Monthly Archives: September 2009

Trinity 15 Notes – Matthew 6:24-34

Church Fathers No man can serve two masters. To clarify this statement our blessed Lord continued: For he will detest the first and resent the second. The words must be applied correctly. Who the two masters are Jesus immediately indicated: … Continue reading

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Trinity 13 – Luke 10:23-37

In the Name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit Saint Luke leaves us hanging at the end of today’s Holy Gospel. Jesus asks the lawyer Which of these three do you think was … Continue reading

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Stoeckhardt on Trinity 13 – Luke 10:23-37

Famous men, benefactors of humanity who lived and died long ago have been represented to us in word, books, accounts, so that we are able, as it were, to examine them with our eyes, to take hold of them with … Continue reading

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Walther on Trinity 13 – Luke 10:23-37

Many people, even the heathen, have shamed their enemy through generous kindness. But where is the man who can say: I love my enemy as I love my friend? All Christians have done that. They always conquer their hatred against … Continue reading

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Gerhard on Trinity 13 – Luke 10:23-37

We should, therefore, bewail our own love of created things while we neglect their creator. All created things lead us to God’s love. They give man the best that they have, for they were created for man. Man himself was … Continue reading

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