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  8. <copyright>Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, Copyright © 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine; Psalm refrain © 1968, 1981, 1997, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All rights reserved. Neither this work nor any part of it may be reproduced, distributed, performed or displayed in any medium, including electronic or digital, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.</copyright>    
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  11.  <title>Friday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time</title>
  12.  <link>https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/071825.cfm</link>
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  14.  
  15.  
  16.  
  17.          &lt;h4&gt;Reading 1  &lt;a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/exodus/11?10 "&gt;Exodus 11:10—12:14&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  18. &lt;div class="poetry"&gt;
  19.  &lt;p&gt;Although Moses and Aaron performed various wonders&lt;br&gt;
  20. in Pharaoh's presence,&lt;br&gt;
  21. the LORD made Pharaoh obstinate,&lt;br&gt;
  22. and he would not let the children of Israel leave his land.&lt;br&gt;
  23. &lt;br&gt;
  24. The LORD said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt,&lt;br&gt;
  25. "This month shall stand at the head of your calendar;&lt;br&gt;
  26. you shall reckon it the first month of the year.&lt;br&gt;
  27. Tell the whole community of Israel: On the tenth of this month&lt;br&gt;
  28. every one of your families must procure for itself a lamb,&lt;br&gt;
  29. one apiece for each household.&lt;br&gt;
  30. If a family is too small for a whole lamb,&lt;br&gt;
  31. it shall join the nearest household in procuring one&lt;br&gt;
  32. and shall share in the lamb&lt;br&gt;
  33. in proportion to the number of persons who partake of it.&lt;br&gt;
  34. The lamb must be a year-old male and without blemish.&lt;br&gt;
  35. You may take it from either the sheep or the goats.&lt;br&gt;
  36. You shall keep it until the fourteenth day of this month, and then,&lt;br&gt;
  37. with the whole assembly of Israel present,&lt;br&gt;
  38. it shall be slaughtered during the evening twilight.&lt;br&gt;
  39. They shall take some of its blood&lt;br&gt;
  40. and apply it to the two doorposts and the lintel&lt;br&gt;
  41. of every house in which they partake of the lamb.&lt;br&gt;
  42. That same night they shall eat its roasted flesh&lt;br&gt;
  43. with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.&lt;br&gt;
  44. It shall not be eaten raw or boiled, but roasted whole,&lt;br&gt;
  45. with its head and shanks and inner organs.&lt;br&gt;
  46. None of it must be kept beyond the next morning;&lt;br&gt;
  47. whatever is left over in the morning shall be burned up.&lt;br&gt;
  48. &lt;br&gt;
  49. "This is how you are to eat it:&lt;br&gt;
  50. with your loins girt, sandals on your feet and your staff in hand,&lt;br&gt;
  51. you shall eat like those who are in flight.&lt;br&gt;
  52. It is the Passover of the LORD.&lt;br&gt;
  53. For on this same night I will go through Egypt,&lt;br&gt;
  54. striking down every first born of the land, both man and beast,&lt;br&gt;
  55. and executing judgment on all the gods of Egypt—I, the LORD!&lt;br&gt;
  56. But the blood will mark the houses where you are.&lt;br&gt;
  57. Seeing the blood, I will pass over you;&lt;br&gt;
  58. thus, when I strike the land of Egypt,&lt;br&gt;
  59. no destructive blow will come upon you.&lt;br&gt;
  60. &lt;br&gt;
  61. "This day shall be a memorial feast for you,&lt;br&gt;
  62. which all your generations shall celebrate&lt;br&gt;
  63. with pilgrimage to the LORD, as a perpetual institution."&lt;/p&gt;
  64. &lt;/div&gt;
  65.        &lt;h4&gt;Responsorial Psalm  &lt;a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/psalms/116?12 "&gt;Psalm 116:12-13, 15 and 16bc, 17-18&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  66. &lt;div class="poetry"&gt;
  67.  &lt;p&gt;R. (13)&lt;strong&gt; I will take the cup of salvation, and call on the name of the Lord.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  68. How shall I make a return to the LORD&lt;br&gt;
  69. for all the good he has done for me?&lt;br&gt;
  70. The cup of salvation I will take up,&lt;br&gt;
  71. and I will call upon the name of the LORD.&lt;br&gt;
  72. R.&lt;strong&gt; I will take the cup of salvation, and call on the name of the Lord.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  73. Precious in the eyes of the LORD&lt;br&gt;
  74. is the death of his faithful ones.&lt;br&gt;
  75. I am your servant, the son of your handmaid;&lt;br&gt;
  76. you have loosed my bonds.&lt;br&gt;
  77. R.&lt;strong&gt; I will take the cup of salvation, and call on the name of the Lord.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  78. To you will I offer sacrifice of thanksgiving,&lt;br&gt;
  79. and I will call upon the name of the LORD.&lt;br&gt;
  80. My vows to the LORD I will pay&lt;br&gt;
  81. in the presence of all his people.&lt;br&gt;
  82. R. &lt;strong&gt;I will take the cup of salvation, and call on the name of the Lord.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  83. &lt;/div&gt;
  84.        &lt;h4&gt;Alleluia  &lt;a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/10?27 "&gt;John 10:27&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  85. &lt;div class="poetry"&gt;
  86.  &lt;p&gt;R. &lt;strong&gt;Alleluia, alleluia.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  87. My sheep hear my voice, says the Lord,&lt;br&gt;
  88. I know them, and they follow me.&lt;br&gt;
  89. R. &lt;strong&gt;Alleluia, alleluia.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  90. &lt;/div&gt;
  91.        &lt;h4&gt;Gospel  &lt;a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/12?1 "&gt;Matthew 12:1-8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  92. &lt;div class="poetry"&gt;
  93.  &lt;p&gt;Jesus was going through a field of grain on the sabbath.&lt;br&gt;
  94. His disciples were hungry&lt;br&gt;
  95. and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them.&lt;br&gt;
  96. When the Pharisees saw this, they said to him,&lt;br&gt;
  97. "See, your disciples are doing what is unlawful to do on the sabbath."&lt;br&gt;
  98. He said to them, "Have you not read what David did&lt;br&gt;
  99. when he and his companions were hungry,&lt;br&gt;
  100. how he went into the house of God and ate the bread of offering,&lt;br&gt;
  101. which neither he nor his companions&lt;br&gt;
  102. but only the priests could lawfully eat?&lt;br&gt;
  103. Or have you not read in the law that on the sabbath&lt;br&gt;
  104. the priests serving in the temple violate the sabbath&lt;br&gt;
  105. and are innocent?&lt;br&gt;
  106. I say to you, something greater than the temple is here.&lt;br&gt;
  107. If you knew what this meant, &lt;em&gt;I desire mercy, not sacrifice,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  108. you would not have condemned these innocent men.&lt;br&gt;
  109. For the Son of Man is Lord of the sabbath."&lt;br&gt;
  110. &lt;br&gt;
  111. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  112. &lt;/div&gt;
  113.  
  114. &lt;ul class="nested"&gt;&lt;li&gt;Readings for the &lt;a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/0718-memorial-camillus-de-lellis.cfm" class="item" hreflang="en"&gt;Optional Memorial of Saint Camillus de Lellis, Priest [In the Dioceses of the United States]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
  115. - - -&lt;br&gt;
  116. &lt;p&gt;Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, Copyright © 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine; Psalm refrain © 1968, 1981, 1997, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All rights reserved. Neither this work nor any part of it may be reproduced, distributed, performed or displayed in any medium, including electronic or digital, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.&lt;/p&gt;
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  118.  <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2025 04:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
  119.    <dc:creator>USCCB</dc:creator>
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  122. <item>
  123.  <title>Thursday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time</title>
  124.  <link>https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/071725.cfm</link>
  125.  <description>
  126.  
  127.  
  128.  
