Note to teachers

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Note to teachers

• This PowerPoint presentation uses the Jerusalem
  Bible, the translation current used in the
  readings at Mass on a Sunday and during the week.

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RERC 1-01a Mystery of God
Genesis 1 11-13
The third day of creation
God said, Let the earth produce vegetation
seed-bearing plants, and fruit trees bearing
fruit with their seed inside, on the earth. And
so it was. The earth produced vegetation
plants bearing seed in their several kinds, and
trees bearing fruit with their seed inside in
their several kinds. God saw that it was good.
Evening came and morning came the third day.
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RERC 1-01a Mystery of God
Genesis 1 20-25
The fifth day of creation
God said, Let the waters teem with living
creatures, and let birds fly above the earth
within the vault of heaven. And so it was. God
created great sea-serpents and every kind of
living creature with which the waters teem, and
every kind of winged creature. God saw that it
was good. God blessed them, saying, Be
fruitful, multiply, and fill the waters of the
seas and let the birds multiply upon the
earth. Evening came and morning came the
fifth day.
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RERC 1-01a Mystery of God
Genesis 1 20-25(contd)
Creation of the land creatures
God said, Let the earth produce every kind of
living creature cattle, reptiles, and every
kind of wild beast. And so it was. God made
every kind of wild beast, every kind of cattle,
and every kind of land reptile. God saw that
it was good.
 
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RERC 1-01a Image of God
Genesis 1 26-27(contd)
Image and likeness of God
God said, Let us make man in our own image, in
the likeness of ourselves, and let them be
masters of the fish of the sea, the birds of
heaven, the cattle, all the wild beasts and all
the reptiles that crawl upon the earth. God
created man in the image of himself, in the image
of God he created him, male and female he created
them.
 
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Luke 1511-32
RERC 1-03a Revealed Truth of God
The Loving Father and the Two Sons
Jesus said, A man had two sons. The younger
said to his father, Father, let me have the
share of the estate that would come to me. So
the father divided the property between them. A
few days later, the younger son got together
everything he had and left for a distant country
where he squandered his money on a life of
debauchery.
 
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Luke 1511-32(contd)
RERC 1-03a Revealed Truth of God
The Loving Father and the Two Sons
When he had spent it all, that country
experienced a severe famine, and now he began to
feel the pinch, so he hired himself out to one
of the local inhabitants who put him on his farm
to feed the pigs. And he would willingly have
filled his belly with the husks the pigs were
eating but no one offered him anything.
 
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RERC 1-03a Revealed Truth of God
Luke 1511-32(contd)
The Loving Father and the Two Sons
Then he came to his senses and said, How many
of my fathers paid servants have more food than
they want, and here am I dying of hunger! I will
leave this place and go to my father and say
Father, I have sinned against heaven and against
you I no longer deserve to be called your son
treat me as one of your paid servants. So he
left the place and went back to his
father. While he was still a long way off, his
father saw him and was moved with pity.
 
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RERC 1-03a Revealed Truth of God
Luke 1511-32(contd)
The Loving Father and the Two Sons
He ran to the boy, clasped him in his arms and
kissed him tenderly. Then his son said,
Father, I have sinned against heaven and
against you. I no longer deserve to be called
your son. But the father said to his servants,
Quick! Bring out the best robe and put it on
him put a ring on his finger and sandals on his
feet. Bring the calf we have been fattening, and
kill it we are going to have a feast, a
celebration, because this son of mine was dead
and has come back to life he was lost and is
found. And they began to celebrate.
 
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RERC 1-03a Revealed Truth of God
Matthew118-25
Josephs dream
This is how Jesus Christ came to be born. His
mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph but before
they came to live together she was found to be
with child through the Holy Spirit. Her husband
Joseph being a man of honour and wanting to
spare her publicity, decided to divorce her
informally. He had made up his mind to do this
when the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a
dream and said, Joseph son of David, do not be
afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because
she has conceived what is in her by the Holy
Spirit.
 
 
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Matthew118-25(contd)
RERC 1-03a Revealed Truth of God
Josephs dream
She will give birth to a son and you must name
him Jesus, because he is the one who is to save
his people from their sins. Now all this took
place to fulfil the words spoken by the Lord
through the prophet The virgin will conceive and
give birth to a son and they will call him
Emmanuel, a name which means God-is-with-us.
When Joseph woke up he did what the angel of
the Lord had told him to do he took his wife to
his home and, though he had not had intercourse
with her, she gave birth to a son and he named
him Jesus.
 
