Memorial of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Priest
FIRST
READING: Jeremiah
14: 17 - 22
17
"You shall say to them this word: `Let my eyes run down with
tears night and day, and let them not cease, for the virgin daughter
of my people is smitten with a great wound, with a very grievous
blow.
18
If I go out into the field, behold, those slain by the sword! And if
I enter the city, behold, the diseases of famine! For both prophet
and priest ply their trade through the land, and have no knowledge.'"
19
Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? Does thy soul loathe Zion? Why hast
thou smitten us so that there is no healing for us? We looked for
peace, but no good came; for a time of healing, but behold, terror.
20
We acknowledge our wickedness, O LORD, and the iniquity of our
fathers, for we have sinned against thee.
21
Do not spurn us, for thy name's sake; do not dishonor thy glorious
throne; remember and do not break thy covenant with us.
22
Are there any among the false gods of the nations that can bring
rain? Or can the heavens give showers? Art thou not he, O LORD our
God? We set our hope on thee, for thou doest all these things.
PSALM:
Psalms 79:
8 - 9, 11, 13
8
Do not remember against us the iniquities of our forefathers; let thy
compassion come speedily to meet us, for we are brought very low.
9
Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name; deliver
us, and forgive our sins, for thy name's sake!
11
Let the groans of the prisoners come before thee; according to thy
great power preserve those doomed to die!
13
Then we thy people, the flock of thy pasture, will give thanks to
thee for ever; from generation to generation we will recount thy
praise.
GOSPEL:
Matthew 13:
36 - 43
36
Then he left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples
came to him, saying, "Explain to us the parable of the weeds of
the field."
37
He answered, "He who sows the good seed is the Son of man;
38
the field is the world, and the good seed means the sons of the
kingdom; the weeds are the sons of the evil one,
39
and the enemy who sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the close
of the age, and the reapers are angels.
40
Just as the weeds are gathered and burned with fire, so will it be at
the close of the age.
41
The Son of man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his
kingdom all causes of sin and all evildoers,
42
and throw them into the furnace of fire; there men will weep and
gnash their teeth.
43
Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their
Father. He who has ears, let him hear.
