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Here are some of the themes that we find in the Mass readings for the 20th Sunday of the Year.
1st Reading – Jeremiah 38:4-6,8-10
Jeremiah is cast into a cistern at the threat of his enemies.Ebed-melech, a court official, pleads for his release and releases him from the cistern.“Lord, come to my aid!”Afflicted and poor, the Lord draws us out from the pit of destruction.2nd Reading – Hebrews 12:1-4
Surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses, we persevere in running the race with our eyes fixed on Jesus.We continue in our struggle against sin as we recall how Christ endured the Cross.The Lord comes to set a fire blazing upon the earth that will cause division, even among families.Mass Readings – 20th Sunday of the Year (#120)
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