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| "The Daughter of Jairus" -- by James Tissot |
FIRST
READING: Hosea 2:
16 - 18, 21 - 22
16
"And in that day, says the LORD, you will call me, `My husband,'
and no longer will you call me, `My Ba'al.'
17
For I will remove the names of the Ba'als from her mouth, and they
shall be mentioned by name no more.
18
And I will make for you a covenant on that day with the beasts of the
field, the birds of the air, and the creeping things of the ground;
and I will abolish the bow, the sword, and war from the land; and I
will make you lie down in safety.
21
"And in that day, says the LORD, I will answer the heavens and
they shall answer the earth;
22
and the earth shall answer the grain, the wine, and the oil, and they
shall answer Jezreel.
PSALM:
Psalms 145: 2 - 9
2
Every day I will bless thee, and praise thy name for ever and ever.
3
Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised, and his greatness is
unsearchable.
4
One generation shall laud thy works to another, and shall declare thy
mighty acts.
5
On the glorious splendor of thy majesty, and on thy wondrous works, I
will meditate.
6
Men shall proclaim the might of thy terrible acts, and I will declare
thy greatness.
7
They shall pour forth the fame of thy abundant goodness, and shall
sing aloud of thy righteousness.
8
The LORD is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in
steadfast love.
9
The LORD is good to all, and his compassion is over all that he has
made.
GOSPEL:
Matthew 9: 18 - 26
18
While he was thus speaking to them, behold, a ruler came in and knelt
before him, saying, "My daughter has just died; but come and lay
your hand on her, and she will live."
19
And Jesus rose and followed him, with his disciples.
20
And behold, a woman who had suffered from a hemorrhage for twelve
years came up behind him and touched the fringe of his garment;
21
for she said to herself, "If I only touch his garment, I shall
be made well."
22
Jesus turned, and seeing her he said, "Take heart, daughter;
your faith has made you well." And instantly the woman was made
well.
23
And when Jesus came to the ruler's house, and saw the flute players,
and the crowd making a tumult,
24
he said, "Depart; for the girl is not dead but sleeping."
And they laughed at him.
25
But when the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took her by
the hand, and the girl arose.
26
And the report of this went through all that district.
