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Wednesday, July 16, 2014
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Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Optional Memorial)
First Option
Second Option
First Reading
Isaiah 10:5-7, 13-16
5Ah, Assyria, the rod of my anger, the staff of my fury!
6Against a godless nation I send him, and against the people of my wrath I command him, to take spoil and seize plunder, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.
7But he does not so intend, and his mind does not so think; but it is in his mind to destroy, and to cut off nations not a few;
13For he says: “By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom, for I have understanding; I have removed the boundaries of peoples, and have plundered their treasures; like a bull I have brought down those who sat on thrones.
14My hand has found like a nest the wealth of the peoples; and as men gather eggs that have been forsaken so I have gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved a wing, or opened the mouth, or chirped.”
15Shall the axe vaunt itself over him who hews with it, or the saw magnify itself against him who wields it? As if a rod should wield him who lifts it, or as if a staff should lift him who is not wood!
16Therefore the Lord, the LORD of hosts, will send wasting sickness among his stout warriors, and under his glory a burning will be kindled, like the burning of fire.
Responsorial Psalm
Psalms 94:5-10, 14-15
5They crush thy people, O LORD, and afflict thy heritage.
6They slay the widow and the sojourner, and murder the fatherless;
7and they say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob does not perceive.”
8Understand, O dullest of the people! Fools, when will you be wise?
9He who planted the ear, does he not hear? He who formed the eye, does he not see?
10He who chastens the nations, does he not chastise? He who teaches men knowledge,
14For the LORD will not forsake his people; he will not abandon his heritage;
15for justice will return to the righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
Gospel
Matthew 11:25-27
25At that time Jesus declared, “I thank thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to babes;
26yea, Father, for such was thy gracious will.
27All things have been delivered to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and any one to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.
First Reading
Zechariah 2:14-17
10Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion; for lo, I come and I will dwell in the midst of you, says the LORD.
11And many nations shall join themselves to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people; and I will dwell in the midst of you, and you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me to you.
12And the LORD will inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land, and will again choose Jerusalem.”
13Be silent, all flesh, before the LORD; for he has roused himself from his holy dwelling.
Responsorial Psalm
Luke 1:46-55
46And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord,
47and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
48for he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden. For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed;
49for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name.
50And his mercy is on those who fear him from generation to generation.
51He has shown strength with his arm, he has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts,
52he has put down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted those of low degree;
53he has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent empty away.
54He has helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy,
55as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his posterity for ever.”
Gospel
Matthew 12:46-50
46While he was still speaking to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood outside, asking to speak to him.
48But he replied to the man who told him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brethren?”
49And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brethren!
50For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother, and sister, and mother.”