1ST READING
The
song that the Israelites sing is a song of victory and acclamation of
the greatness of their God. Their deliverance from slavery in Egypt is
indeed an event to remember. It will become a defining moment in their
history that will contribute to the creation of a national character
that, whether others like it or not, will continue to define them as a
people.
Exodus 14:21-15:1
21 Moses
stretched out his hand over the sea, and the Lord swept the sea with a
strong east wind throughout the night and so turned it into dry land.
When the water was thus divided, 22 the children of Israel marched into the midst of the sea on dry land, with the water like a wall to their right and to their left. 23 The
Egyptians followed in pursuit; all Pharaoh’s horses and chariots and
charioteers went after them right into the midst of the sea.
24 In
the night watch just before dawn the Lord cast through the column of
the fiery cloud upon the Egyptian force a glance that threw it into a
panic; 25 and he
so clogged their chariot wheels that they could hardly drive. With that
the Egyptians sounded the retreat before Israel, because the Lord was
fighting for them against the Egyptians. 26 Then
the Lord told Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the sea, that the
water may flow back upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots and their
charioteers.” 27 So
Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and at dawn the sea flowed
back to its normal depth. The Egyptians were fleeing head on toward the
sea, when the Lord hurled them into its midst. 28 As
the water flowed back, it covered the chariots and the charioteers of
Pharaoh’s whole army that had followed the children of Israel into the
sea. Not a single one of them escaped. 29 But
the children of Israel had marched on dry land through the midst of the
sea, with the water like a wall to their right and to their left. 30
Thus the Lord saved Israel on that day from the power of the Egyptians. When Israel saw the Egyptians lying dead on the seashore 31 and
beheld the great power that the Lord had shown against the Egyptians,
they feared the Lord and believed in him and in his servant Moses. 15: 1 Then
Moses and the children of Israel sang this song to the Lord: “I will
sing to the Lord, for he is gloriously triumphant; horse and chariot he
has cast into the sea.”
P S A L M
Exodus 15:8-9, 10, 12, 17
R: Let us sing to the Lord; He has covered Himself in glory.
8 At the breath of your anger the waters piled up, the flowing waters stood like a mound, the flood waters congealed in the midst of the sea. 9 The
enemy boasted, “I will pursue and overtake them; I will divide the
spoils and have my fill of them; I will draw my sword; my hand shall despoil them!” (R) 10 When your wind blew, the sea covered them; like lead they
sank in the mighty waters. 12 When you stretched out your right hand, the earth swallowed them! (R) 17 And
you brought them in and planted them on the mountain of your
inheritance — the place where you made your seat, O Lord, the sanctuary,
O Lord, which your hands established. (R)
GOSPEL
This
teaching of Jesus emphasizes the true nature of discipleship —
obedience to the will of the Father. If we really want to reflect on
something that will contribute to our growth in holiness, this is it —
the heart of discipleship. Are you willing to submit your life to the
will of God?
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him and we will come to him.
Matthew 12:46-50
46 While Jesus was speaking to the crowds, his mother and his brothers appeared outside, wishing to speak with him. 47 Someone told him, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, asking to speak with you.” 48 But he said in reply to the one who told him, “Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?” 49 And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother
and my brothers. 50 For whoever does the will of my heavenly Father is my brother, and sister, and mother.”
think: Are you willing to submit your life to the will of God?
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READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR Tobit 12-14
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