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26th Sunday in Ordinary Time of Sunday September 29, 2024

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(Daniel 3.31, 29, 30, 43, 42)
All that you have done to us, O Lord, you have done with true judgment, for we have sinned against you and not obeyed your commandments. But give glory to your name and deal with us according to the bounty of your mercy.
 

Texts of the day

Texts of the day

Sunday September 29, 2024 Other dates
First reading

Numbers 11.25-29

The Lord came down in the cloud, took some of the spirit that was on Moses and put it on the seventy elders. When the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied. But they did not do so again. Two men...

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Psalm

Psalm 19

The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the decrees of the Lord are sure, making wise the simple. R. The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring forever; the ordinances of the Lord are true and righteous...

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Second reading

James 5.1-6

Come now, you rich people, weep and wail for the miseries that are coming to you. Your riches have rotted, and your clothes are moth-eaten. Your gold and silver have rusted, and their rust will be evidence against you, and...

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Gospel

Mark 9.38-43, 45, 47-48

After Jesus had finished teaching the disciples, John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not stop him;...

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Being Rich

In today’s second reading, James writes with a disciplinary earnestness addressing “you rich people.” He describes punishment awaiting those who exploit others. Tragically, today the world continues to be flooded by exploitation and oppression. It is fitting that this reading...

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