Saturday
of the First Week of Advent
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| "Ordaining of the Twelve Apostles" -- by James Tissot |
FIRST
READING: Isaiah 30:19-21, 23-26
19
For the people of Sion shall dwell in Jerusalem: weeping thou shalt
not weep, he will surely have pity on thee: at the voice of thy cry,
as soon as he shall hear, he will answer thee.
20
And the Lord will give you spare bread, and short water: and will not
cause thy teacher to flee away from thee any more, and thy eyes shall
see thy teacher.
21
And thy ears shall hear the word of one admonishing thee behind thy
back: This is the way, walk ye in it: and go not aside neither to the
right hand, nor to the left.
23
And rain shall be given to thy seed, wheresoever thou shalt sow in
the land: and the bread of the corn of the land shall be most
plentiful, and fat. The lamb in that day shall feed at large in thy
possession:
24
And thy oxen, and the ass colts that till the ground, shall eat
mingled provender as it was winnowed in the floor.
25
And there shall be upon every high mountain, and upon every elevated
hill rivers of running waters in the day of the slaughter of many,
when the tower shall fall.
26
And the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the
light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days: in
the day when the Lord shall bind up the wound of his people, and
shall heal the stroke of their wound.
PSALM:
Psalms 147:1-6
1
Praise ye the Lord, because psalm is good: to our God be joyful and
comely praise.
2
The Lord buildeth up Jerusalem: he will gather together the dispersed
of Israel.
3
Who healeth the broken of heart, and bindeth up their bruises.
4
Who telleth the number of the stars: and calleth them all by their
names.
5
Great is our Lord, and great is his power: and of his wisdom there is
no number.
6
The Lord lifteth up the meek, and bringeth the wicked down even to
the ground.
GOSPEL:
Matthew
9:35--10:1, 5-8
35
And Jesus went about all the cities, and towns, teaching in their
synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing
every disease, and every infirmity.
36
And seeing the multitudes, he had compassion on them: because they
were distressed, and lying like sheep that have no shepherd.
37
Then he saith to his disciples, The harvest indeed is great, but the
labourers are few.
38
Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth
labourers into his harvest.
1
And having called his twelve disciples together, he gave them power
over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of
diseases, and all manner of infirmities.
5
These twelve Jesus sent: commanding them, saying: Go ye not into the
way of the Gentiles, and into the city of the Samaritans enter ye
not.
6
But go ye rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
7
And going, preach, saying: The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
8
Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out devils:
freely have you received, freely give.
