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2 Wed Is 4650
3 Thu Is 5155
4 Fri Is 5661
5 Sat Is 6266
6 Sun Jr 13
7 Mon Jr 46
8 Tue Jr 710
9 Wed Jr 1113
10 Thu Jr 1415
11 Fri Jr 1617
12 Sat Jr 1820
13 Sun Jr 2124
14 Mon Jr 2529
15 Tue Jr 3033
16 Wed Jr 3435
17 Thu Jr 3638

18 Fri Jr 3943
19 Sat Jr 4445
20 Sun Jr 4648
21 Mon Jr 4950
22 Tue Jr 5152
23 Wed Lm 13
24 Thu Lm 45
25 Fri Ez 13
26 Sat Ez 45
27 Sun Ez 67
28 Mon Ez 811
29 Tue Ez 1316
30 Wed Ez 17:120:44
31 Thu Ez 20:4524:27

1 Fri Ez 25:128:19
2 Sat Ez 28:2030:26
3 Sun Ez 3132
4 Mon Ez 3335
5 Tue Ez 3639
6 Wed Ez 4042
7 Thu Ez 4346
8 Fri Ez 4748
9 Sat Dn 13
10 Sun Dn 46
11 Mon Dn 79
12 Tue Dn 1012
13 Wed Ho 17
14 Thu Ho 814
15 Fri Jl 13
16 Sat Am 1:15:17
17 Sun Am 5:189:15

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April 13 Maundy Thursday

April 14 Good Friday
April 16 Easter Sunday
April 22 PBS 52nd Annual

Membership Meeting

Thu Ezra 810

Fri Ne 14
Sat Ne 57
Sun Ne 810
Mon Ne 1113
Tue Es 14
Wed Es 510
Thu Job 14
Fri Job 57
Sat Job 810
Sun Job 1113
Mon Job 1416
Tue Job 1720
Wed Job 2123

May 9 UBS World Day of Prayer

Sun Ps 6468
Mon Ps 6972
Tue Ps 7377
Wed Ps 7879
Thu Ps 8085
Fri Ps 8689
Sat Ps 9093
Sun Ps 9498
Mon Ps 99103
Tue Ps 104106
Wed Ps 107109
Thu Ps 110113
Fri Ps 114118

Tue Ec 58
Wed Ec 912
Thu Sgs 1:15:1
Fri Sgs 5:28:14
Sat Is 14
Sun Is 5:19:1a
Mon Is 9:1b12:6
Tue Is 1317
Wed Is 1823
Thu Is 2427
Fri Is 2830
Sat Is 3135
Sun Is 3639
Mon Is 4042

Mon Ob
Tue Jon 14
Wed Mic 17
Thu Nh 13
Fri Hb 13
Sat Zep 13
Sun Hg 12
Mon Zec 16
Tue Zec 711
Wed Zec 1214
Thu Ml 14
Fri Mt 1:14:11
Sat Mt 4:127:29

1 Sun Mt 89
2 Mon Mt 1012
3 Tue Mt 13:114:12
4 Wed Mt 14:1317:20
5 Thu Mt 17:2218:35
6 Fri Mt 1920
7 Sat Mt 2123
8 Sun Mt 2425
9 Mon Mt 2627
10 Tue Mt 28
11 Wed Mk 1:13:12
12 Thu Mk 3:135:43
13 Fri Mk 6:17:30
14 Sat Mk 7:319:29
15 Sun Mk 9:3010:52
16 Mon Mk 1112
17 Tue Mk 1314

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Wed Mk 1516
Thu Lk 12
Fri Lk 3:14:13
Sat Lk 4:145:39
Sun Lk 67
Mon Lk 8:19:50
Tue Lk 9:5110:42
Wed Lk 11:113:21
Thu Lk 13:2215:32
Fri Lk 1617
Sat Lk 1820
Sun Lk 2122
Mon Lk 2324
Tue Jn 12

