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Romans 1:17;
17 The Good News shows how God makes people right with himself. God’s way of making people right begins and ends with faith. As the Scriptures say, “The one who is right with God by faith will live forever.”[c]

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8-21-2023 Catholic Daily Readings

Reading 1, Judges 2:11-19

¹¹ The Israelites then did what is evil in Yahweh’s eyes and served the Baals.

¹² They deserted Yahweh, God of their ancestors, who had brought them out of Egypt, and they followed other gods, from those of the surrounding peoples. They bowed down to these; they provoked Yahweh;

¹³ they deserted Yahweh to serve Baal and Astartes.

¹⁴ Then Yahweh’s anger grew hot against Israel. He handed them over to pillagers who plundered them; he delivered them to the enemies surrounding them, and they were no longer able to resist their enemies.

¹⁵ Whenever they mounted an expedition, Yahweh’s hand was there to foil them, as Yahweh had told them and as Yahweh had sworn to them, so that they were in dire distress.

¹⁶ Yahweh then appointed them judges, who rescued them from the hands of their plunderers.

¹⁷ But even to their judges they refused to listen. They prostituted themselves to other gods and bowed down before these. Very quickly they left the path which their ancestors had trodden in obedience to the orders of Yahweh; they did not follow their example.

¹⁸ When Yahweh appointed judges for them, Yahweh was with the judge and rescued them from the hands of their enemies as long as the judge lived, since Yahweh relented at their groans under their persecutors and oppressors.

¹⁹ But once the judge was dead, they relapsed into even worse corruption than their ancestors. They followed other gods; they served them and bowed before them and would not give up the practices and stubborn ways of their ancestors at all.

Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 106:34-35, 36-37, 39-40, 43, 44

³⁴ They did not destroy the nations, as Yahweh had told them to do,

³⁵ but intermarried with them, and adopted their ways.

³⁶ They worshipped those nations’ false gods, till they found themselves entrapped,

³⁷ and sacrificed their own sons and their daughters to demons.

³⁹ They defiled themselves by such actions, their behaviour was that of a harlot.

⁴⁰ Yahweh’s anger blazed out at his people, his own heritage filled him with disgust.

⁴³ Time and again he rescued them, but they still defied him deliberately, and sank ever deeper in their guilt;

⁴⁴ even so he took pity on their distress, as soon as he heard them cry out.

Gospel, Matthew 19:16-22

¹⁶ And now a man came to him and asked, ‘Master, what good deed must I do to possess eternal life?’

¹⁷ Jesus said to him, ‘Why do you ask me about what is good? There is one alone who is good. But if you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.’

¹⁸ He said, ‘Which ones?’ Jesus replied, ‘These: You shall not kill. You shall not commit adultery. You shall not steal. You shall not give false witness.

¹⁹ Honour your father and your mother. You shall love your neighbour as yourself.’

²⁰ The young man said to him, ‘I have kept all these. What more do I need to do?’

²¹ Jesus said, ‘If you wish to be perfect, go and sell your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.’

²² But when the young man heard these words he went away sad, for he was a man of great wealth.

Today’s Scriptures: Given by Julie Green

1. The just shall live by faith
   Romans 1:17;
   17 The Good News shows how God makes people right with himself. God’s way of making people right begins and ends with faith. As the Scriptures say, “The one who is right with God by faith will live forever.”[c]

Galatians 3:11;
11 So it is clear that no one can be made right with God by the law. The Scriptures say, “The one who is right with God by faith will live forever.”[d]

Hebrews 10:38;
The person who is right with me
will live by trusting in me.
But I will not be pleased with the one
who turns back in fear.”

Habakkuk 2:4
4 This message cannot help those who refuse to listen to it, but those who are good will live because they believe it.

2. Deuteronomy 28:7
   7 “The Lord will help you defeat your enemies who come to fight against you. Your enemies will come against you one way, but they will run away from you seven different ways!
3. Psalm 91:1-16

91 You can go to God Most High to hide.
You can go to God All-Powerful for protection.
2
I say to the Lord, “You are my place of safety, my fortress.
My God, I trust in you.”
3
God will save you from hidden dangers
and from deadly diseases.
4
You can go to him for protection.
He will cover you like a bird spreading its wings over its babies.
You can trust him to surround and protect you like a shield.
5
You will have nothing to fear at night
and no need to be afraid of enemy arrows during the day.
6
You will have no fear of diseases that come in the dark
or terrible suffering that comes at noon.
7
A thousand people may fall dead at your side
or ten thousand right beside you,
but nothing bad will happen to you!
8
All you will have to do is watch,
and you will see that the wicked are punished.
9
You trust in the Lord for protection.
You have made God Most High your place of safety.
10
So nothing bad will happen to you.
No diseases will come near your home.
11
He will command his angels to protect you wherever you go.
12
Their hands will catch you
so that you will not hit your foot on a rock.
13
You will have power to trample on lions
and poisonous snakes.
14
The Lord says, “If someone trusts me, I will save them.
I will protect my followers who call to me for help.
15
When my followers call to me, I will answer them.
I will be with them when they are in trouble.
I will rescue them and honor them.
16
I will give my followers a long life
and show them my power to save.”