 
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Matthew 213-15
RERC 1-03a Revealed Truth of God
The Flight into Egypt
 After the wise men had left, the angel of the
Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said,
Get up, take the child and his mother with you,
and escape into Egypt, and stay there until I
tell you, because Herod intends to search for
the child and do away with him. So Joseph got
up and, taking the child and his mother with
him, left that night for Egypt, where he stayed
until Herod was dead. This was to fulfil what
the Lord had spoken through the prophet I
called my son out of Egypt
 
 
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Mark19-11
RERC 1-04a Revealed Truth of God
The Baptism of Jesus
It was at this time that Jesus came from
Nazareth in Galilee and was baptised in the
Jordan by John. No sooner had he come up out of
the water than he saw the heavens torn apart and
the Spirit, like a dove, descending on him. And
a voice came from heaven, You are my Son, the
Beloved my favour rests on you.
 
 
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Mark 1433-36 esp. V36
RERC 1-04a Revealed Truth of God
Jesus prays, Abba, Father
They came to a small estate called Gethsemane,
and Jesus said to his disciples, Stay here
while I pray. Then he took Peter and James and
John with him. And a sudden fear came over him,
and great distress. And he said to them, My
soul is sorrowful to the point of death. Wait
here, and keep awake.
 
 
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Mark 1433-36 esp. V36
RERC 1-04a Revealed Truth of God
Jesus prays, Abba, Father
And going on a little further he threw himself
on the ground and prayed that, if it were
possible, this hour might pass him by. Abba
(Father)! he said Everything is possible for
you. Take this cup away from me. But let it be
as you, not I, would have it.
 
 
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Galatians 44-6
RERC 1-04a Revealed Truth of God
The Spirit Prays In Us
The proof that you are sons is that God has
sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts the
Spirit that cries, Abba, Father, and it is
this that makes you a son, you are not a slave
any more and if God has made you son, then he
has made you heir.
 
 
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Luke 222-38
RERC 1-05a Son of God
Simeon and Anna
Jesus Is Presented in the Temple  When the day
came for them to be purified as laid down by the
Law of Moses, the parents of Jesus took him up
to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord, 
observing what stands written in the Law of the
Lord Every first-born male must be consecrated
to the Lord  and also to offer in sacrifice,
in accordance with what is said in the Law of
the Lord, a pair of turtledoves or two young
pigeons
 
 
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Luke 222-38(contd)
RERC 1-05a Son of God
Simeon and Anna
Now in Jerusalem there was a man named Simeon.
He was an upright and devout man he looked
forward to Israels comforting and the Holy
Spirit rested on him. It had been revealed to
him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see
death until he had set eyes on the Christ of the
Lord. Prompted by the Spirit he came to the
Temple and when the parents brought in the child
Jesus to do for him what the Law required, he
took him into his arms and blessed God and he
said
 
 
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Luke 222-38(contd)
RERC 1-05a Son of God
The Song of Simeon
Now, Master, you can let your servant go in
peace, just as you promised because my eyes have
seen the salvation which you have prepared for
all the nations to see, a light to enlighten the
pagans and the glory of your people Israel.
 
 
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Luke222-38(contd)
RERC 1-05a Son of God
Simeon speaks to Mary
As the childs father and mother stood there
wondering at the things that were being said
about him, Simeon blessed them and said to Mary
his mother, You see this child he is
destined for the fall and for the rising of many
in Israel, destined to be a sign that is
rejected  and a sword will pierce your own soul
too  so that the secret thoughts of many may be
laid bare.
 
 
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Luke222-38(contd)
RERC 1-05a Son of God
Anna
There was a prophetess also, Anna the daughter of
Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was well on
in years. Her days of girlhood over, she had
been married for seven years before becoming a
widow. She was now eighty-four years old and
never left the Temple, serving God night and day
with fasting and prayer. She came by just at
that moment and began to praise God and she
spoke of the child to all who looked forward to
the deliverance of Jerusalem.
 
 
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RERC 1-03a Revealed Truth of God
Matthew118-25
Josephs dream
This is how Jesus Christ came to be born. His
mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph but before
they came to live together she was found to be
with child through the Holy Spirit. Her husband
Joseph being a man of honour and wanting to
spare her publicity, decided to divorce her
informally. He had made up his mind to do this
when the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a
dream and said, Joseph son of David, do not be
afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because
she has conceived what is in her by the Holy
Spirit.
 
