First reading

Jeremiah 1.4-5, 17-19 of Sunday January 30, 2022

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The word of the Lord came to me saying, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a Prophet to the nations.

“Therefore, gird up your loins; stand up and tell the people everything that I command you. Do not break down before them, or I will break you before them. And I for my part have made you today a fortified city, an iron pillar, and a bronze wall, against the whole land — against the kings of Judah, its princes, its priests, and the people of the land.

“They will fight against you; but they shall not prevail against you, for I am with you, says the Lord, to deliver you.”

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