The point is this: the one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each of you must give as you have made up your mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 2 Corinthians 9:6-10, NRSV Paul appealed to the gentile…
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On that day, says the Lord, you will call me, ‘My husband’, and no longer will you call me, ‘My Baal’. For I will remove the names of the Baals from her mouth, and they shall be mentioned by name no more. Hosea 2:16,17,21-22, NRSV Like many of the prophets, Hosea did not have an easy…
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Like the bow in a cloud on a rainy day, such was the appearance of the splendour all round. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. When I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard the voice of someone speaking. From Ezekiel 1:2-5,24-28, NRSV In today’s reading,…
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That night was made known beforehand to our ancestors,so that they might rejoice in sure knowledge of the oaths in which they trusted.The deliverance of the righteous and the destruction of their enemieswere expected by your people.For by the same means by which you punished our enemiesyou called us to yourself and glorified us. From…
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As I watched in the night visions,I saw one like a human being coming with the clouds of heaven.And he came to the Ancient One and was presented before him.To him was given dominion and glory and kingship,that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him. From Daniel 7:9-10,13-14, NRSV Today’s First Reading in the Catholic…
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Ah! City of bloodshed, utterly deceitful, full of booty— no end to the plunder!…I will throw filth at you and treat you with contempt, and make you a spectacle.Then all who see you will shrink from you and say,‘Nineveh is devastated; who will bemoan her?’ Where shall I seek comforters for you? From Nahum 2: 1,…
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But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. From Jeremiah 31:31-34, NRSV In today’s reading, we hear…
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Thus says the Lord:The people who survived the sword found grace in the wilderness;when Israel sought for rest, the Lord appeared to him from far away.I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you. From Jeremiah 31: 1-7 (NRSV) Although we often hear of Jeremiah’s reputation as a prophet of doom,…
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Thus says the Lord:I am going to restore the fortunes of the tents of Jacob, and have compassion on his dwellings;the city shall be rebuilt upon its mound, and the citadel set on its rightful site.Out of them shall come thanksgiving, and the sound of merrymakers. From Jeremiah 30:1-2,12-15,18-22, NRSV Today’s reading comes from a part of…
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And the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah, ‘Listen, Hananiah, the Lord has not sent you, and you made this people trust in a lie. Therefore thus says the Lord: I am going to send you off the face of the earth. Within this year you will be dead, because you have spoken rebellion against the Lord.’ In that…
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