Second Book of Maccabees
Chapter 1
1. The Jews in Jerusalem and those in the land of Judea, To their Jewish kindred in Egypt, Greetings and true peace.
(Second Book of Maccabees Chapter 1 verse 1)
Oh God my Father You are the only one who can give us true peace. The world may offer us a limited form of financial or military security, but only You can give us true peace Amen. I pray that we seek our peace, trust and hope in You, my God and Father and not in the ways of the World Amen.
2. May God do good to you, and may he remember his covenant with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, his faithful servants. 3. May he give you all a heart to worship him and to do his will with a strong heart and a willing spirit. 4. May he open your heart to his law and his commandments, and may he bring peace. 5. May he hear your prayers and be reconciled to you, and may he not forsake you in time of evil. 6. We are now praying for you here.
(Second Book of Maccabees Chapter 1 verses 2 to 6)
Oh God, my Father I offer this prayer along with Pope Francesco for the victims of Isis in Istanbul and in other countries Amen. I invite you to join Pope Francesco in the following prayer Amen
Prayer for victims of Istanbul terrorists attack
7. In the reign of Demetrius, in the one hundred sixty-ninth year, we Jews wrote to you, in the critical distress that came upon us in those years after Jason and his company revolted from the holy land and the kingdom 8. and burned the gate and shed innocent blood. We prayed to the Lord and were heard, and we offered sacrifice and grain offering, and we lit the lamps and set out the loaves. 9. And now see that you keep the festival of booths in the month of Chislev, in the one hundred eighty-eighth year.
(Second Book of Maccabees Chapter 1 verses 7 to 9)
Oh God, my Father I thank You for always listening to our prayers. In Your good time, You always in some way answer them and give us the needed support or the means to carry out the needed task. Amen.
10. The people of Jerusalem and of Judea and the senate and Judas, To Aristobulus, who is the family of the anointed priests, teacher of King Ptolemy and to the Jews in Egypt, Greetings and good health. 11. Having been saved by God out of grave dangers we thank him greatly for taking our side against the king. 12. for he drove out those who fought against the holy city.
(Second Book of Maccabees Chapter 1 verses 10 to 12)
Oh God, we greatly thank You for all the acts that You do on our behalf, for the many times that You have saved me from accidents, or the traps of the evil one Amen. In a spirit of thanksgiving let us all make a list of all that we are to thank God for and join the in the following song by clicking on the following link:-
Song Thank You, Jesus
13. When the leader reached Persia with a force that seemed irresistible, they were cut to pieces in the temple of Nanea by a deception employed by the priests of the goddess Nanea.
(Second Book of Maccabees Chapter 1 verse 13)
Oh God my Father, when You intervene directly or when You do so by means of others, nobody can stop You, for nobody can resist Your power and glory. You are our avenger You are forever glorious and victorious Amen.
14. On the pretext of intending to marry her, Antiochus came to the place together with his Friends, to secure most of its treasures as a dowry.
(Second Book of Maccabees Chapter 1 verse 14)
Oh God, many times are crooked and negative, even though they appear to be genuine. When we open the doors of our mind and hearts to evil, this negative force persuades us to do many negative things under the appearances of good intents.
15. When the priests of the temple of Namea had set out the treasures and Antiochus had come with a few men inside the wall of the sacred precinct , they closed the temple as soon as he entered it. 16. Opening a secret door in the ceiling, they threw stones and struck down the leader and his men; they dismembered them and cut off their heads and threw them to the people outside. 17. Blessed in every way be our God, who has brought judgment on those who have behaved impiously.
(Second Book of Maccabees Chapter 1 verses 15 to 17)
Oh God throughout the course of history many negative acts have been done under the premise that they were accomplished in 'Your Name' or with 'Your Consent', however this is an abuse of Your Name and Power manufactured in one big lie, for You are not a God of hatred, murder and death but a God of love. I pray oh God for the forgiveness of such perpetrators for they surely did not know what they were doing as when they crucified You, oh God and Father. In the name of all who promoted such acts of murder in Your name such as crusades among others, I plead for Your forgiveness. Amen.
A typical example of what is defined as a religious army is the following, it is important to listen to the words of the song.
In the name of God
18. Since on the twenty-fifth day of Chislev we shall celebrate the purification of the temple, we thought it necessary to notify you, in order that you may also celebrate the festival of booths and the festival of the fire given when Nehemiah, who built the temple and the altar, offered sacrifices.
(Second Book of Maccabees Chapter 1 verse 18 )
Oh God, my Father when Your people celebrated such festivals they felt united in their belief in one God and remembered the mighty events that You made possible in their life throughout histories such as their having been freed from the bondage of Egypt and many more events. As Christians, Roman Catholics and believers in You, we also celebrate those peak moments in Your life, such as Your birth, death and resurrection and Your second visit in the days or years to come Amen.
