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msg[1] = "God comes out of Himself and creates and makes a man who can love Him back.</p><p align=\"center\">(Genesis 1 & 2)";
msg[2] = "Abel offered the best of his flock to God; his brother Cain offered God something less.</p><p align=\"center\">(Genesis 4)";
msg[3] = "This stone that I have set up as a memorial stone shall be God's abode.  Of everything you give me, I will faithfully return a tenth part to you.</p><p align=\"center\">(Genesis 28:22)";
msg[4] = "All tithes of the land, whether in grain from the fields or in fruit from the trees, belong to the Lord, as sacred to him.</p><p align=\"center\">(Leviticus 27:30)";
msg[5] = "Each year you shall tithe all the produce that grows in the field you have sown…so that the Lord, your God, may bless you in all that you undertake.</p><p align=\"center\">(Deuteronomy 14:22, 29)";
msg[6] = "…and the measure of your own freewill offering shall be in proportion to the blessing the Lord, your God, has bestowed on you.</p><p align=\"center\">(Deuteronomy 16:10)";
msg[7] = "No one shall appear before the Lord empty-handed, but each of you with as much as he can give, in proportion to the blessings which the Lord, your God, has bestowed on you.</p><p align=\"center\">(Deuteronomy 16:16-17)";
msg[8] = "…you shall take some first fruits of the various products of the soil which you harvest…The priest shall then receive the basket from you and shall set it in front of the altar of the Lord, your God.</p><p align=\"center\">(Deuteronomy 26: 2, 4)";
msg[9] = "But who am I, and who are my people, that we should have the means to contribute so freely?  For everything is from you, and we only give you what we have received from you.  O Lord our God, all this wealth that we have brought together to build you a house in honor of your holy name comes from you and is entirely yours.</p><p align=\"center\">(1 Chronicles 29:14, 16)";
msg[10] = "Honor the Lord with your wealth, with first fruits of all you produce; Then will your barns be filled with grain, with new wine your vats will overflow.</p><p align=\"center\">(Proverbs 3:9-10)";
msg[11] = "He who confers benefits will be amply enriched, and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.  Him who monopolizes grain, the people curse - but blessings upon the head of him who distributes it!…He who trusts in his riches will fall, but like green leaves the just flourish.</p><p align=\"center\">(Proverbs 11:25-26, 28)";
msg[12] = "In works of charity one offers fine flour, and when he gives alms he presents his sacrifice of praise…Appear not before the Lord empty-handed for all that you offer is in fulfillment of the precepts.  The just man's offering enriches the altar and rises as a sweet odor before the Most High.  The just man's sacrifice is most pleasing, nor will it ever be forgotten.  In generous spirit repay homage to the Lord, be not sparing of freewill gifts.  With each contribution show a cheerful countenance, and pay your tithes in a spirit of joy.  Give to the Most High as he has given to you, generously, according to your means.</p><p align=\"center\">(Sirach 35:2,4-10)";
msg[13] = "Dare a man rob God? Yet you are robbing me! And you say, 'How do we rob you?' In tithes and in offerings!…Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house and try me in this, says the Lord of hosts, Shall I not open for you the floodgates of heaven, to pour down blessing upon you without measure?</p><p align=\"center\">(Malachi 3:8, 10)";
msg[14] = "Reform your lives! The reign of God is at hand…Give some evidence that you mean to reform.</p><p align=\"center\">(Matthew 3:2,8)";
msg[15] = "Blest are they who show mercy; mercy shall be theirs. (The Beatitudes)</p><p align=\"center\">(Matthew 5:7 and 3-12)";
msg[16] = "Men do not light a lamp and then put it under a bushel basket.  They set it on a stand where it gives light to all in the house.  In the same way, your light must shine before men so that they may see goodness in your acts and give praise to your heavenly father.</p><p align=\"center\">(Matthew 5:15-16)";
msg[17] = "No man can serve two masters.  He will either hate one and love the other or be attentive to one and despise the other.</p><p align=\"center\">(Matthew 6:24)";
msg[18] = "He who welcomes you welcomes me, and he who welcomes me welcomes him who sent me…And I promise you that whoever gives a cup of cold water to one of these lowly ones because he is a disciple will not want for his reward.</p><p align=\"center\">(Matthew 10:40,42)";
msg[19] = "…Anyone among you who aspires to greatness must serve the rest; whoever wants to rank first among you must serve the needs of all.</p><p align=\"center\">(Mark 10:43-44)";
msg[20] = "Be compassionate, as your Father is compassionate…Give, and it shall be given to you.  Good measure pressed down, shaken together, running over, will they pour into the fold of your garment.  For the measure you measure with will be measured back to you.</p><p align=\"center\">(Luke 6:36,38)";
msg[21] = "What profit does he show who gains the whole world and destroys himself in the process?</p><p align=\"center\">(Luke 9:25)";
