First Reading:   Numbers 11:25-29 The LORD came down in the cloud and spoke to Moses.Taking some of the spirit that was on Moses,the LORD

First Reading:   Wisdom 2:12, 17-20 The wicked say:Let us beset the just one, because he is obnoxious to us;he sets himself against our doings,reproaches

First Reading:   Isaiah 50:5-9a The Lord GOD opens my ear that I may hear;and I have not rebelled,    have not turned back.I gave my

First Reading:   Isaiah 35:4-7a Thus says the LORD:Say to those whose hearts are frightened:Be strong, fear not!Here is your God,he comes with vindication;with divine

First Reading:   Deuteronomy: 4:1-2, 6-8 Moses said to the people:“Now, Israel, hear the statutes and decreeswhich I am teaching you to observe,that you may

First Reading:   Joshua: 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b Joshua gathered together all the tribes of Israel at Shechem,summoning their elders, their leaders,their judges, and their officers. When

First Reading:  1 King 19:4-8 Elijah went a day’s journey into the desert,until he came to a broom tree and sat beneath it. He prayed

First Reading:  Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15 The whole Israelite community grumbled against Moses and Aaron. The Israelites said to them,“Would that we had died at the LORD’s

First Reading:  2 King 4:42-44 A man came from Baal-shalishah bringing to Elisha, the man of God,twenty barley loaves made from the firstfruits,and fresh grain

First Reading:  Jeremiah 23:1-6 Woe to the shepherdswho mislead and scatter the flock of my pasture,says the LORD. Therefore, thus says the LORD, the God of