REFLECTION FOR TODAY
Love God, serve God: everything is in that.
-- St Clare of Assisi
READINGS FOR TODAY
First Reading: Isaiah 30:19-21, 23-26
(God Will Bless His People)
19 You people who live in Jerusalem will not weep any more. The Lord is compassionate, and when you cry to him for help, he will answer you.
20 The Lord will make you go through hard times, but he himself will be there to teach you, and you will not have to search for him any more.
21 If you wander off the road to the right or the left, you will hear his voice behind you saying, “Here is the road. Follow it.”
23 Whenever you plant your crops, the Lord will send rain to make them grow and will give you a rich harvest, and your livestock will have plenty of pasture.
24 The oxen and donkeys that plow your fields will eat the finest and best fodder.
25 On the day when the forts of your enemies are captured and their people are killed, streams of water will flow from every mountain and every hill.
26 The moon will be as bright as the sun, and the sun will be seven times brighter than usual, like the light of seven days in one. This will all happen when the Lord bandages and heals the wounds he has given his people.
Psalms: Psalm 147:1-6
(In Praise of God the Almighty)
1 Praise the Lord! It is good to sing praise to our God; it is pleasant and right to praise him.
2 The Lord is restoring Jerusalem; he is bringing back the exiles.
3 He heals the broken-hearted and bandages their wounds.
4 He has decided the number of the stars and calls each one by name.
5 Great and mighty is our Lord; his wisdom cannot be measured.
6 He raises the humble, but crushes the wicked to the ground.
Gospel: Matthew 9:35 -- 10:1, 5-8
(Jesus Has Pity for the People)
35 Jesus went around visiting all the towns and villages. He taught in the synagogues, preached the Good News
about the Kingdom, and healed people with every kind of disease and sickness.
36 As he saw the crowds, his heart was filled with pity for them, because they were worried and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
37 So he said to his disciples, “The harvest is large, but there are few workers to gather it in.
38 Pray to the owner of the harvest that he will send out workers to gather in his harvest.”
(The Twelve Apostles & Their Mission)
1 Jesus called his twelve disciples together and gave them authority to drive out evil spirits and to heal every disease and every sickness.
5 These twelve men were sent out by Jesus with the following instructions: “Do not go to any Gentile territory or any Samaritan towns.
6 Instead, you are to go to the lost sheep of the people of Israel.
Love God, serve God: everything is in that.
-- St Clare of Assisi
READINGS FOR TODAY
First Reading: Isaiah 30:19-21, 23-26
(God Will Bless His People)
19 You people who live in Jerusalem will not weep any more. The Lord is compassionate, and when you cry to him for help, he will answer you.
20 The Lord will make you go through hard times, but he himself will be there to teach you, and you will not have to search for him any more.
21 If you wander off the road to the right or the left, you will hear his voice behind you saying, “Here is the road. Follow it.”
23 Whenever you plant your crops, the Lord will send rain to make them grow and will give you a rich harvest, and your livestock will have plenty of pasture.
24 The oxen and donkeys that plow your fields will eat the finest and best fodder.
25 On the day when the forts of your enemies are captured and their people are killed, streams of water will flow from every mountain and every hill.
26 The moon will be as bright as the sun, and the sun will be seven times brighter than usual, like the light of seven days in one. This will all happen when the Lord bandages and heals the wounds he has given his people.
Psalms: Psalm 147:1-6
(In Praise of God the Almighty)
1 Praise the Lord! It is good to sing praise to our God; it is pleasant and right to praise him.
2 The Lord is restoring Jerusalem; he is bringing back the exiles.
3 He heals the broken-hearted and bandages their wounds.
4 He has decided the number of the stars and calls each one by name.
5 Great and mighty is our Lord; his wisdom cannot be measured.
6 He raises the humble, but crushes the wicked to the ground.
Gospel: Matthew 9:35 -- 10:1, 5-8
(Jesus Has Pity for the People)
35 Jesus went around visiting all the towns and villages. He taught in the synagogues, preached the Good News
about the Kingdom, and healed people with every kind of disease and sickness.
36 As he saw the crowds, his heart was filled with pity for them, because they were worried and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
37 So he said to his disciples, “The harvest is large, but there are few workers to gather it in.
38 Pray to the owner of the harvest that he will send out workers to gather in his harvest.”
(The Twelve Apostles & Their Mission)
1 Jesus called his twelve disciples together and gave them authority to drive out evil spirits and to heal every disease and every sickness.
5 These twelve men were sent out by Jesus with the following instructions: “Do not go to any Gentile territory or any Samaritan towns.
6 Instead, you are to go to the lost sheep of the people of Israel.
7 Go and preach, ‘The Kingdom of heaven is near!’
8 Heal the sick, bring the dead back to life, heal those who suffer from dreaded skin diseases, and drive out demons. You have received without paying, so give without being paid.
8 Heal the sick, bring the dead back to life, heal those who suffer from dreaded skin diseases, and drive out demons. You have received without paying, so give without being paid.
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