THEY WERE AFRAID
SATURDAY WEEK 25 IN ORDINARY TIME: Universalis Saint Jerome , Priest, Doctor The Lord will guard us, as a shepherd guards his flock Reading Zechariah 2:5-9,14-15 'I will be the glory of Jerusalem' Raising my eyes, I saw a vision. It was this: there was a man with a measuring line in his hand. I asked him, ‘Where are you going?’ He said, ‘To measure Jerusalem, to find out her breadth and her length.’ And then, while the angel who was talking to me stood still, another angel came forward to meet him. He said to him, ‘Run, and tell that young man this, “Jerusalem is to remain unwalled, because of the great number of men and cattle there will be in her. But I – it is the Lord who speaks – I will be a wall of fire for her all round her, and I will be her glory in the midst of her.” ’ Sing, rejoice, daughter of Zion; for I am coming to dwell in the middle of you – it is the Lord who speaks. Many nations will join the Lord, ...