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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…