 
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Matthew118-25(contd)
RERC 1-03a Revealed Truth of God
Josephs dream
She will give birth to a son and you must name
him Jesus, because he is the one who is to save
his people from their sins. Now all this took
place to fulfil the words spoken by the Lord
through the prophet The virgin will conceive and
give birth to a son and they will call him
Emmanuel, a name which means God-is-with-us.
When Joseph woke up he did what the angel of
the Lord had told him to do he took his wife to
his home and, though he had not had intercourse
with her, she gave birth to a son and he named
him Jesus.
 
 
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Matthew 213-15
RERC 1-03a Revealed Truth of God
The Flight into Egypt
 After the wise men had left, the angel of the
Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said,
Get up, take the child and his mother with you,
and escape into Egypt, and stay there until I
tell you, because Herod intends to search for
the child and do away with him. So Joseph got
up and, taking the child and his mother with
him, left that night for Egypt, where he stayed
until Herod was dead. This was to fulfil what
the Lord had spoken through the prophet I
called my son out of Egypt
 
 
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Matthew21-9
RERC 1-05a Son of God
Herod and the Wise Men
After Jesus had been born at Bethlehem in Judaea
during the reign of King Herod, some wise men
came to Jerusalem from the east. Where is the
infant king of the Jews? they asked. We saw
his star as it rose and have come to do him
homage. When King Herod heard this he was
perturbed, and so was the whole of Jerusalem.
He called together all the chief priests and
the scribes of the people, and enquired of them
where the Christ was to be born.
 
 
 

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Matthew 21-9 (contd)
RERC 1-05a Son of God
Herod and the Wise Men
At Bethlehem in Judaea, they told him for
this is what the prophet wrote And you,
Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, you are by no
means least among the leaders of Judah, for out
of you will come a leader who will shepherd my
people Israel. Then Herod summoned the wise men
to see him privately. He asked them the exact
date on which the star had appeared, and sent
them on to Bethlehem.
 
 
 

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Matthew21-9 (contd)
RERC 1-05a Son of God
Herod and the Wise Men
Go and find out all about the child, he said
and when you have found him, let me know, so
that I too may go and do him homage. Having
listened to what the king had to say, they set
out. And there in front of them was the star
they had seen rising it went forward, and
halted over the place where the child was.
 
 
 

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Matthew 21-9 (contd)
RERC 1-05a Son of God
Herod and the Wise Men
The sight of the star filled them with delight,
and going into the house they saw the child
with his mother Mary, and falling to their knees
they did him homage Then, opening their
treasures, they offered him gifts of gold and
frankincense and myrrh. But they were warned in
a dream not to go back to Herod, and returned to
their own country by a different way.
 
 
 

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Matthew 213-21
RERC 1-03a Revealed Truth of God
The Flight into Egypt
 After the wise men had left, the angel of the
Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said,
Get up, take the child and his mother with you,
and escape into Egypt, and stay there until I
tell you, because Herod intends to search for
the child and do away with him. So Joseph got
up and, taking the child and his mother with
him, left that night for Egypt, where he stayed
until Herod was dead. This was to fulfil what
the Lord had spoken through the prophet I
called my son out of Egypt
 
 
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Matthew213-21 (contd)
RERC 1-05a Son of God
The Innocents
 Herod was furious when he realised that he had
been outwitted by the wise men, and in
Bethlehem and its surrounding district he had
all the male children killed who were two years
old or under, reckoning by the date he had been
careful to ask the wise men. It was then that
the words spoken through the prophet Jeremiah
were fulfilled A voice was heard in
Ramah, sobbing and loudly lamenting it was
Rachel weeping for her children, refusing to be
comforted because they were no more.
 
 
 
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Matthew213-21 (contd)
RERC 1-05a Son of God
The Return from Egypt
 After Herods death, the angel of the Lord
appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt and
said, Get up, take the child and his mother
with you, and go back to the land of Israel,
for those who wanted to kill the child are
dead. So Joseph got up and, taking the child
and his mother with him, went back to the land
of Israel.
 
 
 
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Luke 612-16
RERC 1-05a Son of God
The Call of the Twelve Apostles
Jesus went out into the hills to pray and he
spent the whole night in prayer to God. When
day came he summoned his disciples and picked
out twelve of them he called them apostles
Simon whom he called Peter, and his brother
Andrew James, John, Philip, Bartholomew,
Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Simon
called the Zealot, Judas son of James, and Judas
Iscariot who became a traitor.
 
 
 
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John 9 1-7
RERC 1-06a Son of God
The Healing of the Man Born Blind
As Jesus went along, he saw a man who had been
blind from birth. His disciples asked him,
Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, for
him to have been born blind? Neither he nor
his parents sinned, Jesus answered he was born
blind so that the works of God might be
displayed in him. As long as the day lasts I
must carry out the work of the one who sent
me the night will soon be here when no one can
work.
 
