Born in 1581 and died on 27 September 1660.
He founded several congregations and religious societies
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 that joy by opening their hearts
to the healing power of God’s word.
Available every day
CONSIDERATION
The priest and writer Ezra was annoyed by the mixed marriages in Israel, which meant that those who had stayed behind at the time of exile had also turned away from Yahweh and adopted a different pattern of life. Yet Yahweh brings his people together again. In his prayer, Ezra expresses his shame for the sins of the people and thanks Yahweh for showing them mercy again after all.
FIRST READING Ezr. 9, 5-9
In our bondage, our God has not forsaken us.
From the Book of Ezra
When the hour of the evening sacrifice had come ,
I, Ezra, awoke from my state of stupor,
fell to my knees with skirt and cloak torn,
stretched out my hands to the Lord my God,
and prayed :
“My God, I feel so deeply ashamed
that I dare not lift up my face to You ,
for our sins have gone over our heads
and our guilt reaches to heaven.
“Since the days of our forefathers until today
we have been weighed down by a great debt.
“Because of our sins, we became ,
our kings and our priests,
handed over to the kings of the earth,
to sword, captivity,
plunder and disgrace, until today.
“And now the Lord, our God,
has shown us his mercy for a moment;
He has left a remnant of us,
given us a foothold in his holy place,
made our eyes see the light again
and granted us a moment’s rest in our bondage.
“For slaves we are ,
but in our bondage our God has not forsaken us,
but he has made us find grace
with the kings of Persia.
“Who have given us leave
to rebuild the temple of our God
and to raise it from ruins
and to wall up our dwelling places in Judah and Jerusalem.”
INTERLUDIUM Tob. 13, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8
Praised be God, who lives for ever.
It is He who smites and who has mercy,
who leads to death and revives,
no man can escape his hand.
Makes known to all his greatness,
proclaim His praise among all men.
For He is the Lord, our God is He,
He is our father forever.
Therefore consider what ye can expect from Him
and thank Him with a loud voice.
Glorify the Lord, who is just,
proclaim the praises of the King of ages.
I will honour Him in this land of exile,
show His power to this sinful people.
Thou sinner, repent and do what is pleasing to Him,
then surely He will have mercy on you.
ALLELUIA John 15, 15b
Alleluia.
I have called you friends, says the Lord,
for I have told you all
what I have heard from the Father.
Alleluia.
GOSPEL Lk. 9, 1-6
Jesus sent out the twelve to proclaim the kingdom of God
and to perform healings.
From the Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to
Luke
At that time Jesus called together the twelve
and gave them power and authority over all evil spirits
and the power to heal diseases.
Thereupon He sent them out
to proclaim the kingdom of God and to perform healings.
And He admonished them :
“Take nothing for the road :
No stick, no travelling bag, no food and no money ;
none of you must have double clothing.
“When you enter a house you must stay there
and you must leave from there.
“If you are not received somewhere,
then leave that city
and shake the dust from your feet, as a testimony against them.”
Then they went on their way and went from village to village,
proclaiming the Good News everywhere
and performing healings.
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Laudato Si
Encyclic of
POPE FRANCIS
On caring for the common home
58. In some countries, there are positive examples of results in improving the environment, such as the rehabilitation of some rivers that have been polluted for so many decades, the restoration of indigenous forests or the beautification of landscapes with environmental restoration or construction projects of great aesthetic value, advances in producing non-polluting energy, in improving public transport. These actions do not solve world problems, but they do confirm that the human being is still capable of positive intervention. Because it was created to love, acts of generosity, solidarity and care inevitably blossom amid its limitations.
To be continued
The Bible text in this issue is taken from The New Translation of the Bible,
©Dutch Bible Society 2004/2007.
Considerations from Liturgical suggestions for weekdays
Laudato Si Official English translation