First Reading: Gn 15:5-12, 17-18   The Lord God took Abram outside and said,“Look up at the sky and count the stars, if you can.Just

First Reading: Dt 26:4-10   Moses spoke to the people, saying:“The priest shall receive the basket from youand shall set it in front of the

First Reading: Sir 27:4-7  When a sieve is shaken, the husks appear;so do one’s faults when one speaks.As the test of what the potter molds

First Reading: 1 Sm 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23 In those days, Saul went down to the desert of Ziphwith three thousand picked men of Israel,to

First Reading: Jer 17:5-8 Thus says the LORD:            Cursed is the one who trusts in human beings,who seeks his strength in flesh,                        whose heart turns away from

First Reading: Is 6:1-2a, 3-8 In the year King Uzziah died,I saw the Lord seated on a high and lofty throne,with the train of his

First Reading: Jer 1:4-5, 17-19 The word of the LORD came to me, saying:            Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,                        before you were

First Reading: Neh 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10 Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly,which consisted of men, women,and those children old enough to understand.Standing

First Reading: Is 62:1-5 For Zion’s sake I will not be silent,   for Jerusalem’s sake I will not be quiet,until her vindication shines forth like the

First Reading: Is 42:1-4, 6-7 Thus says the LORD:Here is my servant whom I uphold,     my chosen one with whom I am pleased,upon whom I have