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Reading 1Brothers and sisters:Sin must not reign over your mortal bodiesso that you obey their desires.And do not present the parts of your bodies to sinas weapons for wickedness,but present yourselves to God as raised from the dead to lifeand the parts of your bodies to Godas weapons for righteousness. For sin is not to … Read more

Reading 1 Brothers and sisters:For freedom Christ set us free;so stand firm and do not submit again to the yoke of slavery. It is I, Paul, who am telling youthat if you have yourselves circumcised,Christ will be of no benefit to you.Once again I declare to every man who has himself circumcisedthat he is bound … Read more

Saturday of the 26 OT1   Bar 4:5-12, 27-29; Lc 10:17-24.   Reading 1: Fear not, my people! Remember, Israel,You were sold to the nations not for your destruction;It was because you angered God that you were handed over to your foes.For you provoked your Maker with sacrifices to demons, to no-gods;You forsook the Eternal … Read more

Please press here to listen to the homily or download Saint Jerome, Priest and Doctor – September 30th Readings: Neh 8:1-4a, 5-6, 7b-12; Lk 10:1-12.   Reading 1 (Neh 8:1-4a, 5-6, 7b-12): During the Babylonian captivity, the exiles prayed:“Justice is with the Lord, our God;and we today are flushed with shame,we men of Judah and … Read more

  Reading 1 Thus says the LORD of hosts:There shall yet come peoples,the inhabitants of many cities;and the inhabitants of one city shall approach those of another,and say, “Come! let us go to implore the favor of the LORD;and, “I too will go to seek the LORD.”Many peoples and strong nations shall cometo seek the … Read more

  Reading 1As I watched: Thrones were set upand the Ancient One took his throne.His clothing was bright as snow,and the hair on his head as white as wool;His throne was flames of fire,with wheels of burning fire.A surging stream of fireflowed out from where he sat;Thousands upon thousands were ministering to him,and myriads upon … Read more

Reading 1 In the second year of King Darius,on the twenty-first day of the seventh month,the word of the LORD came through the prophet Haggai:Tell this to the governor of Judah,Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel,and to the high priest Joshua, son of Jehozadak,and to the remnant of the people: Who is left among youthat saw this … Read more

  Reading 1 I am reminding you, brothers and sisters,of the Gospel I preached to you,which you indeed received and in which you also stand.Through it you are also being saved,if you hold fast to the word I preached to you,unless you believed in vain.For I handed on to you as of first importance what … Read more

Reading 1 Beloved:Teach and urge these things.Whoever teaches something differentand does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christand the religious teachingis conceited, understanding nothing,and has a morbid disposition for arguments and verbal disputes.From these come envy, rivalry, insults, evil suspicions,and mutual friction among people with corrupted minds,who are deprived of the … Read more