Archive for March 2023

First Reading Isaiah 50:4-7 (JB) A reading from the prophet Isaiah I did not cover my face against insult and I know I will not be ashamed. The Lord has given me a disciple’s tongue. So that I may know how to reply to the wearied he provides me with speech. Each morning he wakes…

First Reading Ezekiel 37:12-14 (Year A) (JB) A reading from the prophet Ezekiel I shall put my spirit in you, and you will live. The Lord says this: I am going to open your graves; I mean to raise you from your graves, my people, and lead you back to the soil of Israel. And…

First Reading 1 Samuel 16:1, 6-7, 10-13 (Year A) (JB) A reading from the first book of Samuel In the presence of the Lord God, they anointed David king of Israel. The Lord said to Samuel, ‘Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have chosen…

First Reading Exodus 17:3-7 (Year A) (JB) A reading from the book of Exodus Give us water to drink. Tormented by thirst, the people complained against Moses. ‘Why did you bring us out of Egypt?’ they said. ‘Was it so that I should die of thirst, my children too, and my cattle?’ Moses appealed to…

First Reading Genesis 12:1-4 (JB) A reading from the book of Genesis The call of Abraham, the father of God’s people. The Lord said to Abram, ‘Leave your country, your family and your father’s house, for the land I will show you. I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make…