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Fr. Jose Maria

Revelation 12:1–18 [Quarantine Edition. Pardon my cough.] 
1 A great sign appeared in the sky, 
a woman clothed with the sun, 
with the moon under her feet, 
and on her head a crown of twelve stars. 
2 She was with child 
and wailed aloud in pain 
as she labored to give birth. 
3 Then another sign appeared in the sky; 
it was a huge red dragon, 
with seven heads and ten horns, 
and on its heads were seven diadems. 
4 Its tail swept away 
a third of the stars in the sky 
and hurled them down to the earth. 
Then the dragon stood before the woman about to give birth, 
to devour her child when she gave birth. 
5 She gave birth to a son, a male child, 
destined to rule all the nations with an iron rod. 
Her child was caught up to God and his throne. 
6 The woman herself fled into the desert 
where she had a place prepared by God, 
that there she might be taken care of 
for twelve hundred and sixty days. 
7 Then war broke out in heaven; 
Michael and his angels 
battled against the dragon. 
The dragon and its angels fought back, 
8 but they did not prevail 
and there was no longer any place for them in heaven. 
9 The huge dragon, the ancient serpent, 
who is called the Devil and Satan, 
who deceived the whole world, 
was thrown down to earth, 
and its angels were thrown down with it. 
10 Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say: 
“Now have salvation and power come, 
and the kingdom of our God 
and the authority of his Anointed. 
For the accuser of our brothers is cast out, 
who accuses them before our God day and night. 
11 They conquered him by the blood of the Lamb 
and by the word of their testimony; 
love for life did not deter them from death. 
12 Therefore, rejoice, you heavens, 
and you who dwell in them. 
But woe to you, earth and sea, 
for the Devil has come down to you in great fury, 
for he knows he has but a short time.” 
13 When the dragon saw 
that it had been thrown down to the earth, 
it pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child. 
14 But the woman was given the two wings of the great eagle, 
so that she could fly to her place in the desert, 
where,she was taken care of for a year, two years, and a half-year, 
far from the serpent, 
15 The serpent, however, spewed a torrent of water out of his mouth 
after the woman to sweep her away with the current. 
16 But the earth helped the woman 
and opened its mouth and swallowed the flood 
that the dragon spewed out of its mouth. 
17 Then the dragon became angry with the woman 
and went off to wage war against the rest of her offspring, 
those who keep God’s commandments 
and bear witness to Jesus. 
18 It took its position on the sand of the sea. 
 
[Greek text from the Greek anew Testament, Nestle-Aland 27th Edition. 
English Translation from the New American Bible, Revised Edition.]

Revelation 12:1–18 [Quarantine Edition. Pardon my cough.]
1 A great sign appeared in the sky, 
a woman clothed with the sun, 
with the moon under her feet, 
and on her head a crown of twelve stars. 
2 She was with child 
and wailed aloud in pain 
as she labored to give birth. 
3 Then another sign appeared in the sky; 
it was a huge red dragon, 
with seven heads and ten horns, 
and on its heads were seven diadems. 
4 Its tail swept away 
a third of the stars in the sky 
and hurled them down to the earth. 
Then the dragon stood before the woman about to give birth, 
to devour her child when she gave birth. 
5 She gave birth to a son, a male child, 
destined to rule all the nations with an iron rod. 
Her child was caught up to God and his throne. 
6 The woman herself fled into the desert 
where she had a place prepared by God, 
that there she might be taken care of 
for twelve hundred and sixty days. 
7 Then war broke out in heaven; 
Michael and his angels 
battled against the dragon. 
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Revelation 12:1–18 - Scriptio Divina

Isaiah 66:18–24 
18 For I know﻿ their works and their thoughts 
I am coming to gather 
all nations and tongues; 
they shall come and see my glory. (…) 
20 They shall bring all your kin 
from all the nations as an offering to the Lord, 
on horses and in chariots, 
in carts, upon mules and dromedaries, 
to Jerusalem, my holy mountain, 
says the Lord, 
just as the Israelites bring their grain offering 
in a clean vessel to the house of the Lord. 
21 Some of these I will take as priests 
and Levites, says the Lord. 
22 Just as the new heavens and the new earth 
which I am making 
Shall endure before me—oracle of the Lord— 
so shall your descendants and your name endure. 
23 From new moon to new moon, 
and from sabbath to sabbath, 
All flesh shall come to worship 
before me, says the Lord. 
24 They shall go out and see the corpses 
of the people who rebelled against me; 
For their worm shall not die, 
their fire shall not be extinguished; 
and they shall be an abhorrence to all flesh.

