Day 282: Antiochus Desecrates the Temple (2026)

The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) by Ascension

Oct 9, 202632:00Religion & Spirituality

As we begin reading the first book of Maccabees today, Fr. Mike highlights the severe persecution against the Jews and the desecration of the Temple led by Antiochus Epiphanes. We also begin our journey in the book of Si...

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