Saint Damasus I was born in Rome in 305 and
died in 384
Pope from 366 – 384
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 excepted,
can experience that joy by opening their hearts
to the healing power of God’s word.
Available every day.
Consideration
Isaiah is the prophet of the most radical monotheism. He appears in Babylon, the land of star-worshippers who worship celestial bodies as gods. We recognise thoughts from the book of Job. There is nothing to compare this God with. He is above all and everything and – the greatest miracle of all – so near to those in need. What a wonderful response then is the gospel. A prayer that comes spontaneously from our hearts.
FIRST READING Isa 40:25-31
The Lord Almighty grants strength to those who are weary.
From the prophet Isaiah
‘To whom will ye compare Me ,
with whom equate Me,’ asks the Almighty.
‘Cast your eyes upward and look carefully ;
Who created all this?
Who makes the heavenly bodies go out in full ,
who calls them all by name,
is so mighty and strong
That not one is missing from the roll call?
How then can ye say, Jacob,
how canst thou claim, Israel,
that thy ways are hidden from the LORD,
that thy right would escape God?
Knowest thou then not,
hast thou then never heard,
that the LORD is an everlasting God,
and creator of all the face of the earth,
that He does not tire, knows no exhaustion,
and that His wisdom is unfathomable?
To those who are weary, He grants strength,
to those who have no resistance, He grants abundant energy.
Young men can get tired and exhausted,
fellows may succumb,
but all who trust in the LORD
receive new strength,
and spread their wings like eagles:
they run, but do not grow weary,
they run, but do not become exhausted!’
Interludium Ps. 103(102), 1-2, 3-4, 8, 10
Glorify, my soul, the Lord.
Glorify, my soul, the Lord,
His holy Name from the depths of your being !
Glorify, my soul, the Lord,
forget not his benefits !
It is He who forgives you your debts,
who heals thee from thy afflictions.
It is He who saves thee from destruction,
who surrounds you with his favour and mercy.
The Lord is merciful and benevolent,
longsuffering and kind.
He does not deal with us as we deserve,
does not repay us our guilt.
ALLELUIA
Alleluia.
The Lord will appear with power,
a light before the eyes of his servants.
Alleluia.
GOSPEL Mt 11:28-30
Come to Me all you who are exhausted.
From the holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew
At that time, Jesus took the floor and spoke:
‘Come to Me all you who are exhausted and burdened ,
and I will give you rest and relief.
Take My yoke on your shoulders and learn from Me:
I am meek and lowly in heart;
and ye shall find rest for your souls,
for My yoke is gentle and My burden is light.’
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Encyclical of
Pope Francis
On brotherhood and social friendship
Rights of peoples
124. The certainty of the common destiny of the
goods of the earth today demands that it also be applied to the
nations, their territories and their resources. If we look at it not only
from the legitimacy of private property and the rights of the citizens
of a given nation, but also from the first principle of the
common destiny of property, then we can say
that every country also belongs to the foreigner, since the goods of a
territory cannot be denied to a needy person who comes from another
place. After all, as the bishops of the United States have
taught, there are fundamental rights that ‘precede every society ,
because they derive from the dignity granted to every human being as a
creature granted by God’.
To be continued
Every day at 1 am
The Bible text in this issue is taken from The New Bible Translation,
© Netherlands Bible Society 2004/2007.
The Recitals from Liturgical Suggestions for Weekdays.
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