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Entrance Antiphon.
Within your will, O Lord, all things are established and there is none that can resist your will. For you have made all things, the heaven and the earth, and all that is held within the circle of heaven; you are the Lord of all.

First Reading: Galatians 3:1-5

A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Galatians.

O foolish Galatians! 
Who has bewitched you, before whose eyes 
Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified? 
Let me ask you only this: 
Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law, 
or by hearing with faith? 
Are you so foolish? 
Having begun with the Spirit, 
are you now ending with the flesh? 
Did you experience so many things in vain?
—if it really is in vain. 
Does he who supplies the Spirit to you 
and works miracles among you 
do so by works of the law, 
or by hearing with faith?

The Word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm: Luke 1:69-75 (R. see 68)

R/. Blessed be the Lord God of Israel,
 for he has visited his people.

He has raised up a horn of salvation for us
in the house of his servant David,
as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets 
from of old.

That we should be saved from our enemies,
and from the hand of all who hate us;
to perform the mercy promised to our fathers,
and to remember his holy covenant.

The oath which he swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
that we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies,
might serve him without fear,
in holiness and righteousness before him 
all the days of our life.

R/. Blessed be the Lord God of Israel,
 for he has visited his people.

Alleluia, Alleluia.
Open our hearts, O Lord, that we may give heed to the words of your Son.
Alleluia.

Gospel: Luke 11:5-13

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke.

At that time: 
Jesus said to his disciples, 
“Which of you who has a friend will go to him at midnight 
and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves; 
for a friend of mine has arrived on a journey, 
and I have nothing to set before him’; 
and he will answer from within, ‘
Do not bother me; 
the door is now shut, 
and my children are with me in bed; 
I cannot get up and give you anything’? 
I tell you, 
though he will not get up and give him anything 
because he is his friend, 
yet because of his importunity he will rise 
and give him whatever he needs. 
And I tell you, 
Ask, and it will be given you; 
seek, and you will find; 
knock, and it will be opened to you. 
For everyone who asks receives, 
and the one who seeks finds, 
and to the one who knocks, it will be opened. 
What parent among you, 
if his child asks for a fish, 
will instead of a fish give him a serpent; 
or if they ask for an egg, 
will give them a scorpion? 
If you then, who are evil, 
know how to give good gifts to your children, 
how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit 
to those who ask him!”

The Gospel of the Lord.

Communion Antiphon.
The Lord is good to those who hope in him, to the soul that seeks him.

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Entrance Antiphon.
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb.

First Reading: Galatians 2: 1-2.7-14

A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Galatians.

Brothers and sisters: 

After fourteen years 
I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, 
taking Titus along with me. 
I went up by revelation; 
and I laid before them 
(but privately before those who were of repute) 
the gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, 
lest somehow I should be running or had run in vain. 

But on the contrary, 
when they saw that I had been entrusted 
with the gospel to the uncircumcised, 
just as Peter had been entrusted 
with the gospel to the circumcised 
(for he who worked through Peter 
for the mission to the circumcised 
worked through me also for the Gentiles), 
and when they perceived the grace that was given to me, 
James and Cephas and John, 
who were reputed to be pillars, 
gave to me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, 
that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised; 
only they would have us remember the poor, 
which very thing I was eager to do. 

But when Cephas came to Antioch 
I opposed him to his face, 
because he stood condemned. 
For before certain men came from James, 
he ate with the Gentiles; 
but when they came he drew back and separated himself, 
fearing the circumcision party. 
And with him, the rest of the Jews acted insincerely, 
so that even Barnabas was carried away by their insincerity. 
But when I saw that they were not straightforward 
about the truth of the gospel, 
I said to Cephas before them all, 
“If you, though a Jew, 
live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, 
how can you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?”

The Word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 117:1-2 (R. Mark 16:15)

R/. Go into all the world, and preach the Gospel.

O praise the Lord, all you nations;
acclaim him, all you peoples!

For his merciful love has prevailed over us;
and the Lord’s faithfulness endures forever.

R/. Go into all the world, and preach the Gospel.

Alleluia, Alleluia.
You have received the spirit of sonship; in him we cry, “Abba! Father”
Alleluia.

Gospel: Luke 11:1-4

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke.

Jesus was praying in a certain place, 
and when he ceased, 
one of his disciples said to him, 
“Lord, teach us to pray, 
as John taught his disciples.” 