19. For when our ancestors were being led captive to Persia, the pious priests of that time took some of the fire of the altar and secretly hid it in the hollow of a dry cistern, where they took such precautions that the place was unknown to anyone. 20. But after many years had passed, when it pleased God, Nehemiah, having been commissioned king of Persia, sent the descendants of the priests who had hidden the fire to get it. And when they reported to us that they had not found fire but only a thick liquid, he ordered them to dip it out and bring it. 21. When the materials for the sacrifices were presented, Nehemiah ordered the priests to sprinkle the liquid on the wood and on the things laid upon it. 22. When this had been done and some time had passed, and when the sun, which had been clouded over, shone out, a great fire blazed up, so that all marvelled.
(Second Book of Maccabees Chapter 1 verse 19 to 22 )
Oh God my Father, I thank You for having given such people the will to hide such important articles in order that they may be re -discovered later on in time. I also pray for biblical archaeologists and even non-biblical who have found important remains related to events in time that go back to the time of Your people Amen.
23. And while the sacrifice was being consumed, the priests offered prayer-the priests and everyone. Jonathan led, and the rest responded, as did Nehemiah.
(Second Book of Maccabees Chapter 1 verse 23)
Oh God my Father during such sacrificial offering, the whole congregation were in unity with each other and above all in You. All believed in what was happening and all were there for the same purpose. I pray oh God our Father that during mass or the celebration of the Eucharist, we are all there with one purpose, one intention and in unity Amen. Our intention is You and being and receiving You my God and Father Amen.
24. The prayer was to this effect:" O Lord God, Creator of all things, you are awe-inspiring and strong and just and merciful, you alone are king and are kind, 25. you alone are bountiful, you alone are just and almighty and eternal. You rescue Israel from every evil; you chose the ancestors and consecrated them. 26. Accept this sacrifice on behalf of all your people Israel and preserve your portion and make it holy. 27. Gather together our scattered people, set free those who are slaves among the Gentiles, look on those who are rejected and despised, and let the Gentiles know that you are our God. 28. Punish those who oppress and are insolent with pride. 29. Plant your people in your holy place as Moses promised."
(Second Book of Maccabees Chapter 1 verses 24 to 29)
Oh God my Father, I thank You for these verses for they give me a lesson on prayer. As You taught me when praying I am to start by addressing You as my God and Father. This is to be followed by praise and worship, for You are worthy of all praise and worship. This is then followed by referring to the many good works that You bestowed on my behalf, not that You need to be reminded but to remind myself. The last part of the prayer in a spirit of praise and worship I am to thank You for the past and present and offer my request to You in faith that You will shower Your mercy on me as a sinner and if the request is according to Your will, and plan for me, in good time You will either accept or reject my request. May all happen according to Your will on earth as it is in heaven Amen.
30. Then the priests sang the hymns. 31. After the materials of the sacrifice had been consumed, Nehemiah ordered that the liquid that was left should be poured on large stones. 32. When this was done, a flame blazed up; but when the light from the altar shone back it went out.
(Second Book of Maccabees Chapter 1 verses 30 to 32)
Oh God my Father when You consecrate or bless something Your grace and power is in that object. A typical example is that of the bread that by means of consecration is transformed into Your Body and Blood, which is alive and not dead because You are alive. I pray oh God that when we receive You we do it in faith. I alone am a witness of Your presence in the Eucharist. You healed me by means of it of Irritable bowel syndrome when passing through my body, and You continue to heal me every time I receive You Amen.
I would like to share the following on the Eucharist which has the power to change our lives if we permit God to do so.
The seven secrets of the Eucharist
33. When this matter became known, and it was reported to the king of the Persians that, in the place where the exiled priests had hidden the fire, the liquid had appeared with which Nehemiah and his associates had burned the materials of the sacrifice, 34. the king investigated the matter, and enclosed the place and made it sacred. 35. And with those persons whom the king favored he exchanged many excellent gifts. 36. Nehemiah and his associates called this "nephthar," which means purification, but by most people it is called naphtha.
(Second Book of Maccabees Chapter 1 verses 33 to 36)
Oh God, my Father this process is very similar to the process used by the Roman Catholic Church to declare if the place where an apparition takes place is genuine or not. A typical example is the shrine of Lourdes or the location of apparition, at Medjugorje which has not yet been confirmed since the apparitions are still appearing every day Amen.
