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Is 45:1, 4-6

“Thus says the Lord” – from Isaiah – will you proclaim it as the Powerful God, or as the nurturing, caring Watching-over God?! It’s up to you!

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1 Thes 1:1-5b

The Introduction to Thessalonians… what a tender and loving section this is. Use your best “We love you and pray for you!” voice : )

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Ask your presider to tell your listeners (or tell them yourself): Twenty-ninth Sunday of Ordinary Time, year A, October 22, 2023 Before the first reading: While the Jews were exiled in Babylon, the Persian emperor Cyrus planned to conquer Babylon and liberate the captives there. The Jews would be free to return to Jerusalem. In this passage, the prophet Isaiah declares that Cyrus, even though a pagan, is God’s instrument. After the psalm, before the second reading: We begin a series of readings from Saint Paul’s letter to a church he and his companions had founded. He starts by reminding them that they received not just ideas from him, but from the Holy Spirit: faith, love, hope and power. Before the gospel acclamation: Ever careful about honor and status, enemies of Jesus try to embarrass him. Jesus cleverly wins the argument and stakes out higher ground.

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