First Reading - Jer 31:31-34
The days are coming, says
the Lord, when I will make a
new covenant with the house of
Israel and the house of Judah.
It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers the day I took them by the hand to lead them forth from the land of Egypt; for they broke my covenant, and I had to show myself their master, says the Lord. But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord. I will place my law within them and write it upon their hearts. I will be their God, and they shall be my people. No longer will they have need to teach their friends and relatives how to know the Lord. All, from least to greatest, shall know me, says the Lord, for I will forgive their evildoing and remember their sin no more.
It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers the day I took them by the hand to lead them forth from the land of Egypt; for they broke my covenant, and I had to show myself their master, says the Lord. But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord. I will place my law within them and write it upon their hearts. I will be their God, and they shall be my people. No longer will they have need to teach their friends and relatives how to know the Lord. All, from least to greatest, shall know me, says the Lord, for I will forgive their evildoing and remember their sin no more.
Responsorial Psalm - Ps 51
R –Create a clean heart
in me, O God!
* Have mercy on me, O God,
in your goodness; in the greatness of your compassion wipe
out my offense. Thoroughly
wash me from my guilt and of
my sin cleanse me. R.
* A clean heart create for
me, O God, and a steadfast spirit renew within me. Cast
me not out from your presence,
and your Holy Spirit take not
from me. R.
* Give me back the joy of
your salvation, and a willing
spirit sustain in me. I will teach
transgressors your ways, and
sinners shall return to you. R.
Second Reading - Heb 5:7-9
In the days when Christ
Jesus was in the flesh, he offered prayers and supplications with loud cries and tears
to the One who was able to save
him from death, and he was
heard because of his
reverence.
Son though he was, Jesus
learned obedience from what
he suffered. And when he was
made perfect, he became the
source of eternal salvation for
all who obey him.
Verse before the Gospel
Whoever serves me must
follow me, says the Lord;
and where I am, there also
will my servant be.
Gospel - Jn 12:20-33
Some Greeks who had
come to worship at the Passover Feast came to Philip, who
was from Bethsaida in Galilee,
and asked him, “Sir, we would
like to see Jesus.” Philip went
and told Andrew; then Andrew
and Philip went and told Jesus.
Jesus answered them,
“The hour has come for the
Son of Man to be glorified.
Amen, amen, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls to the
ground and dies, it remains just
a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it
produces much fruit. Whoever
loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world
will preserve it for eternal life.
Whoever serves me must follow
me, and where I am, there also
will my servant be. The Father
will honor whoever serves me.
I am troubled now. Yet
what should I say? ‘Father,
save me from this hour’? But
it was for this purpose that I
came to this hour. Father, glorify your name!”
Then a voice came from
heaven, “I have glorified it
and will glorify it again.” The
crowd there heard it and said
it was thunder; but others said,
“An angel has spoken to him.”
Jesus answered and said, “This
voice did not come for my sake
but for yours. Now is the time
of judgment on this world; now
the ruler of this world will be
driven out. And when I am
lifted up from the earth, I will draw everyone to myself.” He
said this indicating the kind of
death he would die.
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