Wednesday of the Twelfth week in Ordinary Time

Book of Genesis

The word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: "Fear not, Abram! I am your shield; I will make your reward very great."
But Abram said, "O Lord GOD, what good will your gifts be, if I keep on being childless and have as my heir the steward of my house, Eliezer?"
Abram continued, "See, you have given me no offspring, and so one of my servants will be my heir."
Then the word of the LORD came to him: "No, that one shall not be your heir; your own issue shall be your heir."
He took him outside and said: "Look up at the sky and count the stars, if you can. Just so," he added, "shall your descendants be."
Abram put his faith in the LORD, who credited it to him as an act of righteousness.
He then said to him, "I am the LORD who brought you from Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land as a possession."
"O Lord GOD," he asked, "How am I to know that I shall possess it?"
He answered him, "Bring me a three-year-old heifer, a three-year-old she-goat, a three-year-old ram, a turtle-dove, and a young pigeon."
He brought him all these, split them in two, and placed each half opposite the other; but the birds he did not cut up.
Birds of prey swooped down on the carcasses, but Abram stayed with them.
As the sun was about to set, a trance fell upon Abram, and a deep, terrifying darkness enveloped him.
When the sun had set and it was dark, there appeared a smoking brazier and a flaming torch, which passed between those pieces.
It was on that occasion that the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying: "To your descendants I give this land, from the Wadi of Egypt to the Great River (the Euphrates)."

Psalms

Give thanks to the LORD, invoke his name;
make known among the nations his deeds.
Sing to him, sing his praise,
proclaim all his wondrous deeds.
Glory in his holy name;
rejoice, O hearts that seek the LORD!
Look to the LORD in his strength;
seek to serve him constantly.
You descendants of Abraham, his servants,
sons of Jacob, his chosen ones!
He, the LORD, is our God;
throughout the earth his judgments prevail.
He remembers forever his covenant
which he made binding for a thousand generations.
Which he entered into with Abraham
and by his oath to Isaac.

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew

Jesus said to his disciples: "Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but underneath are ravenous wolves.
By their fruits you will know them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?
Just so, every good tree bears good fruit, and a rotten tree bears bad fruit.
A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a rotten tree bear good fruit.
Every tree that does not bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
So by their fruits you will know them."

St. William of Vercelli (of Monte-Vergine)(Abbot († 1142))

SAINT WILLIAM OF MONTE-VERGINEAbbot( 1142) St. William's parents were nobles from Vercelli, northern Italy. They passed away when he was an infant, and he was raised by his relatives and friends. Through their guardianship, he received spiritual formation and faith in Christ. William was earnest to lead a penitential life, so he left Piedmont at 15 years old and made an austere pilgrimage to St. James' in Galicia. Afterward, he retired to the kingdom of Naples and lived on a desert mountain. He practiced perpetual contemplation and penance. Finding himself discovered and his contemplation interrupted, William relocated to Monte-Vergine, between Nola and Benevento. However, his reputation preceded him, and he was obliged by two neighboring priests to permit fervent disciples to live with him and to emulate his ascetic practices. Thus began, in 1119, the foundation of the religious congregation called de Monte-Vergine. William passed away on June 25, 1142. He entered Jesus' kingdom, which is described as "wholly transcending the visible order of things" (CCC, 37). He reigns with God and the Church Triumphant forever.

St. Prosper of Aquitaine(Layperson (5th century))

SAINT PROSPER of AQUITAINE (5th century) St. Prosper was born in Aquitaine in the year 403. He appears to have been a layman of great virtue, talent and learning. He wrote several works that refuted the errors of heresy. St. Leo the Great, upon his consecration to the papacy in 440, invited St. Prosper to Rome. St. Prosper was apponted papal secretary and employed in important affairs. He contained the Pelagian heresy in the capitol. The date of St. Prosper's death is uncertain, but he was still active in 463. His intercession may be counted upon for related causes. His spiritual friends would likely say about him, "To begin is for everyone. To persevere is for saints" (St. Josemaría Escrivá).

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