FEAST OF SAINT JOSEPH
First Reading 2 Samuel 7:4-5,12-14,16 Readings The Lord will give him the throne of his ancestor David The word of the Lord came to Nathan: ‘Go and tell my servant David, Thus the Lord speaks: “When your days are ended and you are laid to rest with your ancestors, I will preserve the offspring of your body after you and make his sovereignty secure. (It is he who shall build a house for my name, and I will make his royal throne secure for ever.) I will be a father to him and he a son to me. Your House and your sovereignty will always stand secure before me and your throne be established for ever.”’ Responsorial Psalm: His dynasty shall last for ever Second Reading Romans 4:13,16-18,22 Abraham hoped, and he believed The promise of inheriting the world was not made to Abraham and his descendants on account of any law but on account of the righteousness which consists in faith. That is why what fulfils the promise depends on faith, so that it may be a free gift and be available to a