Saturday, 12th August,
2017
19th Sunday of Ordinary
Time – Year A
5:00 pm Novena to Our Lady
5:30 pm Sunset Mass in English
First Reading
First Kings 19:9, 11-13
9 There he went into a
cave and spent the night there. Then the word of Yahweh came to him saying,
'What are you doing here, Elijah?'
11 Then he was told, 'Go
out and stand on the mountain before Yahweh.' For at that moment Yahweh was
going by. A mighty hurricane split the mountains and shattered the rocks before
Yahweh. But Yahweh was not in the hurricane. And after the hurricane, an
earthquake. But Yahweh was not in the earthquake.
12 And after the
earthquake, fire. But Yahweh was not in the fire. And after the fire, a light
murmuring sound.
13 And when Elijah heard
this, he covered his face with his cloak and went out and stood at the entrance
of the cave. Then a voice came to him, which said, 'What are you doing here,
Elijah?'
“The
Word of the Lord”
PSALMS 85:9, 10, 11-12,
13-14
9 His saving help is near
for those who fear him, his glory will dwell in our land.
10 Faithful Love and
Loyalty join together, Saving Justice and Peace embrace.
11 Loyalty will spring up
from the earth, and Justice will lean down from heaven.
12 Yahweh will himself
give prosperity, and our soil will yield its harvest.
13 Justice will walk
before him, treading out a path.
Second Reading
Romans 9:1-5
1 This is the truth and I
am speaking in Christ, without pretence, as my conscience testifies for me in
the Holy Spirit;
2 there is great sorrow
and unremitting agony in my heart:
3 I could pray that I
myself might be accursed and cut off from Christ, if this could benefit the
brothers who are my own flesh and blood.
4 They are Israelites; it
was they who were adopted as children, the glory was theirs and the covenants;
to them were given the Law and the worship of God and the promises.
5 To them belong the
fathers and out of them, so far as physical descent is concerned, came Christ
who is above all, God, blessed for ever. Amen.
“The
Word of the Lord”
Gospel Reading
Matthew 14:22-33
22 And at once he made the
disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side while he sent the
crowds away.
23 After sending the crowds
away he went up into the hills by himself to pray. When evening came, he was
there alone,
24 while the boat, by now
some furlongs from land, was hard pressed by rough waves, for there was a
head-wind.
25 In the fourth watch of
the night he came towards them, walking on the sea,
26 and when the disciples
saw him walking on the sea they were terrified. 'It is a ghost,' they said, and
cried out in fear.
27 But at once Jesus
called out to them, saying, 'Courage! It's me! Don't be afraid.'
28 It was Peter who
answered. 'Lord,' he said, 'if it is you, tell me to come to you across the
water.'
29 Jesus said, 'Come.'
Then Peter got out of the boat and started walking towards Jesus across the
water,
30 but then noticing the
wind, he took fright and began to sink. 'Lord,' he cried, 'save me!'
31 Jesus put out his hand
at once and held him. 'You have so little faith,' he said, 'why did you doubt?'
32 And as they got into
the boat the wind dropped.
33 The men in the boat
bowed down before him and said, 'Truly, you are the Son of God.'
“The
Gospel of the Lord”
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