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| "The Man with the Withered Hand" -- by James Tissot |
FIRST READING: 1 Samuel 17: 32 - 33, 37, 40 - 51
32
And when he was brought to him, he said to him: Let not any man's
heart be dismayed in him: I thy servant will go, and will fight
against the Philistine.
33
And Saul said to David: Thou art not able to withstand this
Philistine, nor to fight against him: for thou art but a boy, but he
is a warrior from his youth.
37
And David said: The Lord who delivered me out of the paw of the lion,
and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of
this Philistine. And Saul said to David: Go, and the Lord be with
thee.
40
And he took his staff, which he had always in his hands: and chose
him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them into the
shepherd's scrip, which he had with him, and he took a sling in his
hand, and went forth against the Philistine.
41
And the Philistine came on, and drew nigh against David, and his
armourbearer before him.
42
And when the Philistine looked, and beheld David, he despised him.
For he was a young man, ruddy, and of a comely countenance.
43
And the Philistine said to David: Am I a dog, that thou comest to me
with a staff? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
44
And he said to David: Come to me, and I will give thy flesh to the
birds of the air, and to the beasts of the earth.
45
And David said to the Philistine: Thou comest to me with a sword, and
with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of
the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, which thou hast
defied.
46
This day, and the Lord will deliver thee into my hand, and I will
slay thee, and take away thy head from thee: and I will give the
carcasses of the army of the Philistines this day to the birds of the
air, and to the beasts of the earth: that all the earth may know that
there is a God in Israel.
47
And all this assembly shall know, that the Lord saveth not with sword
and spear: for it is his battle, and he will deliver you into our
hands.
48
And when the Philistine arose and was coming, and drew nigh to meet
David, David made haste, and ran to the fight to meet the Philistine.
49
And he put his hand into his scrip, and took a stone, and cast it
with the sling, and fetching it about struck the Philistine in the
forehead: and the stone was fixed in his forehead, and he fell on his
face upon the earth.
50
And David prevailed over the Philistine, with a sling and a stone,
and he struck, and slew the Philistine. And as David had no sword in
his hand,
51
He ran, and stood over the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew
it out of the sheath, and slew him, and cut off his head. And the
Philistines seeing that their champion was dead, fled away.
1
Blessed be the Lord my God, who teacheth my hands to fight, and my
fingers to war.
2
My mercy, and my refuge: my support, and my deliverer: My protector,
and I have hoped in him: who subdueth my people under me.
9
To thee, O God, I will sing a new canticle: on the psaltery and an
instrument of ten strings I will sing praises to thee.
10
Who givest salvation to kings: who hast redeemed thy servant David
from the malicious sword.
1
And he entered again into the synagogue, and there was a man there
who had a withered hand.
2
And they watched him whether he would heal on the sabbath days; that
they might accuse him.
3
And he said to the man who had the withered hand: Stand up in the
midst.
4
And he saith to them: Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or
to do evil? to save life, or to destroy? But they held their peace.
5
And looking round about on them with anger, being grieved for the
blindness of their hearts, he saith to the man: Stretch forth thy
hand. And he stretched it forth: and his hand was restored unto him.
6
And the Pharisees going out, immediately made a consultation with the
Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.