  129.          &lt;h4&gt;Reading 1  &lt;a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/Exodus/3?13 "&gt;Exodus 3:13-20&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  130. &lt;div class="poetry"&gt;
  131.  &lt;p&gt;Moses, hearing the voice of the LORD from the burning bush, said to him,&lt;br&gt;"When I go to the children of Israel and say to them,&lt;br&gt;'The God of your fathers has sent me to you,'&lt;br&gt;if they ask me, 'What is his name?' what am I to tell them?"&lt;br&gt;God replied, "I am who am."&lt;br&gt;Then he added, "This is what you shall tell the children of Israel:&lt;br&gt;I AM sent me to you."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;God spoke further to Moses, "Thus shall you say to the children of Israel:&lt;br&gt;The LORD, the God of your fathers,&lt;br&gt;the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, the God of Jacob,&lt;br&gt;has sent me to you.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"This is my name forever;&lt;br&gt;this my title for all generations.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Go and assemble the elders of Israel, and tell them:&lt;br&gt;The LORD, the God of your fathers,&lt;br&gt;the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,&lt;br&gt;has appeared to me and said:&lt;br&gt;I am concerned about you&lt;br&gt;and about the way you are being treated in Egypt;&lt;br&gt;so I have decided to lead you up out of the misery of Egypt&lt;br&gt;into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites,&lt;br&gt;Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites,&lt;br&gt;a land flowing with milk and honey.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Thus they will heed your message.&lt;br&gt;Then you and the elders of Israel&lt;br&gt;shall go to the king of Egypt and say to him:&lt;br&gt;"The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has sent us word.&lt;br&gt;Permit us, then, to go a three-days' journey in the desert,&lt;br&gt;that we may offer sacrifice to the LORD, our God.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Yet I know that the king of Egypt will not allow you to go&lt;br&gt;unless he is forced.&lt;br&gt;I will stretch out my hand, therefore,&lt;br&gt;and smite Egypt by doing all kinds of wondrous deeds there.&lt;br&gt;After that he will send you away."&lt;/p&gt;
  132. &lt;/div&gt;
  133.        &lt;h4&gt;Responsorial Psalm  &lt;a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/Psalms/105?1 "&gt;Psalm 105:1 and 5, 8-9, 24-25, 26-27&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  134. &lt;div class="poetry"&gt;
  135.  &lt;p&gt;R.(8a)&lt;strong&gt; The Lord remembers his covenant for ever.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  136. or:&lt;br&gt;
  137. R. &lt;strong&gt;Alleluia.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  138. Give thanks to the LORD, invoke his name;&lt;br&gt;
  139. make known among the nations his deeds.&lt;br&gt;
  140. Recall the wondrous deeds that he has wrought,&lt;br&gt;
  141. his portents, and the judgments he has uttered.&lt;br&gt;
  142. R. &lt;strong&gt;The Lord remembers his covenant for ever.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  143. or:&lt;br&gt;
  144. R. &lt;strong&gt;Alleluia.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  145. He remembers forever his covenant&lt;br&gt;
  146. which he made binding for a thousand generations--&lt;br&gt;
  147. Which he entered into with Abraham&lt;br&gt;
  148. and by his oath to Isaac.&lt;br&gt;
  149. R. &lt;strong&gt;The Lord remembers his covenant for ever.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  150. or:&lt;br&gt;
  151. R. &lt;strong&gt;Alleluia.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  152. He greatly increased his people&lt;br&gt;
  153. and made them stronger than their foes,&lt;br&gt;
  154. Whose hearts he changed, so that they hated his people,&lt;br&gt;
  155. and dealt deceitfully with his servants.&lt;br&gt;
  156. R. &lt;strong&gt;The Lord remembers his covenant for ever.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  157. or:&lt;br&gt;
  158. R. &lt;strong&gt;Alleluia.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  159. He sent Moses his servant;&lt;br&gt;
  160. Aaron, whom he had chosen.&lt;br&gt;
  161. They wrought his signs among them,&lt;br&gt;
  162. and wonders in the land of Ham.&lt;br&gt;
  163. R. &lt;strong&gt;The Lord remembers his covenant for ever.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  164. or:&lt;br&gt;
  165. R.&lt;strong&gt; Alleluia.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  166. &lt;/div&gt;
  167.        &lt;h4&gt;Alleluia  &lt;a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/11?28 "&gt;Matthew 11:28&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  168. &lt;div class="poetry"&gt;
  169.  &lt;p&gt;R. &lt;strong&gt;Alleluia, alleluia.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  170. Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened,&lt;br&gt;
  171. and I will give you rest, says the Lord.&lt;br&gt;
  172. R. &lt;strong&gt;Alleluia, alleluia.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  173. &lt;/div&gt;
  174.        &lt;h4&gt;Gospel  &lt;a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/11?28 "&gt;Matthew 11:28-30&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  175. &lt;div class="poetry"&gt;
  176.  &lt;p&gt;Jesus said:&lt;br&gt;
  177. "Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened,&lt;br&gt;
  178. and I will give you rest.&lt;br&gt;
  179. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me,&lt;br&gt;
  180. for I am meek and humble of heart;&lt;br&gt;
  181. and you will find rest for yourselves.&lt;br&gt;
  182. For my yoke is easy, and my burden light."&lt;/p&gt;
  183. &lt;/div&gt;
  184.  
  185.  
  186. - - -&lt;br&gt;
  187. &lt;p&gt;Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, Copyright © 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine; Psalm refrain © 1968, 1981, 1997, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All rights reserved. Neither this work nor any part of it may be reproduced, distributed, performed or displayed in any medium, including electronic or digital, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.&lt;/p&gt;
  188. </description>
  189.  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 04:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
  190.    <dc:creator>USCCB</dc:creator>
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  193. <item>
  194.  <title>Wednesday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time</title>
  195.  <link>https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/071625.cfm</link>
  196.  <description>
  197.  
  198.  
  199.  
  200.          &lt;h4&gt;Reading 1  &lt;a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/exodus/3?1 "&gt;Exodus 3:1-6, 9-12&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  201. &lt;div class="poetry"&gt;
  202.  &lt;p&gt;Moses was tending the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian.&lt;br&gt;
  203. Leading the flock across the desert, he came to Horeb,&lt;br&gt;
  204. the mountain of God.&lt;br&gt;
  205. There an angel of the LORD appeared to him in fire&lt;br&gt;
  206. flaming out of a bush.&lt;br&gt;
  207. As he looked on, he was surprised to see that the bush,&lt;br&gt;
  208. though on fire, was not consumed.&lt;br&gt;
  209. So Moses decided,&lt;br&gt;
  210. "I must go over to look at this remarkable sight,&lt;br&gt;
  211. and see why the bush is not burned."&lt;br&gt;
  212. &lt;br&gt;
  213. When the LORD saw him coming over to look at it more closely,&lt;br&gt;
  214. God called out to him from the bush, "Moses! Moses!"&lt;br&gt;
  215. He answered, "Here I am."&lt;br&gt;
  216. God said, "Come no nearer!&lt;br&gt;
  217. Remove the sandals from your feet,&lt;br&gt;
  218. for the place where you stand is holy ground.&lt;br&gt;
  219. I am the God of your father," he continued,&lt;br&gt;
  220. "the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, the God of Jacob.&lt;br&gt;
  221. The cry of the children of Israel has reached me,&lt;br&gt;
  222. and I have truly noted that the Egyptians are oppressing them.&lt;br&gt;
  223. Come, now! I will send you to Pharaoh to lead my people,&lt;br&gt;
  224. the children of Israel, out of Egypt."&lt;br&gt;
  225. &lt;br&gt;
  226. But Moses said to God,&lt;br&gt;
  227. "Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh&lt;br&gt;
  228. and lead the children of Israel out of Egypt?"&lt;br&gt;
  229. He answered, "I will be with you;&lt;br&gt;
  230. and this shall be your proof that it is I who have sent you:&lt;br&gt;
  231. when you bring my people out of Egypt,&lt;br&gt;
  232. you will worship God on this very mountain."&lt;/p&gt;
  233. &lt;/div&gt;
  234.        &lt;h4&gt;Responsorial Psalm  &lt;a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/psalms/103?1 "&gt;Psalm 103:1b-2, 3-4, 6-7&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  235. &lt;div class="poetry"&gt;
  236.  &lt;p&gt;R. (8a) &lt;strong&gt;The Lord is kind and merciful.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  237. Bless the LORD, O my soul;&lt;br&gt;
  238. and all my being, bless his holy name.&lt;br&gt;
  239. Bless the LORD, O my soul,&lt;br&gt;
  240. and forget not all his benefits.&lt;br&gt;
  241. R. &lt;strong&gt;The Lord is kind and merciful.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  242. He pardons all your iniquities,&lt;br&gt;
  243. he heals all your ills.&lt;br&gt;
  244. He redeems your life from destruction,&lt;br&gt;
  245. he crowns you with kindness and compassion.&lt;br&gt;
  246. R. &lt;strong&gt;The Lord is kind and merciful.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  247. The LORD secures justice&lt;br&gt;
  248. and the rights of all the oppressed.&lt;br&gt;
  249. He has made known his ways to Moses,&lt;br&gt;
  250. and his deeds to the children of Israel.&lt;br&gt;
  251. R. &lt;strong&gt;The Lord is kind and merciful.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  252. &lt;/div&gt;
  253.        &lt;h4&gt;Alleluia  &lt;a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/11?25 "&gt;See Matthew 11:25&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  254. &lt;div class="poetry"&gt;
  255.  &lt;p&gt;R. &lt;strong&gt;Alleluia, alleluia.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  256. Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth;&lt;br&gt;
  257. you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the Kingdom.&lt;br&gt;
  258. R. &lt;strong&gt;Alleluia, alleluia.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  259. &lt;/div&gt;
  260.        &lt;h4&gt;Gospel  &lt;a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/11?25 "&gt;Matthew 11:25-27&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  261. &lt;div class="poetry"&gt;
  262.  &lt;p&gt;At that time Jesus exclaimed:&lt;br&gt;
  263. "I give praise to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth,&lt;br&gt;
  264. for although you have hidden these things&lt;br&gt;
  265. from the wise and the learned&lt;br&gt;
  266. you have revealed them to the childlike.&lt;br&gt;
  267. Yes, Father, such has been your gracious will.&lt;br&gt;
  268. All things have been handed over to me by my Father.&lt;br&gt;
  269. No one knows the Son except the Father,&lt;br&gt;
  270. and no one knows the Father except the Son&lt;br&gt;
  271. and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him."&lt;br&gt;
  272. &lt;br&gt;
  273. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  274. &lt;/div&gt;
  275.  