And he said to them, 
“When you pray, say:
“Father, hallowed be thy name. 
Thy kingdom come. 
Give us each day our daily bread;
and forgive us our sins, 
for we ourselves forgive everyone who is indebted to us; 
and lead us not into temptation.”

The Gospel of the Lord.

Communion Antiphon.
Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name Jesus.

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Entrance Antiphon.
Within your will, O Lord, all things are established and there is none that can resist your will. For you have made all things, the heaven and the earth, and all that is held within the circle of heaven; you are the Lord of all.

First Reading: Galatians 1:13-24

A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Galatians.

Brothers and sisters: 

You have heard of my former life in Judaism, 
how I persecuted the church of God violently 
and tried to destroy it; 
and I advanced in Judaism 
beyond many of my own age among my people, 
so extremely zealous was I for the traditions of my ancestors. 
But when he who had set me apart before I was born, 
and had called me through his grace, 
was pleased to reveal his Son to me, 
in order that I might preach him among the Gentiles, 
I did not confer with flesh and blood, 
nor did I go up to Jerusalem 
to those who were apostles before me, 
but I went away into Arabia; 
and again I returned to Damascus. 

Then after three years, I went up to Jerusalem 
to visit Cephas and remained with him fifteen days. 
But I saw none of the other apostles 
except James the Lord’s brother. 
(In what I am writing to you, 
before God, I do not lie!) 
Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia. 
And I was still not known by sight 
to the churches of Christ in Judea; 
they only heard it said, 
“He who once persecuted us 
is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.” 
And they glorified God because of me.

The Word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 139:1-3.13-14.15 (R. 24b)

R/. Lead me, Lord, in the way everlasting.

O Lord, you search me and you know me.
You yourself know my resting and my rising;
you discern my thoughts from afar.
You mark when I walk or lie down;
you know all my ways through and through.

For it was you who formed my inmost being,
knit me together in my mother’s womb.
I thank you who wonderfully made me;
how wonderful are your works,
which my soul knows well!

My frame was not hidden from you,
when I was being fashioned in secret
and moulded in the depths of the earth.

R/. Lead me, Lord, in the way everlasting.

Alleluia, Alleluia.
Blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it.
Alleluia.

Gospel: Luke 10:38-42

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke.

At that time: 
Jesus entered a village; 
and a woman named Martha received him into her house. 
And she had a sister called Mary, 
who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to his teaching. 
But Martha was distracted with much serving; 
and she went to him and said, “Lord, 
do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? 
Tell her then to help me.” 

But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, 
you are anxious and troubled about many things; 
one thing is needful. 
Mary has chosen the good portion, 
which shall not be taken away from her.”

The Gospel of the Lord.

Communion Antiphon.

The Lord is good to those who hope in him, to the soul that seeks him.

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Entrance Antiphon:
Within your will, O Lord, all things are established and there is none that can resist your will. For you have made all things, the heaven and the earth, and all that is held within the circle of heaven; you are the Lord of all.

First Reading: Galatians 1:6-12

A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Galatians.

Brothers and sisters: 

I am astonished 
that you are so quickly deserting him 
who called you in the grace of Christ 
and turning to a different Gospel - 
not that there is another gospel, 
but there are some who trouble you 
and want to pervert the gospel of Christ. 
But even if we, 
or an angel from heaven, 
should preach to you 
a gospel contrary to that which we preached to you, 
let him be accursed. 
As we have said before, 
so now I say again, 
If anyone is preaching to you 
a gospel contrary to that which you received, 
let him be accursed. 

Am I now seeking the favour of people, 

or of God? 
Or am I trying to please people? 
If I were still pleasing people, 
I should not be a servant of Christ. 
For I would have you know, brothers and sisters, 
that the gospel which was preached by me is not mankind’s gospel. 
For I did not receive it from a person, 
nor was I taught it, 
but it came through a revelation of Jesus Christ.

The Word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 111:1b-2.7-8.9 & 10c (R. 5b)

R/. The Lord keeps his covenant ever in mind.

I will praise the Lord with all my heart,
in the meeting of the just and the assembly.
Great are the works of the Lord,
to be pondered by all who delight in them.

His handiwork is justice and truth;
his precepts are all of them sure,
standing firm forever and ever,
wrought in uprightness and truth.

He has sent redemption to his people,
and established his covenant forever.
Holy his name, to be feared.
His praise endures forever!

R/. The Lord keeps his covenant ever in mind.

Alleluia, Alleluia.
A new commandment I give to you, says the Lord, that you love one another, even as I have loved you.
Alleluia.

