Today's Catholic Mass Readings & Gospel Reflection - Saturday, July 20, 2024

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Today's Catholic Mass Readings & Gospel Reflection - Saturday, July 20, 2024

Reading 1: Mi 2:1-5
Resp: Ps 10:1-2, 3-4, 7-8, 14
Gospel: Matthew 12:14-21

Saturday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time
Lectionary: 394

Reading 1: Mi 2:1-5
Woe to you who devise useless things and who work evil in your beds. In the morning light, they undertake it, because their hand is against God. And they have desired fields and have taken them by violence, and they have stolen houses. And they have made false accusations against a man and his house, a man and his inheritance. For this reason, thus says the Lord: Behold, I devise an evil against this family, from which you will not steal away your necks. And you will not walk in arrogance, because this is a most wicked time.

In that day, a parable will be taken up about you, and a song will be sung with sweetness, saying: “We have been devastated by depopulation.” The fate of my people has been altered. How can he withdraw from me, when he might be turned back, he who might tear apart our country? Because of this, there will be for you no casting of the cord of fate in the assembly of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm: Ps 10:1-2, 3-4, 7-8, 14
R. (12b) Do not forget the poor, O Lord!

Why, O Lord, have you retired far off? Why do you slight us in our wants, in the time of trouble? While the wicked man is proud, the poor is set on fire; they are caught in the counsels they devise.
R. Do not forget the poor, O Lord!

For the sinner is praised in the desires of his soul, and the unjust man is blessed. The sinner has provoked the Lord according to the multitude of his wrath; he will not seek him.
R. Do not forget the poor, O Lord!

His mouth is full of cursing, bitterness, and deceit; under his tongue are labor and sorrow. He sits in ambush with the rich in private places, that he may kill the innocent.
R. Do not forget the poor, O Lord!

You see it, for you consider labor and sorrow, that you may deliver them into your hands. To you, the poor man is left; you will be a helper to the orphan.
R. Do not forget the poor, O Lord!

Alleluia: 2 Cor 5:19
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ,
and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel: Matthew 12:14-21
Then the Pharisees, departing, took counsel against him, as to how they might destroy him.

But Jesus, knowing this, withdrew from there. Many followed him, and he cured them all. He instructed them not to make him known. This fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah, saying:

"Behold, my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased. I will place my Spirit over him, and he shall announce judgment to the nations. He shall not contend, nor cry out, neither shall anyone hear his voice in the streets. He shall not crush the bruised reed, and he shall not extinguish the smoking wick, until he sends forth judgment unto victory. And the Gentiles shall hope in his name."

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[vanishingGolem]

please God, thru Jesus & Mary, accept my praises for you and my thanks for your blessings. Father, forgive my repeated offenses. Holy Spirit, always guide and protect my rica, maja & czari.

[nicosantos]

Praise and Glory to the most Holy Trinity! 🙏❤️🧎‍♂️

[monicadias]

Praise be to God most high. 🙏 Forgive us Lord for the times we lose sight of thee.

[flordgold]

Thank you Father! Help my sister Bea. She needs you. Christ I trust in you🙏🙏🙏

[virgilioallones]

Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ 🙏 Amen 🙏

[gilcastillo]

PRAISED BE JESUS CHRIST NOW AND FOREVER. AMEN.
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[felisabonjoc]

Praise to you O Lord Jesus Christ, stay with my loved ones Lord❤❤

[rpqshtr]

Praise the Lord Jesus and thanks to be God Jesus for mercy ours
Sin.Amen

[soniagangan]

lord jesus christ we trust in you ..Amen

[ameritas.talemate]

All Thanks Praise and Glory be to God. Amen 🙏🙏🙏

[ginaokolo]

Amen. All glory be to God, in Jesus name I pray 🙏 ❤❤

[jglezjagm]

R. Do not forget the poor, o Lord!!
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[zorinalibert]

Blessed morning to All ...I thank you for the word and the reflection that follows...it has helped me to understand as a child/servant of God to what follow his ways and to seek him and his plan for me ...also thanks for putting the scripture up when you quote a message this helps me a lot in that I go directly to the source you have mentioned for greater clarification

[edwindelacruz]

Praise the Lord Jesus Christ and God Bless Us!

[theclamchristian]

"🙏🏼OUR GOD IS THE ONLY & GREAT GOD🙏🏼"
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Hallelujah...
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Amen...
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Praise The LORD... Hallelujah...
Hosanna Hallelujah...
Amen...
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[matypecasales]

Praise to you oh Lord Jesus Christ Amen . Lord Jesus let it be your will be done in all my ways in life that i may be a faithful servants of yours . Jesus you are my God, my hope, strength and my salvation . Jesus i trust in you Amen

[pkitatta]

I love the commentary. May be for today I feel like supplementing:

I feel like we can ask for whatever our heart desires. Jesus mentions this several times in the gospels. So there is no limit to what you can ask. For example you can ask God to acquire the most expensive car in the world and He will grant because to Him granting it to you doesn't increase or reduce Him.

God has promised to grant our requests. The problem is that we don't know how to pray or make the request. Jesus commands us to love one another, and that if we obey his commandment, everything we ask for shall be granted by the Father.

This means that Jesus needs to first abide in us and us in him. In this state it is difficult to make requests that are spiritually harmful to our neighbours. In this state it is hard to ask God for the most expensive car in the world just for you to be prideful of your status in society. But you can ask for that car purely because it's beautiful - nothing wrong with that. The grace of God provides us with the right state of spirit as we make a request.

Our desires are granted to us not to fullfil God's will, but rather they are granted to us because we have followed God's will.

Praise be to Jesus Christ.