Friday of the Tenth week in Ordinary Time

1st book of Kings

19,9.11-16.

At the mountain of God, Horeb, Elijah came to a cave, where he took shelter. But the word of the LORD came to him,
"Go outside and stand on the mountain before the LORD; the LORD will be passing by." A strong and heavy wind was rending the mountains and crushing rocks before the LORD--but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake--but the LORD was not in the earthquake.
After the earthquake there was fire--but the LORD was not in the fire. After the fire there was a tiny whispering sound.
When he heard this, Elijah hid his face in his cloak and went and stood at the entrance of the cave. A voice said to him, "Elijah, why are you here?"
He replied, "I have been most zealous for the LORD, the God of hosts. But the Israelites have forsaken your covenant, torn down your altars, and put your prophets to the sword. I alone am left, and they seek to take my life."
"Go, take the road back to the desert near Damascus," the LORD said to him. "When you arrive, you shall anoint Hazael as king of Aram.
Then you shall anoint Jehu, son of Nimshi, as king of Israel, and Elisha, son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah, as prophet to succeed you."

Psalms

27(26),7-8a.8b-9abc.13-14.

Hear, O LORD, the sound of my call;
Have pity on me, and answer me.
Of you my heart speaks; you my glance seeks.
Your presence, O LORD, I seek.
Hide not your face from me;
do not in anger repel your servant.
You are my helper: cast me not off.
I believe that I shall see the bounty of the LORD
in the land of the living.
Wait for the LORD with courage;
be stouthearted, and wait for the LORD.

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew

5,27-32.

Jesus said to his disciples: "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery.'
But I say to you, everyone who looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one of your members than to have your whole body thrown into Gehenna.
And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one of your members than to have your whole body go into Gehenna.
It was also said, 'Whoever divorces his wife must give her a bill of divorce.'
But I say to you, whoever divorces his wife (unless the marriage is unlawful) causes her to commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery."

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St. Elisha(Prophet (9th century BC))

St. Elisha, Prophet (9th century BC) Elisha, whose name in Hebrew means, "God is Salvation" was the son of Shaphat. He was called by the prophet Elijah while plowing his father's fields. The prophet Elijah conferred succession by casting his mantle upon Elisha. Before the prophet Elijah was taken up in a fiery chariot and into the whirlwind, Elisha asked to "inherit a double-portion" of his spirit. Elisha thus performed many miracles during his life. Elisha's first miracle was restoring the farmlands of the town of Jericho. He added salt to its spring and purified the waters. When the armies of Judah, Israel and Edom were allied against Mesa, the Moabite king, and were tormented by drought in the Idumæan desert, Elisha intervened. Elisha's prophecy was fulfilled the next morning when Israel and her allies received relief from drought and victory over the Moabites (2 Kgs 3:4-24). To relieve a widow importuned by a hard creditor, Elisha multiplied a little oil, which repaid her debts and provided for her family's needs (2 Kgs 4:1-7).To reward a rich lady of Shunam for her hospitality, Elisha raised her dead son to life (2 Kgs 4:18-37).To nourish the sons of the prophets pressed by famine, Elisha changed pottage made from poisonous gourds into wholesome food (2 Kgs 4:38-41). During the military incursions of Syria into Israel, Elisha cured Naaman's leprosy by sending him to bathe in the Jordan seven times. Reluctant at first, Naaman obeyed, washed seven times and was cured. Jesus referred to this when he said, "there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet: and none of them was cleansed but Naaman the Syrian" (Luke 4:27). Elisha's life and works are recorded in 1 and 2 Kings; and he is commemorated on this date in the 2004 Roman Martyrology.

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