First reading Numbers 13:1-2,25-14:1,26-29,34-35 The Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Paran and said, ‘Send out men, one from each tribe, to make a reconnaissance of this land of Canaan which I am giving to the sons of Israel. Send the leader of each tribe.’ At the end of forty days, they came … [Read more…]
First reading Numbers 12:1-13 Miriam, and Aaron too, spoke against Moses in connection with the Cushite woman he had taken. (For he had married a Cushite woman.) They said, ‘Has the Lord spoken to Moses only? Has he not spoken to us too?’ The Lord heard this. Now Moses was the most humble of … [Read more…]
First reading Numbers 11:4-15 The sons of Israel began to wail, ‘Who will give us meat to eat?’ they said. ‘Think of the fish we used to eat free in Egypt, the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions and garlic! Here we are wasting away, stripped of everything; there is nothing but manna for us to look … [Read more…]
First reading Daniel 7:9-10,13-14 As I watched: Thrones were set in place and one of great age took his seat. His robe was white as snow, the hair of his head as pure as wool. His throne was a blaze of flames, its wheels were a burning fire. A stream of fire poured out, issuing … [Read more…]
First reading Leviticus 25:1,8-17 The Lord spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai. He said:‘You are to count seven weeks of years – seven times seven years, that is to say a period of seven weeks of years, forty-nine years. And on the tenth day of the seventh month you shall sound the trumpet; on the Day … [Read more…]