msg[22] = "But a Samaritan who was journeying along came on him and was moved to pity at the sight.  He approached him and dressed his wounds, pouring in oil and wine.  He then hoisted him on his own beast and brought him to an inn, where he cared for him.  The next day he took out two silver pieces and gave them to the innkeeper with the request: 'Look after him, and if there is any further expense I will repay you on my way back.'  'Which of these three in your opinion, was neighbor to the man who fell in with the robbers.' The answer came, 'The one who treated him with compassion.'  Jesus said to him, 'Then go and do the same.'</p><p align=\"center\">(Luke 10:33-37)";
msg[23] = "Then he said to the crowd, \"Avoid greed in all its forms.  A man may be wealthy but his possessions do not guarantee him life.\"  He told them a parable in these words: \"There was a rich man who had a good harvest. \'What shall I do?\' he asked himself. \'I have no place to store my harvest.  I know!\' he said. \'I will pull down my grain bins and build larger ones.  All my grain and my goods will go there.  Then I will say to myself: You have blessings in reserve for years to come.  Relax! Eat heartily, drink well.  Enjoy yourself.\'  But God said to him, \'You fool! This very night your life shall be required of you.  To whom will all this piled-up wealth of yours go?\'  That is the way it works with the man who grows rich for himself instead of growing rich in the sight of God.\"</p><p align=\"center\">(Luke 12:15-21)";
msg[24] = "…When much has been given a man, much will be required of him.  More will be asked of a man to whom more has been entrusted.</p><p align=\"center\">(Luke 12:48)";
msg[25] = "In the same way, none of you can be my disciple if he does not renounce all his possessions.</p><p align=\"center\">(Luke 14:33)";
msg[26] = "What I say to you is this: Make friends for yourselves through your use of this world's goods, so that when they fail you, a lasting reception will be yours.  If you can trust a man in little things, you can also trust him in greater; while anyone unjust in a slight matter is also unjust in greater.  If you cannot be trusted with elusive wealth, who will trust you with lasting?  And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else's money, who will give you what is your own?</p><p align=\"center\">(Luke 16:9-13)";
msg[27] = "Eventually the beggar died.  He was carried by angels to the bosom of Abraham.  The rich man likewise died and was buried.  From the abode of the dead where he was in torment, he raised his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus resting in his bosom.  He called out, \"Father Abraham, have pity on me.  Send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water to refresh my tongue for I am tortured in these flames.\" \"My child,\" replied Abraham, \"remember that you were well off in your lifetime, while Lazarus was in misery.  Now he has found consolation here, but you have found torment.\"</p><p align=\"center\">(Luke 16:22-25)";
msg[28] = "When Jesus heard this he said to him: \"There is one thing further you must do.  Sell all you have and give to the poor.  You will have treasure in heaven.  Then come and follow me.\"  On hearing this he grew melancholy, for he was a very rich man.  When Jesus observed this he said: \"How hard it will be for the rich to go into the kingdom of God!  Indeed it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.\"  His listeners asked him, \"Who, then, can be saved?\"  to which he replied, \"Things that are impossible for men are possible for God.\"  Peter said, \"We have left all we own to become your followers.\"  His answer was, \"I solemnly assure you, there is no one who has left home or wife or brothers, parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God who will not receive a plentiful return in this age and life everlasting in the age to come.\"</p><p align=\"center\">(Luke 18:22-30)";
msg[29] = "Zacchaeus stood his ground and said to the Lord: \"I give half my belongings, Lord, to the poor.  If I have defrauded anyone in the least, I pay him back four-fold.\"  Jesus said to him: \"Today salvation has come to this house, for this is what it means to be a son of Abraham.  The Son of Man has come to search out and save what was lost.\"</p><p align=\"center\">(Luke 19:8-10)";
msg[30] = "He glanced up and saw the rich putting their offerings into the treasury, and also a poor widow putting in two copper coins.  At that he said: \"I assure you, this poor widow has put in more than all the rest.  They make contributions out of their surplus, but she from her want has given what she could not afford -- every penny she had to live on.\"</p><p align=\"center\">(Luke 21:1-4)";
msg[31] = "Yes, God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him may not die but may have eternal life.</p><p align=\"center\">(John 3:16)";

msg2[1] = "We must do the deeds of him who sent me while it is day.  The night comes on when no one can work.</p>(John 9:4)";
msg2[2] = "He who obeys the commandments he has from me is the man who loves me; and he who loves me will be loved by my Father.  I too will love him and reveal myself to him.</p><p align=\"center\">(John 14:21)";
msg2[3] = "Those who believed shared all things in common; they would sell their property and goods, dividing everything on the basis of each one's need.</p><p align=\"center\">(Acts 2:44-45)";
