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Rebecca R.'s avatar

Love the title.

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Fr. John Eckert's avatar

Episode was Good…but like the conclusion of the Old Testament, I was left Desperately Wanting.

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Nick Spiegl's avatar

"In music news, Number 1 on the college charts this summer was Better than Ezra. And at Number 2:…… Ezra." - Norm Macdonald

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Fr. Cirata's avatar

Just wondering why the Scripture readings are not the Lectionary translation?

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JD Flynn's avatar

we can't afford to pay the usccb. ;-)

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Fr. Cirata's avatar

Doesn't seem right to copyright the Word of God, smh.

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Uncreative Name's avatar

This made me think of the documentary Salesman which follows door-to-door Bible salesmen in the ‘60s.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salesman_(1969_film)

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john's avatar

Regarding the question of why the gospel contains 1:1-4, could it because it's the beginning of Year C with Luke, so it is giving us the intro to they year in a sense? I know Year C started with Advent, but it's our first week with Luke in Ordinary time. just a guess

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Evan Cowie's avatar

That was my thought, too. The new lectionary seems to heavily prioritize the sequential reading of Scripture, so if this is the Sunday when they start the sequential reading of Luke, it makes some sense to include that short preface, then skip past all the infancy narrative stuff we already read in Christmastide.

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Stephen's avatar

Thanks for the podcast, helpful as always.

Re. the second reading and its relation (or lack thereof) to the others: I was always taught that it isn't chosen to match the others, but is simply part of our three year trip through the epistles

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