Today's gospel, 6 Feb. A tale for our times?
Please scroll down for notes and more notices. Johannes der Täufer (John the Baptist) by Matthias Grünewald, 1512-1516 Fragment of Isenheim Altarpiece Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=152341 Today's gospel Mark 6:14-29 King Herod heard of it, for Jesus’ name had become known. Some were saying, ‘John the baptiser has been raised from the dead; and for this reason these powers are at work in him.’ But others said, ‘It is Elijah.’ And others said, ‘It is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.’ But when Herod heard of it, he said, ‘John, whom I beheaded, has been raised.’ For Herod himself had sent men who arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, because Herod had married her. For John had been telling Herod, ‘It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.’ And Herodias had a grudge agains...
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