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Weekday of Tuesday September 19, 2023

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September 19, 2023

(Cf. Sirach 36:18)
Give peace, O Lord, to those who wait for you, that your prophets be found true. Hear the prayers of your servant, and of your people Israel.

Texts of the day

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Beloved, this saying is trustworthy: whoever aspires to the office of bishop desires a noble task. Therefore, a bishop must be irreproachable, married only once, temperate, self-controlled, decent, hospitable, able to teach, not a drunkard, not aggressive, but gentle, not...

Responsorial Psalm (Psalm 101:1b-2ab, 2cd-3ab, 5, 6)

Of mercy and judgment I will sing; to you, O LORD, I will sing praise. I will persevere in the way of integrity; when will you come to me? R. I will walk with blameless heart,...

Gospel (Luke 7:11-17)

Jesus journeyed to a city called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd accompanied him. As he drew near to the gate of the city, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his...

“When the Lord saw her, he was moved with pity for her and said to her, ‘Do not weep’ ” (Luke 7:13).

This story of Jesus and the widow of Nain gives me a special kind of hope. In so many of the miracle stories, someone asks Jesus for help. This time, Jesus sees the woman and immediately acts with great compassion....

mass

Weekday of Tuesday September 19, 2023

Texts of the day

Texts of the day

First reading

Reading (1 Timothy 3:1-13)

Psalm

Responsorial Psalm (Psalm 101:1b-2ab, 2cd-3ab, 5, 6)

Gospel

Gospel (Luke 7:11-17)

comment

“When the Lord saw her, he was moved with pity for her and said to her, ‘Do not weep’ ” (Luke 7:13).