First Reading – Jonah 3:1-10 The word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time: “Set out for the great city of Nineveh, and announce to it the message that I will tell you.” So Jonah made ready and went to Nineveh, according to the LORD’s bidding. Now Nineveh …
Christ our Lord has warned us to watch and pray to avoid temptation. With our whole heart let us pray to him: Turn to us, Lord, and have mercy. Jesus, our Christ, you promised to be with those who pray in your name, — help us always to pray with …
First Reading – Isaiah 55:10-11 Thus says the LORD: Just as from the heavens the rain and snow come down And do not return there till they have watered the earth, making it fertile and fruitful, Giving seed to the one who sows and bread to the one who eats, …
Our Lord Jesus Christ has saved us from our sins, as his people let us call out to him Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on us. Lord Christ we pray for your Holy Church, you gave yourself up to make it holy, cleansing it with water and the life …
First Reading – Leviticus 19:1-2, 11-18 The LORD said to Moses, “Speak to the whole assembly of the children of Israel and tell them: Be holy, for I, the LORD, your God, am holy. “You shall not steal. You shall not lie or speak falsely to one another. You shall not …
First Reading – Deuteronomy 26:4-10 Moses spoke to the people, saying: “The priest shall receive the basket from you and shall set it in front of the altar of the LORD, your God. Then you shall declare before the Lord, your God, ‘My father was a wandering Aramean who went …
All praise to God the Father who brought his chosen people to rebirth from imperishable seed through his eternal Word. Let us ask him as his children: Lord, be gracious to your people. God of mercy, hear the prayers we offer for all your people, — may they hunger for …
Let us give glory to Christ the Lord, who became our teacher and example and our brother. Let us pray to him, saying: Lord, fill your people with your life. Lord Jesus, you became like us in all things but sin; teach us how to share with others their joy …
First Reading – Isaiah 58:9B-14 Thus says the LORD: If you remove from your midst oppression, false accusation and malicious speech; If you bestow your bread on the hungry and satisfy the afflicted; Then light shall rise for you in the darkness, and the gloom shall become for you like …
First Reading – Isaiah 58:1-9A Thus says the Lord GOD: Cry out full-throated and unsparingly, lift up your voice like a trumpet blast; Tell my people their wickedness, and the house of Jacob their sins. They seek me day after day, and desire to know my ways, Like a nation …
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