1 Wed Jn 34
2 Thu Jn 56
3 Fri Jn 78
4 Sat Jn 910
5 Sun Jn 1112
6 Mon Jn 1316
7 Tue Jn 1719
8 Wed Jn 2021
9 Thu Ac 12
10 Fri Ac 35
11 Sat Ac 6:18:3
12 Sun Ac 8:49:31
13 Mon Ac 9:3211:18
14 Tue Ac 11:1912:25
15 Wed Ac 13:115:35
16 Thu Ac 15:3618:22
17 Fri Ac 18:2421:16

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Sat Ac 21:1723:35
Sun Ac 2426
Mon Ac 2728
Tue Ro 1:13:20
Wed Ro 3:215:21
Thu Ro 68
Fri Ro 911
Sat Ro 1216
Sun 1 Co 14
Mon 1 Co 57
Tue 1 Co 8:111:1
Wed 1 Co 11:214:40
Thu 1 Co 1516

1 Fri 2 Co 1:15:10
2 Sat 2 Co 5:119:15
3 Sun 2 Co 1013
4 Mon Ga 14
5 Tue Ga 56
6 Wed Eph 13
7 Thu Eph 46
8 Fri Phil 14
9 Sat Col 14
10 Sun 1 Th 15
11 Mon 2 Th 13
12 Tue 1 Ti 13
13 Wed 1 Ti 46
14 Thu 2 Ti 14
15 Fri Titus 13; Phm
16 Sat He 1:14:13
17 Sun He 4:147:28

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OCTOBER

1 Thu Job 2428

2 Fri Job 2931
3 Sat Job 3234
4 Sun Job 3537
5 Mon Job 3839
6 Tue Job 4042
7 Wed Ps 18
8 Thu Ps 915
9 Fri Ps 1619
10 Sat Ps 2024
11 Sun Ps 2530
12 Mon Ps 3135
13 Tue Ps 3641
14 Wed Ps 4245
15 Thu Ps 4650
16 Fri Ps 5156
17 Sat Ps 5763

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NOVEMBER

MAY
JUNE

Sat Jg 1618
Sun Jg 1921
Mon Ru 14
Tue 1 S 13
Wed 1 S 47
Thu 1 S 810
Fri 1 S 1113
Sat 1 S 1415
Sun 1 S 16:118:5
Mon 1 S 18:620:42
Tue 1 S 2124
Wed 1 S 25:128:2
Thu 1 S 28:331:13
Fri 2 S 13

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1 Sat Ps 119:1-88
2 Sun Ps 119:89-176
3 Mon Ps 120131
4 Tue Ps 132138
5 Wed Ps 139144
6 Thu Ps 145150
7 Fri Pr 13
8 Sat Pr 4:17:5
9 Sun Pr 7:69:18
10 Mon Pr 1012
11 Tue Pr 1315
12 Wed Pr 1618
13 Thu Pr 1921
14 Fri Pr 2224
15 Sat Pr 2529
16 Sun Pr 3031
17 Mon Ec 14

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1 Mon 1 Ch 1516
2 Tue 1 Ch 1720
3 Wed 1 Ch 2123
4 Thu 1 Ch 2426
5 Fri 1 Ch 2729
6 Sat 2 Ch 14
7 Sun 2 Ch 58
8 Mon 2 Ch 912
9 Tue 2 Ch 1316
10 Wed 2 Ch 17:121:1
11 Thu 2 Ch 21:224:27
12 Fri 2 Ch 2528
13 Sat 2 Ch 2930
14 Sun 2 Ch 3133
15 Mon 2 Ch 3436
16 Tue Ezra 13
17 Wed Ezra 47

Wed 2 K 67
Thu 2 K 89
Fri 2 K 1012
Sat 2 K 1315
Sun 2 K 1618
Mon 2 K 1921
Tue 2 K 2225
Wed 1 Ch 12
Thu 1 Ch 35
Fri 1 Ch 68
Sat 1 Ch 911
Sun 1 Ch 1214

