#C Ordinary 23 Sunday

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23rd October >> Mass Readings (USA)

Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle C

(Liturgical Colour: Green)

First Reading

Sirach 35:12–14, 16–18

The prayer of the lowly pierces the clouds.

The LORD is a God of justice,    who knows no favorites. Though not unduly partial toward the weak,    yet he hears the cry of the oppressed. The LORD is not deaf to the wail of the orphan,    nor to the widow when she pours out her complaint. The one who serves God willingly is heard;    his petition reaches the heavens. The prayer of the lowly pierces the clouds;    it does not rest till it reaches its goal, nor will it withdraw till the Most High responds,    judges justly and affirms the right, and the LORD will not delay.

The Word of the Lord

R/ Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 34:2–3, 17–18, 19, 23

R/ The Lord hears the cry of the poor.

I will bless the LORD at all times;    his praise shall be ever in my mouth. Let my soul glory in the LORD;    the lowly will hear me and be glad.

R/ The Lord hears the cry of the poor.

The LORD confronts the evildoers,    to destroy remembrance of them from the earth. When the just cry out, the LORD hears them,    and from all their distress he rescues them.

R/ The Lord hears the cry of the poor.

The LORD is close to the brokenhearted;    and those who are crushed in spirit he saves. The LORD redeems the lives of his servants;    no one incurs guilt who takes refuge in him.

R/ The Lord hears the cry of the poor.

Second Reading

2 Timothy 4:6–8, 16–18

From now on, the crown of righteousness awaits me.

Beloved: I am already being poured out like a libation, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have competed well; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith. From now on the crown of righteousness awaits me, which the Lord, the just judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me, but to all who have longed for his appearance.

   At my first defense no one appeared on my behalf, but everyone deserted me. May it not be held against them! But the Lord stood by me and gave me strength, so that through me the proclamation might be completed and all the Gentiles might hear it. And I was rescued from the lion’s mouth. The Lord will rescue me from every evil threat and will bring me safe to his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory forever and ever. Amen.

The Word of the Lord

R/ Thanks be to God.

Gospel Acclamation

2 Corinthians 5:19

Alleluia, alleluia. God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, and entrusting to us the message of salvation. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel

Luke 18:9–14

The tax collector, not the Pharisee, went home justified.

Jesus addressed this parable to those who were convinced of their own righteousness and despised everyone else. “Two people went up to the temple area to pray; one was a Pharisee and the other was a tax collector. The Pharisee took up his position and spoke this prayer to himself, ‘O God, I thank you that I am not like the rest of humanity— greedy, dishonest, adulterous—or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week, and I pay tithes on my whole income.’ But the tax collector stood off at a distance and would not even raise his eyes to heaven but beat his breast and prayed, ‘O God, be merciful to me a sinner.’ I tell you, the latter went home justified, not the former; for whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

The Gospel of the Lord

R/ Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

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SUNDAY 5 NOVEMBER 2023: THE THIRTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME.

The Trinity, attrib. Rubens c.1610, Staatsgalerie Neuburg an der Donau, Neuburg, Germany. Click here to read today’s Sunday Mass Readings. [Jesus said] “..The greatest among you must be your servant. Whoever exalts himself will be humbled; but whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”     Matthew 23:11-12. Click on words highlighted in red for further information. That quote from today’s gospel…

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My Sunday Daily Blessings

August 27, 2023

Be still quiet your heart and mind, the LORD is here, loving you talking to you...........       

Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time (Roman Rite Calendar)

Lectionary 121

First Reading:                       Is 22:19-23

Responsorial Psalm:     Ps 138:1-2, 2-3, 6, 8

Second Reading:                    Rom 11:33-36

Verse Before the Gospel:         Mt 16:18

**Gospel:                         Mt 16:13-20

**Reflection: 

www.dailyscripture.net/daily-meditation/?ds_year=2023&date=aug27

Sources:

Lectionary for Mass for use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, copyright (c) 2001, 1998, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine; Psalm refrain (c) 1968, 1981, 1997, international committee on english in the liturgy, Inc All rights reserved. Neither this work nor any part of it may be reproduced, distributed, performed or displayed in any medium, including electronic or digital, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

**Meditations may be freely reprinted for non-commercial use - please cite:  copyright © 2023 Servants of the Word, source:  dailyscripture.net, author Don Schwager. 

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Radio SunLounge Romania (March 25, 2023)

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Peggy Lee - Fever (Gabin Remix) 16:00 Mozart - Homegirl 15:56 Mara J Boston - Precious Diamond 15:51 Citrus Jam Feat. 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Therese - Put 'Em High (Claes Rosen Lounge Mix) 04:00 Dj Rob De Blank - Love Is All Around Me - 03:50 Peter Silence - Boost 03:46 Jerome Noak Feat. Al Miller - You Got Me - Thomas Lemmer Chillout Remix 03:40 The Diventa Project - Bang Bang (Lazy Hammock Chillout Mix) 03:40 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 03:35 Bella Vita - The Hardest Part (Hot Beach Guitar Mix) 03:29 Miro - Holding On 03:24 Solarflow - Im Living For Today 03:21 J.p. Juice - Fukai 03:21 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 03:15 Approaching Black - A Minute Till Midnight 03:11 Style Project - Cloudy Eyes (Vocal Mix) 03:06 Velvet Dreamer - Eternal Beauty (Original Mix) 03:02 Lounge Groove Avenue - Take A Little Time 03:01 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 02:51 Fridrik Karlsson - Chillout Zone 02:47 Velvet Lounge Project - You Broke My Heart (Video Cut) 02:43 Luminous - Make It Happen 02:39 Five Seasons - Endlessly 02:32 Channel Two - Across Waters 02:27 Dj Pippi - A Touch (Original) 02:22 Diascries - Anemone (Original Mix) 02:19 Ted Irens - Dreamland Trip 02:14 Joanes South - The Reason 02:10 Five Seasons - Endlessly 02:05 Gaba Milani - Open Your Eyes (Original Mix) 01:59 Ragi - Voyage To India (Buddha Sunset Del Mar Vocal Mix) 01:59 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 01:54 Svendaq - Caribbean Dream 01:49 Collioure - Timeless Pulse 01:46 Velvet Lounge Project - Ven A Mi 01:41 Marga Sol - So Cruel 01:41 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 01:36 Sonic Adventure Project - Who Are You 01:33 Soulchef - Frequency 01:29 Carmen Mcrae - How Long Has This Been Going On (Mj Cole Remix) 01:25 Gabin Feat. Peggy Lee - Fever (Gabin Remix) 01:24 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 01:21 De-phazz/pat Appleton - Happiness 01:16 Princess Of Lounge - We Found Love 01:12 Chris Leblanc - Ahora 01:06 Conjure One - Sleep (Serenity Mix) 01:03 Living Room - Profiler 00:59 Marga Sol - Around Me 00:56 Counting Clouds - Morning Sun 00:51 Luke Standing - The Hushed Love 00:45 Airstream - Land Of Dreams (Escape Mix) 00:37 Tactful - No Fear 00:32 Peter Pearson - Chilled To The Heart 00:26 Merlion - Chillin Nightflight (Golden Buddha Sunset Del Mar Mix) 00:26 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 00:21 Blue Lagoona - Triangles And Rhombuses (Asian To Ibiza Chill Mix) 00:17 Moshang - Padoga 00:13 Schiller - Tried 00:08 Dj Kodi - Love Will Tear Us Apart 00:03 Lazy Hammock - Lost In Dreams

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Tosday's Daily Encounter Monday, January 23, 2023

A Day of Rest

"Remember to observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. You have six days each week for your ordinary work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath day of rest dedicated to the Lord your God… For in six days the Lord made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and everything in them; but on the seventh day he rested. That is why the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy."1

"In the same way, some think one day is more holy than another day, while others think every day is alike. You should each be fully convinced that whichever day you choose is acceptable. Those who worship the Lord on a special day do it to honor him…"2

Most Christian's have adopted Sunday as the day that we set aside to honor and worship God amongst other believers. This is based on the pattern the believers in the New Testament followed when they met on the first day of the week. Regardless of the day you set aside to worship God, we should always remember what Jesus said in Mark 2:27, "The Sabbath was made to meet the needs of people, and not people to meet the requirements of the Sabbath." This was said in response to the Pharisees questioning why Jesus' disciples were breaking the law by harvesting grain on the Sabbath. This day of rest is not about us, but about Jesus. He knows our needs even better than we do and wants to use this time to meet those needs.

