Invitation
May I hereby draw your attention to
the daily reading of the Gospel?
This invitation wants to share with you the joy of the Gospel.
Everyone, no one except,
can experience this joy by opening his heart
to the healing effect of God’s word.
Available every day
Consideration
We read too little from the Joseph cycle, so it is certainly recommended to read the whole story. In the daily reading, we start with the arrival of Joseph’s brothers in Egypt to buy grain. The whole purpose of the story is expressed here: It is a story that will explain how the descendants of the patriarchs end up in Egypt. It thus makes the connection between patriarchs and exodus.
FIRST READING Gen. 41, 55-57; 42, 5-7a. 17-24a
We have earned this misfortune from our brother.
From the Book of Genesis
In those days all of Egypt was hungry
and the people begged Pharaoh for bread,
but Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians :
“Go and see Joseph and do what he will tell you.”
When there was a famine in all the land,
Joseph made all the corn he had available
and sold it to the Egyptians,
as the famine in Egypt grew worse.
From all nations, they came to Egypt
to buy grain from Joseph ;
for the famine was raging throughout the world.
So Israel’s sons came to buy grain, and many other:
For there was a famine in Canaan.
Joseph was the one who ruled the land at that time
and sold grain to all the inhabitants;
so the brothers of Joseph went to him
and they bowed down to him.
As soon as Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them,
but he did not make himself known to them.
So he had them imprisoned for three days.
On the third day, Joseph said to them:
“If you want to stay alive,
do what I am about to say,
for I am a man that fears God.
“If you are of good faith, leave one of your brothers in the house where you were imprisoned.
The others may go and take grain
for the hunger of your families ;
but you must bring your youngest brother to me.
“Then the truth of your words will come out
and you will not die.”
So they did.
They said to one another :
“Alas, we have done this to our brother.
“We saw how he fearfully begged for mercy,
but we would not listen.
“That is why this misfortune befalls us.”
And Ruben said :
“I told you
not to harm the boy;
But you did not want to listen.
“And now we see his blood being claimed back.
Because they were using an interpreter
they did not know that Joseph understood them.
He turned away from them,
and tears welled up in his eyes.
INTERLUDIUM Ps. 33(32), 2-3, 10-11, 18-19
Give us Lord your mercy,
as we trust in you.
Honour the Lord with the playing of the zither
and play for Him the harp.
Sing to the Lord a new song,
A fair and shining chorus.
He overthrows the plans of nations,
He foils the plans of nations.
The Lord’s plan shall stand forever,
what He has planned is for all generations.
But it is God who guards his servants,
those who trust in His favour,
that He will save them from death,
that in times of famine, He will feed them.
ALLELUIA I John 2, 5
Alleluia.
He who keeps the word of the Lord
in him truly the love of God is complete.
Alleluia.
GOSPEL Mt 10, 1-7
Go ye to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
From the Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to
Matthew
At that time, Jesus called his twelve disciples to him
and gave them power
to cast out the unclean spirits
and heal all diseases and afflictions.
These are the names of the twelve apostles :
First: Simon, who is called Peter,
with his brother Andrew ;
James, son of Zebedee, with his brother John ;
Philip and Bartholomew,
Tomas and Matthew the tax collector,
James, son of Alphaeus,
Taddeus, Simon the Zealot
and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Him.
Jesus sent these twelve with the command :
“Do not go among the Gentiles
and do not enter a city of the Samaritans;
rather, you must go to
the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
“Proclaim on your journey:
The kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
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Laudato Si
Encyclic of
POPE FRANCIS
On Care of the Common Home
Civic and political love
228. Care for nature is part of a lifestyle that includes the capacity for living together and communion. Jesus reminded us that we have God as our common Father and that this makes us brothers and sisters. Fraternal love can only be gratuitous; it can never be a means of repaying others for what they have done or will do for us. That is why it is possible to love our enemies. This same gratuitousness inspires us to love and accept the wind, the sun, and the clouds, even though we cannot control them. In this sense, we can speak of a “universal fraternity”.
To be continued
The Bible text in this edition is taken from De Nieuwe Bijbelvertaling,
©Nederlands Bijbelgenootschap 2004/2007.
Recitals from Liturgical suggestions for the week and Sundays
Laudato Si Official English translation
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