1ST READING
Job’s
friends are proving to be more of a hindrance to him than a help. Let
us make sure that this doesn’t happen to our relationships. It is
important that we do not become a temptation to the faith of others. If
we cannot be of any help to a person, then it is better that we withdraw
and offer prayers for them rather than make matters worse with our
meddling. Let us seek the wisdom of the Holy Spirit to see whether or
not we can help a situation before we plunge into the controversy,
whatever it may be.
Job 19:21-27
21 Job said: Pity me, pity me, O you my friends, for the hand of God has struck me! 22 Why do you hound me as though you were divine, and insatiably prey upon me? 23 Oh, would that my words were written down! Would that they were inscribed in a record: 24 That with an iron chisel and with lead they were cut in the rock
forever! 25 But as for me, I know that my Vindicator lives, and that he will at last stand forth upon the dust; 26 [27] whom I myself shall see: my own eyes, not another’s, shall behold him, 27 [26] and from my flesh I shall see God; my inmost being is consumed with longing.
P S A L M
Psalm 27:7-8, 8-9, 13-14
R: I believe that I shall see the good things of the Lord in the land of the living.
7 Hear, O Lord, the sound of my call; have pity on me, and answer me. 8 Of you my heart speaks; you my glance seeks. (R) Your presence, O Lord, I seek. 9 Hide not your face from me; do not in anger repel your servant. You are my helper: cast me not off. (R) 13 I believe that I shall see the bounty of the Lord in the land of the living. 14 Wait for the Lord with courage; be stout-hearted, and wait for the Lord. (R)
GOSPEL
Today
we celebrate St. Francis of Assisi, the Little Poor Man of Assisi. He
revolutionized the way the Church viewed poverty and also opened up
avenues for preaching that were previously undeveloped. All of us are
called to proclaim the Gospel through our words and deeds. Let us never
lose sight of this responsibility and take up opportunities to give
witness to the Gospel whenever we can.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
The Kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the Gospel.
Luke 10:1-12
1 Jesus appointed seventy-two other disciples whom he sent ahead of him in pairs to every town and place he intended to visit. 2 He
said to them, “The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask
the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest. 3 Go on your way; behold, I am sending you like lambs among wolves. 4 Carry no money bag, no sack, no sandals; and greet no one along the way. 5 Into whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace to this household.’ 6 If a peaceful person lives there, your peace will rest on him; but if not, it will return to you. 7 Stay
in the same house and eat and drink what is offered to you, for the
laborer deserves his payment. Do not move about from one house to
another. 8 Whatever town you enter and they welcome you, eat what is set before you, 9 cure the sick in it and say to them, ‘The Kingdom of God is at hand for you.’ 10 Whatever town you enter and they do not receive you, go out into the streets and say, 11 ‘The
dust of your town that clings to our feet, even that we shake off
against you.’ Yet know this: the Kingdom of God is at hand. 12
I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Sodom on that day than for that town.”
think: It is important that we do not become a temptation to the faith of others.
T O D A Y’S BLESSING LIST
Thank You Lord for: ___________________________
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God’s special verse/thought for me today_________
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READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR Ecclesiastes 9-12
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