1st Reading - Ex 17:8-13
In those days, Amalek came and waged war against
Israel. Moses, therefore, said to Joshua, “Pick out certain men,
and tomorrow go out and engage Amalek in battle. I will be
standing on top of the hill with the staff of God in my hand.”
So Joshua did as Moses told him: he engaged Amalek
in battle after Moses had climbed to the top of the hill
with Aaron and Hur. As long as Moses kept his hands raised
up, Israel had the better of the fight, but when he let his hands
rest, Amalek had the better of the fight. Moses’ hands,
how ever, grew tired; so they put a rock in place for him to sit on.
Meanwhile Aaron and Hur supported his hands, one on
one side and one on the other, so that his hands remained
steady till sunset. And Joshua mowed down Amalek and his
people with the edge of the sword.
Responsorial Psalm - (Ps 121:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8)
R –Our help is from the Lord who made heaven and
earth.
* I lift up my eyes toward the mountains; whence shall help
come to me? My help is from the Lord, who made heaven
and earth. R.
* May he not suffer your foot to slip; may he slumber
not who guards you. Indeed he neither slumbers nor sleeps,
the Guardian of Israel. R.
* The Lord is your guardian; the Lord is your shade;
he is beside you at your right hand. The sun shall not harm
you by day, nor the moon by night. R.
* The Lord will guard you from all evil; he will guard
your life. The Lord will guard your coming and your going,
both now and forever. R.
2nd Reading - 2 Tm 3:14-4:2
Beloved: Remain faithful to what you have learned and
believed, because you know from whom you learned it.
From infancy you have known the sacred Scriptures, which
are capable of giving you wisdom for salvation through faith
in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful
for teaching, for refutation, for correction, and for training in
righteousness, so that one who belongs to God may be competent,
equipped for every good work.
I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus,
who will judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing
and his kingly power: proclaim the word; be persistent
whether it is convenient or inconvenient; convince, reprimand,
encourage through all patience and teaching.
Gospel Acclamation - Heb 4:12
All – Alleluia, alleluia.
The word of God is living and effective, discerning
reflections and thoughts of the heart.
Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel - Lk 18:1-8
Jesus told his disciples a parable about the necessity for
them to pray always without becoming weary.
He said, “There was a judge in a certain town who
neither feared God nor respected any human being.
And a widow in that town used to come to him and say,
‘Render a just decision for me against my adversary.’ For a
long time the judge was unwilling, but eventually he thought,
‘While it is true that I neither fear God nor respect any human
being, because this widow keeps bothering me, I shall
deliver a just decision for her, lest she finally come and strike
me.’ ”
The Lord said, “Pay attention to what the dishonest
judge says. Will not God then secure the rights of his chosen
ones who call out to him day and night? Will he be slow to
answer them? I tell you, he will see to it that justice is done for
them speedily. But when the Son of Man comes, will he find
faith on earth?”
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