When we set aside a day of rest and worship, we are seeking Him first and trusting that He will help us not only get our work done in six days, but He will also bless that work because we are trusting His provision. This is a time to remember all the "good" work God has done and His great faithfulness. This is a day for a Spiritual reset as we spend time with God and bask in His beauty. God is not seeking perfection. He simply wants us to accept this gift of the Sabbath and experience His goodness.

Make a choice to set aside the computer, stop checking those constant emails, stop stressing about the to-do list and enjoy spending time with your Heavenly Father and the many blessings He has given you.

Suggested prayer: Dear God, thank you for demonstrating the pattern of work and rest that you wanted us to follow. At times our schedules may seem overwhelming, and we may find it hard to let it go. Help me trust you always. I surrender my life to you. Thank you for the gift of the Sabbath. In Jesus' name, amen.

Exodus 20:8-11.

Romans 14:5-6.

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True Righteousness

True Righteousness - Daily Gospel Reflection for Sunday, October 23, 2022

October 23, 2022 Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C Readings for Today Video Jesus addressed this parable to those who were convinced of their own righteousness and despised everyone else.   Luke 18:9 This Scripture passage is the introduction to the Parable of the Pharisee and Tax Collector.  This parable offers quite a contrast between two general attitudes.  First, the Pharisee’s…

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Vanity of vanities, says Qoheleth, vanity of vanities!  All things are vanity! Here is one who has labored with wisdom and knowledge and skill, and yet to another who has not labored over it, he must leave property. This also is vanity and a great misfortune. For what profit comes to man from all the toil and anxiety of heart with which he has labored under the sun? All his days sorrow and grief are his occupation; even at night his mind is not at rest. This also is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 1:2; 2:21-23 New American Bible (NAB), First Reading for the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

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Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B – Gospel Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23

Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B – Gospel Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23

https://youtube.com/c/TaminangThereseN https://anchor.fm/nwufor Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B – Gospel Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 August 29 2021 Gospel – Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 https://youtu.be/xy-fe5JDyQQ Gospel – Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 1 When the Pharisees with some scribes who had come from Jerusalemgathered around Jesus,  2 they observed that some of his disciples ate…

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One Minute Reflection – 23 August – '... On the rock of Holy Church ...'

One Minute Reflection – 23 August – ‘… On the rock of Holy Church …’

One Minute Reflection – 23 August – Twenty First Sunday in Ordinary Time, Readings: Isaiah 22: 19-23, Psalms 138: 1-2, 2-3,6, 8 (8bc), Romans 11:33-36, Matthew 16:13-20 and the Memorial of St Tydfil (Died c 480) Martyr of Wales

���Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you but my Father who is in heaven. And I tell you, you are Peter and on this rock I…

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So here I am. Doing the one thing I have steadily avoided for the last 4 years…somewhat.

I shouldn’t start off this way but fuck I hate writing. And there goes the first impression, etched forever in your subconscious.

She’s not going to be happy about this. Meh.

So I’m a 30 y/o stuck in this hellhole and this is my story? I guess. I mean it’s really ours.

I basically made this account to vent ..uh then I realised I’d have to go all the way back for it to make sense…and I guess my life has always been this series/rpg game so it might take shape in that style. I’m mostly explaining this to myself.

Jump to 2016. I started this biography venture bc in my short 25 years I’d amassed a set of experiences that were not so average middle class life experiences, and not in the good way. Now if you take my story and place it on the backdrop of each life on this earth then, in my opinion, my life is pretty ordinary too. Hence the (reason I tell myself there was a) delay with finishing this biography. Anyway so I sat down to write this thing a total of two times(fucking literary genius) in 2016, sometime in April if I recall correctly. It was horrible but necessary, and then I guess I found magic? And decided to halt production since well…I was busy coming into awareness. I still have the draft on this pc... I stopped when I was 10 years old.

Jump to 2020 and I’m in front of this computer with Tumblr as my backdrop in order for me to feel like I have and audience and therefore someone to talk to (I decided to type this shit out on word before copy pasting to tumblr bc apparently I don’t like living on the edge??)

I’m high as fuck (I would like to say.. but na, I’m just regular high off some freshly home-grown microwaved weed.) anyway this is probably going to be my last indulgent ingestion of the stuff. Hopefully.

Don’t get me wrong, weed isn”t to blame and I have people I can talk to, but the problem is

Everyone

Has

Their

Own

Shit.

None I know has the space. I’m the most equipped to deal with myself. To me, that is deeply unsettling right now. Like… most people don’t even know where to begin and..well..I’ve been here before so I know what to do and honestly it’s fucking shit haha.

And as shitty as I feel, it doesn’t change the fact. I gotta figure this out on my own.

I’m a 30 y/o natural med student in my second year of my 5 year degree. I live at my parent’s house in a relatively good neighbourhood, I have the most comfortable bed, a loving cat, a good-looking bedroom and many middle class luxuries…like an en suite. I have a very comfortable house to live in and there is always food whenever I feel like eating or even just to cook for fun(my talents lie in the kitchen, potions, medicines and treats are my favourite pastimes, I love to nourish people. Don’t let it fool you though.) it’s c o v i d year rn and I don’t pay for shit.. factually, I’m pretty privileged to have all that I do physically.

My parents have always been around in physicality, even when they weren’t there, especially when they weren’t there… which was and still is a lot.  And in rolls one of the overarching themes emerges. Welcome welcome.

I got that far and took a Facebook break, bitch she runnin

So yeah I was born in this bitch back in 1990, two guys got here before me, one 11 years prior, the other 3 years after the first. Then I showed up after our parents reconciled after a 6-month separation. But like…that doesn’t happen in my life till 2019.

I’m currently contemplating piercing my lip or nose but I threw out all of my old jewellery. Geezus, it’s her and she is 22. (side note to myself,  please ignore)

Anyway so yeah I get borned unto these guys; a drummer butalso telephone technician and an accountant, both were raised as worker bees but are actually uh..nope. spoiler one is a caster the other is a timekeeper. Both mages, but they don’t know.

I was this scared to shit little creature of a child. I slept between them once It was safe to do so (I know almost nothing about kids but I’m assuming it’s a safety hazard to sleep next to new-borns? let alone to let them sleep between two people whom are also asleep. Also, I recall sleeping in this white, wooden cot thing which used to chill next to their bed. It opened up like some gates did in those medieval(<-never understood this word tbh) castles, the ones that go vertically up and down. (Yes, I remember. I remember realising I was back on this plane when I was 2 months old, it’s my earliest memory-trust me this becomes highly unimpressive once I turn 23 so hold on before you think I’m lookin for clout on this one). Like I get that that is cute and all, legit I was cradled in safety but like, that cradle started to close in very soon. Too much of a good thing changes poles kids. Leave Jesus alone he wants to have some him time.