  276. &lt;ul class="nested"&gt;&lt;li&gt;Readings for the &lt;a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/0716-memorial-our-lady-mount-carmel.cfm" class="item" hreflang="en"&gt;Optional Memorial of Our Lady of Mount Carmel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
  277. - - -&lt;br&gt;
  278. &lt;p&gt;Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, Copyright © 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine; Psalm refrain © 1968, 1981, 1997, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All rights reserved. Neither this work nor any part of it may be reproduced, distributed, performed or displayed in any medium, including electronic or digital, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.&lt;/p&gt;
  279. </description>
  280.  <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2025 04:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
  281.    <dc:creator>USCCB</dc:creator>
  282.    <guid isPermaLink="true">https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/071625.cfm</guid>
  283.    </item>
  284. <item>
  285.  <title>Memorial of Saint Bonaventure, Bishop and Doctor of the Church</title>
  286.  <link>https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/071525.cfm</link>
  287.  <description>
  288.  
  289.  
  290. &lt;ul class="nested"&gt;&lt;li&gt;Readings for the &lt;a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/0715-memorial-bonaventure.cfm" class="item" hreflang="en"&gt;Memorial of Saint Bonaventure, Bishop and Doctor of the Church&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
  291.          &lt;h4&gt;Reading 1  &lt;a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/exodus/2?1 "&gt;Exodus 2:1-15a&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  292. &lt;div class="poetry"&gt;
  293.  &lt;p&gt;A certain man of the house of Levi married a Levite woman,&lt;br&gt;
  294. who conceived and bore a son.&lt;br&gt;
  295. Seeing that he was a goodly child, she hid him for three months.&lt;br&gt;
  296. When she could hide him no longer, she took a papyrus basket,&lt;br&gt;
  297. daubed it with bitumen and pitch,&lt;br&gt;
  298. and putting the child in it,&lt;br&gt;
  299. placed it among the reeds on the river bank.&lt;br&gt;
  300. His sister stationed herself at a distance&lt;br&gt;
  301. to find out what would happen to him.&lt;br&gt;
  302. &lt;br&gt;
  303. Pharaoh's daughter came down to the river to bathe,&lt;br&gt;
  304. while her maids walked along the river bank.&lt;br&gt;
  305. Noticing the basket among the reeds, she sent her handmaid to fetch it.&lt;br&gt;
  306. On opening it, she looked, and lo, there was a baby boy, crying!&lt;br&gt;
  307. She was moved with pity for him and said,&lt;br&gt;
  308. "It is one of the Hebrews' children."&lt;br&gt;
  309. Then his sister asked Pharaoh's daughter,&lt;br&gt;
  310. "Shall I go and call one of the Hebrew women&lt;br&gt;
  311. to nurse the child for you?"&lt;br&gt;
  312. "Yes, do so," she answered.&lt;br&gt;
  313. So the maiden went and called the child's own mother.&lt;br&gt;
  314. Pharaoh's daughter said to her,&lt;br&gt;
  315. "Take this child and nurse it for me, and I will repay you."&lt;br&gt;
  316. The woman therefore took the child and nursed it.&lt;br&gt;
  317. When the child grew, she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter,&lt;br&gt;
  318. who adopted him as her son and called him Moses;&lt;br&gt;
  319. for she said, "I drew him out of the water."&lt;br&gt;
  320. &lt;br&gt;
  321. On one occasion, after Moses had grown up,&lt;br&gt;
  322. when he visited his kinsmen and witnessed their forced labor,&lt;br&gt;
  323. he saw an Egyptian striking a Hebrew, one of his own kinsmen.&lt;br&gt;
  324. Looking about and seeing no one,&lt;br&gt;
  325. he slew the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.&lt;br&gt;
  326. The next day he went out again, and now two Hebrews were fighting!&lt;br&gt;
  327. So he asked the culprit,&lt;br&gt;
  328. "Why are you striking your fellow Hebrew?"&lt;br&gt;
  329. But the culprit replied,&lt;br&gt;
  330. "Who has appointed you ruler and judge over us?&lt;br&gt;
  331. Are you thinking of killing me as you killed the Egyptian?"&lt;br&gt;
  332. Then Moses became afraid and thought,&lt;br&gt;
  333. "The affair must certainly be known."&lt;br&gt;
  334. &lt;br&gt;
  335. Pharaoh, too, heard of the affair and sought to put Moses to death.&lt;br&gt;
  336. But Moses fled from him and stayed in the land of Midian.&lt;/p&gt;
  337. &lt;/div&gt;
  338.        &lt;h4&gt;Responsorial Psalm  &lt;a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/psalms/69?3 "&gt;Psalm 69:3, 14, 30-31, 33-34&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  339. &lt;div class="poetry"&gt;
  340.  &lt;p&gt;R. (see 33) &lt;strong&gt;Turn to the Lord in your need, and you will live.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  341. I am sunk in the abysmal swamp&lt;br&gt;
  342. where there is no foothold;&lt;br&gt;
  343. I have reached the watery depths;&lt;br&gt;
  344. the flood overwhelms me.&lt;br&gt;
  345. R. &lt;strong&gt;Turn to the Lord in your need, and you will live.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  346. But I pray to you, O LORD,&lt;br&gt;
  347. for the time of your favor, O God!&lt;br&gt;
  348. In your great kindness answer me&lt;br&gt;
  349. with your constant help.&lt;br&gt;
  350. R. &lt;strong&gt;Turn to the Lord in your need, and you will live.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  351. But I am afflicted and in pain;&lt;br&gt;
  352. let your saving help, O God, protect me;&lt;br&gt;
  353. I will praise the name of God in song,&lt;br&gt;
  354. and I will glorify him with thanksgiving.&lt;br&gt;
  355. R. &lt;strong&gt;Turn to the Lord in your need, and you will live.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  356. "See, you lowly ones, and be glad;&lt;br&gt;
  357. you who seek God, may your hearts revive!&lt;br&gt;
  358. For the LORD hears the poor,&lt;br&gt;
  359. and his own who are in bonds he spurns not."&lt;br&gt;
  360. R. &lt;strong&gt;Turn to the Lord in your need, and you will live.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  361. &lt;/div&gt;
  362.        &lt;h4&gt;Alleluia  &lt;a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/psalms/95?8 "&gt;Psalm 95:8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  363. &lt;div class="poetry"&gt;
  364.  &lt;p&gt;R. &lt;strong&gt;Alleluia, alleluia.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  365. If today you hear his voice,&lt;br&gt;
  366. harden not your hearts.&lt;br&gt;
  367. R. &lt;strong&gt;Alleluia, alleluia.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  368. &lt;/div&gt;
  369.        &lt;h4&gt;Gospel  &lt;a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/11?20 "&gt;Matthew 11:20-24&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  370. &lt;div class="poetry"&gt;
  371.  &lt;p&gt;Jesus began to reproach the towns&lt;br&gt;
  372. where most of his mighty deeds had been done,&lt;br&gt;
  373. since they had not repented.&lt;br&gt;
  374. "Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida!&lt;br&gt;
  375. For if the mighty deeds done in your midst&lt;br&gt;
  376. had been done in Tyre and Sidon,&lt;br&gt;
  377. they would long ago have repented in sackcloth and ashes.&lt;br&gt;
  378. But I tell you, it will be more tolerable&lt;br&gt;
  379. for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you.&lt;br&gt;
  380. And as for you, Capernaum:&lt;br&gt;
  381. &lt;br&gt;
  382. &lt;em&gt;Will you be exalted to heaven?&lt;br&gt;
  383. You will go down to the netherworld.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  384. &lt;br&gt;
  385. For if the mighty deeds done in your midst had been done in Sodom,&lt;br&gt;
  386. it would have remained until this day.&lt;br&gt;
  387. But I tell you, it will be more tolerable&lt;br&gt;
  388. for the land of Sodom on the day of judgment than for you."&lt;br&gt;
  389. &lt;br&gt;
  390. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  391. &lt;/div&gt;
  392.  
  393.  