 
 
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Luke 612-16 (contd)
RERC 1-06a Son of God
The Healing of the Man Born Blind
As long as I am in the world I am the light of
the world. Having said this, he spat on the
ground, made a paste with the spittle, put this
over the eyes of the blind man, and said to him,
Go and wash in the Pool of Siloam (a name that
means sent). So the blind man went off and
washed himself, and came away with his sight
restored.
 
 
 
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Matthew 814-15
RERC 1-06a Son of God
The healing of Peters Mother-in-law
And going into Peters house, Jesus found
Peters mother-in-law lying in bed with fever.
He touched her hand and the fever left her,
and she got up and began to wait on him.
 
 
 
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Luke 151-7
RERC 1-06a Son of God
The Parable of the Lost Sheep
The tax collectors and the sinners were all
seeking the company of Jesus to hear what he had
to say, and the Pharisees and the scribes
complained. This man they said welcomes
sinners and eats with them. So he spoke this
parable to them What man among you with a
hundred sheep, losing one, would not leave the
ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the
missing one till he found it?
 
 
 
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Luke 151-7 (contd)
RERC 1-06a Son of God
The Parable of the Lost Sheep
And when he found it, would he not joyfully take
it on his shoulders and then, when he got home,
call together his friends and neighbours?
Rejoice with me, he would say I have found
my sheep that was lost. In the same way, I
tell you, there will be more rejoicing in heaven
over one repentant sinner than over ninety-nine
virtuous men who have no need of repentance.
 
 
 
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Luke 158-10
RERC 1-06a Son of God
The Parable of the Lost Coin
Or again, what woman with ten drachmas would
not, if she lost one, light a lamp and sweep
out the house and search thoroughly till she
found it? And then, when she had found it, call
together her friends and neighbours? Rejoice
with me, she would say I have found the
drachma I lost. In the same way, I tell you,
there is rejoicing among the angels of God over
one repentant sinner.
 
 
 
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RERC 1-06a Son of God
Luke 1511-32
The Parable of the Loving Father and the Lost Son
 
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Mark 1433-42
RERC 1-04a Revealed Truth of God
The Garden of Gethsemane
They came to a small estate called Gethsemane,
and Jesus said to his disciples, Stay here
while I pray. Then he took Peter and James and
John with him. And a sudden fear came over him,
and great distress. And he said to them, My
soul is sorrowful to the point of death. Wait
here, and keep awake. And going on a little
further he threw himself on the ground and
prayed that, if it were possible, this hour
might pass him by.
 
 
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Mark 1433-42
RERC 1-04a Revealed Truth of God
The Garden of Gethsemane
Abba (Father)! he said Everything is possible
for you. Take this cup away from me. But let it
be as you, not I, would have it. He came back
and found them sleeping, and he said to Peter,
Simon, are you asleep? Had you not the strength
to keep awake one hour? You should be awake, and
praying not to be put to the test. The spirit is
willing, but the flesh is weak. Again he went
away and prayed, saying the same words.
 
 
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Mark 1433-42
RERC 1-07a Son of God
Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane
  And once more he came back and found them
sleeping, their eyes were so heavy and they
could find no answer for him. He came back a
third time and said to them, You can sleep on
now and take your rest. It is all over. The hour
has come. Now the Son of Man is to be betrayed
into the hands of sinners. Get up! Let us go!
My betrayer is close at hand already.
 
 
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Matthew 27 15-26
RERC 1-07a Son of God
Pilate sentences Jesus to Death
 At festival time it was the governors practice
to release a prisoner for the people, anyone
they chose. Now there was at that time a
notorious prisoner whose name was Barabbas. So
when the crowd gathered, Pilate said to them,
Which do you want me to release for you
Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ? For
Pilate knew it was out of jealousy that they had
handed him over.
 
 
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Matthew 27 15-26
RERC 1-07a Son of God
Pilate sentences Jesus to Death
Now as he was seated in the chair of judgement,
his wife sent him a message, Have nothing to
do with that man I have been upset all day by a
dream I had about him. The chief priests and
the elders, however, had persuaded the crowd to
demand the release of Barabbas and the execution
of Jesus. So when the governor spoke and asked
them, Which of the two do you want me to
release for you? they said, Barabbas.
 
 
 
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Matthew 27 15-26
RERC 1-07a Son of God
Pilate sentences Jesus to Death
But in that case, Pilate said to them what am
I to do with Jesus who is called Christ? They
all said, Let him be crucified! Why? he
asked What harm has he done? But they shouted
all the louder, Let him be crucified! Then
Pilate saw that he was making no impression,
that in fact a riot was imminent.
 
