Friday of the Thirty-third week in Ordinary Time

Book of Revelation

I John heard a voice from heaven speak to me saying, "Go, take the scroll that lies open in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land."
So I went up to the angel and told him to give me the small scroll. He said to me, "Take and swallow it. It will turn your stomach sour, but in your mouth it will taste as sweet as honey."
I took the small scroll from the angel's hand and swallowed it. In my mouth it was like sweet honey, but when I had eaten it, my stomach turned sour.
Then someone said to me, "You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, tongues, and kings."

Psalms

In the way of your decrees I rejoice,
as much as in all riches.
Yes, your decrees are my delight;
they are my counselors.
The law of your mouth is to me more precious
than thousands of gold and silver pieces.
How sweet to my palate are your promises,
sweeter than honey to my mouth!
Your decrees are my inheritance forever;
the joy of my heart they are.
I gasp with open mouth,
in my yearning for your commands.

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke

Jesus entered the temple area and proceeded to drive out those who were selling things,
saying to them, "It is written, 'My house shall be a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of thieves.'"
And every day he was teaching in the temple area. The chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people, meanwhile, were seeking to put him to death,
but they could find no way to accomplish their purpose because all the people were hanging on his words.

St. Cecilia(Virgin and Martyr († 230) - Memorial)

SAINT CECILIA Virgin and Martyr( 230) St. Cecilia was a talented and esteemed Roman noble. On her wedding-day, she renewed her vows and consecrated her virginity to God. When she told her husband, Valerian, that an angel of God was with her, he asked for proof. Cecilia told him that he would see the angel if he was baptized. Valerian was moved by grace, and with docility to the Holy Spirit, was baptized by Pope Urban. When he returned, he saw an angel of the Lord with Cecilia. Valerian's brother Tibertius, and a soldier, Maximiam, were also baptized. Unfortunately, they were arrested during the persecution. Rather than apostatize, they declared that Jesus is God. They received the crown of martyrdom and encountered Jesus face to face. When Cecilia was arrested, she was thrown into a hot bath heated to extreme temperature. Miraculously, neither the flames nor the suffocation harmed her. Later, an executioner was dispatched: He struck Cecilia's neck three times, but to his amazement, she remained alive. She stayed awake, talking about God, Jesus Christ and Mother Mary. St. Cecilia's resting place is in Italy. When her remains were transferred centuries after her martyrdom, her body was found uncorrupted and emanating a sweet scent. She may be invoked as the defender and patroness of virgins, women and musicians.

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