  394. - - -&lt;br&gt;
  395. &lt;p&gt;Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, Copyright © 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine; Psalm refrain © 1968, 1981, 1997, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All rights reserved. Neither this work nor any part of it may be reproduced, distributed, performed or displayed in any medium, including electronic or digital, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.&lt;/p&gt;
  396. </description>
  397.  <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 04:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
  398.    <dc:creator>USCCB</dc:creator>
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  401. <item>
  402.  <title>Memorial of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, Virgin [In the Dioceses of the United States]</title>
  403.  <link>https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/071425.cfm</link>
  404.  <description>
  405.  
  406.  
  407. &lt;ul class="nested"&gt;&lt;li&gt;Readings for the &lt;a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/0714-memorial-kateri-tekakwitha.cfm" class="item" hreflang="en"&gt;Memorial of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, Virgin [In the Dioceses of the United States]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
  408.          &lt;h4&gt;Reading 1  &lt;a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/exodus/1?8 "&gt;Exodus 1:8-14, 22&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  409. &lt;div class="poetry"&gt;
  410.  &lt;p&gt;A new king, who knew nothing of Joseph, came to power in Egypt.&lt;br&gt;
  411. He said to his subjects, "Look how numerous and powerful&lt;br&gt;
  412. the people of the children of Israel are growing, more so than we ourselves!&lt;br&gt;
  413. Come, let us deal shrewdly with them to stop their increase;&lt;br&gt;
  414. otherwise, in time of war they too may join our enemies&lt;br&gt;
  415. to fight against us, and so leave our country."&lt;br&gt;
  416. &lt;br&gt;
  417. Accordingly, taskmasters were set over the children of Israel&lt;br&gt;
  418. to oppress them with forced labor.&lt;br&gt;
  419. Thus they had to build for Pharaoh&lt;br&gt;
  420. the supply cities of Pithom and Raamses.&lt;br&gt;
  421. Yet the more they were oppressed,&lt;br&gt;
  422. the more they multiplied and spread.&lt;br&gt;
  423. The Egyptians, then, dreaded the children of Israel&lt;br&gt;
  424. and reduced them to cruel slavery,&lt;br&gt;
  425. making life bitter for them with hard work in mortar and brick&lt;br&gt;
  426. and all kinds of field work—the whole cruel fate of slaves.&lt;br&gt;
  427. &lt;br&gt;
  428. Pharaoh then commanded all his subjects,&lt;br&gt;
  429. "Throw into the river every boy that is born to the Hebrews,&lt;br&gt;
  430. but you may let all the girls live."&lt;/p&gt;
  431. &lt;/div&gt;
  432.        &lt;h4&gt;Responsorial Psalm  &lt;a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/psalms/124?1 "&gt;Psalm 124:1b-3, 4-6, 7-8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  433. &lt;div class="poetry"&gt;
  434.  &lt;p&gt;R. (8a) &lt;strong&gt;Our help is in the name of the Lord.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  435. Had not the LORD been with us–&lt;br&gt;
  436. let Israel say, had not the LORD been with us–&lt;br&gt;
  437. When men rose up against us,&lt;br&gt;
  438. then would they have swallowed us alive,&lt;br&gt;
  439. When their fury was inflamed against us.&lt;br&gt;
  440. R. &lt;strong&gt;Our help is in the name of the Lord.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  441. Then would the waters have overwhelmed us;&lt;br&gt;
  442. The torrent would have swept over us;&lt;br&gt;
  443. over us then would have swept&lt;br&gt;
  444. the raging waters.&lt;br&gt;
  445. Blessed be the LORD, who did not leave us&lt;br&gt;
  446. a prey to their teeth.&lt;br&gt;
  447. R. &lt;strong&gt;Our help is in the name of the Lord.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  448. We were rescued like a bird&lt;br&gt;
  449. from the fowlers' snare;&lt;br&gt;
  450. Broken was the snare,&lt;br&gt;
  451. and we were freed.&lt;br&gt;
  452. Our help is in the name of the LORD,&lt;br&gt;
  453. who made heaven and earth.&lt;br&gt;
  454. R. &lt;strong&gt;Our help is in the name of the Lord.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  455. &lt;/div&gt;
  456.        &lt;h4&gt;Alleluia  &lt;a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/5?10 "&gt;Matthew 5:10&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  457. &lt;div class="poetry"&gt;
  458.  &lt;p&gt;R. &lt;strong&gt;Alleluia, alleluia.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  459. Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness,&lt;br&gt;
  460. for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven.&lt;br&gt;
  461. R. &lt;strong&gt;Alleluia, alleluia.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  462. &lt;/div&gt;
  463.        &lt;h4&gt;Gospel  &lt;a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/10?34 "&gt;Matthew 10:34—11:1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  464. &lt;div class="poetry"&gt;
  465.  &lt;p&gt;Jesus said to his Apostles:&lt;br&gt;
  466. "Do not think that I have come to bring peace upon the earth.&lt;br&gt;
  467. I have come to bring not peace but the sword.&lt;br&gt;
  468. For I have come to set&lt;br&gt;
  469. a man against his father,&lt;br&gt;
  470. a daughter against her mother,&lt;br&gt;
  471. and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;&lt;br&gt;
  472. and one's enemies will be those of his household.&lt;br&gt;
  473. &lt;br&gt;
  474. "Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me,&lt;br&gt;
  475. and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me;&lt;br&gt;
  476. and whoever does not take up his cross&lt;br&gt;
  477. and follow after me is not worthy of me.&lt;br&gt;
  478. Whoever finds his life will lose it,&lt;br&gt;
  479. and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.&lt;br&gt;
  480. &lt;br&gt;
  481. "Whoever receives you receives me,&lt;br&gt;
  482. and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.&lt;br&gt;
  483. Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet&lt;br&gt;
  484. will receive a prophet's reward,&lt;br&gt;
  485. and whoever receives a righteous man&lt;br&gt;
  486. because he is righteous&lt;br&gt;
  487. will receive a righteous man's reward.&lt;br&gt;
  488. And whoever gives only a cup of cold water&lt;br&gt;
  489. to one of these little ones to drink&lt;br&gt;
  490. because he is a disciple–&lt;br&gt;
  491. amen, I say to you, he will surely not lose his reward."&lt;br&gt;
  492. &lt;br&gt;
  493. When Jesus finished giving these commands to his Twelve disciples,&lt;br&gt;
  494. he went away from that place to teach and to preach in their towns.&lt;br&gt;
  495. &lt;br&gt;
  496. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  497. &lt;/div&gt;
  498.  
  499.  
  500. - - -&lt;br&gt;
  501. &lt;p&gt;Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, Copyright © 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine; Psalm refrain © 1968, 1981, 1997, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All rights reserved. Neither this work nor any part of it may be reproduced, distributed, performed or displayed in any medium, including electronic or digital, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.&lt;/p&gt;
  502. </description>
  503.  <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 04:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
  504.    <dc:creator>USCCB</dc:creator>
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  506.    </item>
  507. <item>
  508.  <title>Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time</title>
  509.  <link>https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/071325.cfm</link>
  510.  <description>
  511.  
  512.  
  513.  