JULY

MARCH

1 Wed Dt 2326
2 Thu Dt 2728
3 Fri Dt 29:131:29
4 Sat Dt 31:3034:12
5 Sun Js 13
6 Mon Js 46
7 Tue Js 79
8 Wed Js 1012
9 Thu Js 1315
10 Fri Js 1618
11 Sat Js 1921
12 Sun Js 2224
13 Mon Jg 13
14 Tue Jg 45
15 Wed Jg 68
16 Thu Jg 912
17 Fri Jg 1315

Sat Nu 2527
Sun Nu 2830
Mon Nu 3133
Tue Nu 3436
Wed Dt 12
Thu Dt 34
Fri Dt 57
Sat Dt 811
Sun Dt 1214
Mon Dt 1518
Tue Dt 1922

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January 2329 National Bible Week

January 29 National Bible Sunday

1 Sat 2 S 47
2 Sun 2 S 810
3 Mon 2 S 1113
4 Tue 2 S 1415
5 Wed 2 S 1618
6 Thu 2 S 1921
7 Fri 2 S 2224
8 Sat 1 K 12
9 Sun 1 K 34
10 Mon 1 K 57
11 Tue 1 K 89
12 Wed 1 K 1011
13 Thu 1 K 1214
14 Fri 1 K 1517
15 Sat 1 K 1819
16 Sun 1 K 2022
17 Mon 2 K 13
18 Tue 2 K 45

SEPTEMBER

FEBRUARY

1 Wed Lv 57
2 Thu Lv 89
3 Fri Lv 1012
4 Sat Lv 1314
5 Sun Lv 1517
6 Mon Lv 1820
7 Tue Lv 2124
8 Wed Lv 2527
9 Thu Nu 12
10 Fri Nu 34
11 Sat Nu 56
12 Sun Nu 78
13 Mon Nu 911
14 Tue Nu 1215
15 Wed Nu 1618
16 Thu Nu 1921
17 Fri Nu 2224

Thu Ex 6:289:35
Fri Ex 1012
Sat Ex 1315
Sun Ex 1618
Mon Ex 1921
Tue Ex 2224
Wed Ex 2527
Thu Ex 2829
Fri Ex 3032
Sat Ex 33:135:29
Sun Ex 35:3038:31
Mon Ex 3940
Tue Lv 14

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JANUARY

1 Sun Gn 13
2 Mon Gn 46
3 Tue Gn 710
4 Wed Gn 1114
5 Thu Gn 1518
6 Fri Gn 1921
7 Sat Gn 2224
8 Sun Gn 25:127:45
9 Mon Gn 27:4630:43
10 Tue Gn 3132
11 Wed Gn 3335
12 Thu Gn 3638
13 Fri Gn 3941
14 Sat Gn 4244
15 Sun Gn 4547
16 Mon Gn 4850
17 Tue Ex 13
18 Wed Ex 4:16:27

November 25 PBS 118th

Anniversary

Mon He 8:110:18
Tue He 10:1913:25
Wed Jas 15
Thu 1 P 15
Fri 2 P 13
Sat 1 Jn, 2 Jn, 3 Jn
Sun Jd
Mon Rev 13
Tue Rev 4:18:1
Wed Rev 8:211:19
Thu Rev 1214
Fri Rev 1516
Sat Rev 17:120:10
Sun Rev 20:1122:21

December 25 Christmas Day

May They Be One

Bible Campaign
FatherMay they be one...just as you and I are one.
John 17:21-22
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Psalm 133:1 (NAB)

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We have many parts in the one body, and all these parts have
different functions. In the same way, though we are many,
we are one body in union with Christ, and we are all joined
to each other as different parts of one body.
Romans 12:4-5 (GNT)

