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| "Jesus Unrolls the Book in the Synagogue" -- by James Tissot |
Labor
Day (United States)
FIRST
READING: 1
Thessalonians 4: 13 - 18
13
And we will not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning them that are
asleep, that you be not sorrowful, even as others who have no hope.
14
For if we believe that Jesus died, and rose again; even so them who
have slept through Jesus, will God bring with him.
15
For this we say unto you in the word of the Lord, that we who are
alive, who remain unto the coming of the Lord, shall not prevent them
who have slept.
16
For the Lord himself shall come down from heaven with commandment,
and with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God: and
the dead who are in Christ, shall rise first.
17
Then we who are alive, who are left, shall be taken up together with
them in the clouds to meet Christ, into the air, and so shall we be
always with the Lord.
18
Wherefore, comfort ye one another with these words.
PSALM:
Psalms 96:
1, 3 - 5, 11 - 13
1
Sing ye to the Lord a new canticle: sing to the Lord, all the earth.
3
Declare his glory among the Gentiles: his wonders among all people.
4
For the Lord is great, and exceedingly to be praised: he is to be
feared above all gods.
5
For all the gods of the Gentiles are devils: but the Lord made the
heavens.
11
Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad, let the sea be
moved, and the fulness thereof:
12
The fields and all things that are in them shall be joyful. Then
shall all the trees of the woods rejoice
13
Before the face of the Lord, because he cometh: because he cometh to
judge the earth. He shall judge the world with justice, and the
people with his truth.
GOSPEL:
Luke
4: 16 - 30
16
And he came to Nazareth, where he was brought up: and he went into
the synagogue, according to his custom, on the sabbath day; and he
rose up to read.
17
And the book of Isaias the prophet was delivered unto him. And as he
unfolded the book, he found the place where it was written:
18
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me. Wherefore he hath anointed me to
preach the gospel to the poor, he hath sent me to heal the contrite
of heart,
19
To preach deliverance to the captives, and sight to the blind, to set
at liberty them that are bruised, to preach the acceptable year of
the Lord, and the day of reward.
20
And when he had folded the book, he restored it to the minister, and
sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him.
21
And he began to say to them: This day is fulfilled this scripture in
your ears.
22
And all gave testimony to him: and they wondered at the words of
grace that proceeded from his mouth, and they said: Is not this the
son of Joseph?
23
And he said to them: Doubtless you will say to me this similitude:
Physician, heal thyself: as great things as we have heard done in
Capharnaum, do also here in thy own country.
24
And he said: Amen I say to you, that no prophet is accepted in his
own country.
25
In truth I say to you, there were many widows in the days of Elias in
Israel, when heaven was shut up three years and six months, when
there was a great famine throughout all the earth.
26
And to none of them was Elias sent, but to Sarepta of Sidon, to a
widow woman.
27
And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Eliseus the
prophet: and none of them was cleansed but Naaman the Syrian.
28
And all they in the synagogue, hearing these things, were filled with
anger.
29
And they rose up and thrust him out of the city; and they brought him
to the brow of the hill, whereon their city was built, that they
might cast him down headlong.
30
But he passing through the midst of them, went his way.
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| "The Brow of the Hill Near Nazareth" -- by James Tissot |
