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Reading I Is 6:1-2a, 3-8 In the year King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a high and lofty throne, with the train of his garment filling the temple. Seraphim were stationed above. They cried one to the other, “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts! All the earth is filled with […]

Readings for the Memorial of Saint Agatha, virgin and martyr Reading I 1 Kgs 3:4-13 Solomon went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, because that was the most renowned high place. Upon its altar Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings. In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream at night. God said, “Ask something

Reading I Sir 47:2-11 Like the choice fat of the sacred offerings,             so was David in Israel. He made sport of lions as though they were kids,             and of bears, like lambs of the flock. As a youth he slew the giant             and wiped out the people’s disgrace, When his hand let fly the slingstone

Reading I 1 Kgs 2:1-4, 10-12 When the time of David’s death drew near, he gave these instructions to his son Solomon: “I am going the way of all flesh. Take courage and be a man. Keep the mandate of the Lord, your God, following his ways and observing his statutes, commands, ordinances, and decrees

Reading I Mal 3:1-4             Thus says the Lord GOD: Lo, I am sending my messenger             to prepare the way before me; And suddenly there will come to the temple             the Lord whom you seek, And the messenger of the covenant whom you desire.             Yes, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts. But who will endure the

Reading I 2 Sm 18:9-10, 14b, 24-25a, 30–19:3 Absalom unexpectedly came up against David’s servants. He was mounted on a mule, and, as the mule passed under the branches of a large terebinth, his hair caught fast in the tree. He hung between heaven and earth while the mule he had been riding ran off.

Readings for the Memorial of Saint John Bosco, priest Reading I 2 Sm 15:13-14, 30; 16:5-13 An informant came to David with the report, “The children of Israel have transferred their loyalty to Absalom.” At this, David said to all his servants who were with him in Jerusalem: “Up!  Let us take flight, or none of

Reading I Jer 1:4-5, 17-19 The word of the LORD came to me, saying:             Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,                         before you were born I dedicated you,                         a prophet to the nations I appointed you.             But do you gird your loins;                         stand up and tell them                         all that I command you.

Reading I 2 Sm 12:1-7a, 10-17 The LORD sent Nathan to David, and when he came to him, Nathan said: “Judge this case for me! In a certain town there were two men, one rich, the other poor. The rich man had flocks and herds in great numbers. But the poor man had nothing at

Readings for the Memorial of Saint Thomas Aquinas, priest and doctor of the Church Reading I 2 Sm 11:1-4a, 5-10a, 13-17 At the turn of the year, when kings go out on campaign, David sent out Joab along with his officers and the army of Israel,  and they ravaged the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. David,