  514.          &lt;h4&gt;Reading 1  &lt;a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/Deuteronomy/30?10 "&gt;Deuteronomy 30:10-14&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  515. &lt;div class="poetry"&gt;
  516.  &lt;p&gt;Moses said to the people:&lt;br&gt;
  517. "If only you would heed the voice of the LORD, your God,&lt;br&gt;
  518. and keep his commandments and statutes&lt;br&gt;
  519. that are written in this book of the law,&lt;br&gt;
  520. when you return to the LORD, your God,&lt;br&gt;
  521. with all your heart and all your soul.&lt;br&gt;
  522. &lt;br&gt;
  523. "For this command that I enjoin on you today&lt;br&gt;
  524. is not too mysterious and remote for you.&lt;br&gt;
  525. It is not up in the sky, that you should say,&lt;br&gt;
  526. 'Who will go up in the sky to get it for us&lt;br&gt;
  527. and tell us of it, that we may carry it out?'&lt;br&gt;
  528. Nor is it across the sea, that you should say,&lt;br&gt;
  529. 'Who will cross the sea to get it for us&lt;br&gt;
  530. and tell us of it, that we may carry it out?'&lt;br&gt;
  531. No, it is something very near to you,&lt;br&gt;
  532. already in your mouths and in your hearts;&lt;br&gt;
  533. you have only to carry it out."&lt;/p&gt;
  534. &lt;/div&gt;
  535.        &lt;h4&gt;Responsorial Psalm  &lt;a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/Psalms/69?14 "&gt;Psalm 69:14, 17, 30-31, 33-34, 36, 37&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  536. &lt;div class="poetry"&gt;
  537.  &lt;p&gt;R. (cf. 33)&amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;Turn to the Lord in your need, and you will live.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;I pray to you, O LORD,&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;for the time of your favor, O God!&lt;br&gt;In your great kindness answer me&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;with your constant help.&lt;br&gt;Answer me, O LORD, for bounteous is your kindness:&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;in your great mercy turn toward me.&lt;br&gt;R. &lt;strong&gt;Turn to the Lord in your need, and you will live.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;I am afflicted and in pain;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;let your saving help, O God, protect me.&lt;br&gt;I will praise the name of God in song,&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;and I will glorify him with thanksgiving.&lt;br&gt;R. &lt;strong&gt;Turn to the Lord in your need, and you will live.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;"See, you lowly ones, and be glad;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;you who seek God, may your hearts revive!&lt;br&gt;For the LORD hears the poor,&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;and his own who are in bonds he spurns not."&lt;br&gt;R. &lt;strong&gt;Turn to the Lord in your need, and you will live.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;For God will save Zion&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;and rebuild the cities of Judah.&lt;br&gt;The descendants of his servants shall inherit it,&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;and those who love his name shall inhabit it.&lt;br&gt;R. &lt;strong&gt;Turn to the Lord in your need, and you will live.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  538. &lt;/div&gt;
  539.        &lt;h4&gt;or  &lt;a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/Psalms/19?8 "&gt;Psalm 19:8, 9, 10, 11&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  540. &lt;div class="poetry"&gt;
  541.  &lt;p&gt;R.(9a)&lt;strong&gt; Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  542. The law of the LORD is perfect,&lt;br&gt;
  543. &amp;nbsp;refreshing the soul;&lt;br&gt;
  544. the decree of the LORD is trustworthy,&lt;br&gt;
  545. &amp;nbsp;giving wisdom to the simple.&lt;br&gt;
  546. R. &lt;strong&gt;Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  547. The precepts of the LORD are right,&lt;br&gt;
  548. &amp;nbsp;rejoicing the heart;&lt;br&gt;
  549. the command of the LORD is clear,&lt;br&gt;
  550. &amp;nbsp;enlightening the eye.&lt;br&gt;
  551. R. &lt;strong&gt;Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  552. The fear of the LORD is pure,&lt;br&gt;
  553. &amp;nbsp;enduring forever;&lt;br&gt;
  554. the ordinances of the LORD are true,&lt;br&gt;
  555. &amp;nbsp;all of them just.&lt;br&gt;
  556. R. &lt;strong&gt;Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  557. They are more precious than gold,&lt;br&gt;
  558. &amp;nbsp;than a heap of purest gold;&lt;br&gt;
  559. sweeter also than syrup&lt;br&gt;
  560. &amp;nbsp;or honey from the comb.&lt;br&gt;
  561. R.&lt;strong&gt; Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  562. &lt;/div&gt;
  563.        &lt;h4&gt;Reading 2  &lt;a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/Colossians/1?15 "&gt;Colossians 1:15-20&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  564. &lt;div class="poetry"&gt;
  565.  &lt;p&gt;Christ Jesus is the image of the invisible God,&lt;br&gt;
  566. the firstborn of all creation.&lt;br&gt;
  567. For in him were created all things in heaven and on earth,&lt;br&gt;
  568. the visible and the invisible,&lt;br&gt;
  569. whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers;&lt;br&gt;
  570. all things were created through him and for him.&lt;br&gt;
  571. He is before all things,&lt;br&gt;
  572. and in him all things hold together.&lt;br&gt;
  573. He is the head of the body, the church.&lt;br&gt;
  574. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead,&lt;br&gt;
  575. that in all things he himself might be preeminent.&lt;br&gt;
  576. For in him all the fullness was pleased to dwell,&lt;br&gt;
  577. and through him to reconcile all things for him,&lt;br&gt;
  578. making peace by the blood of his cross&lt;br&gt;
  579. through him, whether those on earth or those in heaven.&lt;/p&gt;
  580. &lt;/div&gt;
  581.        &lt;h4&gt;Alleluia  &lt;a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/6?63 "&gt;Cf. John 6:63c, 68c&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  582. &lt;div class="poetry"&gt;
  583.  &lt;p&gt;R. &lt;strong&gt;Alleluia, alleluia.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  584. Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life;&lt;br&gt;
  585. you have the words of everlasting life.&lt;br&gt;
  586. R. &lt;strong&gt;Alleluia, alleluia.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  587. &lt;/div&gt;
  588.        &lt;h4&gt;Gospel  &lt;a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/10?25 "&gt;Luke 10:25-37&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  589. &lt;div class="poetry"&gt;
  590.  &lt;p&gt;There was a scholar of the law who stood up to test&amp;nbsp;Jesus and said,&lt;br&gt;"Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"&lt;br&gt;Jesus said to him, "What is written in the law?&lt;br&gt;How do you read it?"&lt;br&gt;He said in reply,&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;"You shall love the Lord, your God,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;with all your heart,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;with all your being,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;with all your strength,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;and with all your mind,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;and your neighbor as yourself."&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;He replied to him, "You have answered correctly;&lt;br&gt;do this and you will live."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But because he wished to justify himself, he said to Jesus,&lt;br&gt;"And who is my neighbor?"&lt;br&gt;Jesus replied,&lt;br&gt;"A man fell victim to robbers&lt;br&gt;as he went down from Jerusalem to Jericho.&lt;br&gt;They stripped and beat him and went off leaving him half-dead.&lt;br&gt;A priest happened to be going down that road,&lt;br&gt;but when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side.&lt;br&gt;Likewise a Levite came to the place,&lt;br&gt;and when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side.&lt;br&gt;But a Samaritan traveler who came upon him&lt;br&gt;was moved with compassion at the sight.&lt;br&gt;He approached the victim,&lt;br&gt;poured oil and wine over his wounds and bandaged them.&lt;br&gt;Then he lifted him up on his own animal,&lt;br&gt;took him to an inn, and cared for him.&lt;br&gt;The next day he took out two silver coins&lt;br&gt;and gave them to the innkeeper with the instruction,&lt;br&gt;'Take care of him.&lt;br&gt;If you spend more than what I have given you,&lt;br&gt;I shall repay you on my way back.'&lt;br&gt;Which of these three, in your opinion,&lt;br&gt;was neighbor to the robbers' victim?"&lt;br&gt;He answered, "The one who treated him with mercy."&lt;br&gt;Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  591. &lt;/div&gt;
  592.  
  593.  
  594. - - -&lt;br&gt;
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  596. </description>
  597.  <pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2025 04:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  601. <item>
  602.  <title>Saturday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time</title>
  603.  <link>https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/071225.cfm</link>
  604.  <description>
  605.  
  606.  
  607.  
  608.          &lt;h4&gt;Reading I &lt;a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/genesis/49?29 "&gt;Genesis 49:29-32; 50:15-26a&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  609. &lt;div class="poetry"&gt;
  610.  &lt;p&gt;Jacob gave his sons this charge:&lt;br&gt;
  611. “Since I am about to be taken to my people,&lt;br&gt;
  612. bury me with my fathers in the cave that lies&lt;br&gt;
  613. in the field of Ephron the Hittite,&lt;br&gt;
  614. the cave in the field of Machpelah,&lt;br&gt;
  615. facing on Mamre, in the land of Canaan,&lt;br&gt;
  616. the field that Abraham bought from Ephron the Hittite&lt;br&gt;
  617. for a burial ground.&lt;br&gt;
  618. There Abraham and his wife Sarah are buried,&lt;br&gt;
  619. and so are Isaac and his wife Rebekah,&lt;br&gt;
  620. and there, too, I buried Leah–&lt;br&gt;
  621. the field and the cave in it&lt;br&gt;
  622. that had been purchased from the Hittites.”&lt;/p&gt;
  623.  
  624. &lt;p&gt;Now that their father was dead,&lt;br&gt;
  625. Joseph’s brothers became fearful and thought,&lt;br&gt;
  626. “Suppose Joseph has been nursing a grudge against us&lt;br&gt;
  627. and now plans to pay us back in full for all the wrong we did him!”&lt;br&gt;
  628. So they approached Joseph and said:&lt;br&gt;
  629. “Before your father died, he gave us these instructions:&lt;br&gt;
  630. ‘You shall say to Joseph, Jacob begs you&lt;br&gt;
  631. to forgive the criminal wrongdoing of your brothers,&lt;br&gt;
  632. who treated you so cruelly.’&lt;br&gt;
  633. Please, therefore, forgive the crime that we,&lt;br&gt;
  634. the servants of your father’s God, committed.”&lt;br&gt;
  635. When they spoke these words to him, Joseph broke into tears.&lt;br&gt;
  636. Then his brothers proceeded to fling themselves down before him&lt;br&gt;
  637. and said, “Let us be your slaves!”&lt;br&gt;
  638. But Joseph replied to them:&lt;br&gt;
  639. “Have no fear. &amp;nbsp;Can I take the place of God?&lt;br&gt;
  640. Even though you meant harm to me, God meant it for good,&lt;br&gt;
  641. to achieve his present end, the survival of many people.&lt;br&gt;
  642. Therefore have no fear.&lt;br&gt;
  643. I will provide for you and for your children.”&lt;br&gt;
  644. By thus speaking kindly to them, he reassured them.&lt;/p&gt;
  645.  
