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| "The Woman with an Issue of Blood " -- by James Tissot |
FIRST
READING: Genesis
28: 10 - 22
10
But Jacob being departed from Bersabee, went on to Haran.
11
And when he was come to a certain place, and would rest in it after
sunset, he took of the stones that lay there, and putting under his
head, slept in the same place.
12
And he saw in his sleep a ladder standing upon the earth, and the top
thereof touching heaven: the angels also of God ascending and
descending by it;
13
And the Lord leaning upon the ladder, saying to him: I am the Lord
God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac; the land, wherein
thou sleepest, I will give to thee and to thy seed.
14
And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth: thou shalt spread
abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the
south: and IN THEE and thy seed all the tribes of the earth SHALL BE
BLESSED.
15
And I will be thy keeper whithersoever thou goest, and will bring
thee back into this land: neither will I leave thee, till I shall
have accomplished all that I have said.
16
And when Jacob awaked out of sleep, he said: Indeed the Lord is in
this place, and I knew it not.
17
And trembling he said: How terrible is this place! this is no other
but the house of God, and the gate of heaven.
18
And Jacob, arising in the morning, took the stone, which he had laid
under his head, and set it up for a title, pouring oil upon the top
of it.
19
And he called the name of the city Bethel, which before was called
Luza.
20
And he made a vow, saying: If God shall be with me, and shall keep me
in the way by which I walk, and shall give me bread to eat, and
raiment to put on,
21
And I shall return prosperously to my father's house: the Lord shall
be my God:
22
And this stone, which I have set up for a title, shall be called the
house of God: and of all things that thou shalt give to me, I will
offer tithes to thee.
PSALM:
Psalms 91:
1 - 4, 14 - 15
1
He that dwelleth in the aid of the most High, shall abide under the
protection of the God of Jacob.
2
He shall say to the Lord: Thou art my protector, and my refuge: my
God, in him will I trust.
3
For he hath delivered me from the snare of the hunters: and from the
sharp word.
4
He will overshadow thee with his shoulders: and under his wings thou
shalt trust.
14
Because he hoped in me I will deliver him: I will protect him because
he hath known my name.
15
He shall cry to me, and I will hear him: I am with him in
tribulation, I will deliver him, and I will glorify him.
GOSPEL:
Matthew 9:
18 - 26
18
As he was speaking these things unto them, behold a certain ruler
came up, and adored him, saying: Lord, my daughter is even now dead;
but come, lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.
19
And Jesus rising up followed him, with his disciples.
20
And behold a woman who was troubled with an issue of blood twelve
years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment.
21
For she said within herself: If I shall touch only his garment, I
shall be healed.
22
But Jesus turning and seeing her, said: Be of good heart, daughter,
thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from
that hour.
23
And when Jesus was come into the house of the ruler, and saw the
minstrels and the multitude making a rout,
24
He said: Give place, for the girl is not dead, but sleepeth. And they
laughed him to scorn.
25
And when the multitude was put forth, he went in, and took her by the
hand. And the maid arose.
26
And the fame hereof went abroad into all that country.
