Daily Readings for Sunday, 27 October 2013

Daily Readings for Sunday, 27 October 2013

Sirach 35:12 Give to the Most High as he has given to you,

generously, according to your means.

13 For he is a God who always repays

and will give back to you sevenfold.e

14 But offer no bribes; these he does not accept!

16 He shows no partiality to the weak

but hears the grievance of the oppressed.*

17 He does not forsake the cry of the orphan,h

nor the widow when she pours out her complaint.

18 Do not the tears that stream down her cheek(New American Bible)

Psalm 34:2 My soul shall boast in the LORD.

The humble shall hear of it, and be glad.

3 Oh magnify the LORD with me.

Let us exalt his name together.

17 The righteous cry, and the LORD hears,

and delivers them out of all their troubles.

18 The LORD is near to those who have a broken heart,

and saves those who have a crushed spirit.

19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous,

but the LORD delivers him out of them all.(Messianic WEB)

23 The LORD is the redeemer of the souls of his servants;

and none are condemned who take refuge in him.(New American Bible)

2 Timothy 4:6 For I am already being offered, and the time of my departure has come. 7 I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith. 8 From now on, there is stored up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give to me on that day; and not to me only, but also to all those who have loved his appearing.16 At my first defense, no one came to help me, but all left me. May it not be held against them. 17 But the Lord stood by me, and strengthened me, that through me the message might be fully proclaimed, and that all the Gentiles might hear; and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion. 18 And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me for his heavenly Kingdom; to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.(Messianic WEB)

Luke 18:9 He spoke also this parable to certain people who were convinced of their own righteousness, and who despised all others. 10  “Two men went up into the temple to pray; one was a Pharisee, and the other was a tax collector. 11  The Pharisee stood and prayed to himself like this: ‘God, I thank you, that I am not like the rest of men, extortionists, unrighteous, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. 12  I fast twice a week. I give tithes of all that I get.’ 13  But the tax collector, standing far away, wouldn’t even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’ 14  I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”(Messianic WEB)

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