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THE SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY YEAR C First Reading Proverbs 8:22-31 Before the earth came into being, Wisdom was born The Wisdom of God cries aloud: The Lord created me when his purpose first unfolded, before the oldest of his works. From everlasting I was firmly set,   from the beginning, before earth came into being. The deep was not, when I was born, there were no springs to gush with water.   Before the mountains were settled,   before the hills, I came to birth; before he made the earth, the countryside,   or the first grains of the world’s dust. When he fixed the heavens firm, I was there,  when he drew a ring on the surface of the deep, when he thickened the clouds above,   when he fixed fast the springs of the deep, when he assigned the sea its boundaries  – and the waters will not invade the shore – when he laid down the foundations of the earth, I was by his side, a master craftsman, delighting him day after day,   ever at play in his presence, at play everyw

SATURDAY WEEK TEN IN ORDINARY TIME: YES IF YES NO IF NO First Reading  Acts 11:21-26,13:1-3  He was a good man, filled with the Holy Spirit and with faith A great number believed and were converted to the Lord. T he church in Jerusalem heard about this and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. There he could see for himself that God had given grace, and this pleased him, and he urged them all to remain faithful to the Lord with heartfelt devotion; for he was a good man, filled with the Holy Spirit and with faith. And a large number of people were won over to the Lord. Readings Lectures Reflections Barnabas then left for Tarsus to look for Saul, and when he found him he brought him to Antioch. As things turned out they were to live together in that church a whole year, instructing a large number of people. It was at Antioch that the disciples were first called ‘Christians.’  In the church at Antioch the following were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene

FRIDAY WEEK TEN IN ORDINARY TIME: I SEEK YOUR FACE MY LORD First Reading 1King 19:9,11-16  The Lord was not in the wind, or the earthquake, or the fire When Elijah reached Horeb, the mountain of God, he went into the cave and spent the night in it. Then he was told, ‘Go out and stand on the mountain before the Lord.’ Then the Lord himself went by. There came a mighty wind, so strong it tore the mountains and shattered the rocks before the Lord. But the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind came an earthquake. But the Lord was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake came a fire. But the Lord was not in the fire. Readings Lectures Reflections And after the fire there came the sound of a gentle breeze. And when Elijah heard this, he covered his face with his cloak and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. Then a voice came to him, which said, ‘What are you doing here, Elijah?’ He replied, ‘I am filled with jealous zeal for the Lord of Hosts, because the sons of Israel h

FRIDAY WEEK TEN IN ORDINARY TIME:  GO AND BE RECONCILED WITH YOUR BROTHER First Reading 1 Kings 18:41-46   'A cloud no bigger than a man's hand ' Elijah said to Ahab, ‘Go back, eat and drink; for I hear the sound of rain.’ While Ahab went back to eat and drink, Elijah climbed to the top of Carmel and bowed down to the earth, putting his face between his knees. ‘Now go up,’ he told his servant ‘and look out to the sea.’ He went up and looked. ‘There is nothing at all’ he said. ‘Go back seven times’ Elijah said. The seventh time, the servant said, ‘Now there is a cloud, small as a man’s hand, rising from the sea.’ Elijah said, ‘Go and say to Ahab, “Harness the chariot and go down before the rain stops you.”’ And with that the sky grew dark with cloud and storm, and rain fell in torrents. Ahab mounted his chariot and made for Jezreel. The hand of the Lord was on Elijah, and tucking up his cloak he ran in front of Ahab as far as the outskirts of Jezreel. Responsorial Psalm:  To