First Reading - Hb 1:2-3;2:2-4
How long, O Lord? I cry
for help but you do not listen! I
cry out to you, “Violence!” but
you do not intervene. Why do
you let me see ruin; why must
I look at misery? Destruction
and violence are before me;
there is strife, and clamorous
discord.
Then the Lord answered
me and said: Write down the
vision clearly upon the tablets,
so that one can read it readily.
For the vision still has its time,
presses on to fulfillment, and
will not disappoint. If it delays,
wait for it, it will surely come,
it will not be late. The rash one
has no integrity; but the just
one, because of his faith, shall
live.
Responsorial Psalm - Ps 95
R – If today you hear his voice,
harden not your hearts!
* Come, let us sing joyfully
to the Lord; let us acclaim the
Rock of our salvation. Let us
come into his presence with
thanksgiving; let us joyfully
sing psalms to him. R.
* Come, let us bow down in
worship; let us kneel before
the Lord who made us. For
he is our God, and we are the
people he shepherds, the flock
he guides. R.
* Oh, that today you would
hear his voice: “Harden not
your hearts as at Meribah, as
in the day of Massah in the desert, where your fathers tempted me; they tested me though
they had seen my works.” R.
Second Reading - 2 Tim 1:6-8.13-14
Beloved: I remind you to
stir into flame the gift of God
that you have through the imposition of my hands. For God
did not give us a spirit of cowardice but rather of power and
love and self-control.
So do not be ashamed of
your testimony to our Lord,
nor of me, a prisoner for his
sake; but bear your share of
hardship for the gospel with
the strength that comes from
God. Take as your norm the
sound words that you heard
from me, in the faith and love
that are in Christ Jesus. Guard
this rich trust with the help
of the Holy Spirit that dwells within us.
Gospel Acclamation - 1 Pt 1:25
Alleluia! Alleluia!
The word of the Lord remains for ever. This is the
word that has been proclaimed to you.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Gospel - Lk 17:5-10
The apostles said to the
Lord, “Increase our faith.”
The Lord replied, “If you had
faith the size of a mustard seed,
you could say to this mulberry
tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted
in the sea,’ and it would obey
you.
Who among you would
say to your servant who has
just come in from plowing
or tending sheep in the fi eld,
‘Come here immediately and
take your place at table’?
Would he not rather say to him,
‘Prepare something for me to
eat. Put on your apron and wait
on me while I eat and drink.
You may eat and drink when
I am finished’? Is he grateful
to that servant because he did
what was commanded?
So should it be with you.
When you have done all you
have been commanded, say,
‘We are unprofitable servants;
we have [just] done what we
were expected to do.’ ”
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