 
 
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Matthew 27 15-26
RERC 1-07a Son of God
Pilate sentences Jesus to Death
So he took some water, washed his hands in front
of the crowd and said, I am innocent of this
mans blood. It is your concern. And the
people, to a man, shouted back, His blood be on
us and on our children! Then he released
Barabbas for them. He ordered Jesus to be first
scourged and then handed over to be crucified.
 
 
 
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Mark 15 42-47
RERC 1-07a Son of God
Joseph of Arimathea
 It was now evening, and since it was Preparation
Day (that is, the vigil of the sabbath), there
came Joseph of Arimathaea, a prominent member of
the Council, who himself lived in the hope of
seeing the kingdom of God, and he boldly went to
Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
Pilate, astonished that he should have died so
soon, summoned the centurion and enquired if he
was already dead.
 
 
 
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Mark 15 42-47
RERC 1-07a Son of God
Joseph of Arimathea Jesus is buried
Having been assured of this by the centurion, he
granted the corpse to Joseph who bought a shroud,
took Jesus down from the cross, wrapped him in
the shroud and laid him in a tomb which had been
hewn out of the rock. He then rolled a stone
against the entrance to the tomb. Mary of
Magdala and Mary the mother of Joset were
watching and took note of where he was laid.
 
 
 
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Matthew 281-8
RERC 1-07a Son of God
Jesus is Risen
After the sabbath, and towards dawn on the
first day of the week, Mary of Magdala and the
other Mary went to visit the sepulchre. And
all at once there was a violent earthquake, for
the angel of the Lord, descending from heaven,
came and rolled away the stone and sat on it.
His face was like lightning, his robe white as
snow.
 
 
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Matthew 281-8
RERC 1-07a Son of God
Jesus is Risen
The guards were so shaken, so frightened of him,
that they were like dead men. But the angel
spoke and he said to the women, There is no
need for you to be afraid. I know you are
looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not
here, for he has risen, as he said he would.
 
 
 
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Matthew 281-8
RERC 1-07a Son of God
Jesus is Risen
Come and see the place where he lay, then go
quickly and tell his disciples, He has risen
from the dead and now he is going before you to
Galilee it is there you will see him. Now I
have told you. Filled with awe and great joy
the women came quickly away from the tomb and
ran to tell the disciples.
 
 
 
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John 10 11-15
RERC 1-07a Signs of God
Jesus the Good Shepherd
I am the good shepherd the good shepherd is one
who lays down his life for his sheep. The hired
man, since he is not the shepherd, and the sheep
do not belong to him, abandons the sheep and runs
away as soon as he sees a wolf coming, and then
the wolf attacks and scatters the sheep
 
 
 
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John 10 11-15
RERC 1-07a Signs of God
Jesus the Good Shepherd
this is because he is only a hired man and has no
concern for the sheep. I am the good shepherd I
know my own and my own know me, just as the
Father knows me and I know the Father and I lay
down my life for my sheep.
 
 
 
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RERC 1-11a Word of God
Genesis 37-45 (contd)
Joseph reveals his identity (Gen 45) When he
was alone with his brothers, he told them, "I am
Joseph." 2Then he cried so loudly that the
Egyptians heard him and told about it in the
king's palace. 3Joseph asked his brothers if his
father was still alive, but they were too
frightened to answer. 4Joseph told them to come
closer to him, and when they did, he said
   Yes, I am your brother Joseph, the one you
sold into Egypt.
Joseph and his brothers (summary)
 
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RERC 1-11a Word of God
Genesis 37-45 (contd)
Joseph and his brothers (summary)
Joseph is reconciled to his brothers (Gen
45) 5Don't worry or blame yourselves for what
you did. God is the one who sent me ahead of
you to save lives. 14Joseph and Benjamin hugged
each other and started crying. 15Joseph was
still crying as he kissed each of his other
brothers. After this, they started talking with
Joseph.
 
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RERC 1-11a Word of God
Genesis 37-45 (contd)
Joseph and his brothers (summary)
Josephs brothers return to their father (Gen
45) 25Joseph's brothers left Egypt, and when
they arrived in Canaan, 26they told their father
that Joseph was still alive and was the ruler of
Egypt. But their father was so surprised that
he could not believe them. 27Then they told him
everything Joseph had said. When he saw the
wagons Joseph had sent, he felt much better
28and said, "Now I can believe you! My son
Joseph must really be alive, and I will get to
see him before I die."
 
