I AM THE LORD, UNRIVALLED; THERE IS NO OTHER GOD
29TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME: Universalis Give to God what belongs to God First Reading Isaiah 45:1,4-6 I have taken Cyrus by his right hand to subdue nations before him CI: Thus says the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whom he has taken by his right hand to subdue nations before him and strip the loins of kings, to force gateways before him that their gates be closed no more: ‘It is for the sake of my servant Jacob, of Israel my chosen one, that I have called you by your name, conferring a title though you do not know me. I am the Lord, unrivalled; there is no other God besides me. Though you do not know me, I arm you that men may know from the rising to the setting of the sun that, apart from me, all is nothing.’ Responsorial Psalm: Give the Lord glory and power Second Reading 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5 We constantly remember your faith, your love and your hope From Paul, Silvanus and Timothy, to the Church in Thessalonika which is in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