HE starting point of Psalm 133 is the family situation among

the Israelites. It was usual among them for married sons and
their families to continue to live with their parents. In a situation
such as that, it would be easy to have conflicts: father against
son, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law, and so on. The picture that we get, however, is one of perfect harmony: the relationship is good and pleasant, two adjectives that together
describe a state characterized by joy and goodwill.
While the starting point is the family, the Psalm focuses on
the whole nation of Israel, which is being compared to that of
a family living in perfect harmony. That is the reason why the
Good News Translation translates brothers here as Gods
people, referring to all Israel. And of course we too are included
in the Psalm, for we are also part of Gods people. The Psalm is
no longer simply about Israel, but about our beloved country,
the Philippines, as well.
Blessings, prosperity, progress, developmentall of these
are gifts that God wants to bestow on us as a nation, so that our
country may indeed become the progressive community that
God wants it to be. And one way of our nation receiving these
gifts from God is for us as followers of Christ to be united, to
have real peace and harmony among ourselves, and to be one as
well in our worship of the One True God.
What about the reading from Romans 12? From the very
beginning of the Christian movement, one clear feature of the
new community established by God through Jesus Christ is
diversityrich, dynamic diversity. There is ethnic diversity:
Jews, Proselytes, Samaritans, Greeks, and Romans. There is
diversity in worship. There is diversity in structure and church
practice. It is clearly Gods intention that the church should
have diversity as one of its main characteristics.
Now diversity is wonderful. It makes life much more interesting. How dull life would be if all of us have the same background
and speak the same language! Diversity, therefore, should not be
viewed negatively, but as one of the positive characteristics of
the Christian community. As a hymn expresses it:

In our difference is blessing, from diversity we praise

One Giver, one Lord, one Spirit, one Word,
Known in many ways
But as we affirm our diversity, we also affirm our unity: we are
many, but we are one. In Ephesians 4:4-6, there is reference to
the sevenfold unity of the faith community: one body, one Spirit,
one hope, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God.
What is the effect of this unity within the body of Christ? One
answer is found in Ephesians 4:16:
Under his control all the different parts of the body fit
together, and the whole body is held together by every joint
with which it is provided. So when each separate part works as it
should, the whole body grows and builds itself up through love.
Can we find a better description of the progressive community? And can this experience within the church be transplanted
into the world, so that the world would experience what being a
progressive community is all about? More specifically, through
our commitment to Gods Word, we who are followers of Christ
become Gods instruments in the transformation of our nation,
so that it may become the progressive community that God
wants it to be!

Daniel C. Arichea Jr., Ph.D.

PBS Translation Consultant

ABBREVIATIONS
OLD TESTAMENT
ENG
Gn
Ex
Lv
Nu
Dt
Js
Jg
Ru
1S
2S
1K
2K
1 Ch
2 Ch
Ezra
Ne
Es
Job
Ps
Pr

TAG
Gen
Exo
Lev
Bil
Deut
Jos
Huk
Ruth
1 Sam
2 Sam
1 Ha
2 Ha
1 Cro
2 Cro
Ez
Neh
Est
Job
Awit
Kaw

ENG
Ec
Sgs
Is
Jr
Lm
Ez
Dn
Ho
Jl
Am
Ob
Jon
Mic
Nh
Hb
Zep
Hg
Zec
Ml

NEW TESTAMENT
TAG
Manga
Aw ni S
Isa
Jer
Panag
Eze
Dan
Hos
Joel
Amos
Oba
Jon
Mik
Nah
Hab
Zef
Hag
Zac
Mal

ENG
Mt
Mk
Lk
Jn
Ac
Ro
1 Co
2 Co
Ga
Eph
Phil
Col
1 Th
2 Th

TAG
Mt
Mc
Lu
Jn
Gw
Ro
1 Cor
2 Cor
Ga
Ef
Fil
Co
1 Tes
2 Tes

ENG
1 Ti
2 Ti
Titus
Phm
He
Jas
1P
2P
1 Jn
2 Jn
3 Jn
Jd
Rev

TAG
1 Tim
2 Tim
Tito
Filem
Heb
San
1 Ped
2 Ped
1 Jn
2 Jn
3 Jn
Ju
Pah

GNT - Good News Translation

NAB - New American Bible

...and you remember that ever since you were a child,

you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able
to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith
in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful
for teaching the truth, rebuking error, correcting faults,
and giving instruction for right living, so that the person
who serves God may be fully qualified and equipped
to do every kind of good deed.
2 Timothy 3:15-17 GNT

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