BROUGHT TO ACCOUNT FOR HIS BLOOD

PRAYER BEFORE HOLY MASS     Act of Love before Mass
O my God, I love Thee with all my heart, with all my soul, with all my strength and with no other desire than to be inseparably united to Thee. It is through Thy Divine Son that this union is about to be realized within me. In Holy Communion I long to identify myself with Him, that it will no longer be myself, but Him, who lives in me; and when I have received Jesus within myself, then I shall love and be loved by Thee in that same measure, in which I am united to Him. Hasten then, to give me Thy Divine Son, at the hands of Thy priest, that through Jesus, I may unite myself forever to Thee, O God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit.  Mass Readings Lectures de la messe Reflection

First Reading Genesis 41:55-57,42:5-7,17-24
Joseph's brothers in his power
When the whole country of Egypt began to feel the famine, the people cried out to Pharaoh for bread. But Pharaoh told all the Egyptians, ‘Go to Joseph and do what he tells you.’ There was famine all over the world. Then Joseph opened all the granaries and sold grain to the Egyptians. The famine grew worse in the land of Egypt. People came to Egypt from all over the world to buy grain from Joseph, for the famine had grown severe throughout the world. 

Israel’s sons with others making the same journey went to buy grain, for there was famine in the land of Canaan. It was Joseph, as the man in authority over the country, who sold the grain to all comers. So Joseph’s brothers went and bowed down before him, their faces touching the ground. When Joseph saw his brothers he recognised them. But he did not make himself known to them, and he spoke harshly to them. Then he kept them all in custody for three days. 

On the third day Joseph said to them, ‘Do this and you shall keep your lives, for I am a man who fears God. If you are honest men let one of your brothers be kept in the place of your detention; as for you, go and take grain to relieve the famine of your families. You shall bring me your youngest brother; this way your words will be proved true, and you will not have to die!’ This they did. They said to one another, ‘Truly we are being called to account for our brother. We saw his misery of soul when he begged our mercy, but we did not listen to him and now this misery has come home to us.’ Reuben answered them, ‘Did I not tell you not to wrong the boy? But you did not listen, and now we are brought to account for his blood.’ They did not know that Joseph understood, because there was an interpreter between them. He left them and wept.

Responsorial Psalm
May your love be upon us, O Lord, as we place our hope in you

Gospel Acclamation
Alleluia, alleluia!
The kingdom of God is close at hand:
repent and believe the Good News.
Alleluia!  ark 1:15

Gospel  Matt. 10:1-7
Go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel
Jesus summoned his twelve disciples, and gave them authority over unclean spirits with power to cast them out and to cure all kinds of diseases and sickness. 

These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James the son of Zebedee, and his brother John; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, the one who was to betray him. These twelve Jesus sent out, instructing them as follows: 

‘Do not turn your steps to pagan territory, and do not enter any Samaritan town; go rather to the lost sheep of the House of Israel. And as you go, proclaim that the kingdom of heaven is close at hand.’

Heavenly Father I give you all the glory. Thank you for your love and mercy. Thank you for your plan of salvation for humanity through your Son Jesus Christ, for he shed His Precious Blood on the Cross to save us.  He was innocent, Judas who betrayed your Son said he was guilty of innocent  blood.  The Israelites when your Son was before Pilate said His Blood be upon them and their generations.  Father deliver me from innocent blood, deliver me from any form of violence.  May I never be brought to account on the blood of your any of your creatures instead Father let me be an instrument of life. Thank you Lord Jesus Christ for your healing power.  Grant us healing in mind, body, and spirit. Give me a forgiving heart to forgive those who offend me.  Do not let me pay back evil for evil, but goodness over evil. Lord Jesus Christ I trust in you. Virgin Mary pray for me. Saint Joseph pray for me.

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