So yeah a lot happens that was quite significant during these first 4 years but I don’t remember much but a few glimpses. Bouncing on my dad’s chest, the lounge on a sunny Sunday, mom in a beige coat, long pretty hair, a family vacation where I wore this 2 piece I loved and there was a blue waterslide tube, a fight about racism (early 90s, go figure..but like also 2020 fr) a roller-skating rink, a “haunted” forest walk, Easter…. man that vacation was fun. Most of the things I remember were from age 4 onwards. But I do have snippets of before.. playing dress up with my cousins, hiding in cupboards, hiding behind makeshift tents, maaaaany makeshift tents, talks about camping outside by the pool (oh we had quite a nice sized house with a huge yard and quite a big pool too, I learned to swim when I was two, I spent a lot of time in and around water as a kidling) I spent and remember most of my time with my cousins and being angry at our aunts. I did ballet from the age of 4 as well, I remember my mom asking me if I wanted to do ballet and I said yes, we were in this blue ballet room where one of my cousins was busy with her class. She got here 7 or 8 years ahead of me too.

Idk my childhood was pretty colourful, even today, I remember it being filled with lots of adventure. At least until I started going to crèche, but only for mornings until the other kids got here and it took my mind off of the fact that my mom wasn’t there. I hated it when my mom left me anywhere, I still remember what that felt like and it’s still nauseating despite the fact that I’m about 26 years older now.

also i’m finally posting this now and the high has already worn off. 24 hours to go.

fuck.

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The Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Roman Catholic Proper Twenty-three Revised Common Lectionary Proper Eighteen

Complementary Hebrew Scripture Torah Lesson: Deuteronomy 30:15-20

See, I have set before you today life and prosperity, death and adversity. If you obey the commandments of the Lord your God that I am commanding you today, by loving the Lord your God, walking in his ways, and observing his commandments, decrees, and ordinances, then you shall live and become numerous, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land that you are entering to possess. But if your heart turns away and you do not hear, but are led astray to bow down to other gods and serve them, I declare to you today that you shall perish; you shall not live long in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to enter and possess. I call heaven and earth to witness against you today that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Choose life so that you and your descendants may live, loving the Lord your God, obeying him, and holding fast to him; for that means life to you and length of days, so that you may live in the land that the Lord swore to give to your ancestors, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.

Semi-continuous Hebrew Scripture from the Latter Prophets: Jeremiah 18:1-11

The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: “Come, go down to the potter's house, and there I will let you hear my words.” So I went down to the potter's house, and there he was working at his wheel. The vessel he was making of clay was spoiled in the potter's hand, and he reworked it into another vessel, as seemed good to him.

Then the word of the Lord came to me: Can I not do with you, O house of Israel, just as this potter has done? says the Lord. Just like the clay in the potter's hand, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel. At one moment I may declare concerning a nation or a kingdom, that I will pluck up and break down and destroy it, but if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turns from its evil, I will change my mind about the disaster that I intended to bring on it. And at another moment I may declare concerning a nation or a kingdom that I will build and plant it, but if it does evil in my sight, not listening to my voice, then I will change my mind about the good that I had intended to do to it. Now, therefore, say to the people of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem: Thus says the Lord: Look, I am a potter shaping evil against you and devising a plan against you. Turn now, all of you from your evil way, and amend your ways and your doings.

Complementary Psalm 1

Happy are those  who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or take the path that sinners tread,  or sit in the seat of scoffers; but their delight is in the law of the Lord,  and on his law they meditate day and night. They are like trees  planted by streams of water, which yield their fruit in its season,  and their leaves do not wither. In all that they do, they prosper.

The wicked are not so,  but are like chaff that the wind drives away. Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,  nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous; for the Lord watches over the way of the righteous,  but the way of the wicked will perish.

Semi-continuous Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18

O Lord, you have searched me and known me. You know when I sit down and when I rise up;  you discern my thoughts from far away. You search out my path and my lying down,  and are acquainted with all my ways. Even before a word is on my tongue,  O Lord, you know it completely. You hem me in, behind and before,  and lay your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;  it is so high that I cannot attain it.

For it was you who formed my inward parts;  you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.  Wonderful are your works; that I know very well.  My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret,  intricately woven in the depths of the earth. Your eyes beheld my unformed substance. In your book were written all the days  that were formed for me,  when none of them as yet existed. How weighty to me are your thoughts, O God!  How vast is the sum of them! I try to count them—they are more than the sand;  I come to the end—I am still with you.

New Testament Lesson: Philemon

Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our dear friend and co-worker, to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church in your house:

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

When I remember you in my prayers, I always thank my God because I hear of your love for all the saints and your faith toward the Lord Jesus. I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective when you perceive all the good that we may do for Christ. I have indeed received much joy and encouragement from your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, my brother.

For this reason, though I am bold enough in Christ to command you to do your duty, yet I would rather appeal to you on the basis of love—and I, Paul, do this as an old man, and now also as a prisoner of Christ Jesus. I am appealing to you for my child, Onesimus, whose father I have become during my imprisonment. Formerly he was useless to you, but now he is indeed useful both to you and to me. I am sending him, that is, my own heart, back to you. I wanted to keep him with me, so that he might be of service to me in your place during my imprisonment for the gospel; but I preferred to do nothing without your consent, in order that your good deed might be voluntary and not something forced. Perhaps this is the reason he was separated from you for a while, so that you might have him back forever, no longer as a slave but more than a slave, a beloved brother—especially to me but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.

So if you consider me your partner, welcome him as you would welcome me. If he has wronged you in any way, or owes you anything, charge that to my account. I, Paul, am writing this with my own hand: I will repay it. I say nothing about your owing me even your own self. Yes, brother, let me have this benefit from you in the Lord! Refresh my heart in Christ. Confident of your obedience, I am writing to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say.

New Testament Gospel Lesson: Luke 14:25-33

There is a parallel passage at Matthew 10:37-38.

Now large crowds were traveling with him; and he turned and said to them, “Whoever comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and even life itself, cannot be my disciple. Whoever does not carry the cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not first sit down and estimate the cost, to see whether he has enough to complete it? Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it will begin to ridicule him, saying, ‘This fellow began to build and was not able to finish.’ Or what king, going out to wage war against another king, will not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to oppose the one who comes against him with twenty thousand? If he cannot, then, while the other is still far away, he sends a delegation and asks for the terms of peace. So therefore, none of you can become my disciple if you do not give up all your possessions.”

Year C Ordinary 23, Catholic Proper 23, RCL Proper 18: Sunday

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21st August >> Mass Readings (Except USA)

Twenty First Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle C.

(Liturgical Colour: Green)

First Reading

Isaiah 66:18-21

They will bring all your brothers from all the nations.

The Lord says this: I am coming to gather the nations of every language. They shall come to witness my glory. I will give them a sign and send some of their survivors to the nations: to Tarshish, Put, Lud, Moshech, Rosh, Tubal, and Javan, to the distant islands that have never heard of me or seen my glory. They will proclaim my glory to the nations. As an offering to the Lord they will bring all your brothers, on horses, in chariots, in litters, on mules, on dromedaries, from all the nations to my holy mountain in Jerusalem, says the Lord, like Israelites bringing oblations in clean vessels to the Temple of the Lord. And of some of them I will make priests and Levites, says the Lord.

The Word of the Lord

R/ Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 116(117)

R/ Go out to the whole world; proclaim the Good News. or R/ Alleluia!

O praise the Lord, all you nations,    acclaim him all you peoples!

R/ Go out to the whole world; proclaim the Good News. or R/ Alleluia!

Strong is his love for us;    he is faithful for ever.

R/ Go out to the whole world; proclaim the Good News. or R/ Alleluia!

Second Reading

Hebrews 12:5-7,11-13

The Lord trains the one he loves.

