March
3, 2016
Thursday
of the Third Week of Lent
Feast
of the Church : 24 Hours for the Lord
Reading 1
23Thus
says the LORD: This
is what I commanded my people: Listen
to my voice;
then
I will be your God and you shall be my people. Walk
in all the ways that I command you, so
that you may prosper.
24But
they obeyed not, nor did they pay heed. They
walked in the hardness of their evil hearts and
turned their backs, not their faces, to me. 25From
the day that your fathers left the land of Egypt even to this day, I
have sent you untiringly all my servants the prophets.
26Yet
they have not obeyed me nor paid heed; they
have stiffened their necks and done worse than their fathers. 27When
you speak all these words to them, they
will not listen to you either; when
you call to them, they will not answer you.
28Say to them: This is the nation that does not listen to the voice of the LORD, its God, or take correction. Faithfulness has disappeared; the word itself is banished from their speech.
Responsorial Psalm
1Come,
let us sing joyfully to the LORD; let
us acclaim the Rock of our salvation.
2Let
us come into His presence with thanksgiving; let
us joyfully sing psalms to Him.
R.
If today you hear His voice, harden not your hearts.
6Come,
let us bow down in worship; let
us kneel before the LORD who made us.
7For He is our God, and
we are the people He shepherds, the flock He guides.
R.
If today you hear His voice, harden not your hearts.
8Oh,
that today you would hear His voice: “Harden
not your hearts as at Meribah,
as
in the day of Massah in the desert, 9Where
your fathers tempted Me; they
tested Me though they had seen my works.”
R.
If today you hear His voice, harden not your hearts.
Verse
Before The Gospel Joel 2;12-13
Even
now, says the LORD, return
to Me with your whole heart,
for
I am gracious and merciful.
Gospel
14Jesus
was driving out a demon that was mute, and when the demon had gone out, the
mute man spoke and the crowds were amazed. 15Some of them said, “By the power
of Beelzebul, the prince of demons, He drives out demons.” 16Others, to test
Him, asked Him for a sign from heaven.
17But
He knew their thoughts and said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself
will be laid waste and house will fall against house. 18And if Satan is divided
against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that it is by
Beelzebul that I drive out demons. 19If I, then, drive out demons by Beelzebul,
by whom do your own people drive them out? Therefore they will be your judges.[1]
20But if it is by the finger of God that I drive out demons, then the Kingdom
of God has come upon you.
21When
a strong man fully armed guards his palace, his possessions are safe. 22But
when one stronger than he attacks and overcomes him, he takes away the armor on
which he relied and distributes the spoils.[2]
23Whoever
is not with Me is against Me, and whoever does not gather with Me scatters.”
Notes on Readings:
[1] Luke 11:19 - Your own people: the Greek reads "your sons." Other Jewish exorcists (see Acts 19;13-20), who recognize that the power of God is active in the exorcism, would themselves convict the accusers of Jesus. See also the footnote on Matthew 12:27.
[1] Luke 11:19 - Your own people: the Greek reads "your sons." Other Jewish exorcists (see Acts 19;13-20), who recognize that the power of God is active in the exorcism, would themselves convict the accusers of Jesus. See also the footnote on Matthew 12:27.
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And the saddest part of it, is that, it affected the POOREST of the POOR to even extremely be more poorer, in exchange of the affluent to be more richer.
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