Fire of Mercy, Heart of the Word, Vol 2Ignatius Press, 1996 M01 1 - 800 pages To the unstudied eye, St. Matthew's gospel can seem a terse narrative, almost a historical document and not the tremendously spiritual (and doctrinal) storehouse that it is. In his second volume of meditations on Matthew (chapters 12-18), Erasmo Leiva shows Matthew's prose to be not terse so much as economical--astoundingly so given its depth. The lay reader can derive great profit from reading this. Each short meditation comments on a verse or two, pointing to some facet of the text not immediately apparent, but rich with meaning. |
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... Berlin jail cell ( Christmas , 1944 ) יפיפית מבני אדם הוצק חן בשפתותיך : Thou are the fairest of the sons of men ; grace is poured upon thy lips . - Psalm 44 : 2 CONTENTS Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Introduction : The " New Testament.
... grace , since our Lady then and there sur- rendered to God her understanding , her will , her emotions , and her very body . As the Greek Church delights in singing : ' Aoxayyελxòv λόγον ὑπεδέξω , καὶ χερουβικός θρόνος ἀνεδείχθης , καὶ ...
... grace that is surely one of the essential characteristics of patristic and Catholic Christianity : If anyone knows himself to be imperfect in understanding or unsea- soned in his behavior , let him come into the temple with Simeon and ...
... grace . Obviously , this is an enterprise to be attempted only with the greatest delicacy and the uttermost sense of unworthiness . And yet attempted it must be , for , as J. R. R. Tolkien has said , we human beings are " image - making ...
... Grace and truth came through Jesus Christ " ( Jn 1:17 ) , as St. John asserts , and not through any book , not even the New Testament . The many inspired words that present Jesus to us are but privileged means to our encounter with the ...
Contents
Picking Grain Unlawfully 1218 | 49 |
The Man with a Withered Hand 12914 | 64 |
Fulfilment of the Servant Prophecy 121521 | 83 |
Jesus and Beelzebul 122232 | 101 |
The Tree and Its Fruits 123337 | 123 |
The Sign of Jonah 123842 | 138 |
The Return of the Impure Spirit 124345 | 157 |
Jesus Mother and Brethren 124650 | 171 |
The Canaanite Woman 152128 | 425 |
Numerous Cures 152931 | 450 |
The Feeding of the Four Thousand 153239 | 469 |
Signs of the Messiah 1614 | 486 |
Negative Examples Pharisees and Sadducees 16512 | 497 |
Peters Profession of Faith and Commission 161320 | 508 |
First Announcement of the Passion 162123 | 532 |
Necessity of the Cross 162428 | 541 |
153 Overview | 185 |
The Parable of the Sower 1319 | 187 |
The Reason for Parables 131017 | 196 |
Explanation of the Parable of the Sower 131823 | 215 |
2430 | 236 |
FILLED THE COSMOS Parable of the Tiny Mustard Seed | 237 |
Parable of the Leaven 1333 | 252 |
Teaching in Parables 133435 | 258 |
Explanation of the Parable of the Weeds 133643 | 265 |
Parables of the Treasure the Pearl and the Net 134450 | 292 |
Conclusion Treasures Old and New 135153 | 321 |
Jesus Rejection by His Townsfolk 135458 | 331 |
Martyrdom of John the Baptist 14112 | 348 |
The Feeding of the Five Thousand 141323 | 356 |
Jesus Walks on the Lake 142433 | 370 |
Healings at Gennesaret 143436 | 392 |
The Pharisees Traditions and the Law of God 15120 | 401 |
Jesus Transfiguration 1718 | 549 |
The Coming of Elijah 17913 | 565 |
Healing of the Boy with a Demon and Second Announcement of the Passion 171423 | 574 |
Paying the Temple Tax 172427 | 590 |
Sermon on the Church 18135 | 602 |
Christs Little Ones 1815 | 603 |
The Gravity of Scandal 18610 | 615 |
Parable of the Lost Sheep 181214 | 622 |
The Brother Who Sins 181520 | 629 |
The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant 182135 | 642 |
APPENDICES | 657 |
ON TRANSLITERATING GREEK | 659 |
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS | 667 |