Have you forgotten that encouraging text in which you are addressed as sons? My son, when the Lord corrects you, do not treat it lightly; but do not get discouraged when he reprimands you. For the Lord trains the ones that he loves and he punishes all those that he acknowledges as his sons. Suffering is part of your training; God is treating you as his sons. Has there ever been any son whose father did not train him? Of course, any punishment is most painful at the time, and far from pleasant; but later, in those on whom it has been used, it bears fruit in peace and goodness. So hold up your limp arms and steady your trembling knees and smooth out the path you tread; then the injured limb will not be wrenched, it will grow strong again.

The Word of the Lord

R/ Thanks be to God.

Gospel Acclamation

John 14:23

Alleluia, alleluia! If anyone loves me he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we shall come to him. Alleluia!

Or:

John 14:6

Alleluia, alleluia! Jesus said: ‘I am the Way, the Truth and the Life. No one can come to the Father except through me.’ Alleluia!

Gospel

Luke 13:22-30

The last shall be first and the first last.

Through towns and villages Jesus went teaching, making his way to Jerusalem. Someone said to him, ‘Sir, will there be only a few saved?’ He said to them, ‘Try your best to enter by the narrow door, because, I tell you, many will try to enter and will not succeed.

   ‘Once the master of the house has got up and locked the door, you may find yourself knocking on the door, saying, “Lord, open to us” but he will answer, “I do not know where you come from.” Then you will find yourself saying, “We once ate and drank in your company; you taught in our streets” but he will reply, “I do not know where you come from. Away from me, all you wicked men!”

   ‘Then there will be weeping and grinding of teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and yourselves turned outside. And men from east and west, from north and south, will come to take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God.

   ‘Yes, there are those now last who will be first, and those now first who will be last.’

The Gospel of the Lord

R/ Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

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Jesus and "Family Values": 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time

In recent decades, the term “family values” has almost become a code word for “Christian culture” in American society. Influential Christian organizations have adopted names like “Focus on the Family,” “American Family Association,” the “Family Research Council”; and on the Catholic side of things we have “Catholic Family Land,” “Tradition, Family and Property,” or “The Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute,” better known as “C-FAM.” The natural family unit—based on a husband and wife who have made an exclusive, permanent, public commitment to share a common life and raise children together — has been under such political and social pressure that at times we almost identify Christianity as a social movement to promote family life.

In this context, this Sunday’s Mass Readings can be unsettling. Jesus says he has “not come to bring peace but division.” Come again? Lord, with due respect, isn’t one of your messianic titles “Prince of Peace?” Then again, the Lord speaks of causing division and struggle within families—strife in the family unit caused by Jesus! How can this be? Doesn’t Jesus believe in “family values”?

1. Our First Reading is Jer 38:4-6, 8-10:

In those days, the princes said to the king: “Jeremiah ought to be put to death; he is demoralizing the soldiers who are left in this city, and all the people, by speaking such things to them; he is not interested in the welfare of our people, but in their ruin.”

King Zedekiah answered: “He is in your power”; for the king could do nothing with them. And so they took Jeremiah and threw him into the cistern of Prince Malchiah, which was in the quarters of the guard, letting him down with ropes. There was no water in the cistern, only mud, and Jeremiah sank into the mud.

Ebed-melech, a court official, went there from the palace and said to him: “My lord king, these men have been at fault in all they have done to the prophet Jeremiah, casting him into the cistern.

He will die of famine on the spot, for there is no more food in the city.”

Then the king ordered Ebed-melech the Cushite to take three men along with him, and draw the prophet Jeremiah out of the cistern before he should die.

The Book of Jeremiah is longest book of the prophets in the traditional Hebrew (Masoretic) text. Nonetheless, the book is clearly second to Isaiah in its theological and liturgical influence. There are a number of thematic, literary, and theological similarities between Isaiah and Jeremiah, but a notable difference is that in Jeremiah, the person and biography of the prophet himself takes on a much more prominent role. Indeed, tradition remembered Jeremiah as the quintessential suffering prophet, and more than one scholar has proposed that the “Suffering Servant” of the second half of Isaiah was modeled on Jeremiah. Thus it is unsurprising that Jeremiah is the first of the literary prophets that Jesus’ contemporaries compared to him:

“Who do men say that the Son of man is?” And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets” (Mt 16:13-14).

The oracles and incidents of the Book of Jeremiah are not evenly distributed throughout the reigns of the kings under whom he ministered, but are clustered around dates of crisis: (1) 609 BC, the year of Josiah’s death, Jehoahaz/Shallum’s deposition, and Jehoiakim’s first regnal year (22:11-23; 26:1-24); (2) 605 BC, the fourth year of Jehoiakim, the year of the Battle of Carchemish [in which Babylon defeated Egypt for control of the Near East], the imposition of Babylonian suzerainty upon Judah, and the initial, small exile of upper-class hostages to Babylon (25:1-38; 36:1-32; 45:1-5; 46:1-28), (3) 597 BC, the year Jehoiachin (a.k.a. Jeconiah) surrendered Jerusalem to Nebuchadnezzar King of Babylon, the second and largest wave of exiles went to Babylon, and the accession of Zedekiah (24:1-10; 27:1–29:32) and (4) 587 BC, the year of the destruction of the Temple and Jerusalem, the end of Davidic rule, and the third and last wave of exiles to Babylon. All the words and deeds of Jer 21:1-10; 32:1–34:22; 37:1–44:30; and 52:1-30 occur within a year or two before or after this date. This includes our present First Reading.

Our First Reading is an excerpt from what is often called the “Passion of Jeremiah,” that is, Jeremiah 37–45, which forms a distinct unit containing the historical narrative of Jeremiah’s experience during the last years of Jerusalem, with ch. 45 forming a kind of epilogue.

While Nebuchadnezzar’s final siege of Jerusalem was underway in the last years of Zedekiah, the king implored Jeremiah’s intercessions with the LORD, but the prophet informed the royal court clearly that the Babylonian armies would prevail, and destruction and exile were inevitable (37:1-10).

During a break in the siege, Jeremiah attempted to go to Anathoth to visit his ancestral property, but was accused of desertion to the enemy, and imprisoned in “the court of the guard” (37:11-21). The princes of Judah were not satisfied with this punishment, as Jeremiah’s continued preaching of Judean defeat was demoralizing the populace, so they had him thrown into a cistern to die. An Ethiopian royal servant, Ebed-melech the eunuch, succeeded in gaining the king’s permission to rescue the prophet from slow death in the cistern, and place him back in custody in the court of the guard (38:7-13). The King arranged to meet privately with Jeremiah to inquire about the LORD’s word concerning his fate at the hand of the Babylonians, but though warned, the king did not heed or act on the warnings from the prophet (38:14-28). In the remaining chapters of “Jeremiah’s Passion,” the inevitable takes place: Babylon conquers and destroys Jerusalem, and Jeremiah ends up being taken to Egypt by force with a surviving remnant of Jews.