  646. &lt;p&gt;Joseph remained in Egypt, together with his father’s family.&lt;br&gt;
  647. He lived a hundred and ten years.&lt;br&gt;
  648. He saw Ephraim’s children to the third generation,&lt;br&gt;
  649. and the children of Manasseh’s son Machir&lt;br&gt;
  650. were also born on Joseph’s knees.&lt;/p&gt;
  651.  
  652. &lt;p&gt;Joseph said to his brothers: “I am about to die.&lt;br&gt;
  653. God will surely take care of you and lead you out of this land to the land&lt;br&gt;
  654. that he promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.”&lt;br&gt;
  655. Then, putting the sons of Israel under oath, he continued,&lt;br&gt;
  656. “When God thus takes care of you,&lt;br&gt;
  657. you must bring my bones up with you from this place.”&lt;br&gt;
  658. Joseph died at the age of a hundred and ten.&lt;/p&gt;
  659. &lt;/div&gt;
  660.        &lt;h4&gt;Responsorial Psalm &lt;a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/psalms/105?1 "&gt;Psalm 105:1-2, 3-4, 6-7&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  661. &lt;div class="poetry"&gt;
  662.  &lt;p&gt;R.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;(see Psalm 69:33) &lt;strong&gt;Be glad you lowly ones; may your hearts be glad!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  663. Give thanks to the LORD, invoke his name;&lt;br&gt;
  664. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;make known among the nations his deeds.&lt;br&gt;
  665. Sing to him, sing his praise,&lt;br&gt;
  666. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;proclaim all his wondrous deeds.&lt;br&gt;
  667. R.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Be glad you lowly ones; may your hearts be glad!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  668. Glory in his holy name;&lt;br&gt;
  669. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;rejoice, O hearts that seek the LORD!&lt;br&gt;
  670. Look to the LORD in his strength;&lt;br&gt;
  671. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;seek to serve him constantly.&lt;br&gt;
  672. R.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt; &amp;nbsp;Be glad you lowly ones; may your hearts be glad!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  673. You descendants of Abraham, his servants,&lt;br&gt;
  674. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;sons of Jacob, his chosen ones!&lt;br&gt;
  675. He, the LORD, is our God;&lt;br&gt;
  676. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;throughout the earth his judgments prevail.&lt;br&gt;
  677. R.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Be glad you lowly ones; may your hearts be glad!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  678. &lt;/div&gt;
  679.        &lt;h4&gt;Alleluia &lt;a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/1peter/4?14 "&gt;1 Peter 4:14&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  680. &lt;div class="poetry"&gt;
  681.  &lt;p&gt;R.&lt;strong&gt; Alleluia, alleluia.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  682. If you are insulted for the name of Christ, blessed are you,&lt;br&gt;
  683. for the Spirit of God rests upon you.&lt;br&gt;
  684. R. &lt;strong&gt;Alleluia, alleluia.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  685. &lt;/div&gt;
  686.        &lt;h4&gt;Gospel &lt;a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/10?24 "&gt;Matthew 10:24-33&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  687. &lt;div class="poetry"&gt;
  688.  &lt;p&gt;Jesus said to his Apostles:&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
  689. “No disciple is above his teacher,&lt;br&gt;
  690. no slave above his master.&lt;br&gt;
  691. It is enough for the disciple that he become like his teacher,&lt;br&gt;
  692. for the slave that he become like his master.&lt;br&gt;
  693. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul,&lt;br&gt;
  694. how much more those of his household!&lt;/p&gt;
  695.  
  696. &lt;p&gt;“Therefore do not be afraid of them.&lt;br&gt;
  697. Nothing is concealed that will not be revealed,&lt;br&gt;
  698. nor secret that will not be known.&lt;br&gt;
  699. What I say to you in the darkness, speak in the light;&lt;br&gt;
  700. what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops.&lt;br&gt;
  701. And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul;&lt;br&gt;
  702. rather, be afraid of the one who can destroy&lt;br&gt;
  703. both soul and body in Gehenna.&lt;br&gt;
  704. Are not two sparrows sold for a small coin?&lt;br&gt;
  705. Yet not one of them falls to the ground without your Father’s knowledge.&lt;br&gt;
  706. Even all the hairs of your head are counted.&lt;br&gt;
  707. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.&lt;br&gt;
  708. Everyone who acknowledges me before others&lt;br&gt;
  709. I will acknowledge before my heavenly Father.&lt;br&gt;
  710. But whoever denies me before others,&lt;br&gt;
  711. I will deny before my heavenly Father.”&lt;/p&gt;
  712. &lt;/div&gt;
  713.  
  714.  
  715. - - -&lt;br&gt;
  716. &lt;p&gt;Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, Copyright © 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine; Psalm refrain © 1968, 1981, 1997, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All rights reserved. Neither this work nor any part of it may be reproduced, distributed, performed or displayed in any medium, including electronic or digital, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.&lt;/p&gt;
  717. </description>
  718.  <pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2025 04:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  722. <item>
  723.  <title>Memorial of Saint Benedict, Abbot</title>
  724.  <link>https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/071125.cfm</link>
  725.  <description>
  726.  
  727.  
  728. &lt;ul class="nested"&gt;&lt;li&gt;Readings for the &lt;a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/0711-memorial-benedict.cfm" class="item" hreflang="en"&gt;Memorial of Saint Benedict, Abbot&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
  729.          &lt;h4&gt;Reading 1  &lt;a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/genesis/46?1 "&gt;Genesis 46:1-7, 28-30&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  730. &lt;div class="poetry"&gt;
  731.  &lt;p&gt;Israel set out with all that was his.&lt;br&gt;
  732. When he arrived at Beer-sheba,&lt;br&gt;
  733. he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.&lt;br&gt;
  734. There God, speaking to Israel in a vision by night, called,&lt;br&gt;
  735. "Jacob! Jacob!"&lt;br&gt;
  736. He answered, "Here I am."&lt;br&gt;
  737. Then he said: "I am God, the God of your father.&lt;br&gt;
  738. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt,&lt;br&gt;
  739. for there I will make you a great nation.&lt;br&gt;
  740. Not only will I go down to Egypt with you;&lt;br&gt;
  741. I will also bring you back here, after Joseph has closed your eyes."&lt;br&gt;
  742. &lt;br&gt;
  743. So Jacob departed from Beer-sheba,&lt;br&gt;
  744. and the sons of Israel&lt;br&gt;
  745. put their father and their wives and children&lt;br&gt;
  746. on the wagons that Pharaoh had sent for his transport.&lt;br&gt;
  747. They took with them their livestock&lt;br&gt;
  748. and the possessions they had acquired in the land of Canaan.&lt;br&gt;
  749. Thus Jacob and all his descendants migrated to Egypt.&lt;br&gt;
  750. His sons and his grandsons, his daughters and his granddaughters—&lt;br&gt;
  751. all his descendants—he took with him to Egypt.&lt;br&gt;
  752. &lt;br&gt;
  753. Israel had sent Judah ahead to Joseph,&lt;br&gt;
  754. so that he might meet him in Goshen.&lt;br&gt;
  755. On his arrival in the region of Goshen,&lt;br&gt;
  756. Joseph hitched the horses to his chariot&lt;br&gt;
  757. and rode to meet his father Israel in Goshen.&lt;br&gt;
  758. As soon as Joseph saw him, he flung himself on his neck&lt;br&gt;
  759. and wept a long time in his arms.&lt;br&gt;
  760. And Israel said to Joseph, "At last I can die,&lt;br&gt;
  761. now that I have seen for myself that Joseph is still alive."&lt;/p&gt;
  762. &lt;/div&gt;
  763.        &lt;h4&gt;Responsorial Psalm  &lt;a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/psalms/37?3 "&gt;Psalm 37:3-4, 18-19, 27-28, 39-40&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  764. &lt;div class="poetry"&gt;
  765.  &lt;p&gt;R. (39a) &lt;strong&gt;The salvation of the just comes from the Lord.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  766. Trust in the LORD and do good,&lt;br&gt;
  767. that you may dwell in the land and be fed in security.&lt;br&gt;
  768. Take delight in the LORD,&lt;br&gt;
  769. and he will grant you your heart's requests.&lt;br&gt;
  770. R. &lt;strong&gt;The salvation of the just comes from the Lord.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  771. The LORD watches over the lives of the wholehearted;&lt;br&gt;
  772. their inheritance lasts forever.&lt;br&gt;
  773. They are not put to shame in an evil time;&lt;br&gt;
  774. in days of famine they have plenty.&lt;br&gt;
  775. R. &lt;strong&gt;The salvation of the just comes from the Lord.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  776. Turn from evil and do good,&lt;br&gt;
  777. that you may abide forever;&lt;br&gt;
  778. For the LORD loves what is right,&lt;br&gt;
  779. and forsakes not his faithful ones.&lt;br&gt;
  780. R. &lt;strong&gt;The salvation of the just comes from the Lord.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  781. The salvation of the just is from the LORD;&lt;br&gt;
  782. he is their refuge in time of distress.&lt;br&gt;
  783. And the LORD helps them and delivers them;&lt;br&gt;
  784. he delivers them from the wicked and saves them,&lt;br&gt;
  785. because they take refuge in him.&lt;br&gt;
  786. R. &lt;strong&gt;The salvation of the just comes from the Lord.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  787. &lt;/div&gt;
