Daily Readings for Thursday, 28 May 2015

Daily Readings for Thursday, 28 May 2015

8th Week in Ordinary Time

Sirach 42: The Works of God in Nature

15 I will now call to mind the works of the Lord,

    and will declare what I have seen.

By the word of the Lord his works are made;

    and all his creatures do his will.[a]

16 The sun looks down on everything with its light,

    and the work of the Lord is full of his glory.

17 The Lord has not empowered even his holy ones

    to recount all his marvelous works,

which the Lord the Almighty has established

    so that the universe may stand firm in his glory.

18 He searches out the abyss and the human heart;

    he understands their innermost secrets.

For the Most High knows all that may be known;

    he sees from of old the things that are to come.[b]

19 He discloses what has been and what is to be,

    and he reveals the traces of hidden things.

20 No thought escapes him,

    and nothing is hidden from him.

21 He has set in order the splendors of his wisdom;

    he is from all eternity one and the same.

Nothing can be added or taken away,

    and he needs no one to be his counselor.

22 How desirable are all his works,

    and how sparkling they are to see![c]

23 All these things live and remain forever;

    each creature is preserved to meet a particular need.[d]

24 All things come in pairs, one opposite the other,

    and he has made nothing incomplete.

25 Each supplements the virtues of the other.

    Who could ever tire of seeing his glory?[Footnotes:

Sirach 42:15 Syr Compare Heb: most Gk witnesses lack and all . . . will

Sirach 42:18 Heb: Gk he sees the sign(s) of the age

Sirach 42:22 Meaning of Gk uncertain

Sirach 42:23 Heb: Gk forever for every need, and all are obedient]

Psalm 33:2 Give thanks to Adonai with the lyre,

sing praises to him with a ten-stringed harp.

3 Sing to him a new song,

make music at your best among shouts of joy.

4 For the word of Adonai is true,

and all his work is trustworthy.

5 He loves righteousness and justice;

the earth is full of the grace of Adonai.

6 By the word of Adonai the heavens were made,

and their whole host by a breath from his mouth.

7 He collects the sea waters together in a heap;

he puts the deeps in storehouses.

8 Let all the earth fear Adonai!

Let all living in the world stand in awe of him.

9 For he spoke, and there it was;

he commanded, and there it stood.

Mark 10:46 They came to Yericho; and as Yeshua was leaving Yericho with his talmidim and a great crowd, a blind beggar, Bar-Timai (son of Timai), was sitting by the side of the road. 47 When he heard that it was Yeshua from Natzeret, he started shouting, “Yeshua! Son of David! Have pity on me!” 48 Many people scolded him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the louder, “Son of David! Have pity on me!” 49 Yeshua stopped and said, “Call him over!” They called to the blind man, “Courage! Get up! He’s calling for you!” 50 Throwing down his blanket, he jumped up and came over to Yeshua. 51 “What do you want me to do for you?” asked Yeshua. The blind man said to him, “Rabbi, let me be able to see again.” 52 Yeshua said to him, “Go! Your trust has healed you.” Instantly he received his sight and followed him on the road.

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