March
4, 2016
Friday
of the Third Week of Lent
Saint
of the Day: Memorial of Saint Casimir, Prince (1458-1484)
Reading 1
2Thus
says the LORD: Return,
O Israel, to the LORD, your God; you
have collapsed through your guilt. 3Take
with you words, and
return to the LORD; Say
to him, “Forgive all iniquity, and
receive what is good, that we may render as
offerings the bullocks from our stalls.
4Assyria
will not save us, nor
shall we have horses to mount; We
shall say no more, ‘Our god,’ to
the work of our hands; for
in you the orphan finds compassion.”
5I
will heal their defection, says the LORD, I
will love them freely; for
my wrath is turned away from them. 6I
will be like the dew for Israel: he
shall blossom like the lily; He
shall strike root like the Lebanon cedar, 7And
put forth his shoots. His
splendor shall be like the olive tree and
his fragrance like the Lebanon cedar.
8Again they shall dwell in his shade and raise grain; They shall blossom like the vine, and his fame shall be like the wine of Lebanon.
9Ephraim!
What more has he to do with idols? I
have humbled him, but I will prosper him. “I
am like a verdant cypress tree”– Because
of me you bear fruit!
10Let
him who is wise understand these things; let
him who is prudent know them.
Responsorial Psalm
6cAn
unfamiliar speech I hear: 7“I
relieved his shoulder of the burden; his
hands were freed from the basket. 8aIn
distress you called, and I rescued you.”
R.
I am the Lord your God: hear My voice.
8b“Unseen,
I answered you in thunder; 8cI
tested you at the waters of Meribah.
9Hear,
my people, and I will admonish you; O
Israel, will you not hear me?”
R.
I am the Lord your God: hear My voice.
10“There
shall be no strange god among you nor
shall you worship any alien god.
11aI,
the LORD, am your God 11bwho
led you forth from the land of Egypt.”
R.
I am the Lord your God: hear My voice.
14“If
only my people would hear Me, 17and
Israel walk in my ways, I
would feed them with the best of wheat, and
with honey from the rock I would fill them.”
R.
I am the Lord your God: hear My voice.
Verse
Before The Gospel Matthew 4:17
Repent,
says the Lord;
the
Kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Gospel
28One
of the scribes came to Jesus and asked Him, “Which is the first of all the
commandments?”[2] 29Jesus replied,
“The first is this: Hear, O Israel! The
Lord our God is Lord alone! 30You shall love the Lord your God with all your
heart, with all your soul, with all your
mind, and with all your strength.
31The
second is this: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other
commandment greater than these.” 32The scribe said to him, “Well said, teacher.
You are right in saying, He is One and there is no other than He. 33And to love Him with all your heart, with all your understanding, with all your strength, and
to love your neighbor as yourself is worth more than all burnt offerings and
sacrifices.”
34And
when Jesus saw that He answered with understanding, He said to Him, “You are
not far from the Kingdom of God.” And no one dared to ask Him any more
questions.
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