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Daily Mass Readings – 28 August 2015 – Friday

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Friday in Week 21
Saint Augustine, bishop and doctor of the Church
First Reading: First Thessalonians 4: 1-8

1 Finally, brothers, we earnestly ask and exhort you in the Lord Jesus that, as you received from us how you should conduct yourselves to please God–and as you are conducting yourselves–you do so even more.

2 For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

3 This is the will of God, your holiness: that you refrain from immorality,

4 that each of you know how to acquire a wife for himself in holiness and honor,

5 not in lustful passion as do the Gentiles who do not know God;

6 not to take advantage of or exploit a brother in this matter, for the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as we told you before and solemnly affirmed.

7 For God did not call us to impurity but to holiness.

8 Therefore, whoever disregards this, disregards not a human being but God, who (also) gives his holy Spirit to you.

Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 97: 1-2, 5-6, 10, 11-12

1 The LORD is king; let the earth rejoice; let the many islands be glad.

2 Cloud and darkness surround the Lord; justice and right are the foundation of his throne.

5 The mountains melt like wax before the LORD, before the Lord of all the earth.

6 The heavens proclaim God’s justice; all peoples see his glory.

10 The LORD loves those who hate evil, protects the lives of the faithful, rescues them from the hand of the wicked.

11 Light dawns for the just; gladness, for the honest of heart.

12 Rejoice in the LORD, you just, and praise his holy name.

Gospel: Matthew 25: 1-13

1 “Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.

2 Five of them were foolish and five were wise.

3 The foolish ones, when taking their lamps, brought no oil with them,

4 but the wise brought flasks of oil with their lamps.

5 Since the bridegroom was long delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.

6 At midnight, there was a cry, ‘Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’

7 Then all those virgins got up and trimmed their lamps.

8 The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’

9 But the wise ones replied, ‘No, for there may not be enough for us and you. Go instead to the merchants and buy some for yourselves.’

10 While they went off to buy it, the bridegroom came and those who were ready went into the wedding feast with him. Then the door was locked.

11 Afterwards the other virgins came and said, ‘Lord, Lord, open the door for us!’

12 But he said in reply, ‘Amen, I say to you, I do not know you.’

13 Therefore, stay awake, for you know neither the day nor the hour.

August
SUN 30 2 9 16 23
MON 31 3 10 17 24
TUE 4 11 18 25
WED 5 12 19 26
THU 6 13 20 27
FRI 7 14 21 28
SAT 1 8 15 22 29
Pradeep Augustine
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