5. John 17:11, 14-18
   11 “Now I am coming to you. I will not stay in the world, but these followers of mine are still in the world. Holy Father, keep them safe by the power of your name—the name you gave me. Then they will be one, just as you and I are one.
   . 14 I have given them your teaching. And the world has hated them, because they don’t belong to the world, just as I don’t belong to the world.

15 “I am not asking you to take them out of the world. But I am asking that you keep them safe from the Evil One. 16 They don’t belong to the world, just as I don’t belong to the world. 17 Make them ready for your service through your truth. Your teaching is truth. 18 I have sent them into the world, just as you sent me into the world.

6. Isaiah 54:17
   17 “People will make weapons to fight against you, but their weapons will not defeat you. Some people will say things against you, but anyone who speaks against you will be proved wrong.”

The Lord says, “That is what my servants get! They get the good things[d] that come from me, their Lord.

7. Galatians 3:13-14
   13 The law says we are under a curse for not always obeying it. But Christ took away that curse. He changed places with us and put himself under that curse. The Scriptures say, “Anyone who is hung on a tree[f] is under a curse.”[g] 14 Because of what Jesus Christ did, the blessing God promised to Abraham was given to all people. Christ died so that by believing in him we could have the Spirit that God promised.
8. Exodus 15:6-11
   6
   “Lord, your right hand is amazingly strong.
   With your right hand, Lord, you broke the enemy to pieces.
   7
   In your great majesty you destroyed
   those who stood against you.
   Your anger destroyed them,
   like fire burning straw.
   8
   The wind you sent in anger
   piled the water high.
   The flowing water became a wall,
   solid to its deepest parts.

9
“The enemy said,
‘I’ll chase them and catch them.
I’ll take all their riches.
I’ll take it all with my sword.
I’ll take everything for myself.’
10
But you blew on them
and covered them with the sea.
They sank like lead
into the deep sea.

11
“Are there any gods like the Lord?
No, there are no gods like you—
you are wonderfully holy!
You are amazingly powerful!
You do great miracles!

9. Psalm 37:1-2, 8-10, 12-13, 17-19
   Don’t get upset about evil people.
   Don’t be jealous of those who do wrong.
   2
   They are like grass and other green plants
   that dry up quickly and then die.
   8 Don’t become so angry and upset that you, too, want to do evil.
   9
   The wicked will be destroyed,
   but those who call to the Lord for help will get the land he promised.
   10
   In a short time there will be no more evil people.
   You can look for them all you want, but they will be gone.
   12
   The wicked plan bad things for those who are good.
   They show their teeth in anger at them.
   13
   But our Lord will laugh at them.
   He will make sure they get what they deserve.
   17
   The wicked will be destroyed,
   but the Lord cares for those who are good.
   18
   The Lord protects pure people all their life.
   Their reward will continue forever.
   19
   When trouble comes,
   good people will not be destroyed.
   When times of hunger come,
   good people will have plenty to eat.
10. Micah 7:8
    8
    I have fallen, but enemy, don’t laugh at me!
    I will get up again.
    I sit in darkness now,
    but the Lord will be a light for me.
11. Micah 5:9
    9
    You will lift your hand against your enemies,
    and you will destroy them.
12. Luke 18:7-8
    7 God’s people shout to him night and day, and he will always give them what is right. He will not be slow to answer them. 8 I tell you, God will help his people quickly. But when the Son of Man comes again, will he find people on earth who believe in him?”
13. Esther (entire book)short sampling
    Queen Vashti Disobeys the King
    This is what happened during the time when Xerxes was king. Xerxes ruled over the 127 provinces from India to Ethiopia. King Xerxes ruled from his throne in the capital city of Susa. In the third year of Xerxes’ rule, he gave a party for his officers and leaders. The army leaders and important leaders from all of Persia and Media were there. …

Esther 2:1
Esther Made Queen
Later, King Xerxes stopped being angry. Then he remembered Vashti and what she had done. He remembered his commands about her.

Esther 2:7
Mordecai had a cousin named Hadassah. She didn’t have a father or a mother, so Mordecai took care of her. Mordecai had adopted her as his own daughter when her father and mother died. Hadassah was also called Esther. She had a very pretty face and a good figure.

