1st Reading: Ezekiel (18:1-10, 13, 30-32) Each individual is responsible to God, for our own actions The word of the Lord came to me: “What do you mean by repeating this proverb concerning the land of Israel, ‘The parents have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge’? As I live, says…

(Or option: Our Lady of Knock, Readings from the Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Lectionary II, 1421-1449) 1st Reading: Ezekiel (16:1-15) Israel is like a baby girl, neglected but later espoused and loved by God The word of the Lord came to me: Mortal, make known to Jerusalem her abominations, and say, Thus says…

1st Reading: Ezekiel (12:1-12) Ezekiel mimes going into exile, as a warning to the people The word of the Lord came to me: “Mortal, you are living in the midst of a rebellious house, who have eyes to see but do not see, who have ears to hear but do not hear; for they are…

1st Reading: Ezekiel (2:8-3:4) The prophet eats the scroll, so he can speak the word of God The Lord said to me, “But you, mortal, hear what I say to you; do not be rebellious like that rebellious house; open your mouth and eat what I give you.” I looked, and a hand was stretched…

1st Reading: Ezekiel (1:1-5, 24-28) The four cherubim that carry God’s glory on the wing In the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I was among the exiles by the river Chebar, the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God. On the fifth day of…

1st Reading: Habakkuk (1:12–2:4) The prophet questions God and learns that the just will live by faith Are you not from of old, O Lord my God, my Holy One? You shall not die. O Lord, you have marked them for judgment; and you, O Rock, have established them for punishment. Your eyes are too…

1st Reading: 2 Corinthians (9:6-10) Whoever sows richly will also reap richly Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows richly will also reap richly. Each of you must give as you have made up your mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to…

1st Reading: Hosea (2:16-17; 21-22) God’s love for his people is like a husband’s love for a wife On that day, says the Lord, you will call me, “My husband,” and no longer will you call me, “My Baal.” For I will remove the names of the Baals from her mouth, and they shall be…

1st Reading: Jeremiah (31:1-7) Jeremiah foretells the reunion of Israel’s northern tribes with Jerusalem At that time, says the Lord, I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people. Thus says the Lord: “The people who survived the sword found grace in the wilderness; when Israel sought…

1st Reading: Jeremiah (30:1-2, 12-15, 18-22) After the exile the people will return home to their own land The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Write in a book all the words that I have spoken to you. For thus says the Lord: Your hurt…

1st Reading: Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14) Daniel sees the Ancient One giving power to the Son of Man As I watched, thrones were set in place, and an Ancient One took his throne, his clothing was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames, and its wheels…

1st Reading: Jeremiah (26:11-16, 24) Jeremiah suffers opposition for his warning messages The priests and the prophets said to the officials and to all the people, “This man deserves the sentence of death because he has prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your own ears.” Then Jeremiah spoke to all the officials…

1st Reading: Jeremiah (26:1-9 ) Jerusalem will be ruined like Shiloh, Israel’s national shrine At the beginning of the reign of King Jehoiakim son of Josiah of Judah, this word came from the Lord: Thus says the Lord: Stand in the court of the Lord’s house, and speak to all the cities of Judah that…