Isaiah 66:18–24
18 For I know﻿ their works and their thoughts
I am coming to gather 
all nations and tongues; 
they shall come and see my glory. (…)
20 They shall bring all your kin 
from all the nations as an offering to the Lord, 
on horses and in chariots, 
in carts, upon mules and dromedaries, 
to Jerusalem, my holy mountain, 
says the Lord, 
just as the Israelites bring their grain offering 
in a clean vessel to the house of the Lord. 
21 Some of these I will take as priests 
and Levites, says the Lord. 
22 Just as the new heavens and the new earth 
which I am making 
Shall endure before me—oracle of the Lord— 
so shall your descendants and your name endure. 
23 From new moon to new moon, 
and from sabbath to sabbath, 
All flesh shall come to worship 
before me, says the Lord.
24 They shall go out and see the corpses 
of the people who rebelled against me; 
For their worm shall not die, 
their fire shall not be extinguished; 
and they shall be an abhorrence to all fles

Scriptio Divina - Isaiah 66:18–24

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Isaiah 66:10-13 
Rejoice with Jerusalem 
and be glad because of her, 
all you who love her; 
Rejoice with her in her joy, 
all you who mourn over her— 
So that you may nurse 
and be satisfied from her consoling breast; 
That you may drink with delight 
at her abundant breasts! 
For thus says the Lord: 
I will spread prosperity over her like a river, 
like an overflowing torrent, 
the wealth of nations. 
You shall nurse, carried in her arms, 
cradled upon her knees; 
As a mother comforts her child, 
so I will comfort you; 
in Jerusalem you shall find your comfort. 
——- 
Handwriting from the original Hebrew 
English Translation from the New American Bible

Scriptio Divina

Isaiah 66:10-13
Rejoice with Jerusalem 
and be glad because of her, 
all you who love her; 
Rejoice with her in her joy, 
all you who mourn over her— 
So that you may nurse 
and be satisfied from her consoling breast; 
That you may drink with delight 
at her abundant breasts! 
For thus says the Lord: 
I will spread prosperity over her like a river, 
like an overflowing torrent, 
the wealth of nations. 
You shall nurse, carried in her arms, 
cradled upon her knees; 
As a mother comforts her child, 
so I will comfort you; 
in Jerusalem you shall find your comfort.
——-
Handwriting from the original Hebrew 
English Translation from the New American Bible

In Jerusalem You Shall Be Comforted (Isaiah 66:10-13)

Isaiah 61:1–3 
Handwriting in Hebrew 
English Translation from the New American Bible 
 
61:1 The spirit of the Lord God is upon me, 
because the Lord has anointed me; 
He has sent me to bring good news to the afflicted, 
to bind up the brokenhearted, 
To proclaim liberty to the captives, 
release to the prisoners, 
61:2 To announce a year of favor from the Lord 
and a day of vindication by our God; 
To comfort all who mourn; 
61:3 to place on those who mourn in Zion 
a diadem instead of ashes, 
To give them oil of gladness instead of mourning, 
a glorious mantle instead of a faint spirit. 
They will be called oaks of justice, 
the planting of the Lord to show his glory.

Isaiah 61:1–3
Handwriting in Hebrew
English Translation from the New American Bible 

61:1 The spirit of the Lord God is upon me, 
because the Lord has anointed me; 
He has sent me to bring good news to the afflicted, 
to bind up the brokenhearted, 
To proclaim liberty to the captives, 
release to the prisoners, 
61:2 To announce a year of favor from the Lord 
and a day of vindication by our God; 
To comfort all who mourn; 
61:3 to place on those who mourn in Zion 
a diadem instead of ashes, 
To give them oil of gladness instead of mourning, 
a glorious mantle instead of a faint spirit. 
They will be called oaks of justice, 
the planting of the Lord to show his glory.

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