English Readings: Friday, August 22, 2014 Memorial: Queenship of the Virgin Mary Liturgical Year A, Cycle II 20th week in Ordinary Time Ezekiel 37:1-14 or Isaiah 9:1-6 Psalms 51:12-13, 14-15, 18-19 or Psalms 113:1b-2,3-4,5-6,7-8 Matthew 22:34-40 or Luke 1:39-47 Rosary: The Sorrowful Mysteries The first Reading Ezekiel 37:1-14 The hand of the LORD came upon me, and led me out in the Spirit of the LORD and set me in the center of the plain, which was now filled with bones. He made me walk among the bones in every direction so that I saw how many they were on the surface of the plain. How dry they were! He asked me: Son of man, can these bones come to life? I answered, “Lord GOD, you alone know that.” Then he said to me: Prophesy over these bones, and say to them: Dry bones, hear the word of the LORD! Thus says the Lord GOD to these bones: See! I will bring spirit into you, that you may come to life. I will put sinews upon you, make flesh grow over you, cover you with skin, and put spirit in you so that you may come to life and know that I am the LORD. I prophesied as I had been told, and even as I was prophesying I heard a noise; it was a rattling as the bones came together, bone joining bone. I saw the sinews and the flesh come upon them, and the skin cover them, but there was no spirit in them. Then the LORD said to me: Prophesy to the spirit, prophesy, son of man, and say to the spirit: Thus says the Lord GOD: From the four winds come, O spirit, and breathe into these slain that they may come to life. I prophesied as he told me, and the spirit came into them; they came alive and stood upright, a vast army. Then he said to me: Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They have been saying, “Our bones are dried up, our hope is lost, and we are cut off.” Therefore, prophesy and say to them: Thus says the Lord GOD: O my people, I will open your graves and have you rise from them, and bring you back to the land of Israel. Then you shall know that I am the LORD, when I open your graves and have you rise from them, O my people! I will put my spirit in you that you may live, and I will settle you upon your land; thus you shall know that I am the LORD. I have promised, and I will do it, says the LORD. Alternative first Reading The first Reading Isaiah 9:2-7 The people who are now living in darkness will see a great light. They are now living in a very dark land. But a light will shine on them. Lord, you will make our nation larger. You will increase their joy. They will show you how glad they are. They will be as glad as people are at harvest time. They will be as glad as soldiers are when they share the things theyve taken after a battle. You set Israel free from Midian long ago. In the same way, you will break the heavy yoke that weighs Israel down. You will break the wooden beams that are on their shoulders. You will break the rods of those who strike them down. Every fighting mans boot that is used in battle will be burned up. So will every piece of clothes that is covered with blood. All of them will be thrown into the fire. A child will be born to us. A son will be given to us. He will rule over us. And he will be called Wonderful Adviser and Mighty God. He will also be called Father Who Lives Forever and Prince Who Brings Peace. The authority of his rule will continue to grow. The peace he brings will never end. He will rule on Davids throne and over his kingdom. He will make the kingdom strong and secure. His rule will be based on what is fair and right. It will lLlast forever. The Lords great love will make sure that happens. He rules over all. Responsorial Psalm Psalms 51:12-13, 14-15, 18-19 R. I will pour clean water on you and wash away all your sins. A clean heart create for me, O God, and a steadfast spirit renew within me. Cast me not out from your presence, and your Holy Spirit take not from me. R/ I will pour clean water on you and wash away all your sins. Give me back the joy of your salvation, and a willing spirit sustain in me. I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners shall return to you. R/ I will pour clean water on you and wash away all your sins For you are not pleased with sacrifices; should I offer a burnt offering, you would not accept it. My sacrifice, O God, is a contrite spirit; a heart contrite and humbled, O God, you will not spurn. R/ I will pour clean water on you and wash away all your sins Alternative Responsorial Psalm Psalms 113:1b-2,3-4,5-6,7-8 R/.May the name of the Lord be blest for everyone. Praise the name of the Lord. Let us praise the name of the Lord, both now and forever. R/.May the name of the Lord be blest for everyone. From the sunrise in the east to the sunset in the west, may the name of the Lord be praised. The Lord is honored over all of the nations. His glory reaches to the highest heavens. R/.May the name of the Lord be blest for everyone. Who is like the Lord our God? He sits on his throne in heaven. He bends down to look at the heavens and the earth. R/.May the name of the Lord be blest for everyone. He raises poor people up from the trash pile. He lifts needy people out of the ashes. He lets them sit with princes. He lets them sit with the princes of their own people. R/.May the name of the Lord be blest for everyone. The Gospel Matthew Mt 22:34-40 When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together, and one of them, a scholar of the law, tested him by asking, “Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?” He said to him, “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments.” Alternative Gospel Luke 1:26-37 In the sixth month after Elizabeth had become pregnant, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee. He was sent to a virgin. The girl was engaged to a man named Joseph. He came from the family line of David. The virgins name was Mary. The angel greeted her and said, The Lord has given you special favor. He is with you. Mary was very upset because of his words. She wondered what kind of greeting this could be. But the angel said to her, Do not be afraid, Mary. God is very pleased with you. You will become pregnant and give birth to a son. You must name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High God. The Lord God will make him a king like his father David of long ago. He will rule forever over his people, who came from Jacobs family. His kingdom will never end. How can this happen? Mary asked the angel. I am a virgin. The angel answered, The Holy Spirit will come to you. The power of the Most High God will cover you. So the holy one that is born will be called the Son of God. Your relative Elizabeth is old. And even she is going to have a child. People thought she could not have children. But she has been pregnant for six months now. Nothing is impossible with God. GOOD MORNING Ancy DSouza Paladka VASAI
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