- The Lord watches over the stranger
and sustains the fatherless and the widow,
but he blocks the way of the wicked. - In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and barren, and darkness covered the abyss while the Spirit of God hovered over the waters.
- Welcome anyone whose faith is weak, but do not get into arguments about doubts.
- Over all these put on love, which is the bond of perfection.
- Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will be poured into your lap. The measure that you use for others will be used to measure you.
- Behold, we are now going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death. Then they will hand him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and scourged and crucified, and on the third day he will be raised to life.
- For he guards the paths of justice
and keeps watch over the way of his faithful ones. - Wait quietly for the Lord
and be patient until he comes.
Do not fret over the man who prospers
because of his evil schemes. - Above his head was inscribed the charge against him: “This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.”
- His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. Since you have been faithful in small matters, I will give you much greater responsibilities. Come and share your master’s joy.’
- If I give away everything to feed the poor
and hand over my body to be burned,
but do not have love,
I achieve nothing. - Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them. They will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years.
- A highway will be there
that will be called the Way of Holiness.
No one who is unclean may pass over it;
it will serve as a path for pilgrims
and no fool will be able to use it. - If the Lord does not build the house,
those who construct it labor in vain.
If the Lord does not guard the city,
those who keep watch over it do so in vain. - Is anyone among you sick? He should send for the presbyters of the Church so that they may pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. The prayer of faith will save the sick person, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed any sins, he will be forgiven.
- The tongue has the power over life and death;
those who cherish it will enjoy its fruits. - Yours, O Lord, are greatness,
power, glory, strength, and majesty,
for everything in heaven and on earth is yours.
Yours, O Lord, is the kingdom;
you are exalted as head over all. - He builds his upper chambers in the heavens
and establishes his vault of the sky over the earth—
the Lord is his name. - O Lord, do not withhold your mercy from me;
may your kindness and your truth keep me safe forever. - He is not here. He has been raised. Remember what he told you while he was still in Galilee: that the Son of Man must be handed over to sinners and be crucified and rise again on the third day.
- Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and blessed and broke them and gave them to the disciples to distribute among the people. They all ate and were satisfied. Then they gathered up what was left over—twelve baskets of fragments.
- Let everything that breathes
offer praise to the Lord.
Alleluia. - If your brother wrongs you, go and take up the matter with him when the two of you are alone. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.
- Like a city that has been breached and made defenseless
is the man devoid of self-control. - When you search for me, you will find me. When you seek me with all your heart.
Make your ways known to me, O Lord;
teach me your paths.God abides in anyone who acknowledges
that Jesus is the Son of God,
and that person abides in God.