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- by USCCBReading 1 Ecclesiastes 1:2-11 Vanity of vanities, says Qoheleth,vanity of vanities! All things are vanity!What profit has man from all the laborwhich he toils at under the sun?One generation passes and another comes,but the world forever stays.The sun rises and the sun goes down;then it presses on to the place where it rises.Blowing now toward the south, then toward the north,the wind turns again and again, resuming its rounds.All rivers go to the sea,yet never does the sea become full.To the place where they go,the rivers keep on going.All speech is labored;there is nothing one can say.The eye is not […]
- by USCCBReadings for the Memorial of Saint Pius of Pietrelcina, Priest Reading 1 Proverbs 30:5-9 Every word of God is tested;he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.Add nothing to his words,lest he reprove you, and you will be exposed as a deceiver.Two things I ask of you,deny them not to me before I die:Put falsehood and lying far from me,give me neither poverty nor riches;provide me only with the food I need;Lest, being full, I deny you,saying, "Who is the LORD?"Or, being in want, I steal,and profane the name of my God. Responsorial Psalm Psalm 119:29, 72, […]
- by USCCBReading 1 Proverbs 21:1-6, 10-13 Like a stream is the king’s heart in the hand of the LORD;wherever it pleases him, he directs it.All the ways of a man may be right in his own eyes,but it is the LORD who proves hearts.To do what is right and justis more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.Haughty eyes and a proud heart–the tillage of the wicked is sin.The plans of the diligent are sure of profit,but all rash haste leads certainly to poverty.Whoever makes a fortune by a lying tongueis chasing a bubble over deadly snares.The soul of the wicked man […]
- by USCCBReading 1 Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-13 Brothers and sisters:I, a prisoner for the Lord,urge you to live in a manner worthy of the call you have received,with all humility and gentleness, with patience,bearing with one another through love,striving to preserve the unity of the Spiritthrough the bond of peace:one Body and one Spirit,as you were also called to the one hope of your call;one Lord, one faith, one baptism;one God and Father of all,who is over all and through all and in all.But grace was given to each of usaccording to the measure of Christ's gift. And he gave some as Apostles, […]
- by USCCBReading 1 Isaiah 55:6-9 Seek the LORD while he may be found,call him while he is near.Let the scoundrel forsake his way,and the wicked his thoughts;let him turn to the LORD for mercy;to our God, who is generous in forgiving.For my thoughts are not your thoughts,nor are your ways my ways, says the LORD.As high as the heavens are above the earth,so high are my ways above your waysand my thoughts above your thoughts. Responsorial Psalm Psalm 145:2-3, 8-9, 17-18 R. (18a) The Lord is near to all who call upon him.Every day will I bless you,and I will praise […]
- by USCCBReading 1 1 Corinthians 15:35-37, 42-49 Brothers and sisters:Someone may say, “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come back?”You fool!What you sow is not brought to life unless it dies.And what you sow is not the body that is to bebut a bare kernel of wheat, perhaps, or of some other kind.So also is the resurrection of the dead.It is sown corruptible; it is raised incorruptible.It is sown dishonorable; it is raised glorious.It is sown weak; it is raised powerful.It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body.If there is a natural […]