  788.        &lt;h4&gt;Alleluia  &lt;a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/16?13 "&gt;John 16:13a, 14:26d&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  789. &lt;div class="poetry"&gt;
  790.  &lt;p&gt;R. &lt;strong&gt;Alleluia, alleluia.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  791. When the Spirit of truth comes,&lt;br&gt;
  792. he will guide you to all truth&lt;br&gt;
  793. and remind you of all I told you.&lt;br&gt;
  794. R. &lt;strong&gt;Alleluia, alleluia.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  795. &lt;/div&gt;
  796.        &lt;h4&gt;Gospel  &lt;a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/10?16 "&gt;Matthew 10:16-23&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  797. &lt;div class="poetry"&gt;
  798.  &lt;p&gt;Jesus said to his Apostles:&lt;br&gt;
  799. "Behold, I am sending you like sheep in the midst of wolves;&lt;br&gt;
  800. so be shrewd as serpents and simple as doves.&lt;br&gt;
  801. But beware of men,&lt;br&gt;
  802. for they will hand you over to courts&lt;br&gt;
  803. and scourge you in their synagogues,&lt;br&gt;
  804. and you will be led before governors and kings for my sake&lt;br&gt;
  805. as a witness before them and the pagans.&lt;br&gt;
  806. When they hand you over,&lt;br&gt;
  807. do not worry about how you are to speak&lt;br&gt;
  808. or what you are to say.&lt;br&gt;
  809. You will be given at that moment what you are to say.&lt;br&gt;
  810. For it will not be you who speak&lt;br&gt;
  811. but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.&lt;br&gt;
  812. Brother will hand over brother to death,&lt;br&gt;
  813. and the father his child;&lt;br&gt;
  814. children will rise up against parents and have them put to death.&lt;br&gt;
  815. You will be hated by all because of my name,&lt;br&gt;
  816. but whoever endures to the end will be saved.&lt;br&gt;
  817. When they persecute you in one town, flee to another.&lt;br&gt;
  818. Amen, I say to you, you will not finish the towns of Israel&lt;br&gt;
  819. before the Son of Man comes."&lt;br&gt;
  820. &lt;br&gt;
  821. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  822. &lt;/div&gt;
  823.  
  824.  
  825. - - -&lt;br&gt;
  826. &lt;p&gt;Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, Copyright © 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine; Psalm refrain © 1968, 1981, 1997, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All rights reserved. Neither this work nor any part of it may be reproduced, distributed, performed or displayed in any medium, including electronic or digital, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.&lt;/p&gt;
  827. </description>
  828.  <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2025 04:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  832. <item>
  833.  <title>Thursday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time</title>
  834.  <link>https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/071025.cfm</link>
  835.  <description>
  836.  
  837.  
  838.  
  839.          &lt;h4&gt;Reading 1  &lt;a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/genesis/44?18 "&gt;Genesis 44:18-21, 23b-29; 45:1-5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  840. &lt;div class="poetry"&gt;
  841.  &lt;p&gt;Judah approached Joseph and said: "I beg you, my lord,&lt;br&gt;
  842. let your servant speak earnestly to my lord,&lt;br&gt;
  843. and do not become angry with your servant,&lt;br&gt;
  844. for you are the equal of Pharaoh.&lt;br&gt;
  845. My lord asked your servants, 'Have you a father, or another brother?'&lt;br&gt;
  846. So we said to my lord, 'We have an aged father,&lt;br&gt;
  847. and a young brother, the child of his old age.&lt;br&gt;
  848. This one's full brother is dead,&lt;br&gt;
  849. and since he is the only one by that mother who is left,&lt;br&gt;
  850. his father dotes on him.'&lt;br&gt;
  851. Then you told your servants,&lt;br&gt;
  852. 'Bring him down to me that my eyes may look on him.&lt;br&gt;
  853. Unless your youngest brother comes back with you,&lt;br&gt;
  854. you shall not come into my presence again.'&lt;br&gt;
  855. When we returned to your servant our father,&lt;br&gt;
  856. we reported to him the words of my lord.&lt;br&gt;
  857. &lt;br&gt;
  858. "Later, our father told us to come back and buy some food for the family.&lt;br&gt;
  859. So we reminded him, 'We cannot go down there;&lt;br&gt;
  860. only if our youngest brother is with us can we go,&lt;br&gt;
  861. for we may not see the man if our youngest brother is not with us.'&lt;br&gt;
  862. Then your servant our father said to us,&lt;br&gt;
  863. 'As you know, my wife bore me two sons.&lt;br&gt;
  864. One of them, however, disappeared, and I had to conclude&lt;br&gt;
  865. that he must have been torn to pieces by wild beasts;&lt;br&gt;
  866. I have not seen him since.&lt;br&gt;
  867. If you now take this one away from me, too,&lt;br&gt;
  868. and some disaster befalls him,&lt;br&gt;
  869. you will send my white head down to the nether world in grief.'"&lt;br&gt;
  870. &lt;br&gt;
  871. Joseph could no longer control himself&lt;br&gt;
  872. in the presence of all his attendants,&lt;br&gt;
  873. so he cried out, "Have everyone withdraw from me!"&lt;br&gt;
  874. Thus no one else was about when he made himself known to his brothers.&lt;br&gt;
  875. But his sobs were so loud that the Egyptians heard him,&lt;br&gt;
  876. and so the news reached Pharaoh's palace.&lt;br&gt;
  877. "I am Joseph," he said to his brothers.&lt;br&gt;
  878. "Is my father still in good health?"&lt;br&gt;
  879. But his brothers could give him no answer,&lt;br&gt;
  880. so dumbfounded were they at him.&lt;br&gt;
  881. &lt;br&gt;
  882. "Come closer to me," he told his brothers.&lt;br&gt;
  883. When they had done so, he said:&lt;br&gt;
  884. "I am your brother Joseph, whom you once sold into Egypt.&lt;br&gt;
  885. But now do not be distressed,&lt;br&gt;
  886. and do not reproach yourselves for having sold me here.&lt;br&gt;
  887. It was really for the sake of saving lives&lt;br&gt;
  888. that God sent me here ahead of you."&lt;/p&gt;
  889. &lt;/div&gt;
  890.        &lt;h4&gt;Responsorial Psalm  &lt;a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/psalms/105?16 "&gt;Psalm 105:16-17, 18-19, 20-21&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  891. &lt;div class="poetry"&gt;
  892.  &lt;p&gt;R. (5a) &lt;strong&gt;Remember the marvels the Lord has done.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  893. or:&lt;br&gt;
  894. R. &lt;strong&gt;Alleluia.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  895. When the LORD called down a famine on the land&lt;br&gt;
  896. and ruined the crop that sustained them,&lt;br&gt;
  897. He sent a man before them,&lt;br&gt;
  898. Joseph, sold as a slave.&lt;br&gt;
  899. R. &lt;strong&gt;Remember the marvels the Lord has done.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  900. or:&lt;br&gt;
  901. R. &lt;strong&gt;Alleluia.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  902. They had weighed him down with fetters,&lt;br&gt;
  903. and he was bound with chains,&lt;br&gt;
  904. Till his prediction came to pass&lt;br&gt;
  905. and the word of the LORD proved him true.&lt;br&gt;
  906. R. &lt;strong&gt;Remember the marvels the Lord has done.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  907. or:&lt;br&gt;
  908. R. &lt;strong&gt;Alleluia.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  909. The king sent and released him,&lt;br&gt;
  910. the ruler of the peoples set him free.&lt;br&gt;
  911. He made him lord of his house&lt;br&gt;
  912. and ruler of all his possessions.&lt;br&gt;
  913. R. &lt;strong&gt;Remember the marvels the Lord has done.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  914. or:&lt;br&gt;
  915. R. &lt;strong&gt;Alleluia.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  916. &lt;/div&gt;
  917.        &lt;h4&gt;Alleluia  &lt;a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/mark/1?15 "&gt;Mark 1:15&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  918. &lt;div class="poetry"&gt;
  919.  &lt;p&gt;R. &lt;strong&gt;Alleluia, alleluia.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  920. The Kingdom of God is at hand:&lt;br&gt;
  921. repent and believe in the Gospel.&lt;br&gt;
  922. R. &lt;strong&gt;Alleluia, alleluia.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  923. &lt;/div&gt;
  924.        &lt;h4&gt;Gospel  &lt;a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/10?7 "&gt;Matthew 10:7-15&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  925. &lt;div class="poetry"&gt;
  926.  &lt;p&gt;Jesus said to his Apostles:&lt;br&gt;
  927. "As you go, make this proclamation:&lt;br&gt;
  928. 'The Kingdom of heaven is at hand.'&lt;br&gt;
  929. Cure the sick, raise the dead,&lt;br&gt;
  930. cleanse the lepers, drive out demons.&lt;br&gt;
  931. Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give.&lt;br&gt;
  932. Do not take gold or silver or copper for your belts;&lt;br&gt;
  933. no sack for the journey, or a second tunic,&lt;br&gt;
  934. or sandals, or walking stick.&lt;br&gt;
  935. The laborer deserves his keep.&lt;br&gt;
  936. Whatever town or village you enter, look for a worthy person in it,&lt;br&gt;
  937. and stay there until you leave.&lt;br&gt;
  938. As you enter a house, wish it peace.&lt;br&gt;
  939. If the house is worthy,&lt;br&gt;
  940. let your peace come upon it;&lt;br&gt;
  941. if not, let your peace return to you.&lt;br&gt;
  942. Whoever will not receive you or listen to your words—&lt;br&gt;
  943. go outside that house or town and shake the dust from your feet.&lt;br&gt;
  944. Amen, I say to you, it will be more tolerable&lt;br&gt;
  945. for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment&lt;br&gt;
  946. than for that town."&lt;br&gt;
  947. &lt;br&gt;
  948. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  949. &lt;/div&gt;
  950.  