msg2[4] = "...nor was there anyone needy among them, for all who owned property or houses sold them and donated the proceeds.  They used to lay them at the feet of the apostles to be distributed to everyone according to his need.</p><p align=\"center\">(Acts 4:34-35)";
msg2[5] = "I have always pointed out to you that it is by such hard work that you must help the weak.  You need to recall the words of the Lord Jesus himself, who said, \"There is more happiness in giving than receiving.\"</p><p align=\"center\">(Acts 20:35)";
msg2[6] = "Do not conform yourselves to this age but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, so that you may judge what is God's will, what is good, pleasing and perfect.</p><p align=\"center\">(Romans 12:2)";
msg2[7] = "We have gifts that differ according to the favor bestowed on each of us.  One's gift may be prophecy; its use should be in proportion to his faith.  It may be the gift on ministry; it should be used for service.  One who is a teacher should use his gift for teaching; one with the power of exhortation should exhort.  He who gives alms should do so generously; he who rules should exercise his authority with care; he who performs works of mercy should do so cheerfully.</p><p align=\"center\">(Romans 12:6-8)";
msg2[8] = "About the collection for the saints, follow the instructions I gave the churches of Galatia.  On the first day of each week everyone should put aside whatever he has been able to save…</p><p align=\"center\">(1 Corinthians 16:1)";
msg2[9] = "In the midst of severe trial their overflowing joy and deep poverty have produced an abundant generosity. (3) According to their means -- indeed I can testify even beyond their means -- and voluntarily, (4) they begged us insistently for the favor of sharing in this service to members of the church. (5) Beyond our hopes they first gave themselves to God and then to us by the will of God. (6) That is why I have exhorted Titus, who had already begun his work  of charity among you, to bring it to successful completion: (7) that just as you are rich in every respect, in faith and discourse, in knowledge, in total concern, and in the love we bear you, so may you abound in this charity. (8) I am not giving an order but simply testing your generous love against the concern which others show. (9) You are well acquainted with the favor shown you by our Lord Jesus Christ: how for your sake he made himself poor though he was rich, so that you might become rich by his poverty. (10) I am about to give you some advice on this matter of rich and poor.  It will help you who began this good work last year, not only to carry it through, but to do so willingly. (11) Carry it through now to a successful completion, so that your ready resolve may be matched by giving according to your means. (12) The willingness to give should accord with one's means, not go beyond them. (13) The relief of others ought not to impoverish you; there should be a certain equality. (14) Your plenty at the present time should supply their need so that their surplus may one day supply your need, with equality as a result. (15) It is written, \"He who gathered much had no excess and he who gathered little had no lack.\"</p><p align=\"center\">(2 Corinthians 8:2-15)";
msg2[10] = "Let me say this much: He who sows sparingly will reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will reap bountifully.  Everyone must give according to what he has inwardly decided; not sadly, not grudgingly, for God loves a cheerful giver.  God can multiply his favors among you so that you may always have enough of everything and even a surplus for good works…</p><p align=\"center\">(2 Corinthians 9:6-8)";
msg2[11] = "Out of love, place yourselves at one another's service…Help carry one another's burdens.  In that way you will fulfill the law of Christ.</p><p align=\"center\">(Galatians 5:13, 6:2)";
msg2[12] = "We brought nothing into the world, nor have we the power to take anything out.  If we have food and clothing we have all that we need.  Those who want to be rich are falling into temptation and a trap.  They are letting themselves be captured by foolish and harmful desires which drag men down to ruin and destruction.  The love of money is the root of all evil.  Some men in their passion for it have strayed from the faith, and have come to grief amid great pain.</p><p align=\"center\">(1 Timothy 6:7-10)";
msg2[13] = "Tell those who are rich in this world's goods not to be proud, and not to rely on so uncertain a thing as wealth.  Let them trust in the God who provides us richly with all things for our use.  Charge them to do good, to be rich in good works and generous, sharing what they have.  Thus will they build a secure foundation for the future, for receiving that life which is life indeed.</p><p align=\"center\">(1 Timothy 6:17-19)";
msg2[14] = "But let our people, too, learn to devote themselves to good works, to supply urgent needs, so that they may not be unproductive.</p><p align=\"center\">(Titus 3:14)";
msg2[15] = "Do not neglect good deeds and generosity.  God is pleased by sacrifices of that kind.</p><p align=\"center\">(Hebrews 13:16)";
