Thursday of week 20 in Ordinary Time – August 24 / 2017 First reading Apocalypse 21:9-14 The angel came to speak to me, and said, ‘Come here and I will show you the bride that the Lamb has married.’ In the spirit, he took me to the top of an enormous high mountain and showed … [Read more…]
Wednesday of week 20 in Ordinary Time – August 23 / 2017 First reading Judges 9:6-15 All the leading men of Shechem and all Beth-millo gathered, and proclaimed Abimelech king by the terebinth of the pillar at Shechem. News of this was brought to Jotham. He came and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim … [Read more…]
Tuesday of week 20 in Ordinary Time – August 22 / 2017 First reading Judges 6:11-24 The angel of the Lord came and sat under the terebinth at Ophrah which belonged to Joash of Abiezer. Gideon his son was threshing wheat inside the winepress to keep it hidden from Midian, when the angel of the … [Read more…]
Monday of week 20 in Ordinary Time – August 21 / 2017 First reading Judges 2:11-19 The sons of Israel did what displeases the Lord, and served the Baals. They deserted the Lord, the God of their ancestors, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods from the gods … [Read more…]
20th Sunday in Ordinary Time – 20th August First reading Isaiah 56:1,6-7 Thus says the Lord: Have a care for justice, act with integrity, for soon my salvation will come and my integrity be manifest. Foreigners who have attached themselves to the Lord to serve him and to love his name and be his servants – … [Read more…]