Subj : December 21st - Micah the Prophet To : All From : rich Date : Thu Dec 20 2018 08:10:17 From: rich December 21st - Micah the Prophet Also known as Michea, Michaes, Micheas Memorial 21 December 31 July as one of the Minor Prophets (Armenian Apostolic Church) 18 January (Eastern Orthodox) 14 August (Eastern Orthodox) 15 January on some calendars Derivation Hebrew: Mikhayahu, Who is like Jehovah? Sixth of the twelve minor prophets of the Old Testament; born Morasthi, near Eleutheropolis, c.35 miles southwest of Jerusalem. He was therefore a subject of the southern kingdom. He calls Juda =E2=80=9Cmy people=E2=80=9D and here championed God's cause against religious a= nti social evils =E2=80=9Cin the days of Joathan, Achaz and Ezechias, kings of Juda=E2= =80=9D (Micheas 1), hence he was a contemporary of Isaias and Amos. His prophecy consists of seven chapters, which may be divided into three discourses; each beginning with a summons to =E2=80=9Chear=E2=80=9D; each r= unning through a triple cycle of themes, sin, punishment, and the promise of Messianic Redemption. In the first discourse (1-2) God rises in majesty to punish idolatry and send distress over Juda, to punish injustice, and none can thwart Him, and the Redemption is introduced, =E2=80=9CI will assemble and gather together all of thee, O Jacob: I will bring together the remnant of Israel. I will put them together as a flock in the fold.=E2=80=9D In the second discourse (3-5), the birthplace of the coming Saviour is named; God abominates the crimes of princes and judges and false prophets, =E2=80=9CTherefore, because of you, Sion shall be ploughed as a field and Jerusalem shall be as a heap of stones and the mountain of the temple as the high places of the forests.=E2=80=9D After all this the mountain of the Lord shall be exalted; God's People will be renewed= ; suffering is the road to glory; the Lord of this glory will be born in Bethlehem and His kingdom will be blessed, triumphant, and peaceful. =C2 In the third discourse (6-7) God challenges His people to come into judgment against Him, and plead their case against His own; God's blessings are contrasted with their base ingratitude and sins, and the penalty is awarded; however, justice must yield to mercy, and the dawn of Messianic glory is once more foretold. Micheas is the prophet of the common folk and the villages, as Isaias was the oracle of the court and the capital. His ministry evoked the Reform of Ezechias and is publicly recalled in the times of Jeremias (Jeremias 26). The canonicity of his prophecy was never seriously questioned. It is used in the Breviary on the fifth Sunday of November, and in the Missal for the third lesson on Ember Saturday in September (7, 14-16 and 18-20). MLA Citation =E2=80=9CMicheas=E2=80=9D. New Catholic Dictionary. CatholicSaints.Info. 29= December 2015. Web. 20 December 2018. <><><> "Hail, holy throne of God, divine sanctuary, house of glory, jewel most fair, chosen treasure house, and mercy seat for the whole world, heaven showing forth the glory of God. Purest Virgin, worthy of all praise, sanctuary dedicated to God and raised above all human condition, virgin soil, unplowed field, flourishing vine, fountain pouring out waters, virgin bearing a child, mother without knowing man, hidden treasure of innocence, ornament of sanctity, by your most acceptable prayers, strong with the authority of motherhood, to our Lord and God, Creator of all, your Son who was born of you without a father, steer the ship of the Church and bring it to a quiet harbor" -- (adapted from a homily by St. Germanus on the Presentation of the Mother of God) --- NewsGate v1.0 gamma 2 * Origin: News Gate @ Net396 -Huntsville, AL - USA (1:396/4) .