3/8/11 cblog GIVE GOD EVERYTHING U GOT;
st mary mag. [Fr elder]7a "...in the gospel..needs..present..obliged by them..to give to god what belongs to god..he is our lord..father lord..all we have belongs to him..trust..return to god evrything .... Everything rcvd from him" 1 Tb 2:9-14 On the night of Pentecost, after I had buried the dead, I, Tobit, went into my courtyard to sleep next to the courtyard wall. My face was uncovered because of the heat I did not know there were birds perched on the wall above me, till their warm droppings settled in my eyes, causing cataracts. I went to see some doctors for a cure but the more they anointed my eyes with various salves, the worse the cataracts became until I could see no more. Ahiqar, however, took care of me for two years until he left for Elymais. At that time, my wife Anna worked for hire at weaving cloth, the kind of work women do When she sent back the goods to their owners, they would pay her. Late in winter on the seventh of Dystrus, she finished the cloth and sent it back to the owners They paid her the full salary and also gave her a young goat for the table On entering my house the goat began to bleat I called to my wife and said: “Where did this goat come from? Perhaps it was stolen! Give it back t worked for hire at weaving cloth, the kind of work women do When she sent back the goods to their owners, they would pay her. Late in winter on the seventh of Dystrus, she finished the cloth and sent it back to the owners They paid her the full salary and also gave her a young goat for the table On entering my house the goat began to bleat I called to my wife and said: “Where did this goat come from? Perhaps it was stolen! Give it back to its owners; we have no right to eat stolen food!” She said to me, “It was given to me as a bonus over and above my wages.” Yet I would not believe her, and told her to give it back to its owners I became very angry with her over this. So she retorted: “Where are your charitable deeds now? Where are your virtuous acts? See! Your true character is finally showing itself!” R. (see 7c) The heart of the just one is firm, trusting in the Lord. or R. Alleluia. Blessed the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in his commands. His posterity shall be mighty upon the earth; the upright generation shall be blessed. R. The heart of the just one is firm, tr...e forever; his horn shall be exalted in glory. R. The heart of the just one is firm, trusting in the Lord. or R. Alleluia. "Some Pharisees and Herodians were sent to Jesus to ensnare him in his speech They came and said to him,“Teacher, we know that you are a truthful man and that you are not concerned with anyone’s opinion You do not regard a person’s status but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth Is it lawful to pay the census tax to Caesar or not? Should we pay or should we not pay?” Knowing their hypocrisy he said to them,“Why are you testing me? Bring me a denarius to look at.” They brought one to him and he said to them,“Whose image and inscription is this?” They replied to him, “Caesar’s.” So Jesus said to them,“Repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.” They were utterly amazed at him.