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RERC 1-11a Word of God
2 Kings 5 1-15
Naaman the leper and Elisha
1Naaman was the commander of the Syrian army.
The LORD had helped him and his troops defeat
their enemies, so the king of Syria respected
Naaman very much. Naaman was a brave soldier,
but he had leprosy. 2One day while the Syrian
troops were raiding Israel, they captured a
girl, and she became a servant of Naaman's wife.
3Some time later the girl said, "If your
husband Naaman would go to the prophet in
Samaria, he would be cured of his leprosy."
 
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2 Kings 5 1-15 (contd)
Naaman the leper and Elisha
4When Naaman told the king what the girl had
said, 5the king replied, "Go ahead! I will give
you a letter to take to the king of Israel."
   Naaman left and took along seven hundred
and fifty pounds of silver, one hundred fifty
pounds of gold, and ten new outfits. 6He also
carried the letter to the king of Israel. It
said, "I am sending my servant Naaman to you.
Would you cure him of his leprosy?"
 
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2 Kings 5 1-15 (contd)
Naaman the leper and Elisha
7When the king of Israel read the letter, he
tore his clothes in fear and shouted, "That
Syrian king believes I can cure this man of
leprosy! Does he think I'm God with power over
life and death? He must be trying to pick a
fight with me."     8As soon as Elisha the
prophet heard what had happened, he sent the
Israelite king this message "Why are you so
afraid? Send the man to me, so that he will know
there is a prophet in Israel." 9Naaman left with
his horses and chariots and stopped at the door
of Elisha's house.
 
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2 Kings 5 1-15 (contd)
Naaman the leper and Elisha
10Elisha sent someone outside to say to him,
"Go wash seven times in the Jordan River. Then
you'll be completely cured." 11But Naaman
stormed off, grumbling, "Why couldn't he come
out and talk to me? I thought for sure he would
stand in front of me and pray to the LORD his
God, then wave his hand over my skin and cure
me. 12What about the Abana River or the Pharpar
River? Those rivers in Damascus are just as
good as any river in Israel. I could have washed
in them and been cured." 13His servants went
over to him and said,
 
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2 Kings 5 1-15 (contd)
Naaman the leper and Elisha
"Sir, if the prophet had told you to do
something difficult, you would have done it. So
why don't you do what he said? Go wash and be
cured." 14Naaman walked down to the Jordan he
waded out into the water and stooped down in it
seven times, just as Elisha had told him. Right
away, he was cured, and his skin became as
smooth as a child's.     15Naaman and his
officials went back to Elisha. Naaman stood in
front of him and announced, "Now I know that the
God of Israel is the only God in the whole
world.
 
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Luke 1511-32
The Parable of the Loving Father and the Lost Son
 
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Luke 191-10
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Zacchaeus
Jesus entered Jericho and was going through the
town when a man whose name was Zacchaeus made
his appearance he was one of the senior tax
collectors and a wealthy man. He was anxious to
see what kind of man Jesus was, but he was too
short and could not see him for the crowd. So he
ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to catch a
glimpse of Jesus who was to pass that way.
 
 
 
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Luke 191-10 (contd)
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Zacchaeus
When Jesus reached the spot he looked up and
spoke to him Zacchaeus, come down. Hurry,
because I must stay at your house today. And he
hurried down and welcomed him joyfully. They
all complained when they saw what was happening.
He has gone to stay at a sinners house they
said.
 
 
 
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Luke 191-10 (contd)
RERC 1-11a Word of God
Zacchaeus
But Zacchaeus stood his ground and said to the
Lord, Look, sir, I am going to give half my
property to the poor, and if I have cheated
anybody I will pay him back four times the
amount. And Jesus said to him, Today
salvation has come to this house, because this
man too is a son of Abraham for the Son of Man
has come to seek out and save what was lost.
 
 
 
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Luke 151-7
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The Parable of the Lost Sheep
The tax collectors and the sinners were all
seeking the company of Jesus to hear what he had
to say, and the Pharisees and the scribes
complained. This man they said welcomes
sinners and eats with them. So he spoke this
parable to them What man among you with a
hundred sheep, losing one, would not leave the
ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the
missing one till he found it?
 
 
 
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Luke 151-7 (contd)
RERC 1-11a Word of God
The Parable of the Lost Sheep
And when he found it, would he not joyfully take
it on his shoulders and then, when he got home,
call together his friends and neighbours?
Rejoice with me, he would say I have found
my sheep that was lost. In the same way, I
tell you, there will be more rejoicing in heaven
over one repentant sinner than over ninety-nine
virtuous men who have no need of repentance.
 