msg2[16] = "If a brother or sister has nothing to wear and no food for the day, and you say to them, \"Good-bye and good luck!  Keep warm and well fed,\" but do not meet their bodily needs, what good is that?  So it is with the faith that does nothing in practice.  It is thoroughly lifeless.</p><p align=\"center\">(James 2:15-17)";
msg2[17] = "You ask and you do not receive because you ask wrongly, with a view to squandering what you receive on your pleasures.</p><p align=\"center\">(James 4:3)";
msg2[18] = "As generous distributors of God's manifold grace, put your gifts at the service of one another, each in the measure he has received.</p><p align=\"center\">(1 Peter 4:10)";
msg2[19] = "For it is in giving that we receive.</p><p align=\"center\">(St. Francis of Assisi)";
msg2[20] = "Lord, grant that I might not so much seek to be loved as to love. </p><p align=\"center\">(St. Francis of Assisi)";
msg2[21] = "No one is to be called an enemy; all are your benefactors, and no one does you harm. You have no enemy except yourselves.</p><p align=\"center\">(St. Francis of Assisi)";
msg2[22] = "Grant me the treasure of sublime poverty: permit the distinctive sign of our order to be that it does not possess anything of its own beneath the sun, for the glory of your name, and that it have no other patrimony than begging.</p><p align=\"center\">(St. Francis of Assisi)";
msg2[23] = "Lord, make me an instrument of your peace; where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; and where there is sadness, joy.</p><p align=\"center\">(St. Francis of Assisi)";
msg2[24] = "…When much has been given a man, much will be required of him.  More will be asked of a man to whom more has been entrusted.</p><p align=\"center\">(Luke 12:48)";
msg2[25] = "In the same way, none of you can be my disciple if he does not renounce all his possessions.</p><p align=\"center\">(Luke 14:33)";
msg2[26] = "What I say to you is this: Make friends for yourselves through your use of this world's goods, so that when they fail you, a lasting reception will be yours.  If you can trust a man in little things, you can also trust him in greater; while anyone unjust in a slight matter is also unjust in greater.  If you cannot be trusted with elusive wealth, who will trust you with lasting?  And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else's money, who will give you what is your own?</p><p align=\"center\">(Luke 16:9-13)";
msg2[27] = "Eventually the beggar died.  He was carried by angels to the bosom of Abraham.  The rich man likewise died and was buried.  From the abode of the dead where he was in torment, he raised his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus resting in his bosom.  He called out, \"Father Abraham, have pity on me.  Send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water to refresh my tongue for I am tortured in these flames.\" \"My child,\" replied Abraham, \"remember that you were well off in your lifetime, while Lazarus was in misery.  Now he has found consolation here, but you have found torment.\"</p><p align=\"center\">(Luke 16:22-25)";
msg2[28] = "When Jesus heard this he said to him: \"There is one thing further you must do.  Sell all you have and give to the poor.  You will have treasure in heaven.  Then come and follow me.\"  On hearing this he grew melancholy, for he was a very rich man.  When Jesus observed this he said: \"How hard it will be for the rich to go into the kingdom of God!  Indeed it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.\"  His listeners asked him, \"Who, then, can be saved?\"  to which he replied, \"Things that are impossible for men are possible for God.\"  Peter said, \"We have left all we own to become your followers.\"  His answer was, \"I solemnly assure you, there is no one who has left home or wife or brothers, parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God who will not receive a plentiful return in this age and life everlasting in the age to come.\"</p><p align=\"center\">(Luke 18:22-30)";
msg2[29] = "Zacchaeus stood his ground and said to the Lord: \"I give half my belongings, Lord, to the poor.  If I have defrauded anyone in the least, I pay him back four-fold.\"  Jesus said to him: \"Today salvation has come to this house, for this is what it means to be a son of Abraham.  The Son of Man has come to search out and save what was lost.\"</p><p align=\"center\">(Luke 19:8-10)";
msg2[30] = "He glanced up and saw the rich putting their offerings into the treasury, and also a poor widow putting in two copper coins.  At that he said: \"I assure you, this poor widow has put in more than all the rest.  They make contributions out of their surplus, but she from her want has given what she could not afford -- every penny she had to live on.\"</p><p align=\"center\">(Luke 21:1-4)";
msg2[31] = "Yes, God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him may not die but may have eternal life.</p><p align=\"center\">(John 3:16)";

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month[1] = "February";
month[2] = "March";
month[3] = "April";
month[4] = "May";
month[5] = "June";
month[6] = "July";
month[7] = "August";
month[8] = "September";
month[9] = "October";
month[10] = "November";
month[11] = "December";

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