FIRST READING: Ezra 9: 5 - 9
5
And at the evening sacrifice I rose up from my affliction, and having
rent my mantle and my garment, I fell upon my knees, and spread out
my hands to the Lord my God,
6
And said: My God I am confounded and ashamed to lift up my face to
thee: for our iniquities are multiplied over our heads, and our sins
are grown up even unto heaven,
7
From the days of our fathers: and we ourselves also have sinned
grievously unto this day, and for our iniquities we and our kings,
and our priests have been delivered into the hands of the kings of
the lands, and to the sword, and to captivity, and to spoil, and to
confusion of face, as it is at this day.
8
And now as a little, and for a moment has our prayer been made before
the Lord our God, to leave us a remnant, and give us a pin in his
holy place, and that our God would enlighten our eyes, and would give
us a little life in our bondage.
9
For we are bondmen, and in our bondage our God hath not forsaken us,
but hath extended mercy upon us before the king of the Persians, to
give us life, and to set up the house of our God, and rebuild the
desolations thereof, and to give us a fence in Juda and Jerusalem.
2
For thou scourgest, and thou savest: thou leadest down to hell, and
bringest up again: and there is none that can escape thy hand.
3
Give glory to the Lord, ye children of Israel, and praise him in the
sight of the Gentiles:
4
Because he hath therefore scattered you among the Gentiles, who know
not him, that you may declare his wonderful works, and make them know
that there is no other almighty God besides him.
7
As for me, I will praise him in the land of my captivity: because he
hath shewn his majesty toward a sinful nation.
8
Be converted therefore, ye sinners, and do justice before God,
believing that he will shew his mercy to you.
1
Then calling together the twelve apostles, he gave them power and
authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.
2
And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.
3
And he said to them: Take nothing for your journey; neither staff,
nor scrip, nor bread, nor money; neither have two coats.
4
And whatsoever house you shall enter into, abide there, and depart
not from thence.
5
And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city,
shake off even the dust of your feet, for a testimony against them.
6
And going out, they went about through the towns, preaching the
gospel, and healing everywhere.