Gospel: Luke 10:25-37

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke.

At that time: 
Behold, a lawyer stood up to put Jesus to the test, 
saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” 

He said to him, 
“What is written in the law? 
What do you read there?” 

And he answered, 
“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, 
and with all your soul, 
and with all your strength, 
and with all your mind; 
and your neighbour as yourself.” 

And he said to him, 
“You have answered right; 
do this, and you will live.”

But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, 
“And who is my neighbour?” 

Jesus replied, 
“A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, 
and he fell among robbers, 
who stripped him and beat him, and departed, 
leaving him half dead. 
Now by chance, a priest was going down that road; 
and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. 
So likewise a Levite, 
when he came to the place and saw him, 
passed by on the other side. 
But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was; 
and when he saw him, he had compassion, 
and went to him and bound up his wounds, 
pouring on oil and wine; 
then he set him on his own beast and brought him to an inn, 
and took care of him. 
And the next day he took out two denarii 
and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, ‘
Take care of him; 
and whatever more you spend, 
I will repay you when I come back.’ 
Which of these three, do you think, 
proved neighbour to the man who fell among the robbers?” 

He said, “The one who showed mercy on him.” 

And Jesus said to him, 
“Go and do likewise.”

The Gospel of the Lord.

Communion Antiphon:
The Lord is good to those who hope in him, to the soul that seeks him.

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Entrance Antiphon:
Within your will, O Lord, all things are established and there is none that can resist your will. For you have made all things, the heaven and the earth, and all that is held within the circle of heaven; you are the Lord of all.

First Reading: Isaiah 5:1-7

A reading from the Book of Isaiah

Let me sing for my beloved 
a love song concerning his vineyard: 
My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill. 
He dug it and cleared it of stones, 
and planted it with choice vines; 
he built a watchtower in the midst of it, 
and hewed out a wine vat in it;
and he looked for it to yield grapes, 
but it yielded wild grapes. 
And now, 
O inhabitants of Jerusalem and people of Judah, 
judge, I beg you, between me and my vineyard. 
What more was there to do for my vineyard, 
that I have not done in it?
When I looked for it to yield grapes, 
why did it yield wild grapes? 
And now I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard. 
I will remove its hedge, and it shall be devoured; 
I will break down its wall, and it shall be trampled down. 
I will make it a waste; 
it shall not be pruned or hoed, 
and briers and thorns shall grow up; 
I will also command the clouds 
that they rain no rain upon it. 
For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel, 
and the people of Judah are his pleasant planting; 
and he looked for justice, 
but behold, bloodshed; 
for righteousness, but behold, a cry!

The word of the Lord.

Responsorial psalm: Psalm 80:8 11.12-13.14-15.17b.18-19

R/: The vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel.

You brought a vine out of Egypt;

you drove out the nations and planted it.

It stretched out its branches to the sea;

to the River it stretched out its shoots.

Then why have you broken down its walls?

It is plucked by all who pass by the way.

It is ravaged by the boar of the forest,

devoured by the beasts of the field.

God of hosts, turn again, we implore;

look down from heaven and see.

Visit this vine and protect it,

the vine your right hand has planted,

the son of man you have claimed for yourself.

And we shall never forsake you again;

give us life that we may call upon your name.

O Lord God of hosts, bring us back;

let your face shine forth, and we shall be saved.

R/: The vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel.

Second reading: Philippians 4:6-9

A reading from the letter of Saint Paul to the Philippians

Brothers and sisters: 
Have no anxiety about anything, 
but in everything by prayer and supplication 
with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 
And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, 
will keep your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. 
Finally, brethren, whatever is true, 
whatever is honourable, whatever is just, 
whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, 
whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence, 
if there is anything worthy of praise, 
think about these things. 
What you have learned and received 
and heard and seen in me, do; 
and the God of peace will be with you.

The word of the Lord.

Alleluia. Alleluia. I chose you from the world that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, says the Lord.
Alleluia.