One of Jeremiah’s other major contribution to salvation history and Christian theology is his own person as a type of Christ, more so than any other prophet. Biography plays little role in Isaiah, but a large role in Jeremiah. In many ways, the person of Jeremiah the prophet becomes absorbed into his prophetic ministry, such that his own experiences as much as his words become transformed into “prophesy.” The Church has long recognized the striking correlation between the character and travails of Jeremiah and Jesus, beginning already in the lifetime of the Lord (cf. Matt. 16:14). The similarities abound:

(1) chosen from the womb (Jer 1:5; Lk 1:31); (2) destined for rejection and conflict with their people (Jer 1:18-19; Lk 2:34-35), (3) called to celibacy (Jer 16:1-4; Mt 19:10-12), (4) likened to a sacrificial lamb (Jer 11:19; Jn 1:29,36), (5) betrayed by his own family (Jer 12:6; Jn 13:18,38 etc.): Jer. 12:6 For even your brothers and the house of your father, even they have dealt treacherously with you; they are in full cry after you; believe them not, though they speak fair words to you.” (6) found preaching against the Temple and predicting its destruction (Jer 26:2-6; Mk 11:15-19, 13:1-2) (7) opposed and persecuted by the chief priests for doing so (Jer 20:1-3; 26:7-9; Mk 11:18) (8) condemned to death for doing so (Jer 26:8-9; Mk 14:57-58) (9) tried by a vacillating, partly sympathetic, yet weak-willed civil magistrate (Zedekiah is a type of Pontius Pilate; Jer 37:16-38:28; Jn 18:28–19:16) (10) cast into a pit and raised up from it again (Jer 37:6-13; cf. Jn 19:40–20:18).

Thus, in many ways, both Jeremiah and Jesus fit the profile of Isaiah’s Suffering Servant of the LORD, though ultimately Jeremiah is not the royal figure the Servant is. Nonetheless, the Church’s memory and liturgy holds up Jeremiah as a proto-type of the suffering prophet fully realized in Jesus of Nazareth.

2. Our Responsorial Psalm is Psalm 40:2, 3, 4, 18:

R. (14b) Lord, come to my aid!

I have waited, waited for the LORD, and he stooped toward me. R. Lord, come to my aid!

The LORD heard my cry. He drew me out of the pit of destruction, out of the mud of the swamp; he set my feet upon a crag; he made firm my steps. R. Lord, come to my aid!

And he put a new song into my mouth, a hymn to our God. Many shall look on in awe and trust in the LORD. R. Lord, come to my aid!

Though I am afflicted and poor, yet the LORD thinks of me. You are my help and my deliverer; O my God, hold not back! R. Lord, come to my aid!

Psalm 40, together with Psalm 41, end Book I of the Psalms on a note of lament, with David in distress and seeking the LORD’s assistance. This is typical of Book I of the Psalter, in which David is usually in distress and beset by his enemies. Psalm 40 is a todah psalm that makes explicit reference to some aspects of the todah (thanksgiving sacrifice) ritual in the sanctuary, such as giving public praise before the assembled worshipers (v.10). However, Psalm 40 is unusual in that it reverses the typical progression of a todah psalm. Most todah psalms begin with a lament, or at least the recollection of a time of lament, and then move toward praise and thanks. Psalm 40 beings with thanks and praise for God’s deliverance, but takes a “left turn” at verse 11, as a new threat to the peace and health of David seems to have arisen.

In this liturgy, we are struck by the similarities of David’s experience with that of Jeremiah:

The LORD heard my cry. He drew me out of the pit of destruction, out of the mud of the swamp; he set my feet upon a crag; he made firm my steps.

The remembrance of God’s faithfulness to us (and to Jeremiah, and to David) gives us confidence to cry out to God for help against the obstacles that still confront us:

Though I am afflicted and poor, yet the LORD thinks of me. You are my help and my deliverer; O my God, hold not back!

3. Our Second Reading is Hebrews 12:1-4:

Brothers and sisters: Since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses,let us rid ourselves of every burden and sin that clings to us and persevere in running the race that lies before us while keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus,the leader and perfecter of faith. For the sake of the joy that lay before him he endured the cross, despising its shame,and has taken his seat at the right of the throne of God.Consider how he endured such opposition from sinners,in order that you may not grow weary and lose heart.In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood.

Our Second Reading is a providential fit for the themes of the First and the Gospel. The author of Hebrews recalls Christ’s “descent” into the suffering of the cross, and his “ascent” out of that pit of suffering to the right hand of God. In his embrace of and triumph over suffering, Jesus continued the great tradition of the Hebrew prophets like Jeremiah, only in a more perfect manner. We recall Jesus words from the Beatitudes:

Matt. 5:11 “Blessed are you when men revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. 12 Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so men persecuted the prophets who were before you.

The phrase “the prophets who were before you” implies that we, in some sense, have entered into the prophetic tradition; and this is indeed the case (see CCC §783). Let’s not have a “woe is me!” attitude when we face opposition—even within the Church!—for attempting to be faithful to Christ and the successors of his apostles. If we are alive to be reading this, we have not yet resisted “to the point of shedding blood.”

4. Our Gospel is Luke 12:49-53:

Jesus said to his disciples:“I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing! There is a baptism with which I must be baptized, and how great is my anguish until it is accomplished! Do you think that I have come to establish peace on the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division. From now on a household of five will be divided, three against two and two against three; a father will be divided against his son and a son against his father, a mother against her daughter and a daughter against her mother, a mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.”

In this Gospel, Jesus reminds us that there is a commitment higher than family bonds: the commitment to God Himself.

Sometimes the commitment to God and family are mutually supporting. The Fourth Commandment is “Honor your father and your mother.” The son who repents of his selfishness and turns to God will be instructed by the Ten Commandments to show honor to his parents, and will then become a better son. Likewise, St. Paul commands husbands: “Love your wives as Christ loved the Church.” And to fathers: “Do not provoke your children to anger.” So the married man and father who repents and turns to God will be instructed by these verses and become a better husband and parent.

However, there are also occasions where commitment to God, and specifically Jesus Christ, is in conflict with expectations that family members have for us, and then the resulting conflict is very difficult to bear. However, the truth of the faith and the call of God on one’s life are not things that can be negotiated in order to avoid family friction:

He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me… (Matt 10:37)

The eminent American rabbi and scholar Jacob Neusner points out that in making claims like this, Jesus was essentially claiming divinity, because within Judaism family ties could only morally be repudiated for the sake of God or His law. In this, Neusner supports the major argument Brant Pitre makes in The Case for Jesus (Image Books), namely, that Jesus claims to be divine in all four Gospels, but one needs a thorough understanding of Jewish culture to recognize this fact.

There are about six million converts to Catholicism in the United States, and many of them had to face the reality of Matt 10:37 and Luke 12:52-53 at some point in their spiritual journey, when it dawned on them what the reaction to their conversion would be among their non-Catholic family members. Others walked the road toward the Catholic Church and stopped before “swimming the Tiber” because they were not willing to provoke conflict with a family that was staunchly Protestant. Yet conversion to the Christ in His Church in the American context is hardly to be compared with the sufferings of those few who have made the journey from Islam. One man tells his story HERE. The division within families over Christ is not just some past phenomena. It’s a reality daily with us now.

Conflict within families arises not only because one member desires to follow Christ or enter his Church. Other forms of obedience cause conflict: not a few young men and women have entered the priesthood or religious life despite the opposition of their parents. Despite growing up in the same household, different children often embrace (or reject!) the faith to varying degrees, leading to aggravation at family reunions between a sister who lives all the Church’s teachings and her brothers who selectively reject the more “politically incorrect” ones.

All these forms of conflict need to be borne in union with Christ, who suffered the cross for us. Ultimately, the Family of God trumps the natural family:

“My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it.” (Luke 8:21)

In hindsight, we realize that salvation history is full of familial conflict that has its origins in differing relationships to God. Cain envied Abel’s intimacy with God, and slew him. Jacob wanted the promises of the covenant whereas Esau despised them. Joseph’s brothers sought to kill him out of offense at his prophetic dreams. Moses’ own brother and sister tried to remove him from leadership over Israel out of envy of his prophetic status. And many other examples could be cited, including Jeremiah as discussed above (Jer 12:6).

