Daily Mass and Readings
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Tuesday, August 27, 2019
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St. Monica (Memorial)
First Option
Second Option
First Reading
1 Thessalonians 2:1-8
1For you yourselves know, brethren, that our visit to you was not in vain;
2but though we had already suffered and been shamefully treated at Philip'pi, as you know, we had courage in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in the face of great opposition.
3For our appeal does not spring from error or uncleanness, nor is it made with guile;
4but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not to please men, but to please God who tests our hearts.
5For we never used either words of flattery, as you know, or a cloak for greed, as God is witness;
6nor did we seek glory from men, whether from you or from others, though we might have made demands as apostles of Christ.
7But we were gentle among you, like a nurse taking care of her children.
8So, being affectionately desirous of you, we were ready to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you had become very dear to us.
Responsorial Psalm
Psalms 139:1-3, 4-6
1O LORD, thou hast searched me and known me!
2Thou knowest when I sit down and when I rise up; thou discernest my thoughts from afar.
3Thou searchest out my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.
4Even before a word is on my tongue, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether.
5Thou dost beset me behind and before, and layest thy hand upon me.
6Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain it.
Gospel
Matthew 23:23-26
23"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you tithe mint and dill and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law, justice and mercy and faith; these you ought to have done, without neglecting the others.
24You blind guides, straining out a gnat and swallowing a camel!
25"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you cleanse the outside of the cup and of the plate, but inside they are full of extortion and rapacity.
26You blind Pharisee! first cleanse the inside of the cup and of the plate, that the outside also may be clean.
First Reading
Sirach 26:1-4, 13-16
1Happy is the husband of a good wife; the number of his days will be doubled.
2A loyal wife rejoices her husband, and he will complete his years in peace.
3A good wife is a great blessing; she will be granted among the blessings of the man who fears the Lord.
4Whether rich or poor, his heart is glad, and at all times his face is cheerful.
13A wife's charm delights her husband, and her skill puts fat on his bones.
14A silent wife is a gift of the Lord, and there is nothing so precious as a disciplined soul.
15A modest wife adds charm to charm, and no balance can weigh the value of a chaste soul.
16Like the sun rising in the heights of the Lord, so is the beauty of a good wife in her well-ordered home.
Responsorial Psalm
Psalms 131:1-3
1O LORD, my heart is not lifted up, my eyes are not raised too high; I do not occupy myself with things too great and too marvelous for me.
2But I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a child quieted at its mother's breast; like a child that is quieted is my soul.
3O Israel, hope in the LORD from this time forth and for evermore.
Gospel
Luke 7:11-17
11Soon afterward he went to a city called Na'in, and his disciples and a great crowd went with him.
12As he drew near to the gate of the city, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a large crowd from the city was with her.
13And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said to her, "Do not weep."
14And he came and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still. And he said, "Young man, I say to you, arise."
15And the dead man sat up, and began to speak. And he gave him to his mother.
16Fear seized them all; and they glorified God, saying, "A great prophet has arisen among us!" and "God has visited his people!"
17And this report concerning him spread through the whole of Judea and all the surrounding country.
