First Reading - Gn 18:1-10
The Lord appeared to
Abraham by the terebinth of
Mamre, as he sat in the entrance of his tent, while the
day was growing hot. Looking
up, Abraham saw three men
standing nearby. When he saw
them, he ran from the entrance
of the tent to greet them; and
bowing to the ground, he said:
“Sir, if I may ask you this favor, please do not go on past
your servant. Let some water be brought, that you may
bathe your feet, and then rest
yourselves under the tree. Now
that you have come this close
to your servant, let me bring
you a little food, that you may
refresh yourselves; and afterward you may go on your way.”
The men replied, “Very well,
do as you have said.”
Abraham hastened into the
tent and told Sarah, “Quick,
three measures of fine flour!
Knead it and make rolls.” He
ran to the herd, picked out a
tender, choice steer, and gave
it to a servant, who quickly
prepared it. Then Abraham got some curds and
milk, as well as the steer that
had been prepared, and set
these before the three men;
and he waited on them under the tree while they ate.
They asked Abraham,
“Where is your wife Sarah?”
He replied, “There in the tent.”
One of them said, “I will surely
return to you about this time
next year, and Sarah will then
have a son.”
Responsorial Psalm - Ps 15
R –He who does justice will
live in the presence of the Lord!
* One who walks blamelessly and does justice; who thinks
the truth in his heart and slanders not with his tongue. R.
* Who harms not his fellow
man, nor takes up a reproach
against his neighbor; by whom
the reprobate is despised, while
he honors those who fear the
Lord. R.
* Who lends not his money
at usury and accepts no bribe
against the innocent. One who
does these things shall never be
disturbed. R.
Second Reading - Col 1:24-28
Brothers and sisters:
Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in
my flesh I am filling up what
is lacking in the afflictions of
Christ on behalf of his body,
which is the Church, of which
I am a minister in accordance
with God’s stewardship given
to me to bring to completion
for you the word of God, the
mystery hidden from ages
and from generations past.
But now it has been manifested to his holy ones, to whom
God chose to make known
the riches of the glory of this
mystery among the Gentiles;
it is Christ in you, the hope
for glory. It is he whom we
proclaim, admonishing everyone and teaching everyone
with all wisdom, that we may
present everyone perfect in Christ.
Gospel Acclamation
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Blessed are they who have
kept the word with a generous heart and yield a harvest through perseverance.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Gospel - Lk 10:38-42
Jesus entered a village
where a woman whose name
was Martha welcomed him.
She had a sister named Mary
who sat beside the Lord at his
feet, listening to him speak.
Martha, burdened with
much serving, came to him and
said, “Lord, do you not care
that my sister has left me by
myself to do the serving? Tell
her to help me.” The Lord said
to her in reply, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things. There
is need of only one thing. Mary
has chosen the better part and
it will not be taken from her.
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