Jesus - Our Lord, Our God, Our All
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Jose Luis Castrillo
Sacred Art Painter
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The King of Kings
St. Agabus the Prophet
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National Catholic Register
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We [Paul and possibly Luke] had been there several days when a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea. He came up to us, took Paul’s belt, bound his own feet and hands with it, and said, “Thus says the Holy Spirit: This is the way the Jews will bind the owner of this belt in Jerusalem, and they will hand him over to the Gentiles. ―Acts 21:10–11
St. Agabus was a Jewish-Christian man from Jerusalem whose gift of prophecy was acknowledged in two different spots within the Book of Acts. During the very early days of Christendom, many believers living in Jerusalem fled to other regions due to severe persecutions. Some traveled to Antioch (in Syria) where the term Christian was actually first used to label followers of Christ. During this time frame, Agabus also traveled to Antioch.
While in Antioch, Agabus pronounced to the brethren that a severe famine was soon to take place. During the reign of Claudius (AD 41–54), a food crisis did indeed occur. Why this foresight of Agabus was included in Luke’s narration is unclear; however, it seems that his prediction brought about a strong sense of charity among the Christians, who organized assistance for suffering brethren during the time of famine.
Later on, Agabus again traveled from Judea, this time to Caesarea, where he met up with Paul. The Christian prophet took Paul’s belt and dramatically foretold of the upcoming arrest of the great evangelizer in Jerusalem.
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A virtual Bible study complete with audio/video reflections
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Kristina Romero
The Hagios Study
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What does "poor in spirit" mean? Can Lent lead us to become "poor in spirit?" Watch the video at the link below for a Lenten music meditation of “Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 5:3).”
Created by The Hagios Study, with music by The Vigil Project and video by 4PM Media, the “Poor in Spirit” music meditation allows you to listen to an instrumental composition crafted specifically for this scripture passage along with visually reading supporting verses to the keywords of “poor in spirit” and “kingdom of heaven” all against the video backdrop of the real place in Galilee where Jesus spoke these words.
This video meditation comes from the Bible study The Beatitudes and Francis of Assisi available in the free Hagios Study app.
Here's another great video on the importance of the Liturgy!
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William Hemsworth-The Bible Catholic
Author, podcaster, and lay catholic apologist and evangelist
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“If I do not perform my Father’s works, do not believe me; but if I perform them, even if you do not believe me, believe the works, so that you may realize and understand that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.”
– Jn 10:37-38
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