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<![CDATA[Initiation Ministry for Adults - The Readings]]>Thu, 22 Jun 2023 05:01:20 -0400Weebly<![CDATA[Epiphany]]>Sun, 07 Jan 2018 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.initiatorum.org/the-readings/epiphany

Each year we celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany, which commemorates the visit of “the Wise men” with the Christ child. We generally call them kings but the author of the Gospel of Matthew called them “magoi” and seems to suggest there were astrologers. The story tells how they saw a light rise in the darkness and set out on a journey, of unknown length, to follow it, like truth, wherever it may lead.
The cathedral in Cologne Germany has what traditionally is regrading as the skeletons of those ‘historic’ wise men. The famous “Kölner Dom” was built in the 1200’s to house them and provide space for visitors. The building survived WWII and even today around 6 million people a year visit the legendary mortal remains of the men who visited the Christ. The bones were brought to Germany in 1164 from Milan. There is some question how they got to Milan but what is known is there were originally in Constantinople. They are now in a gold sarcophagus near the altar.

After the Magi gave their gifts; gold in tribute to a king, incense for sacrifice to a god, and myrrh for anointing the dead they then returned home. The author was careful to point out by another route, because they had been transformed by the encounter with Christ and could not go back the in the same way they came.

]]><![CDATA[Ascension of the Lord]]>Sun, 28 May 2017 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.initiatorum.org/the-readings/ascension-of-the-lord

The Acts of the Apostles 1:12-14, First Letter of St. Peter 4:13-16, The Gospel According to John 17:1-11

]]><![CDATA[Sixth Sunday of Easter]]>Sun, 21 May 2017 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.initiatorum.org/the-readings/sixth-sunday-of-easter

The Acts of the Apostles 8:5-8, First Letter of St Peter 3:15-18, The Gospel According to John 14:15-21

]]><![CDATA[Fifth Sunday of Easter]]>Sun, 14 May 2017 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.initiatorum.org/the-readings/fifth-sunday-of-easter

The Acts of the Apostles 6:1-7, First Letter of St Peter 2:4-9, The Gospel According to John 14:1-12

]]><![CDATA[Fourth Sunday of Easter]]>Sun, 07 May 2017 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.initiatorum.org/the-readings/fourth-sunday-of-easter

Acts of the Apostles 2:14-41, First Letter of St Peter 2:20-25, The Gospel According to John 10:1-10

]]><![CDATA[Third Sunday of Easter]]>Sun, 30 Apr 2017 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.initiatorum.org/the-readings/third-sunday-of-easter

The Acts of the Apostles 2:14-33, First Letter of St Peter 1:17-21, The Gospel According to Luke 24:13-35

]]><![CDATA[Second Sunday of Easter]]>Sun, 23 Apr 2017 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.initiatorum.org/the-readings/second-sunday-of-easter

The Acts of the Apostles 2:42-47, First Letter of St Peter 1:3-9, Gospel of According to John 20:19-31

]]><![CDATA[Resurrection of the Lord]]>Sun, 16 Apr 2017 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.initiatorum.org/the-readings/resurrection-of-the-lord

Acts of the Apostles 10:34-43, Letter of St Paul to the Colossians 3:1-4, Gospel According to John 20:1-9

]]><![CDATA[Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord]]>Sun, 09 Apr 2017 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.initiatorum.org/the-readings/palm-sunday-of-the-passion-of-the-lord

Isaiah 50:4-7, Letter of St. Paul to the Philippians 2:6-11, The Gospel According to Matthew 26:14-27:66

]]><![CDATA[Feast of the Nativity]]>Sun, 25 Dec 2016 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.initiatorum.org/the-readings/feast-of-the-nativity

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