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First Reading Jeremiah 31:7-9 (JB) A reading from the prophet Jeremiah I shall lead them back in mercy – both the blind and the lame. The Lord says this: Shout with joy for Jacob! Hail the chief of nations! Proclaim! Praise! Shout! ‘The Lord has saved his people, the remnant of Israel!’ See, I will…

First Reading Isaiah 53:10-11 (JB) A reading from the prophet Isaiah If he offers his life in atonement, he shall see his heirs and have long life. The Lord has been pleased to crush his servant with suffering. If he offers his life in atonement, he shall see his heirs, he shall have a long…

First Reading Wisdom 7:7-11 (JB) A reading from the book of Wisdom In comparison to wisdom, I held riches as nothing. I prayed, and understanding was given me; I entreated, and the spirit of Wisdom came to me. I esteemed her more than sceptres and thrones; compared with her, I held riches as nothing. I…

First Reading Genesis 2:18-24 (JB) A reading from the book of Genesis They were two in one flesh. The Lord God said, ‘It is not good that the man should be alone. I will make him a helpmate.’ So from the soil the Lord God fashioned all the wild beasts and all the birds of…

First Reading Numbers 11:25-29 (JB) A reading from the book of Numbers Are you jealous on my account? Who decrees that all people may prophesy? The Lord came down in the Cloud. He spoke with Moses, but took some of the spirit that was on him and put it on the seventy elders. When the…

First Reading Wisdom 2:12, 17-20 (JB) A reading from the book of Wisdom Let us condemn him to a most shameful death. The godless say to themselves, ‘Let us lie in wait for the virtuous man, since he annoys us and opposes our way of life, reproaches us for our breaches of the law and…