Saturday, December 2, 2017

Eleazar in 2 Maccabees: Tuesday, November 21st, 2017

Listen to the homily here.

Notes:

Eleazar in Maccabees
·      The Jewish law: don’t eat pork
o   Yesterday the Greeks showed the gymnasium
·      Cultures Greeks and Jewish face to face
·      Greeks were “in control”…until the Maccabees went to war
Eleazar
·      Stood his line
·      “But Eleazar made up his mind in a noble manner,
worthy of his years, the dignity of his advanced age,
the merited distinction of his gray hair,
and of the admirable life he had lived from childhood;
and so he declared that above all
he would be loyal to the holy laws given by God.”
Line in the sand
·      Good vs. evil
·      Physical vs. spiritual
·      God vs. men
·      Sacrifice your life
"The Lord in his holy knowledge knows full well that,
although I could have escaped death,
I am not only enduring terrible pain in my body from this scourging,
but also suffering it with joy in my soul
because of my devotion to him."



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