This Sunday’s Gospel reminds us that, as good as peace is, Jesus’ primary mission was not to establish social peace in this world and in this life. If that had been his mission—and many think it was!—he obviously has failed. Instead, Jesus’ mission was to reveal, to those who desire it, the “narrow way” that leads to salvation (Matt 7:13-14), the Way that is Himself (John 14:6). There is a price too high to pay for peace. And that price is infidelity to Christ. So while it is good and proper to work for legislation and social support for marriage and the family, and to love our family members and build “cheerful Christian homes,” as St. Josemaría described it; nonetheless, we also need to be prepared to endure the strife and conflict that may ensue when we follow the path of truth to its destination, which is a Person.

By: John Bergsma

From: https://www.pamphletstoinspire.com/

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My Sunday Daily Blessings

August 20, 2023

Be still quiet your heart and mind, the LORD is here, loving you talking to you...........       

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Roman Rite Calendar)Lectionary 118

First Reading:                       Is 56:1, 6-7

Responsorial Psalm:       Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8

Second Reading:                      Rom 11:13-15, 29-32

Verse Before the Gospel:          Cf. Mt 4:23

**Gospel:                         Mt 15:21-28

**Reflection: 

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Sources:

Lectionary for Mass for use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, copyright (c) 2001, 1998, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine; Psalm refrain (c) 1968, 1981, 1997, international committee on english in the liturgy, Inc All rights reserved. Neither this work nor any part of it may be reproduced, distributed, performed or displayed in any medium, including electronic or digital, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

**Meditations may be freely reprinted for non-commercial use - please cite:  copyright © 2023 Servants of the Word, source:  dailyscripture.net, author Don Schwager. 

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Radio NET Bulgaria (November 26, 2022)