Esther 2:8
When the king’s command had been heard, many young women were brought to the capital city of Susa. They were put under the care of Hegai. Esther was one of these women. She was taken to the king’s palace and put into Hegai’s care. Hegai was in charge of the king’s women.

Esther 2:9
He liked Esther. She became his favorite, so he quickly gave Esther beauty treatments and special food. He chose seven slave women from the king’s palace and gave them to Esther. Then he moved Esther and her seven women servants into the best place where the king’s women lived.

Esther 2:10
Esther didn’t tell anyone she was a Jew. She didn’t tell anyone about her family background, because Mordecai had told her not to.

Esther 2:11
Every day Mordecai walked back and forth near the area where the king’s women lived. He did this because he wanted to find out how Esther was, and what was happening to her.

Esther 2:15
The time came for Esther to go to the king. She was the one Mordecai had adopted, the daughter of his uncle Abihail. All she wanted to take with her was what Hegai, the king’s officer in charge of the women, suggested. Everyone who saw Esther liked her.

Esther 2:16
So Esther was taken to King Xerxes in the palace. This happened in the tenth month, the month of Tebeth, in the seventh year of his rule.

Esther 2:17
The king loved Esther more than any of the other young women, and she became his favorite. He approved of her more than any of the others. So King Xerxes put a crown on Esther’s head and made her the new queen in place of Vashti.

Esther 2:18
And the king gave a big party for Esther. It was for all his important people and leaders. He announced a festival in all the provinces and sent out gifts to people, because he was a generous king.

Esther 2:20
Esther had still kept it a secret that she was a Jew. She had not told anyone about her family background. This is what Mordecai had told her to do. She still obeyed Mordecai just as she had done when he was taking care of her.

Esther 2:22
But Mordecai learned about these plans and told Queen Esther. Then she told the king. She also told him that Mordecai was the one who had learned about the evil plan.

Esther 4:1
Mordecai Persuades Esther to Help
When Mordecai heard about all that had been done, he tore his clothes. Then he put on sackcloth, put ashes on his head, and went out into the city crying loudly.

Esther 4:4
Esther’s slave women and eunuchs came to her and told her about Mordecai. This made Queen Esther very sad and upset. She sent clothes for Mordecai to put on instead of the sackcloth, but he would not accept them.

Esther 4:5
Then Esther called Hathach, one of the king’s eunuchs who had been chosen to serve her. She commanded him to find out what was bothering Mordecai, and why.

Esther 4:8
Mordecai also gave Hathach a copy of the king’s command to kill the Jews. The command had been sent out all over the city of Susa. He wanted Hathach to show it to Esther and tell her everything. And he told him to encourage Esther to go to the king and beg him for mercy for Mordecai and her people.

Esther 4:9
Hathach went back and told Esther everything Mordecai had said.

Esther 4:10
Then Esther told Hathach to say this to Mordecai:

Esther 4:12-13
Then Esther’s message was given to Mordecai. When he got her message, Mordecai sent his answer back: “Esther, don’t think that just because you live in the king’s palace you will be the only Jew to escape.

Esther 4:15-16
Then Esther sent this answer to Mordecai: “Mordecai, go and get all the Jews in Susa together, and fast for me. Don’t eat or drink for three days and nights. I and my women servants will fast too. After we fast, I will go to the king. I know it is against the law to go to the king if he didn’t call me, but I will do it anyway. If I die, I die.”

Esther 4:17
So Mordecai went away and did everything Esther told him to do.

Esther 5:1
Esther Speaks to the King
On the third day, Esther put on her special robes. Then she stood in the inside area of the king’s palace, in front of the king’s hall. The king was sitting on his throne in the hall, facing the place where people enter the throne room.

Esther 5:2
When the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, he was very pleased. He held out to her the gold scepter that was in his hand. So Esther went in to the room and went near the king. Then she touched the end of the king’s gold scepter.

Esther 5:3
Then the king asked, “What is bothering you Queen Esther? What do you want to ask me? I will give you anything you ask for, even half my kingdom.”

Esther 5:4
Esther said, “I have prepared a party for you and Haman. Will you and Haman please come to the party today?”

Esther 5:5
Then the king said, “Bring Haman quickly so that we may do what Esther asks.” So the king and Haman went to the party Esther had prepared for them.

Esther 5:6
While they were drinking wine, the king asked her again, “Now Esther, what do you want to ask for? Ask for anything, I will give it to you. So what is it you want? I will give you anything you want, up to half my kingdom.”

Esther 5:7
Esther answered, “This is what I want to ask for:

Esther 5:12
“And that’s not all,” Haman added. “I’m the only one Queen Esther invited to be with the king at the party she gave. And the Queen also has invited me to be with the king again tomorrow.

