Listen to the homily here.
Notes:
Notes:
Eleazar in Maccabees
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The Jewish law: don’t eat pork
o Yesterday
the Greeks showed the gymnasium
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Cultures Greeks and Jewish face to face
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Greeks were “in control”…until the Maccabees
went to war
Eleazar
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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.”
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
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Good vs. evil
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Physical vs. spiritual
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God vs. men
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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."
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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