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Gospel - Lk 6: 27-38

Posted Thu, 09/09/2010 - 12:00am

27 But I say to you who are listening: Love your enemies. Do good to those who hate you.
28 Bless those who curse you, and pray for those who slander you.
29 And to him who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also.
And from him who takes away your coat, do not withhold even your tunic.
30 But distribute to all who ask of you. And do not ask again of him who takes away what is yours.
31 And exactly as you would want people to treat you, treat them also the same.
32 And if you love those who love you, what credit is due to you? For even sinners love those who love them.
33 And if you will do good to those who do good to you, what credit is due to you? Indeed, even sinners behave this way.
34 And if you will loan to those from whom you hope to receive,
what credit is due to you? For even sinners lend to sinners, in order
to receive the same in return.
35 So truly, love your enemies. Do good, and lend, hoping for
nothing in return. Read more

Psalm - Ps 139: 1b-3, 13-14b, 23-24

Posted Thu, 09/09/2010 - 12:00am

1 A Psalm of David. O Lord, you have examined me, and you have known me.
2 You have known my sitting down and my rising up again.
3 You have understood my thoughts from afar. My path and my fate, you have investigated.13 For you have possessed my temperament. You have supported me from the womb of my mother.
14 I will confess to you, for you have been magnified terribly. 23 Examine me, O God, and know my heart. Question me, and know my paths.
24 And see if there might be in me the way of iniquity, and lead me in the way of eternity.

First Reading - 1 Cor 8: 1b-7, 11-13

Posted Thu, 09/09/2010 - 12:00am

1 called as an Apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God; and Sosthenes, a brother:
2 to the Church of God which is at Corinth, to those sanctified in
Christ Jesus, called to be saints with all who are invoking the name of
our Lord Jesus Christ in every place of theirs and of ours.
3 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
4 I give thanks to my God continuously for you because of the grace of God that has been given to you in Christ Jesus.
5 By that grace, in all things, you have become wealthy in him, in every word and in all knowledge.
6 And so, the testimony of Christ has been strengthened in you.
7 In this way, nothing is lacking to you in any grace, as you await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.11
For it has been indicated to me, about you, my brothers, by those who
are with Chloes, that there are contentions among you.12 Now I say this because each of you is saying: “Certainly, I am
of Paul;” “But I am of Apollo;” “Truly, I am of Cephas; Read more

First Reading - Rom 8: 28-30

Posted Wed, 09/08/2010 - 12:00am

28 And we know that, for those who love God, all
things work together unto good, for those who, in accordance with his
purpose, are called to be saints.
29 For those whom he foreknew, he also predestinated, in conformity
with the image of his Son, so that he might be the Firstborn among many
brothers.
30 And those whom he predestinated, he also called. And those whom
he called, he also justified. And those whom he justified, he also
glorified.

Psalm - Ps 13: 6a-c

Posted Wed, 09/08/2010 - 12:00am

6 But I have hoped in your mercy. My heart will exult in your salvation. I will sing to the Lord

Gospel - Mt 1: 1-16, 18-23

Posted Wed, 09/08/2010 - 12:00am

1 The book of the lineage of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
2 Abraham conceived Isaac. And Isaac conceived Jacob. And Jacob conceived Judah and his brothers.
3 And Judah conceived Perez and Zerah by Tamar. And Perez conceived Hezron. And Hezron conceived Ram.
4 And Ram conceived Amminadab. And Amminadab conceived Nahshon. And Nahshon conceived Salmon.
5 And Salmon conceived Boaz by Rahab. And Boaz conceived Obed by Ruth. And Obed conceived Jesse.
6 And Jesse conceived king David. And king David conceived Solomon, by her who had been the wife of Uriah.
7 And Solomon conceived Rehoboam. And Rehoboam conceived Abijah. And Abijah conceived Asa.
8 And Asa conceived Jehoshaphat. And Jehoshaphat conceived Joram. And Joram conceived Uzziah.
9 And Uzziah conceived Jotham. And Jotham conceived Ahaz. And Ahaz conceived Hezekiah.
10 And Hezekiah conceived Manasseh. And Manasseh conceived Amos. Read more

Gospel - Lk 6: 12-19

Posted Tue, 09/07/2010 - 12:00am

12 And it happened that, in those days, he went out
to a mountain to pray. And he was in the prayer of God throughout the
night.
13 And when daylight had arrived, he called his disciples. And he chose twelve out of them (whom he also named Apostles):
14 Simon, whom he surnamed Peter, and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,
15 Matthew and Thomas, James of Alphaeus, and Simon who is called the Zealot,
16 and Jude of James, and Judas Iscariot, who was a traitor.
17 And descending with them, he stood in a level place with a
multitude of his disciples, and a copious multitude of people from all
of Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast, and Tyre and Sidon,
18 who had come so that they might listen to him and be healed of
their diseases. And those who were troubled by unclean spirits were
cured.
19 And the entire crowd was trying to touch him, because power went out from him and healed all.

Psalm - Ps 149: 1b-6a, 9b

Posted Tue, 09/07/2010 - 12:00am

1 Sing to the Lord a new song. His praise is in the Church of the saints.
2 Let Israel rejoice in him who made them, and let the sons of Zion exult in their king.
3 Let them praise his name in chorus. Let them sing psalms to him with the timbrel and the psaltery.
4 For the Lord is well pleased with his people, and he will exalt the meek unto salvation.
5 The saints will exult in glory. They will rejoice upon their couches.
6 The exultations of God will be in their throat as it has been written

First Reading - 1 Cor 6: 1-11

Posted Tue, 09/07/2010 - 12:00am

1 How is it that anyone of you, having a dispute
against another, would dare to be judged before the iniquitous, and not
before the saints?
2 Or do you not know that the saints from this age shall judge it?
And if the world is to be judged by you, are you unworthy, then, to
judge even the smallest matters?
{6:3} Do you not know that we shall judge angels? How much more the things of this age?
4 Therefore, if you have matters to judge concerning this age, why
not appoint those who are most contemptible in the Church to judge
these things!
5 But I am speaking so as to shame you. Is there no one among you
wise enough, so that he might be able to judge between his brothers?
6 Instead, brother contends against brother in court, and this before the unfaithful!
7 Now there is certainly an offense among you, beyond everything
else, when you have court cases against one another. Should you not
accept injury instead? Read more

Second Reading - Philemon 9-10, 12-17

Posted Sun, 09/05/2010 - 12:00am

9 but I beg you instead, for the sake of charity,
since you are so much like Paul: an old man and now also a prisoner of
Jesus Christ.
10 I beg you, on behalf of my son, whom I have begotten in my chains, Onesimus.12 So I have sent him back to you. And may you receive him like my own heart.
13 I myself wanted to retain him with me, so that he might minister
to me, on your behalf, while I am in the chains of the Gospel.
14 But I was willing to do nothing without your counsel, so as not
to make use of your good deed as if out of necessity, but only
willingly.
15 So perhaps, then, he departed from you for a time, so that you might receive him again for eternity,
16 no longer as a servant, but, in place of a servant, a most
beloved brother, especially to me: but how much so more to you, both in
the flesh and in the Lord!
17 Therefore, if you hold me to be a companion, receive him as you would me.