Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time
Year II
10th July 2024 (Wednesday)
Psalter: Week 2
Reading of the Day
| First Reading | Hosea 10:1-3, 7-8, 12 |
| Response | Constantly seek the Lord’s face. |
| Gospel | Matthew 10:1-7 |
First Reading
Hosea 10:1-3, 7-8, 12
Israel is a luxuriant vine that yields its fruit. The more his fruit increased, the more altars he built; as his country improved, he improved his pillars. Their heart is false; now they must bear their guilt. The Lord will break down their altars and destroy their pillars. For now they will say: “We have no king, for we do not fear the Lord; and a king, what could he do for us?” Samaria’s king shall perish, like a twig on the face of the waters. The high places of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed. Thorn and thistle shall grow up on their altars, and they shall say to the mountains, “Cover us,” and to the hills, “Fall on us.” Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap steadfast love; break up your fallow ground, for it is the time to seek the Lord, that he may come and rain righteousness upon you.
Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 105: 2-3, 4-5, 6-7 (R. 4b)
R/. Constantly seek the Lord’s face.
O sing to him, sing his praise;
tell all his wonderful works!
Glory in his holy name;
let the hearts that seek the Lord rejoice. R/.
Turn to the Lord and his strength;
constantly seek his face.
Remember the wonders he has done,
his marvels and his words of judgment. R/.
O children of Abraham, his servant,
O descendants of the Jacob he chose,
he, the Lord, is our God;
his judgments are in all the earth. R/.
Gospel Acclamation
Mark 1:15
V/. Alleluia
R/. Alleluia
V/. The kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.
R/. Alleluia.
Gospel
Matthew 10:1-7
At that time: Jesus called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every affliction. The names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him. These twelve Jesus sent out, instructing them, “Go nowhere among the Gentiles and enter no town of the Samaritans, but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And proclaim as you go, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’
