To Jesus Christ Our Sovereign King

Iesu Rex admirabilis

A couple had two boys, ages 8 and 10, were excessively mischievous. The two were always getting into trouble, and their parents could be assured that, if any mischief occurred in their town, their two young sons were in some way involved. The parents were at their wits end as to what to do about their sons' behavior.

The mother had heard that a priest in town had been successful in disciplining children in the past, so she asked her husband if he thought they should send the boys to speak with the priest. The husband said, "We might as well. We need to do something before I really lose my temper!"

The priest agreed to speak with the boys, but asked that they come to visit him individually. The eight-year-old went to meet with him first.

The priest sat the boy down and asked him sternly, "Where is God?"

The boy made no response, so the priest repeated the question in an even sterner tone, "Where is God?"

Again the boy made no attempt to answer, so the priest raised his voice even more and shook his finger in the boy's face, "WHERE IS GOD?"

At that the boy bolted from the room and ran directly home, slamming himself into his closet.

His older brother followed him into the closet and said, "What happened?"

The younger brother replied, "We are in B-I-I-I-G trouble this time. God is missing and they think we did it!"

Esther

The latter contains 107 additional verses, inserted at appropriate places within the Hebrew form of the text. A few of these seem to have a Hebrew origin while the rest are Greek in original composition. It is possible that the Hebrew form of the text is original throughout. If it systematically omits reference to God and his Providence over Israel, this is perhaps due to fear of irreverent response (see note on 4, 14). The Greek text with the above-mentioned additions is probably a later literary paraphrase in which the author seeks to have the reader share his sentiments. This standard Greek text is pre-Christian in origin. The church has accepted the additions as equally inspired with the rest of the book.

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Doctors of the Church, and the works of contemporary spiritual writers — particularly St. Josemaría Escrivá, who initiated the Navarre Bible project.

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