THE WOMAN OF CANAAN-CURE OF THE DEAF AND DUMB MAN -MIRACLE OF THE SEVEN LOAVES.

the mouth, come forth from the heart, and those things defile a man. For from within out of the heart of men proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts,-false testimonies,— covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within, and defile a But to eat with unwashed hands doth not

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defile a man.

I was not sent but to the sheep that are lost of the house of Israel. . . . Suffer first the children to be filled: for it is not good to take the bread of the children and cast it to the dogs.... O woman, great is thy faith; be it done to thee as thou wilt. For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter.

EPHPHETA, Be thou opened.

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NO DEFILEMENT FROM WITHOUT-BLINDNESS OF THE SCRIBES AND PHARISEES-THE HEART THE SOURCE OF SIN.

"Honour thy father and thy mother;" and "He that shall curse father or mother, dying let him die." But you say: If a man shall say to his father or mother, Corban 35 (which is a gift), whatsoever is from me shall profit thee. And farther you suffer him not to do any thing for his father or mother. Making void the word of God by your own tradition, which you have given forth. And many other such-like things you do.

HEAR me, ye all, and understand. There is nothing 36 from without a man that, entering into him, can defile him. But the things which come from a man, those are they that defile a man. If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.

EVERY plant which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up. Let them alone: they are blind, and leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both fall into the pit.

ARE you also yet without understanding? Do you not understand, that every thing from without, entering into a man, cannot defile him: because it entereth not into his heart, but goeth into the belly, and goeth out into the privy, purging all meats? But the things which proceed out of

THE WOMAN OF CANAAN-CURE OF THE DEAF AND DUMB MAN -MIRACLE OF THE SEVEN LOAVES.

the mouth, come forth from the heart, and those things defile a man. For from within out of the heart of men proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts,—false testimonies,— covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within, and defile a man. But to eat with unwashed hands doth not defile a man.

I was not sent but to the sheep that are lost of the house of Israel. . . . Suffer first the children to be filled: for it is not good to take the bread of the children and cast it to the dogs. . . . O woman, great is thy faith; be it done to thee as thou wilt. ... For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter.

EPHPHETA, Be thou opened.

I HAVE Compassion on the multitude, for behold they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat. And if I shall send them away fasting to their home, they will faint in the way; for some of them came from afar off.... How many loaves have you?

WHEN you see a cloud rising from the west,

SIGNS OF THE TIMES-JONAS-LEAVEN OF THE PHARISEES

AND SADDUCEES.

presently you say: A shower is coming: and so it happeneth. And when ye see the south wind blow, you say: There will be heat and it cometh to pass. When it is evening, you say, It will be fair weather, for the sky is red. And in the morning: To-day there will be a storm, for the sky is red and lowering. You hypocrites, you know how to discern the face of the heaven and of the earth: but how is it that you do not discern this time? -You know how to discern the face of the sky: and can you not know the signs of the times? And why even of yourselves, do you not judge that which is just ?

WHY doth this generation ask a sign? Amen I say to you, If a sign shall be given to this generation.-A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign: and a sign shall not be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.

TAKE heed, and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees, and of the leaven of Herod.... Why do you think within yourselves, O ye of little faith, for that you have no bread? Do you not yet know nor understand? have you still your heart blinded? Having eyes, see you not? and having ears, hear you not? neither do

BLIND MAN OF BETHSAIDA-CONFESSION OF ST. PETER-HIS SUPREMACY-JESUS PROPHESIES HIS DEATH AND RESURRECTION.

you remember? - Do you not yet understand, neither do you remember the five loaves among five thousand men, and how many baskets you took up? Nor the seven loaves among four thousand men, and how many baskets you took up? Why do you not understand that it was not concerning bread I said to you: Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

Go into the house, and if thou enter into the town, tell nobody.

WHOм do men say that the Son of man is?... But whom do you say that I am? ... Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: because flesh and blood hath not revealed it to thee, but my Father who is in heaven.

AND I say to thee: That thou art Peter; and upon this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven. And whatsoever thou shalt bind upon earth, it shall be bound also in heaven; and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth,38 it shall be loosed also in heaven.

THE Son of man must suffer many things, and

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