Readings at Mass Wednesday 28 July 2021

 Readings at Mass

Wednesday 28 July 2021

17th Week in Ordinary Time - Saint Alphonsa Muttathupadathu, Virgin 

Liturgical Colour: White.

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First reading

Exodus 34:29-35

When Moses came down from the mountain of Sinai – as he came down from the mountain, Moses had the two tablets of the Testimony in his hands – he did not know that the skin on his face was radiant after speaking with the Lord. And when Aaron and all the sons of Israel saw Moses, the skin on his face shone so much that they would not venture near him. But Moses called to them, and Aaron with all the leaders of the community came back to him; and he spoke to them. Then all the sons of Israel came closer, and he passed on to them all the orders that the Lord had given him on the mountain of Sinai. And when Moses had finished speaking to them, he put a veil over his face. Whenever he went into the Lord’s presence to speak with him, Moses would remove the veil until he came out again. And when he came out, he would tell the sons of Israel what he had been ordered to pass on to them, and the sons of Israel would see the face of Moses radiant. Then Moses would put the veil back over his face until he returned to speak with the Lord.

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Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 98(99):5-7,9

Response: You are holy, O Lord our God.

Exalt the Lord our God;

    bow down before Zion, his footstool.

    He the Lord is holy.

Among his priests were Aaron and Moses,

    among those who invoked his name was Samuel.

    They invoked the Lord and he answered.

To them he spoke in the pillar of cloud.

    They did his will; they kept the law,

    which he, the Lord, had given.

Exalt the Lord our God;

    bow down before his holy mountain

    for the Lord our God is holy.

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Gospel Acclamation

Ps 118:105

Alleluia, alleluia!

Your word is a lamp for my steps

and a light for my path.

Alleluia!

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Gospel

Matthew 13:44-46

Jesus said to the crowds: ‘The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field which someone has found; he hides it again, goes off happy, sells everything he owns and buys the field.

    ‘Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls; when he finds one of great value he goes and sells everything he owns and buys it.’

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Scripture readings from the Jerusalem Bible, Text of the Psalms from The Grail