Esther 6:14
While they were still talking to Haman, the king’s eunuchs came to Haman’s house. They made Haman hurry to the party that Esther had prepared.

Esther 7:1
Haman Is Hanged
So the king and Haman went to eat with Queen Esther.

Esther 7:2
Then as they were drinking wine on the second day of the party, the king again asked Esther a question, “Queen Esther, what is it you want to ask for? Ask anything and it will be given to you. What do you want? I will give you anything, even half my kingdom.”

Esther 7:3
Then Queen Esther answered, “King, if you like me and it pleases you, please let me live. And I ask you to let my people live too. This is what I ask for.

Esther 7:5
Then King Xerxes asked Queen Esther, “Who did this to you? Where is the man who dared to do such a thing to your people?”

Esther 7:6
Esther said, “The man against us, our enemy, is this wicked Haman.” Then Haman was filled with terror before the king and queen.

Esther 7:7
The king was very angry. He got up, left his wine, and went out into the garden. But Haman stayed inside to beg Queen Esther to save his life. He begged for his life because he knew that the king had already decided to kill him.

Esther 7:8
Just as the king was coming back in from the garden to the party room, he saw Haman falling on the couch where Esther was lying. The king said with anger in his voice, “Will you attack the queen even while I am in the house?” As soon as the king had said this, servants came in and killed Haman.

Esther 8:1
The King’s Order to Help the Jews
That same day King Xerxes gave Queen Esther everything that belonged to Haman, the enemy of the Jews. Esther told the king that Mordecai was her cousin. Then Mordecai came to see the king.

Esther 8:2
The king had gotten his ring back from Haman. The king took the ring off his finger and gave it to Mordecai. Then Esther put Mordecai in charge of everything that belonged to Haman.

Esther 8:3
Then Esther spoke to the king again. She fell at the king’s feet and began crying. She begged the king to cancel the evil plan of Haman the Agagite. Haman had thought up the plan to hurt the Jews.

Esther 8:4
Then the king held out the gold scepter to Esther. Esther got up and stood in front of the king.

Esther 8:7
King Xerxes answered Queen Esther and Mordecai the Jew, “Because Haman was against the Jews, I have given his property to Esther. And my soldiers have hanged him on the hanging post.

Esther 9:12
So the king said to Queen Esther, “The Jews have killed 500 men in Susa, including Haman’s ten sons. Now, what do you want done in the other provinces of the king? Tell me, and I will have it done. Ask, and I will do it.”

Esther 9:13
Esther said, “If it pleases the king, please let the Jews in Susa do the same thing again tomorrow. Also, hang the bodies of Haman’s ten sons on posts.”

Esther 9:25
Haman did this, but Esther went to talk to the king. So he sent out new commands. These commands not only ruined Haman’s plans, but these commands caused those bad things to happen to Haman and his family! So Haman and his sons were hanged on the posts.

Esther 9:29
So Queen Esther daughter of Abihail, along with Mordecai the Jew, wrote an official letter about Purim. They wrote with full authority of the king to prove that the second letter was true.

Esther 9:31
He wrote these letters to tell the people to start celebrating Purim. And he told them when to celebrate this new festival. Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther had sent out the command for the Jews to establish this two-day festival for themselves and their descendants. They will remember this festival just as they remember the other festivals when they fast and cry about the bad things that had happened.

Esther 9:32
Esther’s letter made the rules for Purim official, and these things were written down in a book.

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• We deny the enemy’s power to disrupt another election.
• We call down every virus, sickness, disease, infection, or any other type of epidemic, whether natural or man-made, and we deny its power to harm us and any of earth’s population.
• We deny the power of the enemy and his minions to use our food, water, air, soil, medicines, electronic devices, artificial intelligence, and/or vaccines and injections to harm us in any way.
• We deny the power of the enemy to traffic children.
• We deny the power of the enemy of traffic illegal drugs.
• We deny the power of the enemy to indoctrinate the children with their wicked ideologies.
• We deny the power of the enemy to destroy our nation(s).
• We deny the power of the evil ones in our government to convict our rightful President, Donald J Trump, on false charges.
• We deny the power of the evil ones in our government to interfere with the Presidential Candidacy of Donald J Trump in the 2024 Presidential Election.
• We deny the power of the evil ones to harm our rightful President, Donald J Trump, or his loved ones, his staff, his administration, his guards, or his supporters.
• We declare that every illegitimate charge made against Donald J Trump will backfire, and expose the planners and perpetrators’ illegal acts.
• We deny the power of the enemy to disrupt or steal any future election – federal, state, or local.
• We declare an end to ALL the enemy’s plans throughout our nation(s) and world.

All Praise and Honor and Glory to Jesus Christ, our Savior, Redeemer, our Lord, our Soon Coming King!!!