Tuesday, May 01, 2012
St. Joseph the Worker (Optional Memorial)
FIRST READING
Genesis 1: 26 – 31
26 Then God said, "Let
us make man in our image, after our likeness; and let them have dominion over
the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and
over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth."
27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him;
male and female he created them. 28 And God blessed them, and God said to them,
"Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have
dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every
living thing that moves upon the earth." 29 And God said, "Behold, I
have given you every plant yielding seed which is upon the face of all the
earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit; you shall have them for food. 30
And to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the air, and to
everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I
have given every green plant for food." And it was so. 31 And God saw
everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was
evening and there was morning, a sixth day.
PSALM
RESPONSES
Psalms
90: 2 - 4, 12 - 14, 16
2
Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and
the world, from everlasting to everlasting thou art God. 3 Thou turnest man
back to the dust, and sayest, "Turn back, O children of men!" 4 For a
thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, or as a watch
in the night. 12 So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of
wisdom. 13 Return, O LORD! How long? Have pity on thy servants! 14 Satisfy us
in the morning with thy steadfast love, that we may rejoice and be glad all our
days. 16 Let thy work be manifest to thy servants, and thy glorious power to
their children.
GOSPEL
Matthew
13: 54 – 58
54
and coming to his own country he taught them in their synagogue, so that they
were astonished, and said, "Where did this man get this wisdom and these
mighty works? 55 Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called
Mary? And are not his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? 56 And are
not all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all this?" 57 And
they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not
without honor except in his own country and in his own house." 58 And he
did not do many mighty works there, because of their unbelief.
It
is to those who have the most need of us that we ought to show our love more
especially. -- St. Francis de Sales
The Holy Bible
The Holy Eucharist