 
 
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RERC 1-14a Hours of God
Luke 126-38
The Annunciation
The angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in
Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed
to a man named Joseph, of the House of David
and the virgins name was Mary. He went in and
said to her, Rejoice, so highly favoured! The
Lord is with you. She was deeply disturbed by
these words and asked herself what this
greeting could mean, but the angel said to her,

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Luke 126-38 (contd)
RERC 1-14a Hours of God
Mary, do not be afraid you have won Gods
favour. Listen! You are to conceive and bear a
son, and you must name him Jesus. He will be
great and will be called Son of the Most
High. The Lord God will give him the throne of
his ancestor David he will rule over the House
of Jacob for ever and his reign will have no
end. Mary said to the angel, But how can this
come about, since I am a virgin? The Holy
Spirit will come upon you the angel answered
and the power of the Most High will cover you
with its shadow.
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Luke 126-38 (contd)
And so the child will be holy and will be called
Son of God. Know this too your kinswoman
Elizabeth has, in her old age, herself conceived
a son, and she whom people called barren is now
in her sixth month, for nothing is impossible to
God I am the handmaid of the Lord, said Mary
let what you have said be done to me. And the
angel left her.
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RERC 1-14a Hours of God
Luke 28-20
The Shepherds and the Angels In the
countryside close by there were shepherds who
lived in the fields and took it in turns to
watch their flocks during the night. The angel
of the Lord appeared to them and the glory of
the Lord shone round them. They were terrified,
but the angel said, Do not be afraid. Listen, I
bring you news of great joy, a joy to be shared
by the whole people.
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Luke 28-20(contd)
Today in the town of David a saviour has been
born to you he is Christ the Lord. And here is
a sign for you you will find a baby wrapped in
swaddling clothes and lying in a manger. And
suddenly with the angel there was a great throng
of the heavenly host, praising God and
singing Glory to God in the highest
heaven, and peace to men who enjoy his favour.
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Luke 28-20 (contd)
When the angels had gone from them into heaven,
the shepherds said to one another, Let us go
to Bethlehem and see this thing that has
happened which the Lord has made known to us.
So they hurried away and found Mary and Joseph,
and the baby lying in the manger.
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Luke 28-20(contd)
RERC 1-14a Hours of God
When they saw the child they repeated what they
had been told about him, and everyone who heard
it was astonished at what the shepherds had to
say. As for Mary, she treasured all these
things and pondered them in her heart. And the
shepherds went back glorifying and praising God
for all they had heard and seen it was exactly
as they had been told.
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Matthew118-25
RERC 1-14a Hours of God
Josephs dream
This is how Jesus Christ came to be born. His
mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph but before
they came to live together she was found to be
with child through the Holy Spirit. Her husband
Joseph being a man of honour and wanting to
spare her publicity, decided to divorce her
informally. He had made up his mind to do this
when the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a
dream and said,
 
 
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Matthew118-25(contd)
RERC 1-14a Hours of God
Josephs dream
Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take
Mary home as your wife, because she has
conceived what is in her by the Holy Spirit. She
will give birth to a son and you must name him
Jesus, because he is the one who is to save his
people from their sins. Now all this took
place to fulfil the words spoken by the Lord
through the prophet
 
 
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Matthew118-25(contd)
RERC 1-14a Hours of God
Josephs dream
The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son
and they will call him Emmanuel, a name which
means God-is-with-us. When Joseph woke up he
did what the angel of the Lord had told him to
do he took his wife to his home and, though he
had not had intercourse with her, she gave birth
to a son and he named him Jesus.
 
 
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Matthew 281-8
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Jesus is Risen
After the sabbath, and towards dawn on the
first day of the week, Mary of Magdala and the
other Mary went to visit the sepulchre. And
all at once there was a violent earthquake, for
the angel of the Lord, descending from heaven,
came and rolled away the stone and sat on it.
His face was like lightning, his robe white as
snow.
 
 
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Matthew 281-8
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Jesus is Risen
The guards were so shaken, so frightened of him,
that they were like dead men. But the angel
spoke and he said to the women, There is no
need for you to be afraid. I know you are
looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not
here, for he has risen, as he said he would.
 
 
 
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Matthew 281-8
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Jesus is Risen
Come and see the place where he lay, then go
quickly and tell his disciples, He has risen
from the dead and now he is going before you to
Galilee it is there you will see him. Now I
have told you. Filled with awe and great joy
the women came quickly away from the tomb and
ran to tell the disciples.
 