23:59 MICHAEL SILVERMAN, ERIC MARIENTHAL - In These Times 23:54 MIKAEL - Trippin Over You 23:51 NAI SOUNDS - Can't Deal 23:47 SHAKATAK - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 23:42 KENNEY POLSON - Black Swan 23:38 NILS - Nine2Five 23:34 VINCENT INGALA - Ready Or Not 23:30 CAROL ALBERT - Sol Ipanema 23:25 MARCUS ANDERSON - Bless The Lord 23:21 DREW DAVIDSEN - Silent Night 23:16 EUGE GROOVE - Silhouette 23:12 VINCENT IOIA - First Time (feat. Ricky Peterson & Gerey Johnson) 23:08 JACKIEM JOYNER - Later Tonight 23:04 WILL SUMNER - A Last Dance 23:00 GREGG KARUKAS - Welcome Home 22:59 TOUCH & GO - Straight To...Number One (Dreamcatcher Mix) 22:52 TORNIKE - Night Steps (Original Mix) 22:46 STAN CROWN - Not Invented Love (Original Mix) 22:44 SPOR - Pacifica (Acoustic Version) 22:38 TONY IGY - Astronomia (Chillout Mix) 22:35 ASKERY - With You 22:29 SIMON LE GREC - Decisions (Delor Mix) 22:24 ASTRID SURYANTO - Distant Bar (Original Mix) 22:21 SOUND BEHAVIOUR - Arena 22:16 D-PULSE - Velocity Of Love (Original) 22:12 SKYE - Feel Good Inc 22:07 SINOPTIK MUSIC - Black Islands 22:03 SOTY - Circle (Original Mix) 21:59 SIMON G - Crazy (Original Mix) 21:56 TRACEY THORN - Night Time (Original Mix) 21:49 TRENTEMOLLER - Miss You (Lulu Rouge Feat. Asger Baden Remix) 21:43 TRANZLIFT - Heaven's Shore (Magdelayna's Chilled Remake) 21:38 SMOOTH DELUXE - Dream Of Insomnia 21:34 TOKYO COUNTERPOINT - To The Sky (Lemongrass Free Bird Remix) 21:31 HIATUS & SHURA - Fortune's Fool 21:26 HESS IS MORE - Yes Boss 21:21 HEIKO - Miles Away 21:16 CAFE DEL MAR - Mandalay (Beautiful) 21:10 GREEN POINT ORCHESTRA - Miriam Dub 21:06 YORK, ASHENI - Iceflowers (Original Mix) 21:01 CHAKRA - I Am (Vox Mix) 20:56 REY SALINERO - Total Delight 20:51 CHICANE - No Ordinary Morning (Original Mix) 20:44 VITODITO, SARA POLLINO - The Song I Promised You (Chillout Mix) 20:41 CHICANE, KATE WALSH - Playing Fields (Original Mix) 20:38 MOTIF, LENA BELGART - Halo (Original Mix) 20:32 BEN GOLD, SENADEE - Today (Chilled Datt Remix) 20:28 POCHILL - Constanta 78 20:24 PIXALEND - Maritime Sadness 20:19 PETE MURRAY - So Beautiful (Acoustic Version) 20:16 VITO FOGNINI, CARI - True To Myself (Original Mix) 20:10 VLAD ZHUKOV - Nothing (W&D Chill Out Vocal Mix) 20:05 TITIYO - Come Along (Naid Remix) 19:59 RED - Pieces 19:53 PREMASARA COUNCIL - Sensual Ecstasy 19:48 PAUL ADAM - Backwards (Original Mix) 19:43 NUAGE, N4M3 - Sunday Morning (Original Mix) 19:40 MODJO - Lady (Acoustic Version) 19:37 CLAES ROSEN, NATALIE PERIS - Stay (Original Mix) 19:32 GABRIELA MENDEZ FUENTE - Romance In Ibiza (Orchester Lite Edit) 19:26 20SABANCI - As Faces Fade (Domenico Cascarino & Luca Lombardi Chill Out Remix) 19:22 PAROV STELAR - You Got Me There 19:18 HARD GREY, HOUSE REPUBLIC - Music Sounds Better With You (Eat More Cake Remix) 19:14 GUSHI, RAFFUNK - Travel (Lemongrass Couch Remix) 19:12 HARDWELL, COLLIN McLOUGHLIN - Call Me A Spaceman (Unplugged Version) 19:08 OCEAN DRIVE, DJ ORISKA - Without You (Acoustic Version) 19:04 COSMIC GATE, EMMA HEWITT - Be Your Sound (Live Acoustic Version) 19:00 NOMOSK - Don't Hold Back (Soty & Seven24 Chillout Remix) 18:56 CUEBRICK - Safe (C-Systems Alternative Mix) 18:50 NO HORIZONS, SHEEMA - Summer Son 18:45 NITIN SAWHNEY - Breathing Light 18:42 NIK LLOYD - Number 1 (Acoustic Cover) 18:33 RED BUDDHA, LINDA WONG ENSEMBLE - Stone Buddha 18:28 REUNITED - Sing It Back (Shazz Man Chill Mix) 18:22 RAYAN MYERS - Pleasant Calmness (Original Mix) 18:17 POLISHED CHROME - Secret Of Sound (Album Version) 18:12 RICHARD MARX - Right Here Waiting 18:08 RUSSELL SIMINS - Comfortable Place 18:05 RUTH ANN - Beautiful 18:01 DJ CHART, DOBA, PRINCESS LARISSA - Danger Games 17:55 BRAVE - The Muse (Chill Out Mix) 17:52 DISCO FRIES, NIKO THE KID - The Light (Acoustic Version) 17:49 DEEP'N PURE, RADBOY - R We Ever Gonna Be (Original Mix) 17:45 MAX MILLION - Do You Believe (Original Mix) 17:41 ZAZA, JORGE NAVA - Broken (Chill Mix) 17:38 ZARA, SNATT & VIX - No Angel (Zetandel Chill Out Mix) 17:34 JIMMY ROQSTA, THALYA HILL - Endless Summer Dance (El Gambrero Remix) 17:28 ATB - Remember That Day 17:24 FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE - Seven Devils 17:18 TENISHIA, KIRSTY HAWKSHAW - Falling (Original Mix) 17:13 YIRUMA - River Flows In You (N-Drew Fate Remix) 17:09 YIRUMA, RUVIN - River Flows In You 17:04 LEO ROJAS - Friendship 17:00 KENNY G - My Heart Will Go On 16:59 SONIX - Cloud 9 16:54 KIRK FISCHER - Shades of Gray 16:51 JOYCE COOLING - It's Feeling Like Christmas 16:47 DAVID GARFIELD - Ticket to Pittsburgh 16:42 PETER WHITE - Promenade 16:38 RICHARD ELLIOT - People Make The World Go Round 16:33 EDGARDO CINTRON - People Get Ready 16:28 CHUCK LOEB - Cotton Club 16:24 JAY ROWE - The First Noel 16:20 DANIEL CHIA - Cali Style 16:16 BOB COATE - Super Smooth 16:12 ED CALLE - Faces in the Clouds 16:08 MARCOS ARIEL - Second Chance (feat. Lulu Joppert) 16:03 WILL DONATO - You Got This 16:00 PAUL BROWN - For What It's Worth 15:55 DREAMING IN COLOUR - Keepsakes 15:51 DARRIUS JAMAR - Heaven 15:46 MICHAEL LINGTON - Oh Holy Night 15:42 DOMINIC CAMARDELLA - 4ever More 15:37 LES SABLER - Esselle's Dance 15:33 MARION MEADOWS - Twice as Nice 15:28 NORTH 2UNES WOODALL - In the Mood 15:24 BROOK ALFORD - New Day 15:20 NICK COLIONNE - Santa Claus Is Coming to Town 15:16 NILS - Tangie 15:12 VINCENT INGALA - Gimme Some 15:08 CAROL ALBERT - Gemini Sun 15:03 MARCUS ANDERSON - This Is My Prayer 15:00 THREESTYLE, MAGDALENA CHOVANCOVA, ROBERT FERTL - Better Days 14:59 SAM BASSMAN JENKINS - Bassin 14:53 EUGE GROOVE - Rise 14:49 JUSTIN YOUNG - Silent Night 14:44 THE V.I.P CLUB - Night Move 14:40 JACKIEM JOYNER - I'm Waiting For You 14:36 TERRENCE RICHBURG - Treasures 14:32 GREGG KARUKAS - Nightshift 14:27 TONY LINDSAY - Fixed 14:23 RONNY SMITH - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas 14:18 PETER WHITE - For The Love Of You 14:14 ZACH BRIDGES - These Hands 14:10 PAUL BROWN - Nothin' But Love 14:05 RICHARD ELLIOT - Elegant People 14:00 U - NAM 13:59 BIRDS OF A FEATHER - In The Shade 13:55 ADAM HAWLEY - Risin' Up 13:52 ALEX FALDIN - Comfortline 13:48 SYLVIA BENNETT - Silver Bells 13:44 DERRICK HARVIN - When You Say 13:38 BOBBY WELLS - Count It All Joy 13:34 DANNY LERMAN - You Take My Breath Away 13:30 ERIC MARIENTHAL - Dance With Me 13:26 ANDRE DELANO - Footsteps 13:22 SMOOTH SOUL HOLIDAY - Come All Ye Faithful 13:18 FOURPLAY - Aniversario 13:13 ANDREW NICHOLS - I Love the Way You Love Me 13:09 JEREMY HECTOR - Flow 13:05 ERIC DARIUS, NORMAN BROWN - Just For The Moment 13:00 NILS - Call Of The Sirens 12:58 VINCENT INGALA - It Is What It Is 12:54 CAROL ALBERT - Angels Watching over Me 12:50 MARCUS ANDERSON - Krystle Clear 12:45 MARION MEADOWS - Little Shepherd Boy 12:42 DAVE BRADSHAW JR. - Jumpstep 12:36 EUGE GROOVE - From The Top 12:32 BEN TANKARD - Still Here 12:28 RICHARD BROWN - Stars In My Eyes 12:24 JACKIEM JOYNER - J Time 12:21 CHRISTMAS CAROLS - E' Nate Il Redentore (Piva Piva) 12:17 GREGG KARUKAS - Cruisin' Your House at Midnite 12:13 FREDDIE FOX - Thank You 12:10 PAUL BROWN - Sweetness 12:04 PETER WHITE - Time Never Sleeps 12:00 ANDREY CHMUT - Night Ride 11:58 GARY MEGGS - Autumn Leaves 11:54 RICHARD ELLIOT - Camelia 11:50 BACH & A. KILLIAN - No Next Time 11:47 DR. SAXLOVE - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 11:41 DEMETRIUS NABORS - Sensuality 11:37 GABRIEL MARK HASSELBACH - Heading North 11:33 JUSTIN KLUNK - Dive 11:29 MISZ - Our Place 11:25 NATE WHITE - Feels Like Love 11:21 DAVE KOZ - My Grown Up Christmas List (feat. Heather Headley) 11:17 RONALD BOO HINKSON - Making It Easy 11:13 STEVE COLE - Living Out Loud 11:09 ALTHEA RENE - Barbara Mae 11:05 HANK BILAL - Glass Slipper 11:00 BONEY JAMES - Second Nature 11:00 SAN GABRIEL SEVEN - Moment by Moment 10:56 NILS - Casablanca 10:52 VINCENT INGALA - Can't Stop Now 10:48 JODY MAYFIELD - Christmas Time is here 10:43 MOTOWN MOE - Living My Best Life (feat. Nick Stone & Nils) 10:39 CAROL ALBERT - Fire & Water 10:36 FRANK SUTTON - Travel Forecast 10:32 MARCUS ANDERSON - Espresso Shot 10:29 SEAN U - Key West 10:23 BRIAN BROMBERG - Wonderful Christmastime 10:17 EUGE GROOVE - Straight Up 10:13 JACKIEM JOYNER - When The Time Is Right 10:09 PAUL BROWN - Wine Night 10:05 STEVE WATSON - Happy Evenings 10:00 GREGG KARUKAS - Club Hopping 09:52 PETER WHITE - Endless Journey 09:47 BRADLEY LEIGHTON - Little Drummer Boy 09:43 GERALD ALBRIGHT - Hope 09:39 CHRIS GODBER - Meant 2 Be (feat. Hawc Griffin) 09:27 UNDER THE LAKE - Old Friends New Grooves 09:21 SHIN GIWON CHRISTMAS CAROL COLLECTION - The First Noel 09:17 PHILLIP DOC MARTIN - Black Shoebox 09:13 BILLYRAY SHEPPARD - Take Flight 09:08 KONSTANTIN KLASHTORNI - Look Around 09:05 MARK CARTER - Swingtown 09:00 MARCHIO BOSSA, RYU ZEE SU - Somewhere 08:58 LISA ADDEO - Deep Blue C 08:54 LINDSEY WEBSTER - I Didn't Mean It 08:50 KIM WATERS - My Gift to You 08:45 KIRK WHALUM - Inside (feat. Shanice) 08:42 WADE C. LONG - Happy Go Lucky 08:37 NILS - Red Wine & Sunsets 08:33 VINCENT INGALA - Fire And Desire 08:29 ROCCO VENTRELLA - Stay Close to Me 08:24 STEVE OLIVER - Deck The Halls 08:20 CAROL ALBERT - Sapporo Dream 08:14 MARCUS ANDERSON - I Surrender All 08:09 DAVID PETROSYAN - Feeling of Breath 08:05 PAUL BROWN - Toast And Jam 08:00 EUGE GROOVE - Summer Stroll 07:57 GERRY SMOOTH - Let's Dance 07:54 JACKIEM JOYNER - That Good Thing 07:50 NORMAN BROWN - Peace Of Mind 07:45 SHAKATAK - Christmas Time Again 07:40 GREGG KARUKAS - Summerhouse 07:36 EARL KLUGH - Crazy For You 07:32 PETER WHITE - Venice Beach 07:28 RICHARD ELLIOT - Ricochet 07:24 MARQUEAL JORDAN - Behave to Love 07:21 JOYCE COOLING - Christmas, Christmas 07:17 MARC ANTOINE - For A Smile 07:13 JAMHUNTERS - Eurabian Fantasy 07:08 GTF - Spanish Steps 07:04 GINO ROSARIA - Ride Along 07:00 HIROSHIMA - Always Tomorrow 06:57 JAKOB MAGNUSSON - Hook, Line & Sinker 06:53 JAREZ - Together Forever 06:49 KEITH ANDREW - Bayon 06:46 JAY ROWE - Joy to the World 06:41 KEN POWE - First Love 06:36 REZA KHAN, JEFF KASHIWA, MATT KING - It's About Time 06:31 YULARA - Shakti Dance 06:28 GHOST JAZZ TRIO BAND - Looking Good (feat. James Morgan) 06:23 RODNEY GREENE - Real Close 06:21 DREW DAVIDSEN - Away In A Manger 06:17 NILS - Step Into the Beat 06:12 NAJEE - Sumthin' Sumthin' 06:09 VINCENT INGALA - What Does It Take (Vinnie's Take) 06:05 LARRY CARLTON, PAUL BROWN - Miles And Miles To Go 06:00 MEZZIFORTE - Nightfall 05:56 BONEY JAMES - Detour 05:52 CAROL ALBERT - Crashing 05:48 MICHAEL LINGTON - Silent Night 05:44 MARCUS ANDERSON - Believe In Yourself 05:40 RON KING - Cascade 05:35 EUGE GROOVE - Dirty Dozen 05:31 SLIM GAMBILL - Up (feat. Charlton Singleton) 05:27 JACKIEM JOYNER - Evolve 05:24 NICHOLAS COLE - Let It Snow 05:19 NORMAN BROWN - West Coast Coolin' 05:15 GREGG KARUKAS - Walkin' in Time 05:09 PETER WHITE - Turn It Out 05:05 RICHARD ELLIOT - Sake For Two 05:00 SONNY EMORY - Latina 04:58 EJAZZ ARTISTRY - Never Too Much 04:52 JEFFERY SMITH - Visions of Love 04:48 BEN TANKARD - A Guitar for Christmas 04:44 DONALD HAYES - Front Ground 04:40 DWIGHT SIRLS - The Pawn 04:36 DIDIER LABOSSIERE - VTB Wings 04:31 JULIAN VAUGHN - A Feeling 04:27 SKINNY HIGHTOWER - Now Or Never 04:22 HERB ALPERT - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 04:18 TIM BOWMAN - Friends 04:13 SHAWN RAIFORD - Good Vibrations 04:08 SPECIAL EFX - Beautiful Gold 04:04 EARNEST WALKER JR - Palm Avenue 04:00 PAUL BROWN - Food For The Moon 03:57 NILS - Hey Joe 03:53 NAJEE - One Note Love 03:48 NICK COLIONNE - We Three Kings 03:43 BRENDAN ROTHWELL - Drifting 03:40 VINCENT INGALA - Ridin' The Wave 03:36 BONEY JAMES - Sway 03:32 CAROL ALBERT - Sometime 03:28 MARCUS ANDERSON - Coffee Cocktails 03:22 JUSTIN YOUNG - Merry Christmas 03:17 EUGE GROOVE - Sneak A Peak 03:13 FOSTINA DIXON - Good Vibes 03:08 JACKIEM JOYNER - Elevation 03:04 PATRICK LAMB - I See it in Your Eyes 03:00 NORMAN BROWN - Sunset On Chandler 02:55 GREGG KARUKAS - Simone 02:51 MICHAEL ROSS - Four Seasons to Cross 02:46 RONNY SMITH - O Come All Ye Faithful 02:42 PETER WHITE - Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow 02:37 RICHARD ELLIOT - Boom Town 02:33 MAX HIGHSTEIN - Open To Receive 02:29 MICHAEL MANSON - You Go to My Head 02:24 NOTEWORTHY BAND - Surf to Smooth 02:20 SYLVIA BENNETT - Winter Wonderland 02:17 J3 - Hela 02:12 ILYA SEROV - My Funny Valentine 02:08 A Sultry Summers Night (feat. Greg Minnick, Ignacio Nunez & Dean Rickard) 02:03 DARREN RAHN - With You By My Side 02:00 AVENUE BLUE - Stockholm (feat. Jeff Golub) 01:56 SPONTANEOUS GROOVIN' COMBUSTION - Tribeca 01:53 PEET PROJECT - Down to the Lake 01:48 ANDRE DELANO - It Came Upon a Midnight Clear 01:42 AXIOM - Magunda 01:39 A RAY FULLER - A Coastal Breeze 01:34 ACOUSTIC ALCHEMY - Ariane 01:30 PAUL BROWN - 24 01:25 NILS - When I Think of You 01:22 SMOOTH SOUL HOLIDAY - We Three Funky Kings 01:17 NAJEE - The Way She Moves 01:13 BRENDAN ROTHWELL - Origin 01:10 VINCENT INGALA - Maybe You Think 01:05 MARCUS ANDERSON - Carmel Mocha 01:00 JAMES SAXSMO GATES - Together We Can Make It (feat. Freddie Fox) 00:57 EUGE GROOVE - Let's Get It On 00:54 JACKIEM JOYNER - Secrets 00:50 BRETTINA - Simple Pleasures 00:46 MARION MEADOWS - A Winter Lullaby 00:42 NORMAN BROWN - Up 'N' At 'Em 00:38 GREGG KARUKAS - Daylight 00:34 PETER WHITE - One On One 00:30 GARY METZ - Maneater 00:25 RICHARD ELLIOT - Coastline 00:22 CHRISTMAS CAROLS - Stille Nacht 00:16 CHAZZY GREEN - Love to Be With You 00:12 PAUL TAYLOR - Roundup 00:08 GARY PALMER - To the Top 00:04 POP'N BOSSA - Versace on the Floor 00:00 ERIC DARIUS - Soulful Stride

