Nineteenth Week in Ordinary time

By Reverend Deacon Jerry Bauman Our first reading today, (Sirach 4: 1-10) from the book of Sirach, was written around 200-175 BCE, in the time of Greek rule over the Middle East. The book of Sirach concerns itself with maintaining Jewish identity while living under Greek captivity. Sirach teaches that acting as a father to […]

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