Gospel: Matthew 21:33-43

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew 

At that time: 
Jesus said to the chief priests and elders of the people, 
“Hear another parable. 
There was a householder who planted a vineyard, 
and set a hedge around it, 
and dug a wine press in it, and built a tower, 
and let it out to tenants, and went into another country. 
When the season of fruit drew near, 
he sent his servants to the tenants, 
to get his fruit; 
and the tenants took his servants and beat one, 
killed another, and stoned another. 
Again he sent other servants, more than the first; 
and they did the same to them. 
Afterward he sent his son to them, saying, 
‘They will respect my son.’ 
But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, 
‘This is the heir; come, let us kill him and have his inheritance.’ 
And they took him and cast him out of the vineyard, 
and killed him. 
When therefore the owner of the vineyard comes, 
what will he do to those tenants?” 
They said to him, 
“He will put those wretches to a miserable death, 
and let out the vineyard to other tenants 
who will give him the fruits in their seasons.” 
Jesus said to them, 
“Have you never read in the Scriptures: 
‘The very stone which the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone; 
this was the Lord’s doing,
and it is marvellous in our eyes’? 
Therefore I tell you, 
the kingdom of God will be taken away from you 
and given to a nation producing the fruits of it.” 

The Gospel of the Lord.

Communion Antiphon
The Lord is good to those who hope in him, to the soul that seeks him.

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Entrance Antiphon.
All the richest of the people long to see your face: behind her, her maiden companions are escorted to the King: her attendants are escorted to you amid gladness and joy.

First Reading: Job 42:1-3.5-6.12-17

A reading from the Book of Job.

Then Job answered the Lord:
“I know that you can do all things 
and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted. 
‘Who is this that hides counsel without knowledge?’ 
Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand, 
things too wonderful for me, which I did not know. 
I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear, 
but now my eye sees you; 
therefore I despise myself, 
and repent in dust and ashes.” 

And the Lord blessed the latter days of Job 
more than his beginning; 
and he had fourteen thousand sheep, 
six thousand camels, 
a thousand yoke of oxen, 
and a thousand she-asses. 
He had also seven sons and three daughters. 
And he called the name of the first Jemimah, 
and the name of the second Keziah; 
and the name of the third Keren-happuch. 

And in all the land 
there were no women so fair as Job’s daughters, 
and their father gave them inheritance among their brothers. 
And after this Job lived a hundred and forty years, 
and saw his sons, and his sons’ sons, 
four generations. 
And Job died, an old man, and full of days.

The Word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 119:66.71.75.91.125.130 (R. 135a)

R/. O Lord, let your face shine forth on your servant.

Teach me good judgment and knowledge,
for I trust in your commands.

It was good for me to be humbled,
that I might learn your statutes.

O Lord, I know that your decrees are right;
though I am humbled, you are just.

Your judgments endure to this day,
for all things are your servants.

I am your servant; give me understanding:
then I shall know your decrees.

The unfolding of your word gives light,
and understanding to the simple.

R/. O Lord, let your face shine forth on your servant.

Alleluia, Alleluia.
Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the kingdom.
Alleluia.

Gospel: Luke 10:17-24

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke.

At that time: 
The seventy returned with joy, saying, 
“Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!” 
And he said to them, 
“I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. 
Behold, I have given you authority 
to tread upon serpents and scorpions, 
and over all the power of the enemy; 
and nothing shall hurt you. 
Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, 
that the spirits are subject to you; 
but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.” 

In that same hour, he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, 
“I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, 
that you have hidden these things 
from the wise and understanding 
and revealed them to infants; 
yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. 
All things have been delivered to me by my Father, 
and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, 
or who the Father is except the Son 
and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.” 

Then turning to the disciples he said privately, 
“Blessed are the eyes which see what you see! 
For I tell you that many prophets and kings 
desired to see what you see, and did not see it, 
and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.”

The Gospel of the Lord.

Communion Antiphon.
Praise the Lord our God, for in Mary his handmaid he has fulfilled his promise of mercy to the house of Israel.

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Entrance Antiphon:
Angels of the Lord, bless the Lord, praise and exalt him above all forever.

First Reading: Exodus 23:20-23

A reading from the Book of Exodus

Thus says the Lord:
“Behold, I send an angel before you, 
to guard you on the way and 
to bring you to the place which I have prepared. 
Give heed to him and listen to his voice, 
do not rebel against him, 
for he will not pardon your transgression; 
for my name is in him. 
But if you listen attentively to his voice 
and do all that I say, 
then I will be an enemy to your enemies 
and an adversary to your adversaries. 
My angel will go before you, 
and bring you in to the Amorites, and the Hittites, 
and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, 
the Hivites, and the Jebusites, 
and I blot them out.”

The word of the Lord.

Responsorial psalm: Psalm 91:1-2.3-4.5-6.10-11 (R. 11)

R./ For you has he commanded his angels, to keep you in all your ways.

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High,
and abides in the shade of the Almighty,
says to the Lord, “My refuge,
my stronghold, my God in whom I trust!”

