A reading from the Book of the Prophet Jeremiah 20:10-13
I hear the whisperings of many:/ “Terror on every side!/ Denounce!
I hear the whisperings of many:/ “Terror on every side!/ Denounce!
The Jews picked up rocks to stone Jesus.
Jesus said to the Jews: “Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever keeps my word will never see death.” So the Jews said to him, “Now we are sure that you are possessed.
When Abram prostrated himself, God spoke to him: “My covenant with you is this: you are to become the father of a host of nations.
The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary.
Brothers and sisters: It is impossible that the blood of bulls and goats take away sins.
The Lord spoke to Ahaz, saying: Ask for a sign from the Lord, your God; let it be deep as the nether world, or high as the sky!
Jesus said to the Pharisees: “I am going away and you will look for me, but you will die in your sin.
From Mount Hor the children of Israel set out on the Red Sea road, to bypass the land of Edom.
In Babylon there lived a man named Joakim, who married a very beautiful and God-fearing woman, Susanna, the daughter of Hilkiah; her pious parents had trained their daughter according to the law of Moses.