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22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time of Sunday September 1, 2024

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(Cf. Psalm 85.3, 5)
Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I cry to you all the day long. O Lord, you are good and forgiving, full of mercy to all who call to you.
 

Texts of the day

Texts of the day

Sunday September 1, 2024 Other dates
First reading

Deuteronomy 4.1-2, 6-8

“Now, Israel, give heed to the statutes and ordinances that I am teaching you to observe, so that you may live to enter and occupy the land that the Lord, the God of your fathers, is giving you. You must...

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Psalm

Psalm 15

Whoever walks blamelessly, and does what is right, and speaks the truth from their heart; whoever does not slander with their tongue. R. Whoever does no evil to a friend, nor takes up a reproach against a neighbour; in whose...

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Second reading

James 1.17-18, 21-22, 27

Every generous act of giving, with every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. In fulfillment of his own purpose he gave us birth...

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Gospel

Mark 7.1-8, 14-15, 21-23

When the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus, they noticed that some of his disciples were eating with defiled hands, that is, without washing them. For the Pharisees, and all the Jews,...

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The Beauty of God's Love

In today’s Gospel, Jesus is encouraging us to listen and understand that the deepest desires of our hearts are reflected in our everyday actions, words and decisions. He is stirring our hearts and inviting us to reflect on the source...

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