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Sunday reading recap (23-Jun-2019)

V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N!

another week of all fanfic!

hot for teacher (birdjay) - 44K, Stucky - modern, no powers, art teacher Steve, history teacher Bucky - just lovely & sweet - 

The Settler (charlesdk) - 52K, shrunkyclunks - canon-divergent post-IW/no snap, farm AU - loved this

Ordinary Numbers (BootsnBlossoms, Kryptaria) - 00Q, 44K - canon-divergent AU - I adore how these authors write this pair, such great characterizations. put me on a bit of a 00Q bender

Bewitched (BootsnBlossoms, Kryptaria) - 00Q, 51K - Bewitched crossover - so clever, adored it!

C8H10N4O2 (The Building Block of Love) (die_traumerei) - 73K, Stucky - modern, no-powers AU - "Slice of life, and the inevitable Coffee Shop AU" - super schmoopy, good stuff dealing with mental & physical disabilities/illness and navigating a relationship

+ the usual plethora of shorter fics, mostly good omens

shorter work shout out

Salinity (And Other Measurements of Brackish Water) (drawlight) - 3K, Good Omens - cited by Michael Sheen as 'a classic' and he isn’t wrong -- the prose in this is lyrical & so gorgeous

The Courtship of Mr. Bond (marlowe_tops) - 29K, 00Q - I am a sucker for a Regency AU and this was marvelous!

Let this be light work (caughtinanocean) - 8K, Stucky - warm & fluffy & delightful