READINGS FIRST READING – 1 Samuel 16:1,6-7,10-13 David is anointed by Samuel The Lord said to Samuel, ‘Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have chosen myself a king among his sons.’ When Samuel arrived, he caught sight of Eliab and thought, ‘Surely the Lord’s […]
Read morefor the land I will show you. I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name so famous that it will be used as a blessing. ‘I will bless those who bless you: I will curse those who slight you. All the tribes of the earth shall bless themselves […]
Read moreREADINGS FIRST READING – Genesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7 and blew into his nostrils the breath of life, and so man became a living being. Then the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and placed there the man whom he had formed. Out of the ground the LORD God made various trees grow […]
Read moreREADINGS FIRST READING Joel 2:12-18 Let your hearts be broken, not your garments torn ‘Now, now – it is the Lord who speaks – come back to me with all your heart, fasting, weeping, mourning.’ Let your hearts be broken, not your garments torn, turn to the Lord your God again, for he is all […]
Read moreREADINGS FIRST READING Isaiah 11:1-10 A shoot springs from the stock of Jesse A shoot springs from the stock of Jesse, a scion thrusts from his roots: on him the spirit of the Lord rests, a spirit of wisdom and insight, a spirit of counsel and power, a spirit of knowledge and of the fear […]
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