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Isaiah 1: 10, 16-20

Hear the warning of Yahweh,

Matthew 7:7-12

7 Ask, and you will receive; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened.

8 For everyone who asks, receives; whoever seeks, finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

9 Would any of you give a stone to your son, when he asks for bread?

10 Or give him a snake, when he asks for a fish?

11 However bad you may be, you know how to give good things to your children. How much more, then, will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask him!

12 So, do to others whatever you would that others do to you: there, you have the law and the prophets.

St. Frances of Rome, religious 

 

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Daniel 9: 4b-10

 I prayed to Yahweh, my God, and made this confession:

Luke 11:29-32 

29 As the crowd increased, Jesus spoke the following words: “People of the present time are troubled people. They ask for a sign, but no sign will be given to them except the sign of Jonah.

30 As Jonah became a sign for the people of Nineveh, so will the Son of Man be a sign for this generation.

31 The Queen of the South will rise up on Judgment Day with the people of these times and accuse them, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and here, there is greater than Solomon.

32 The people of Nineveh will rise up on Judgment Day with the people of these times and accuse them, for Jo - nah’s preaching made them turn from their sins, and here, there is greater than Jonah.

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Genesis 12: 1-4a

 Yahweh said to Abram, “Leave your country,

Matthew 6:7-15

7 When you pray, do not use a lot of words, as the pagans do; for they believe that, the more they say, the more chance they have of being heard.

8 Do not be like them. Your Father knows what you need, even be - fore you ask him.

9 This, then, is how you should pray: Our Father in heaven, holy be your name,

10 your kingdom, come, your will, be done on earth, as in heaven

11 Give us today, our daily bread.

12 Forgive us our debts, as we forgive those who are in debt to us.

13 Do not bring us to the test, but deliver us from the evil one.

14 If you forgive others their wrongdoings, your Father in heaven will al - so forgive yours.

15 If you do not forgive others, then your Father will not forgive you.

Sts. Felicity & Perpetua, martyrs 

 

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Deuteronomy 26: 16-19

 On this day, Yahweh, your God,

Matthew 25:31-46 

31 When the Son of Man comes in his glory with all his angels, he will sit on the throne of his glory.

32 All the nations will be brought before him; and, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats,

33 so will he do with them, placing the sheep on his right hand and the goats on his left.

34 The king will say to those on his right, ‘Come, blessed of my Father! Take possession of the kingdom prepared for you from the beginning of the world.

35 For I was hungry, and you fed me. I was thirsty, and you gave me something to drink.

36 I was a stranger, and you welcomed me into your home. I was naked, and you clothed me. I was sick, and you visited me. I was in prison, and you came to see me.’

37 Then the righteous will ask him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry, and give you food; thirsty, and give you something to drink;

38 or a stranger, and welcome you; or naked, and clothe you?

39 When did we see you sick, or in prison, and go to see you?’

40 The king will answer, ‘Truly I say to you: just as you did it for one of the least of these brothers or sisters of mine, you did it to me.’

41 Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Go, cursed people, out of my sight, into the eternal fire, which has been prepared for the devil and his angels!

42 For I was hungry, and you did not give me anything to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me nothing to drink;

43 I was a stranger, and you did not welcome me into your house; I was naked, and you did not clothe me; I was sick, and in prison, and you did not visit me.’

44 They, too, will ask, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry, thirsty, naked or a stranger, sick or in prison, and did not help you?’

45 The king will answer them, ‘Truly I say to you: just as you did not do it for one of the least of these, you did not do it for me.’

46 And these will go into eternal punishment; but the just, to eternal life.”

Matthew 5:20-26 

20 I tell you, if your sense of right and wrong is not keener than that of the Lawyers and the Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.

21 You have heard, that it was said to our people in the past: Do not commit murder; anyone who murders will have to face trial.

22 But now, I tell you: whoever gets angry with a brother or sister will have to face trial. Whoever insults a brother or sister is liable, to be brought before the council. Whoever calls a brother or sister “Fool!” is liable, of being thrown into the fire of hell.

23 So, if you are about to offer your gift at the altar,and you remember that your brother has something against you,

24 leave your gift there, in front of the altar; go at once, and make peace with your brother, and then come back and offer your gift to God.

25 Don’t forget this: be reconciled with your opponent quickly when you are together on the way to court. Otherwise he will turn you over to the judge, who will hand you over to the police, who will put you in jail.

26 There, you will stay, until you have paid the last penny.

Matthew 4:1-11 

1 Then the Spirit led Jesus into the desert, that he might be put to the test by the devil.

2 After Jesus fasted forty days and nights he was famished.

3 Then the tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, order these stones to turn into bread.”

4 But Jesus answered, “Scripture says: One does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.”

5 Then the devil took Jesus to the Holy City, set him on the highest wall of the temple, and said to him,

6 “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for scripture says: God has given orders to his angels concerning you. Their hands will hold you up, lest you hurt your foot against a stone.”

7 Jesus answered, “But scripture also says: You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.”

8 Then the devil took Jesus to a very high mountain, and showed him all the nations of the world in all their greatness and splendor. And he said,

9 “All this I will give you, if you kneel down and worship me.”

10 Then Jesus answered, “Be off, Satan! Scripture says: Worship the Lord your God and serve him alone!”

11 Then the devil left him; and angels came to serve him.