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26views 0shareA canticle for the remembrance of the law. Moses is commanded to go up into a mountain, from whence he shall see the promised land but not enter into it. [1]…

35views 0shareAsa is reproved for seeking help from the Syrians: his last acts and death. [1] And in the six and thirtieth year of his kingdom, Baasa the king of Israel came…

23views 0share[1] The Lord said also to Moses: Speak to the priests the sons of Aaron, and thou shalt say to them: Let not a priest incur an uncleanness at the death…

6views 0shareEliseus maketh iron to swim upon the water: he leadeth the Syrians that were sent to apprehend him into Samaria, where there eyes being opened, they are courteously entertained. The Syrians…

8views 0shareSamuel is sent to Bethlehem, where he anointeth David: who is taken into Saul’s family. [1] And the Lord said to Samuel: How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, whom I…

17views 0shareNabuchodonosor king of the Assyrians overcometh Arphaxad king of the Medes. [1] Now Arphaxad king of the Medes had brought many nations under his dominions, and he built a very strong…

6views 0shareMoses encourageth the people, and Josue, who is appointed to succeed him. He delivereth the law to the priests. God foretelleth that the people will often forsake him, and that he…

14views 0shareThe prophecy of Azarias. Asa’s covenant with God. He deposeth his mother. [1] And the spirit of God came upon Azarias the son of Oded, [2] And he went out to…

10views 0share[1] And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: [2] Thus shalt thou say to the children of Israel: If any man of the children of Israel, or of the strangers, that…

16views 0shareNaaman the Syrian is cleansed of his leprosy. He professeth his belief in one God, promising to serve him. Giezi taketh gifts of Naaman, and is struck with leprosy. [1] Naaman,…

9views 0shareSaul is sent to destroy Amalec: he spareth their king and the best of their cattle: for which disobedience he is cast off by the Lord. [1] And Samuel said to…

1views 0shareGreat mercies are promised to the penitent: God’s commandment is feasible. Life and death are set before them. [1] Now when all these things shall be come upon thee, the blessing…

11views 0shareOld Tobias dieth at the age of a hundred and two years, after exhorting his son and grandsons to piety, foreshewing that Ninive shall be destroyed, and Jerusalem rebuilt. The younger…

10views 0shareThe reign of Asa: his victory over the Ethiopians. [1] And Abia slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in…

8views 0shareDivers ordinances, partly moral, partly ceremonial or judicial. [1] The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: [2] Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to…