Catholic Missal of the day: Friday, July 26 2019

Friday of the Sixteenth week in Ordinary Time

Friday of the Sixteenth week in Ordinary Time

1. Reading

Book of Exodus

20,1-17.

]In those days, God delivered all these commandments :
]"I, the LORD, am your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that place of slavery.
]You shall not have other gods besides me.
]You shall not carve idols for yourselves in the shape of anything in the sky above or on the earth below or in the waters beneath the earth;
]you shall not bow down before them or worship them. For I, the LORD, your God, am a jealous God, inflicting punishment for their fathers' wickedness on the children of those who hate me, down to the third and fourth generation;
]but bestowing mercy down to the thousandth generation, on the children of those who love me and keep my commandments.
]"You shall not take the name of the LORD, your God, in vain. For the LORD will not leave unpunished him who takes his name in vain.
]"Remember to keep holy the sabbath day.
]Six days you may labor and do all your work,
]but the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD, your God. No work may be done then either by you, or your son or daughter, or your male or female slave, or your beast, or by the alien who lives with you.
]In six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them; but on the seventh day he rested. That is why the LORD has blessed the sabbath day and made it holy.
]"Honor your father and your mother, that you may have a long life in the land which the LORD, your God, is giving you.
]"You shall not kill.
]"You shall not commit adultery.
]"You shall not steal.
]"You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
]"You shall not covet your neighbor's house. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his male or female slave, nor his ox or ass, nor anything else that belongs to him."

Psalm

Psalms

19(18),8.9.10.11.

]The law of the LORD is perfect,
refreshing the soul;
The decree of the LORD is trustworthy,
giving wisdom to the simple.
]The precepts of the LORD are right,
rejoicing the heart;
The command of the LORD is clear,
enlightening the eye.  
]The fear of the LORD is pure,
enduring forever;
The ordinances of the LORD are true,
all of them just.
]They are more precious than gold,
Than a heap of purest gold;
Sweeter also than syrup
Or honey from the comb.

Gospel

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew

13,18-23.

]Jesus said to His disciples: "Hear then the parable of the sower.
]The seed sown on the path is the one who hears the word of the kingdom without understanding it, and the evil one comes and steals away what was sown in his heart.
]The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and receives it at once with joy.
]But he has no root and lasts only for a time. When some tribulation or persecution comes because of the word, he immediately falls away.
]The seed sown among thorns is the one who hears the word, but then worldly anxiety and the lure of riches choke the word and it bears no fruit.
]But the seed sown on rich soil is the one who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and yields a hundred or sixty or thirtyfold."

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Sts. Joachim & Anne(Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary)

SAINT JOACHIM and SAINT ANNE Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary Memorial These names are given to the mother and father of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God. There is no historical evidence of their names except a tradition dating back to the second century. The oldest story is from a document called the Gospel of James, which is apocryphal. The legend says that after years of childlessness, an angel appeared to tell Anne and Joachim that they would have a child. Anne promised to dedicate the child to God like Hannah (Anne) dedicated Samuel in 1 Kings. St. John Damascene wrote about them: "Joachim and Ann, how blessed a couple! All creation is indebted to you. For at your hands the Creator was offered a gift excelling all other gifts: a chaste mother, who alone was worthy of him." Whatever their names or the facts of their lives, Mary's parents nurtured and raised her. Their contribution led her to respond to God's request with faith: "Let it be done to me as you will." It was their example that she must have followed while raising Jesus. Their faith laid the foundation of courage and strength that helped her stand by the Cross. Anne (or Ann) is the patron saint of Christian mothers and women in labor.

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