and needy borrowers. Aliens (Heb: gerim) were

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 8,280 total reads 29th Sunday A Is 45:1, 4–6 Deutero-Isaiah uniquely honors pagan ruler Cyrus. After conquering Babylon in 538 B.C., he freed the Jews, restored

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 13,648 total reads 28th Sunday A Readings Is 25:6-10 This passage from Isaiah (chapters 24-27), often called the little apocalypse, likely originates from a later period

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 25,041 total reads 27th Sunday A Is 5:1-7 The reading is a poetic song using metaphor to depict covenant infidelity, with the vineyard symbolizing Israel and

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 12,391 total reads 26th Sunday A Ez 18:25-28 The prophet emphasizes individual responsibility over collective blame, marking a shift from the traditional idea that children bear