ABOUT THIS EPISODE

In Tobit Chapter 6, Tobiah and Rapahel set out on their adventure to call on Tobit's loan from Raguel in Ecbatana. Along the way, Raphael shows Tobiah how to survive a fish attack on the River Tigris, plays cupid to him. Little did Tobiah know that he is getting married to Sarah, daughter of Raguel, on top of collecting the silver for his father.

In this episode, we get to examine the different senses of interpreting Scripture, unpack the teachings of predestination and soulmate, marriage and spirituality from the Magisterium Church. All the big topics in the Bible.

The Bible I am reading from is the New American Bible online version taken from the USCCB website https://bible.usccb.org/bible/tobit/6

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Show Notes

Reflection Questions

1. How many senses should we use to interpret Scripture?

2. What does Scripture tell us about predestination?

3. Is our marriage divinely predestined?

4. How are we responding to promptings from the Holy Spirit? Or from our Guardian Angel? Do we know their voice?

5. What is the mystery of Marriage and Spirituality?

6. What can we learn from Jesus?

7. How can we overcome the regime of sin in our marriage?

References made in this episode

Bible Verses ( in the order of citation)

1. Tob 6:18

2. Ps 119:130

3. Tob 6:11; 5:10

4. Mt 4:17

5. Tob 5:3

6. Tob 6:12; 18; 16

7. Jer 1:5: Eph 1:41

8. Gen 3:12; 2:22; 3:16

9. Tob 6:16-18 Douay-Rheims Bible

10. Mt 19:6; 28:20

Catechism of the Catholic Church

1. #115; 118; 117

2. #600

3. #1602; 1604; 1605; 1606; 1607

Other Resource/Adaptation Links

1. Amoris Laetitia, Spirituality of Marriage and the Family. Chapter 9

2. Gaudium et spes

3. In God's image, men and women are made for love!

4. St Bede - "Bede : a Biblical Miscellany"