He will free you from the snare of the fowler,
from the destructive plague;
he will conceal you with his pinions,
and under his wings you will find refuge.
His faithfulness is buckler and shield.

You will not fear the terror of the night,
nor the arrow that flies by day,
nor the plague that prowls in the darkness,
nor the scourge that lays waste at noon.

Upon you no evil shall fall, 
no plague approach your tent.
For you has he commanded his angels
to keep you in all your ways.

R./ For you has he commanded his angels, to keep you in all your ways.

Alleluia, Alleluia. Bless the Lord, all you his hosts, his ministers that do his will. Alleluia.

Gospel: Matthew 18:1-5.10

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew

At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, 
“Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” 
And calling to him a child, 
he put him in the midst of them, and said, 
“Truly, I say to you, 
unless you turn and become like children, 
you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 
Whoever humbles himself like this child, 
he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 
“Whoever receives one such child 
in my name receives me. 
See that you do not despise one of these little ones; 
for I tell you that in heaven their angels 
always behold the face of my Father who is in heaven.”

The Gospel of the Lord.

 Communion Antiphon: cf. Ps 138:1
In the presence of the Angels I will praise you, my God.

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Entrance Antiphon
The Lord led her and taught her and kept her as the apple of his eye. Like an eagle spreading its wings he took her up and bore her on his shoulders. The Lord alone was her guide.

First Reading: Job 19: 21-27

A reading from the Book of Job.

Job said: Have pity on me, have pity on me, O you my friends,
    for the hand of God has touched me!
Why do you, like God, pursue me?
    Why are you not satisfied with my flesh?

“Oh that my words were written!
    Oh that they were inscribed in a book!
Oh that with an iron pen and lead
    they were graven in the rock for ever!
For I know that my Redeemer lives,
    and at last he will stand upon the earth; 
and after my skin has been thus destroyed,
    then frommy flesh I shall see God, 
whom I shall see on my side, 
    and my eyes shall behold, and not another.
    My heart faints within me!

The Word of the Lord.

Responsorial psalm: Psalm 27: 7-8b.8c-9abc.13-14 (R. 13)

R/. I believe I shall see the Lord’s goodness in the land of the living.

O Lord, hear my voice when I call;
have mercy and answer me.
Of you my heart has spoken,
“Seek his face.”

It is your face, O Lord, that I Seek:
hide not your face from me.
Dismiss not your servant in anger;
you have been my help.

I believe I shall see the Lord’s goodness
in the land of the living.
Wait for the Lord; be strong;
be stouthearted, and wait for the Lord! 

R/. I believe I shall see the Lord’s goodness in the land of the living.

Alleluia, alleluia.
The kingdom of God is at hand; repent, and believe in the Gospel.
Alleluia.

Gospel: Luke 10:1-12

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke.

At that time: 
The Lord appointed seventy others 
and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, 
into every town and place where he himself was about to come. 
And he said to them, 
“The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few; 
pray therefore the Lord of the harvest 
to send out labourers into his harvest. 
Go your way; 
behold, I send you out as lambs in the midst of wolves. 

Carry no purse, no bag, no sandals; 
and salute no one on the road. 
Whatever house you enter, 
first say, ‘Peace be to this house!’ 
And if a child of peace is there, 
your peace shall rest upon him; 
but if not, it shall return to you. 

And remain in the same house, 
eating and drinking what they provide, 
for the labourer deserves his wages; 
do not go from house to house.

Whenever you enter a town and they receive you, 
eat what is set before you; 
heal the sick in it and say to them, 
‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’ 
But whenever you enter a town and they do not receive you, 
go into its streets and say, 
‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, 
we wipe off against you; 
nevertheless know this, 
that the kingdom of God has come near.’ 

I tell you, 
it shall be more tolerable on that day for Sodom 
than for that town.”

The Gospel of the Lord

Communion Antiphon
Thus says the Lord: unless you turn and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.

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Entrance Antiphon:
Blessed indeed is the man who ponders the law of the Lord day and night: he will yield his fruit in due season.

First Reading: Job 9:1-12.14-16

A reading from the Book of Job.

