Todays Liturgy

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I have not been able to find a tread about daily liturgies. In our Liturgy today, Chaplain Fr. Joe Motsay of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA gave yet another AWESOME Homily. He of course was tying in today’s Gospel with out lives today. He said that we must obey the laws that Govern us as well as God’s laws. He said that sometimes they condradict each other and that is where we must use our morals and judgement to do what is right. One example he gave was the US law on abortion. He mentioned how the Bald Eagle is the National Symbol. It is unlawful to kill this bird, destroy it’s nest, or destroy it’s eggs. A birds egg is an embrio, right? Well, he continued that the civil law is obviously confused here. It is illegal to murder a bird embrio yet the same Gov’t give protection to those who want and do murder the unborn children. He said, he got that analygy from someone else who just recently used it in DC. It was great to hear that and I wanted to share it with you. We need to ensure our lawmakers see where our laws are wrong. God bless!!!
 
I don’t know that a bird’s egg is an embryo - perhaps birds like eagles do not lay eggs unless they are fertilized, but chickens do.

Eggs are not, in themselves, embryos. They may contain embryos. Eggs reall equate to the human uterus - it is the place where the embryo grows until it is big and strong enough to emerge into the world. 🙂
 
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I don’t know that a bird’s egg is an embryo - perhaps birds like eagles do not lay eggs unless they are fertilized, but chickens do.

Eggs are not, in themselves, embryos. They may contain embryos. Eggs reall equate to the human uterus - it is the place where the embryo grows until it is big and strong enough to emerge into the world. 🙂
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Very true! My point being is that it is illegal to destroy the embryo inside a birds egg yet it is “Legal” to destroy a human embryo. It just does not make sense!
 
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I have not been able to find a tread about daily liturgies. In our Liturgy today, Chaplain Fr. Joe Motsay of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA gave yet another AWESOME Homily. He of course was tying in today’s Gospel with out lives today. He said that we must obey the laws that Govern us as well as God’s laws. He said that sometimes they condradict each other and that is where we must use our morals and judgement to do what is right. One example he gave was the US law on abortion. He mentioned how the Bald Eagle is the National Symbol. It is unlawful to kill this bird, destroy it’s nest, or destroy it’s eggs. A birds egg is an embrio, right? Well, he continued that the civil law is obviously confused here. It is illegal to murder a bird embrio yet the same Gov’t give protection to those who want and do murder the unborn children. He said, he got that analygy from someone else who just recently used it in DC. It was great to hear that and I wanted to share it with you. We need to ensure our lawmakers see where our laws are wrong. God bless!!!
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BTW - this is Respect for Life Month in the Catholic Church. 👍
 
Regarding liturgy, especially the readings at Sunday mass, is there a site I can go to that explains the liturgy? This past Sunday, the gospel was about Jesus asking the Pharisees for the coin of the realm, so to speak. I’d like to know the significance of asking for the coin, and by extension, I’d like to find a site I could go to that explains Biblical passages. Any help would be appreciated.
 
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Regarding liturgy, especially the readings at Sunday mass, is there a site I can go to that explains the liturgy? This past Sunday, the gospel was about Jesus asking the Pharisees for the coin of the realm, so to speak. I’d like to know the significance of asking for the coin, and by extension, I’d like to find a site I could go to that explains Biblical passages. Any help would be appreciated.
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Michael, what I got out of it was this. This happened in Greek occupied territory. One of the men was loyal to King Harold who in turn supported the occupation. The other was more loyal to doing what Jesus says. That is why he called them hippocrites. There was no right way to answer their question. If he said do not pay the taxes the one loyal to Herad would go running back and tell him that Jesus told all the Pharrasies to not pay the taxes! If he would have said of course you need to pay the taxes, then the Pharroasies would question why do what a man directs us to do if it is not a payment to God? In asking for the coin, and replying, “Pay to Ceasar what is Ceasars and give to God what is God,s” stumped the two. They were hoping for a firm pay him or him answer. If this confused you even more try this link. Fr Dominic had a great homily on it yesterday on EWTN. ewtn.com/vondemand/audio/resolve.asp?rafile=homily.rm
 
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One of the men was loyal to King Harold who in turn supported the occupation.
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With respect and not to nitpick, but it’s King Herrod.
 
 
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With respect and not to nitpick, but it’s King Herrod.
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Thanks! I appreciate that! I should know that but I have not had the chance to read the Bible in whole yet since coming back to the fullness 1.5 years ago. I thought it was wrong but was on my lunch break and did not have time to look it up before getting back to work. Thanks again, take care!
 
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