First Reading Deuteronomy 26:4-10 (NRSV) A reading from the book of Deuteronomy Moses spoke to the people, saying: "When the priest takes the basket from your hand and sets it down before the altar of the Lord your God, you shall make this response before the Lord your God: "A wandering Aramean was my ancestor; he went down into Egypt and lived there as an alien, few in number, and there he became a great nation, mighty and populous. When the Egyptians treated us harshly and afflicted us, by imposing hard labour on us, we cried to the Lord, the God of our ancestors; the Lord heard our voice and saw our affliction, our toil, and our oppression. "The Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with a terrifying display of power; and with signs and wonders; and he brought us into this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey. So now I bring the first of the fruit of the ground that you, O Lord, have given me." And M...
First Reading Acts 14:21-27 (NRSV) A reading from the Acts of the Apostles Paul and Barnabas returned to Lystra, then on to Iconium and Antioch. There they strengthened the souls of the disciples and encouraged them to continue in the faith, saying, "It is through many persecutions that we must enter the kingdom of God." And after they had appointed elders for them in each church, with prayer and fasting they entrusted them to the Lord in whom they had come to believe. Then they passed through Pisidia and came to Pamphylia. when they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia. From there they sailed back to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work that they had completed. When they arrived, they called the church together and related all that God had done with them, and how he had opened a door of faith for the Gentiles. The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Responsorial Psalm Ps 144:8-13 (JB) R. I will praise your name for eve...
First Reading Deuteronomy 30:10-14 (NRSV) A reading from the book of Deuteronomy Moses spoke to the people, saying, "Obey the Lord your God by observing his commandments and decrees that are written in this book of the law; turn to the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. "Surely this commandment that I am commanding you today is not too hard for you, nor is it too far away. It is not in heaven, that you should say, 'Who will go up to heaven for us, and get it for us so that we may hear it and observe it?' "Neither is it beyond the sea, that you should say, 'Who will cross to the other side of the sea for us, and get it for us so that we may hear it and observe it?' "No, the word is very near to you; it is in your mouth and in your heart for you to observe." The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Responsorial Psalm Ps 18:8-11 (JB) R. The precepts of the Lord give joy to the heart. The law of the Lord is perfect, it reviv...
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