  951.  
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  954. </description>
  955.  <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2025 04:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  960.  <title>Wednesday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time</title>
  961.  <link>https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/070925.cfm</link>
  962.  <description>
  963.  
  964.  
  965.  
  966.          &lt;h4&gt;Reading 1  &lt;a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/genesis/41?55 "&gt;Genesis 41:55-57; 42:5-7a, 17-24a&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  967. &lt;div class="poetry"&gt;
  968.  &lt;p&gt;When hunger came to be felt throughout the land of Egypt&lt;br&gt;
  969. and the people cried to Pharaoh for bread,&lt;br&gt;
  970. Pharaoh directed all the Egyptians to go to Joseph&lt;br&gt;
  971. and do whatever he told them.&lt;br&gt;
  972. When the famine had spread throughout the land,&lt;br&gt;
  973. Joseph opened all the cities that had grain&lt;br&gt;
  974. and rationed it to the Egyptians,&lt;br&gt;
  975. since the famine had gripped the land of Egypt.&lt;br&gt;
  976. In fact, all the world came to Joseph to obtain rations of grain,&lt;br&gt;
  977. for famine had gripped the whole world.&lt;br&gt;
  978. &lt;br&gt;
  979. The sons of Israel were among those&lt;br&gt;
  980. who came to procure rations.&lt;br&gt;
  981. &lt;br&gt;
  982. It was Joseph, as governor of the country,&lt;br&gt;
  983. who dispensed the rations to all the people.&lt;br&gt;
  984. When Joseph's brothers came and knelt down before him&lt;br&gt;
  985. with their faces to the ground,&lt;br&gt;
  986. he recognized them as soon as he saw them.&lt;br&gt;
  987. But Joseph concealed his own identity from them&lt;br&gt;
  988. and spoke sternly to them.&lt;br&gt;
  989. &lt;br&gt;
  990. With that, he locked them up in the guardhouse for three days.&lt;br&gt;
  991. &lt;br&gt;
  992. On the third day Joseph said to his brothers:&lt;br&gt;
  993. "Do this, and you shall live; for I am a God-fearing man.&lt;br&gt;
  994. If you have been honest,&lt;br&gt;
  995. only one of your brothers need be confined in this prison,&lt;br&gt;
  996. while the rest of you may go&lt;br&gt;
  997. and take home provisions for your starving families.&lt;br&gt;
  998. But you must come back to me with your youngest brother.&lt;br&gt;
  999. Your words will thus be verified, and you will not die."&lt;br&gt;
  1000. To this they agreed.&lt;br&gt;
  1001. To one another, however, they said:&lt;br&gt;
  1002. "Alas, we are being punished because of our brother.&lt;br&gt;
  1003. We saw the anguish of his heart when he pleaded with us,&lt;br&gt;
  1004. yet we paid no heed;&lt;br&gt;
  1005. that is why this anguish has now come upon us."&lt;br&gt;
  1006. Reuben broke in,&lt;br&gt;
  1007. "Did I not tell you not to do wrong to the boy?&lt;br&gt;
  1008. But you would not listen!&lt;br&gt;
  1009. Now comes the reckoning for his blood."&lt;br&gt;
  1010. The brothers did not know, of course,&lt;br&gt;
  1011. that Joseph understood what they said,&lt;br&gt;
  1012. since he spoke with them through an interpreter.&lt;br&gt;
  1013. But turning away from them, he wept.&lt;/p&gt;
  1014. &lt;/div&gt;
  1015.        &lt;h4&gt;Responsorial Psalm  &lt;a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/psalms/33?2 "&gt;Psalm 33:2-3, 10-11, 18-19&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  1016. &lt;div class="poetry"&gt;
  1017.  &lt;p&gt;R. (22) &lt;strong&gt;Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  1018. Give thanks to the LORD on the harp;&lt;br&gt;
  1019. with the ten-stringed lyre chant his praises.&lt;br&gt;
  1020. Sing to him a new song;&lt;br&gt;
  1021. pluck the strings skillfully, with shouts of gladness.&lt;br&gt;
  1022. R. &lt;strong&gt;Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  1023. The LORD brings to nought the plans of nations;&lt;br&gt;
  1024. he foils the designs of peoples.&lt;br&gt;
  1025. But the plan of the LORD stands forever;&lt;br&gt;
  1026. the design of his heart, through all generations.&lt;br&gt;
  1027. R. &lt;strong&gt;Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  1028. But see, the eyes of the LORD are upon those who fear him,&lt;br&gt;
  1029. upon those who hope for his kindness,&lt;br&gt;
  1030. To deliver them from death&lt;br&gt;
  1031. and preserve them in spite of famine.&lt;br&gt;
  1032. R. &lt;strong&gt;Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  1033. &lt;/div&gt;
  1034.        &lt;h4&gt;Alleluia  &lt;a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/mark/1?15 "&gt;Mark 1:15&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  1035. &lt;div class="poetry"&gt;
  1036.  &lt;p&gt;R. &lt;strong&gt;Alleluia, alleluia.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  1037. The Kingdom of God is at hand:&lt;br&gt;
  1038. repent and believe in the Gospel.&lt;br&gt;
  1039. R. &lt;strong&gt;Alleluia, alleluia.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  1040. &lt;/div&gt;
  1041.        &lt;h4&gt;Gospel  &lt;a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/10?1 "&gt;Matthew 10:1-7&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  1042. &lt;div class="poetry"&gt;
  1043.  &lt;p&gt;Jesus summoned his Twelve disciples&lt;br&gt;
  1044. and gave them authority over unclean spirits to drive them out&lt;br&gt;
  1045. and to cure every disease and every illness.&lt;br&gt;
  1046. The names of the Twelve Apostles are these:&lt;br&gt;
  1047. first, Simon called Peter, and his brother Andrew;&lt;br&gt;
  1048. James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John;&lt;br&gt;
  1049. Philip and Bartholomew,&lt;br&gt;
  1050. Thomas and Matthew the tax collector;&lt;br&gt;
  1051. James, the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddeus;&lt;br&gt;
  1052. Simon the Cananean, and Judas Iscariot&lt;br&gt;
  1053. who betrayed Jesus.&lt;br&gt;
  1054. &lt;br&gt;
  1055. Jesus sent out these Twelve after instructing them thus,&lt;br&gt;
  1056. "Do not go into pagan territory or enter a Samaritan town.&lt;br&gt;
  1057. Go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.&lt;br&gt;
  1058. As you go, make this proclamation: 'The Kingdom of heaven is at hand.'"&lt;br&gt;
  1059. &lt;br&gt;
  1060. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  1061. &lt;/div&gt;
  1062.  
  1063. &lt;ul class="nested"&gt;&lt;li&gt;Readings for the &lt;a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/0709-memorial-augustine-zhao-rong.cfm" class="item" hreflang="en"&gt;Optional Memorial of Saint Augustine Zhao Rong, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
  1064. - - -&lt;br&gt;
  1065. &lt;p&gt;Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, Copyright © 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine; Psalm refrain © 1968, 1981, 1997, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All rights reserved. Neither this work nor any part of it may be reproduced, distributed, performed or displayed in any medium, including electronic or digital, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.&lt;/p&gt;
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  1067.  <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 04:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
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