Daily Mass Reading for Wednesday, September 13th, 2017
First Reading, Colossians 3:1-11
1 since
you have been raised up to be with Christ, you must look for the things that
are above, where Christ is, sitting at God's right hand.
2 Let
your thoughts be on things above, not on the things that are on the earth,
3 because
you have died, and now the life you have is hidden with Christ in God.
4 But
when Christ is revealed -- and he is your life-you, too, will be
revealed with him in glory.
5 That
is why you must kill everything in you that is earthly: sexual vice, impurity,
uncontrolled passion, evil desires and especially greed, which is the same
thing as worshipping a false god;
6 it
is precisely these things which draw God's retribution upon those who resist.
7 And
these things made up your way of life when you were living among such
people,
8 but
now you also must give up all these things: human anger, hot temper, malice,
abusive language and dirty talk;
9 and
do not lie to each other. You have stripped off your old behavior with your old
self,
10 and
you have put on a new self which will progress towards true knowledge the more
it is renewed in the image of its Creator;
11 and
in that image there is no room for distinction between Greek and Jew, between
the circumcised and uncircumcised, or between barbarian and Scythian, slave and
free. There is only Christ: he is everything and he is in everything.
Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 145:2-3, 10-11, 12-13
2 Day
after day I shall bless you, I shall praise your name forever and ever.
3 Great
is Yahweh and worthy of all praise, his greatness beyond all reckoning.
10 All
your creatures shall thank you, Yahweh, and your faithful shall bless you.
11 They
shall speak of the glory of your kingship and tell of your might,
12 making
known your mighty deeds to the children of Adam, the glory and
majesty of your kingship.
13 Your
kingship is a kingship forever; your reign lasts from age to age. Yahweh is
trustworthy in all his words, and upright in all his deeds.
Gospel, Luke 6:20-26
20 Then
fixing his eyes on his disciples he said: How blessed are you who are poor: the
kingdom of God is yours.
21 Blessed
are you who are hungry now: you shall have your fill. Blessed are you who are
weeping now: you shall laugh.
22 'Blessed
are you when people hate you, drive you out, abuse you, denounce your name as
criminal, on account of the Son of man.
23 Rejoice
when that day comes and dance for joy, look!-your reward will be great in
heaven. This was the way their ancestors treated the prophets.
24 But
alas for you who are rich: you are having your consolation now.
25 Alas
for you who have plenty to eat now: you shall go hungry. Alas for you who are
laughing now: you shall mourn and weep.
26 'Alas
for you when everyone speaks well of you! This was the way their ancestors
treated the false prophets.
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