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You will find the Scripture readings assigned by the Catholic Church for today. If we read and reflect on them in prayer, they will nourish our spirit.
Wednesday 26
August 2020
Lord, give me
a humble contrite heart
Let us pray.
Lord, holy Father, faithful to your promise
you sent your Spirit to bring together a people
divided by sin.
Through a life of integrity and love, give us the
grace to foster unity
and peace among all people
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
First reading
2 Thessalonians 3:6-10,16-18 ·
We worked night and day not to be a burden on you
In the name of the
Lord Jesus Christ, we urge you, brothers, to keep away from any of the brothers
who refuses to work or to live according to the tradition we passed on to you.
You know how you are supposed to
imitate us: now we were not idle when we were with you, nor did we ever have
our meals at anyone’s table without paying for them; no, we worked night and
day, slaving and straining, so as not to be a burden on any of you. This was
not because we had no right to be, but in order to make ourselves an example
for you to follow.
We gave you a rule when we were with
you: do not let anyone have any food if he refuses to do any work. May the Lord
of peace himself give you peace all the time and in every way. The Lord be with
you all.
From me, PAUL, these greetings in my
own handwriting, which is the mark of genuineness in every letter; this is my
own writing. May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. THE WORD
OF THE LORD
Prayerful reflection
Be an example to those you lead. Never say ‘Go on, but
always ‘come on.’ Parents to children, Priests to parishioners, anyone in
authority. This is the example St. Paul has given us. Let us first be the kind
of person we wish others to become.
Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 127(128):1-2,4-5
O blessed are those who fear the Lord.
O blessed are those who fear the Lord
and walk in his ways!
By the labour of your hands you shall eat.
You will be happy and prosper.
O blessed are those who fear the Lord.
Indeed thus shall be blessed
the man who fears the Lord.
May the Lord bless you from Zion
all the days of your life!
O blessed are those who fear the Lord.
Gospel
Matthew 23:27-32
You are the
sons of those who murdered the prophets
Jesus said: ‘Alas for you, scribes and Pharisees,
you hypocrites! You who are like whitewashed tombs that look handsome on the
outside, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of corruption.
In the same way you appear to people from the outside like good honest men, but
inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
‘Alas for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You who build the sepulchres of the prophets and decorate the tombs of holy men, saying, “We would never have joined in shedding the blood of the prophets, had we lived in our fathers’ day.” So! Your own evidence tells against you! You are the sons of those who murdered the prophets! Very well then, finish off the work that your fathers began.’ THE GOSPEL OF THE LORD
Prayerful reflection
God our Saviour,
through the grace of Baptism, you have made us
children of light.
Hear our prayer
that we may always walk in that light
and work for the truth as your witnesses before
men.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the
Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
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