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| "The Healing of Peter's Mother-in-law" -- by James Tissot |
FIRST
READING: Colossians
1: 1 - 8
1
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the will of God, and Timothy, a
brother,
2
To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ Jesus, who are at
Colossa.
3
Grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord
Jesus Christ. We give thanks to God, and the Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, praying always for you.
4
Hearing your faith in Christ Jesus, and the love which you have
towards all the saints.
5
For the hope that is laid up for you in heaven, which you have heard
in the word of the truth of the gospel,
6
Which is come unto you, as also it is in the whole world, and
bringeth forth fruit and groweth, even as it doth in you, since the
day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth.
7
As you learned of Epaphras, our most beloved fellow servant, who is
for you a faithful minister of Christ Jesus;
8
Who also hath manifested to us your love in the spirit.
PSALM:
Psalms 52:
10 - 11
10
But I, as a fruitful olive tree in the house of God, have hoped in
the mercy of God for ever, yea for ever and ever.
11
I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will
wait on thy name, for it is good in the sight of thy saints.
GOSPEL:
Luke 4:
38 - 44
38
And Jesus rising up out of the synagogue, went into Simon's house.
And Simon's wife's mother was taken with a great fever, and they
besought him for her.
39
And standing over her, he commanded the fever, and it left her. And
immediately rising, she ministered to them.
40
And when the sun was down, all they that had any sick with divers
diseases, brought them to him. But he laying his hands on every one
of them, healed them.
41
And devils went out from many, crying out and saying: Thou art the
Son of God. And rebuking them he suffered them not to speak, for they
knew that he was Christ.
42
And when it was day, going out he went into a desert place, and the
multitudes sought him, and came unto him: and they stayed him that he
should not depart from them.
43
To whom he said: To other cities also I must preach the kingdom of
God: for therefore am I sent.
44
And he was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.