Oh God my Father I would like to end this chapter with the following prayer;
Oh God my Father, blessed be Your Holy and Mighty Name. I thank You for remaining with me in the blessed sacrament of the Eucharist. I praise and thank You for healing me of Irritable Bowel Syndrome by means of the Eucharist. You are the doctor of all doctors, healer of all healers Amen. Blessed be Your Name Amen.
2. May God do good to you, and may he remember his covenant with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, his faithful servants. 3. May he give you all a heart to worship him and to do his will with a strong heart and a willing spirit. 4. May he open your heart to his law and his commandments, and may he bring peace. 5. May he hear your prayers and be reconciled to you, and may he not forsake you in time of evil. 6. We are now praying for you here.
(Second Book of Maccabees Chapter 1 verses 2 to 6)
Oh God, my Father I offer this prayer along with Pope Francesco for the victims of Isis in Istanbul and in other countries Amen. I invite you to join Pope Francesco in the following prayer Amen
Prayer for victims of Istanbul terrorists attack
7. In the reign of Demetrius, in the one hundred sixty-ninth year, we Jews wrote to you, in the critical distress that came upon us in those years after Jason and his company revolted from the holy land and the kingdom 8. and burned the gate and shed innocent blood. We prayed to the Lord and were heard, and we offered sacrifice and grain offering, and we lit the lamps and set out the loaves. 9. And now see that you keep the festival of booths in the month of Chislev, in the one hundred eighty-eighth year.
(Second Book of Maccabees Chapter 1 verses 7 to 9)
Oh God, my Father I thank You for always listening to our prayers. In Your good time, You always in some way answer them and give us the needed support or the means to carry out the needed task. Amen.
10. The people of Jerusalem and of Judea and the senate and Judas, To Aristobulus, who is the family of the anointed priests, teacher of King Ptolemy and to the Jews in Egypt, Greetings and good health. 11. Having been saved by God out of grave dangers we thank him greatly for taking our side against the king. 12. for he drove out those who fought against the holy city.
(Second Book of Maccabees Chapter 1 verses 10 to 12)
Oh God, we greatly thank You for all the acts that You do on our behalf, for the many times that You have saved me from accidents, or the traps of the evil one Amen. In a spirit of thanksgiving let us all make a list of all that we are to thank God for and join the in the following song by clicking on the following link:-
Song Thank You, Jesus
13. When the leader reached Persia with a force that seemed irresistible, they were cut to pieces in the temple of Nanea by a deception employed by the priests of the goddess Nanea.
(Second Book of Maccabees Chapter 1 verse 13)
Oh God my Father, when You intervene directly or when You do so by means of others, nobody can stop You, for nobody can resist Your power and glory. You are our avenger You are forever glorious and victorious Amen.
14. On the pretext of intending to marry her, Antiochus came to the place together with his Friends, to secure most of its treasures as a dowry.
(Second Book of Maccabees Chapter 1 verse 14)
Oh God, many times are crooked and negative, even though they appear to be genuine. When we open the doors of our mind and hearts to evil, this negative force persuades us to do many negative things under the appearances of good intents.
15. When the priests of the temple of Namea had set out the treasures and Antiochus had come with a few men inside the wall of the sacred precinct , they closed the temple as soon as he entered it. 16. Opening a secret door in the ceiling, they threw stones and struck down the leader and his men; they dismembered them and cut off their heads and threw them to the people outside. 17. Blessed in every way be our God, who has brought judgment on those who have behaved impiously.
(Second Book of Maccabees Chapter 1 verses 15 to 17)
Oh God throughout the course of history many negative acts have been done under the premise that they were accomplished in 'Your Name' or with 'Your Consent', however this is an abuse of Your Name and Power manufactured in one big lie, for You are not a God of hatred, murder and death but a God of love. I pray oh God for the forgiveness of such perpetrators for they surely did not know what they were doing as when they crucified You, oh God and Father. In the name of all who promoted such acts of murder in Your name such as crusades among others, I plead for Your forgiveness. Amen.
A typical example of what is defined as a religious army is the following, it is important to listen to the words of the song.
In the name of God
18. Since on the twenty-fifth day of Chislev we shall celebrate the purification of the temple, we thought it necessary to notify you, in order that you may also celebrate the festival of booths and the festival of the fire given when Nehemiah, who built the temple and the altar, offered sacrifices.
(Second Book of Maccabees Chapter 1 verse 18 )
Oh God, my Father when Your people celebrated such festivals they felt united in their belief in one God and remembered the mighty events that You made possible in their life throughout histories such as their having been freed from the bondage of Egypt and many more events. As Christians, Roman Catholics and believers in You, we also celebrate those peak moments in Your life, such as Your birth, death and resurrection and Your second visit in the days or years to come Amen.
