Chasing Holiness (N)

Catholic News Agency- 2 Maccabees
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/resources/bible/introduction-to-the-old-testament/ii-maccabees

Jewish Encyclopedia on the Books of Maccabees
http://jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/10237-maccabees-books-of#57

All Saints Day (N&T)

Online Etymology – beatific
https://www.etymonline.com/word/beatific

Catholic Answers, Encyclopedia – Beatific Vision
https://www.catholic.com/encyclopedia/beatific-vision

Catholic Answers – “Knowing God in Heaven,” Karlo Broussard
https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/knowing-god-in-heaven

Catholic Answers – “Aren’t We All Saints?” by Tim Staples
https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/arent-we-all-saints

Illuminated Ink – “The Saints and Their Symbols”
https://illuminatedink.com/saint_symbols/

All Souls’ Day (N)

History and facts about All Souls’ Day
http://www.churchyear.net/allsouls.html

Saints Preserve Us (N)

St. Charles Borromeo
http://www.churchyear.net/allsouls.html
and
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03619a.htm

What is a lay cardinal?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lay_cardinal

About the Council of Trent
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15030c.htm

Scriptural Secrets (N)

Why are the Books of the Maccabees not included in Jewish Canon of Scripture (TaNaKh)?
http://www.myjewishlearning.com/texts/Bible/Origins_of_the_Bible/Other_Ancient_Texts/Books_of_Maccabees.shtml?p=0

About the TaNaKh
http://gbgm-umc.org/umw/bible/tanakh.stm

Our Salvation History: The Return, King Cyrus (T)

Bible Research Tools – “The Decree to Rebuild and Restore Jerusalem,” by LXXRESEARCHER
http://bibleresearchtools.com/2017/08/29/decree-rebuild-restore-jerusalem/

Bible History – King Cyrus of Persia
http://www.biblehistory.net/newsletter/cyrus.htm