Day 150: The Dedication of the Temple (2026)
5/30/202629 min
Fr. Mike explains the details of Solomon's dedication of the Temple, and the power of God's presence dwelling in it. In Ecclesiastes, we continue to learn more nuggets of wisdom about friendship, prudence, and money. Today we read 1 Kings 8, Ecclesiastes 3-5, and Psalm 6.
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First 90 secondsFather Mike Schmitz· Host0:00
Before we get started, I just wanted to offer a quick thank you to all those who have supported The Catechism In a Year or the Bible In a Year podcasts. We hear stories every day about how those shows have transformed people's lives, and because of your prayers and financial gifts, you are a significant part of that. You might ask a question, though. The question is, what does Ascension do with these financial gifts? Great question. The answer is we make authentically Catholic podcasts and videos and other digital content to help people know the Catholic faith and grow closer to God, and we do it all for free. If you found this podcast to be helpful in your life and would like to help us continue making free Catholic content we can post online, please consider, uh, making a financial contribution, an ongoing financial contribution by going to ascensionpress.com/support. That's ascensionpress.com/support. Thank you, and God bless. [piano music] Hi, my name is Father Mike Schmitz, and you're listening to the Bible In a Year podcast, where we encounter God's voice and live life through the lens of Scripture. The Bible In a Year podcast is brought to you by Ascension. Using the Great Adventure Bible timeline, we'll read all the way from Genesis to Revelation, discovering how the story of salvation unfolds and how we fit into that story today. Today is day one hundred and fifty. That is half of three hundred, because I am super good at math, and that means we are... We're trucking along, which is awesome. We're reading from First Kings chapter eight today, as well as three chapters out of Ecclesiastes, chapters three, four, and five. We're also praying Psalm six. As always, the Bible translation that I'm reading from is the Revised Standard Version, the Second Catholic Edition. I am using