19. For when our ancestors were being led captive to Persia, the pious priests of that time took some of the fire of the altar and secretly hid it in the hollow of a dry cistern, where they took such precautions that the place was unknown to anyone. 20. But after many years had passed, when it pleased God, Nehemiah, having been commissioned king of Persia, sent the descendants of the priests who had hidden the fire to get it. And when they reported to us that they had not found fire but only a thick liquid, he ordered them to dip it out and bring it. 21. When the materials for the sacrifices were presented, Nehemiah ordered the priests to sprinkle the liquid on the wood and on the things laid upon it. 22. When this had been done and some time had passed, and when the sun, which had been clouded over, shone out, a great fire blazed up, so that all marvelled.
(Second Book of Maccabees Chapter 1 verse 19 to 22 )
Oh God my Father, I thank You for having given such people the will to hide such important articles in order that they may be re -discovered later on in time. I also pray for biblical archaeologists and even non-biblical who have found important remains related to events in time that go back to the time of Your people Amen.
23. And while the sacrifice was being consumed, the priests offered prayer-the priests and everyone. Jonathan led, and the rest responded, as did Nehemiah.
(Second Book of Maccabees Chapter 1 verse 23)
Oh God my Father during such sacrificial offering, the whole congregation were in unity with each other and above all in You. All believed in what was happening and all were there for the same purpose. I pray oh God our Father that during mass or the celebration of the Eucharist, we are all there with one purpose, one intention and in unity Amen. Our intention is You and being and receiving You my God and Father Amen.
24. The prayer was to this effect:" O Lord God, Creator of all things, you are awe-inspiring and strong and just and merciful, you alone are king and are kind, 25. you alone are bountiful, you alone are just and almighty and eternal. You rescue Israel from every evil; you chose the ancestors and consecrated them. 26. Accept this sacrifice on behalf of all your people Israel and preserve your portion and make it holy. 27. Gather together our scattered people, set free those who are slaves among the Gentiles, look on those who are rejected and despised, and let the Gentiles know that you are our God. 28. Punish those who oppress and are insolent with pride. 29. Plant your people in your holy place as Moses promised."
(Second Book of Maccabees Chapter 1 verses 24 to 29)
Oh God my Father, I thank You for these verses for they give me a lesson on prayer. As You taught me when praying I am to start by addressing You as my God and Father. This is to be followed by praise and worship, for You are worthy of all praise and worship. This is then followed by referring to the many good works that You bestowed on my behalf, not that You need to be reminded but to remind myself. The last part of the prayer in a spirit of praise and worship I am to thank You for the past and present and offer my request to You in faith that You will shower Your mercy on me as a sinner and if the request is according to Your will, and plan for me, in good time You will either accept or reject my request. May all happen according to Your will on earth as it is in heaven Amen.
30. Then the priests sang the hymns. 31. After the materials of the sacrifice had been consumed, Nehemiah ordered that the liquid that was left should be poured on large stones. 32. When this was done, a flame blazed up; but when the light from the altar shone back it went out.
(Second Book of Maccabees Chapter 1 verses 30 to 32)
Oh God my Father when You consecrate or bless something Your grace and power is in that object. A typical example is that of the bread that by means of consecration is transformed into Your Body and Blood, which is alive and not dead because You are alive. I pray oh God that when we receive You we do it in faith. I alone am a witness of Your presence in the Eucharist. You healed me by means of it of Irritable bowel syndrome when passing through my body, and You continue to heal me every time I receive You Amen.
I would like to share the following on the Eucharist which has the power to change our lives if we permit God to do so.
The seven secrets of the Eucharist
33. When this matter became known, and it was reported to the king of the Persians that, in the place where the exiled priests had hidden the fire, the liquid had appeared with which Nehemiah and his associates had burned the materials of the sacrifice, 34. the king investigated the matter, and enclosed the place and made it sacred. 35. And with those persons whom the king favored he exchanged many excellent gifts. 36. Nehemiah and his associates called this "nephthar," which means purification, but by most people it is called naphtha.
(Second Book of Maccabees Chapter 1 verses 33 to 36)
Oh God, my Father this process is very similar to the process used by the Roman Catholic Church to declare if the place where an apparition takes place is genuine or not. A typical example is the shrine of Lourdes or the location of apparition, at Medjugorje which has not yet been confirmed since the apparitions are still appearing every day Amen.
Oh God my Father I would like to end this chapter with the following prayer;
Oh God my Father, blessed be Your Holy and Mighty Name. I thank You for remaining with me in the blessed sacrament of the Eucharist. I praise and thank You for healing me of Irritable Bowel Syndrome by means of the Eucharist. You are the doctor of all doctors, healer of all healers Amen. Blessed be Your Name Amen.
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