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Readings and Gospel
Lectionary for this day - This has all the readings and Gospel
Jonah 3:1-5,10 - Jonah’s Obedience and the Ninevites’ Repentance
1 Corinthians 7:29-31 - Advice to Virgins and Widows
This is the first letter of St Paul to the Christians in Corinth. More information about this letter.
Mark 1:14-20 - The Beginning of the Galilean Ministry and The Call of the First Disciples
Who / What / Where is...?
Who / What / Where is...?
More about the Book of Jonah
Hebrew: יוֹנָה Yōnā, literally, 'dove'
A prophet called to save 120,000 people in Nineveh
The capital of the Assyrian empire which brought the Northern Kingdom of Israel to an end and devastated Jerusalem in 701 BC
located in the modern-day city of Mosul in northern Iraq
Sackcloth
Sackcloth (Hebrew: שַׂק śaq) is a coarsely woven fabric, usually made of goat's hair
Worn as a token of mourning or repentance by the Israelites.
Corinthians
People who lived in Corinth, located in south-central Greece.
Paul’s first letter to the church of Corinth provides us with a fuller insight into the life of an early Christian community of the first generation than any other book of the New Testament. More information.
Courtesy of BibleStudy.org
Paul
A Jew and a pharisee. He was educated by Gamaliel, a notable teacher of Jewish law.
A Roman citizen.
He first persecuted Christians. After Jesus appeared to him, he became a Christian and was responsible for the conversion of many Gentiles. More information.
Mark
He was the travel companion and interpreter of Peter. He was one of the 12 apostles of Jesus.
12 Apostles - the first 12 people that Jesus called to follow Him.
John
At the start of this Gospel reading, this is John the Baptist, a cousin of Jesus.
His mother is Elizabeth, whom Mary visited. Both were pregnant with their respective sons. (Luke 1:39-45)
He encouraged the Jews to repent. This was marked by the baptism in the Jordan River. He baptism many Jews including Jesus. (Matthew 3:13-17)
Galilee
It is a region located in today's northern Israel and southern Lebanon.
This is where Nazareth (where Jesus grew up) is located
Sea of Galilee
Also called Lake Tiberias, Kinneret or Kinnereth.
Courtesy of FaithTwinCities
James
St James ("James the Great"), brother of John the Apostle
He was one of the 12 apostles of Jesus.
Zebedee
A fisherman
Father of St James ("James the Great") and St John ("John the Beloved") -
John
Means "Yahweh has been Gracious"
Brother of James the Great, another apostle
"John the Apostle", "John the Evangelist", "John the Beloved"
He was one of the 12 apostles of Jesus.
12 Apostles - the first 12 people that Jesus called to follow Him.
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