FIRST READING: Exodus 17: 8 - 13
8
And Amalec came, and fought against Israel in Raphidim.
9
And Moses said to Josue: Choose out men: and go out and fight against
Amalec: tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill having the rod
of God in my hand.
10
Josue did as Moses had spoken, and he fought against Amalec; but
Moses, and Aaron, and Hur went up upon the top of the hill.
11
And when Moses lifted up his hands, Israel overcame: but if he let
them down a little, Amalec overcame.
12
And Moses' hands were heavy: so they took a stone, and put under him,
and he sat on it: and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands on both
sides. And it came to pass that his hands were not weary until
sunset.
13
And Josue put Amalec and his people to flight, by the edge of the
sword.
1
I have lifted up my eyes to the mountains, from whence help shall
come to me.
2
My help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
3
May he not suffer thy foot to be moved: neither let him slumber that
keepeth thee.
4
Behold he shall neither slumber nor sleep, that keepeth Israel.
5
The Lord is thy keeper, the Lord is thy protection upon thy right
hand.
6
The sun shall not burn thee by day: nor the moon by night.
7
The Lord keepeth thee from all evil: may the Lord keep thy soul.
8
May the Lord keep thy going in and thy going out; from henceforth now
and for ever.
14
But continue thou in those things which thou hast learned, and which
have been committed to thee: knowing of whom thou hast learned them;
15
And because from thy infancy thou hast known the holy scriptures,
which can instruct thee to salvation, by the faith which is in Christ
Jesus.
16
All scripture, inspired of God, is profitable to teach, to reprove,
to correct, to instruct in justice,
17
That the man of God may be perfect, furnished to every good work.
1
And he spoke also a parable to them, that we ought always to pray,
and not to faint,
2
Saying: There was a judge in a certain city, who feared not God, nor
regarded man.
3
And there was a certain widow in that city, and she came to him,
saying: Avenge me of my adversary.
4
And he would not for a long time. But afterwards he said within
himself: Although I fear not God, nor regard man,
5
Yet because this widow is troublesome to me, I will avenge her, lest
continually coming she weary me.
6
And the Lord said: Hear what the unjust judge saith.
7
And will not God revenge his elect who cry to him day and night: and
will he have patience in their regard?
8
I say to you, that he will quickly revenge them. But yet the Son of
man, when he cometh, shall he find, think you, faith on earth?