 
 
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John 131-15
The Washing of the Feet
Now before the festival of the Passover, Jesus
knew that his hour had come to depart from this
world and go to the Father. Having loved his own
who were in the world, he loved them to the
end. The devil had already put it into the
heart of Judas son of Simon Iscariot to betray
him. And during supper Jesus, knowing that the
Father had given all things into his hands, and
that he had come from God and was going to God,
got up from the table, took off his outer robe,
and tied a towel around himself.
 
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John 131-15
The Washing of the Feet
Then he poured water into a basin and began to
wash the disciples feet and to wipe them with
the towel that was tied around him. He came to
Simon Peter, who said to him, Lord, are you
going to wash my feet? Jesus answered, You do
not know now what I am doing, but later you will
understand.
 
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John 131-15
The Washing of the Feet
Peter said to him, You will never wash my feet.
Jesus answered, Unless I wash you, you have no
share with me. Simon Peter said to him, Lord,
not my feet only but also my hands and my head!
Jesus said to him, One who has bathed does not
need to wash, except for the feet, but is
entirely clean. And you are clean, though not
all of you. For he knew who was to betray him
for this reason he said, Not all of you are
clean.
 
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John 131-15
The Washing of the Feet
After he had washed their feet, had put on his
robe, and had returned to the table, he said to
them, Do you know what I have done to you?
You call me Teacher and Lordand you are right,
for that is what I am. So if I, your Lord and
Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought
to wash one anothers feet. For I have set you
an example, that you also should do as I have
done to you.
 
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Luke1025-37
The Parable of the Good Samaritan  There was a
lawyer who, to disconcert Jesus, stood up and
said to him, Master, what must I do to inherit
eternal life? He said to him, What is written
in the Law? What do you read there? He
replied, You must love the Lord your God with
all your heart, with all your soul, with all your
strength, and with all your mind, and your
neighbour as yourself. You have answered
right, said Jesus do this and life is yours.
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Luke 1025-37(contd)
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The Parable of the Good Samaritan
But the man was anxious to justify himself and
said to Jesus, And who is my neighbour? Jesus
replied, A man was once on his way down from
Jerusalem to Jericho and fell into the hands of
brigands they took all he had, beat him and then
made off, leaving him half dead. Now a priest
happened to be travelling down the same road, but
when he saw the man, he passed by on the other
side. In the same way a Levite who came to the
place saw him, and passed by on the other side.
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Luke 1025-37(contd)
The Parable of the Good Samaritan
But a Samaritan traveller who came upon him was
moved with compassion when he saw him. He went
up and bandaged his wounds, pouring oil and wine
on them. He then lifted him on to his own mount,
carried him to the inn and looked after him.
Next day, he took out two denarii and handed
them to the innkeeper. Look after him, he said
and on my way back I will make good any extra
expense you have.
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Luke 1025-37(contd)
The Parable of the Good Samaritan
Which of these three, do you think, proved
himself a neighbour to the man who fell into the
brigands hands? The one who took pity on
him he replied. Jesus said to him, Go, and do
the same yourself.
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Matthew 22 34-40
The Two Great Commandments
When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced
the Sadducees they got together and, to
disconcert him, one of them put a question,
Master, which is the greatest commandment of
the Law? Jesus said, You must love the Lord
your God with all your heart, with all your
soul, and with all your mind. This is the
greatest and the first commandment. The second
resembles it You must love your neighbour as
yourself. On these two commandments hang the
whole Law, and the Prophets also.
 
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Luke 191-10
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Zacchaeus
Jesus entered Jericho and was going through the
town when a man whose name was Zacchaeus made
his appearance he was one of the senior tax
collectors and a wealthy man. He was anxious to
see what kind of man Jesus was, but he was too
short and could not see him for the crowd. So he
ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to catch a
glimpse of Jesus who was to pass that way.
 
 
 
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Luke 191-10 (contd)
RERC 1-11a Word of God
Zacchaeus
When Jesus reached the spot he looked up and
spoke to him Zacchaeus, come down. Hurry,
because I must stay at your house today. And he
hurried down and welcomed him joyfully. They
all complained when they saw what was happening.
He has gone to stay at a sinners house they
said.
 
 
 
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Luke 191-10 (contd)
RERC 1-11a Word of God
Zacchaeus
But Zacchaeus stood his ground and said to the
Lord, Look, sir, I am going to give half my
property to the poor, and if I have cheated
anybody I will pay him back four times the
amount. And Jesus said to him, Today
salvation has come to this house, because this
man too is a son of Abraham for the Son of Man
has come to seek out and save what was lost.
 
 
 
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