Job answered his friends: 
“Truly I know that it is so: 
But how can a man be just before God?
If one wished to contend with him, 
one could not answer him once in a thousand times.
He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength
—who has hardened himself against him and succeeded?—
he who removes mountains, and they know it not, 
when he overturns them in his anger;
who shakes the earth out of its place, 
and its pillars tremble;
who commands the sun, and it does not rise; 
who seals up the stars;
who alone stretched out the heavens, 
and trampled the waves of the sea;
who made the Bear and Orion, 
the Pleiades and the chambers of the south;
who does great things beyond understanding, 
and marvellous things without number.
Behold, he passes by me, and I see him not; 
he moves on, but I do not perceive him.
Behold, he snatches away; who can hinder him? 
Who will say to him, ‘What are you doing?’

How then can I answer him, 
choosing my words with him?
Though I am innocent, I cannot answer him; 
I must appeal for mercy to my accuser.
If I summoned him and he answered me, 
I would not believe that he was listening to my voice.”

The Word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 88:10bc-11.12-13.14-15 (R. 3a)

R/. Let my prayer come into your presence, O Lord.

I call to you, Lord, all day long;
to you, I stretch out my hands.
Will you work your wonders for the dead?
Will the shades rise up to praise you?

Will your mercy be told in the grave,
or your faithfulness in the place of perdition?
Will your wonders be known in the dark,
your justice in the land of oblivion?

But I, O Lord, cry out to you;
in the morning my prayer comes before you.
Why do you reject me, O Lord?
Why do you hide your face from me?

R/. Let my prayer come into your presence, O Lord.

Alleluia, Alleluia.
I count everything as refuse, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him.
Alleluia.

Gospel: Luke 9:57-62

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke.

At that time: 
As Jesus and his disciples were going along the road, 
a man said to him, 
“I will follow you wherever you go.” 

And Jesus said to him, 
“Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, 
but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head.” 

To another, he said, “Follow me.” 

But he said, “Lord, 
let me first go and bury my father.” 

But he said to him, 
“Leave the dead to bury their own dead; 
but as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.” 

Another said, “I will follow you, Lord; 
but let me first say farewell to those at my home.” 

Jesus said to him, 
“No one who puts his hand to the plough and looks back 
is fit for the kingdom of God.”

The Gospel of the Lord.

Communion Antiphon:
Lord God, your words were found and I consumed them; your word became the joy and the happiness of my heart.

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Entrance Antiphon
Bless the Lord, all you his angels, mighty in power, fulfilling his word, and heeding his voice.

First Reading: Daniel 7:9-10.13-14

A reading from the Book of the Prophet Daniel.

As I looked, thrones were placed
and one that was ancient of days took his seat;
his clothing was white as snow,
and the hair of his head like pure wool;
his throne was fiery flames,
its wheels were burning fire.
A stream of fire issued
and came forth from before him;
a thousand thousands served him,
and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him;
the court sat in judgment,
and the books were opened.
I saw in the night visions,
and behold, with the clouds of heaven
there came one like a son of man,
and he came to the Ancient of Days
and was presented before him.
And to him was given dominion
and glory and kingdom, 
that all peoples, nations, and languages 
should serve him; 
his dominion is an everlasting dominion,
which shall not pass away, 
and his kingdom one
that shall not be destroyed.

The Word of the Lord.
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 138:1-2a.2bcd-3.4-5 (R. see 1b)

R/. In the presence of the angels I praise you, O Lord.

I thank you, Lord, with all my heart;
you have heard the words of my mouth.
In the presence of the angels I praise you.
I bow down toward your holy temple.

I give thanks to your name
for your merciful love and your faithfulness.
You have exalted your name and your promise over all.
On the day I called, you answered me; 
you increased the strength of my soul.

All earth’s kings shall thank you, O Lord,
when they hear the words of your mouth.
They shall sing of the ways of the Lord,
“How great is the glory of the Lord!”

R/. In the presence of the angels I praise you, O Lord.

Alleluia, Alleluia
Bless the Lord, all you his hosts, his ministers that do his will.
Alleluia.

Gospel: John 1:47-51

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to John.

At that time: 
Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, 
and said of him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, 
in whom is no guile!” 
Nathanael said to him, 
“How do you know me?” 

Jesus answered him, 
“Before Philip called you 
when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.” 

Nathanael answered him, 
“Rabbi, you are the Son of God! 
You are the King of Israel!” 

Jesus answered him, 
“Because I said to you, I saw you under the fig tree, 
do you believe? 
You shall see greater things than these.” 
And he said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, 
you will see heaven opened, 
and the angels of God ascending and descending 
upon the Son of man.”

The Gospel of the Lord
Communion Antiphon
I will thank you, Lord, with all my heart; in the presence of the angels I will sing your praise.