Thursday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time
We hope that today is a good day.
Today's Bible story based on the calendar of the Catholic Church.Most of these contents are things of The World English Bible.
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+ Saints: St. Richard
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Gospel: Mark 6:7-13
7 He called to himself the twelve, and began to send them out two by two; and he gave them authority over the unclean spirits.8 He commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, except a staff only: no bread, no wallet, no money in their purse,
9 but to wear sandals, and not put on two tunics.
10 He said to them, "Wherever you enter into a house, stay there until you depart from there.
11 Whoever will not receive you nor hear you, as you depart from there, shake off the dust that is under your feet for a testimony against them. Assuredly, I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city!"
12 They went out and preached that people should repent.
13 They cast out many demons, and anointed many with oil who were sick, and healed them.
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Hebrews 12:18-19, 21-24
18 For you have not come to a mountain that might be touched, and that burned with fire, and to blackness, darkness, storm,19 the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which those who heard it begged that not one more word should be spoken to them,
21 and so fearful was the appearance that Moses said, "I am terrified and trembling."☆
22 But you have come to Mount Zion, and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable multitudes of angels,
23 to the general assembly and assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of just men made perfect,
24 to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant,☆ and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better than that of Abel.
☆12:21: Deuteronomy 9:19
☆12:24: Jeremiah 31:31
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* Romans 15:1-13
1 Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the weak, and not to please ourselves.2 Let each one of us please his neighbor for that which is good, to be building him up.
3 For even Christ didn't please himself. But, as it is written, "The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me."☆
4 For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that through patience and through encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.
5 Now the God of patience and of encouragement grant you to be of the same mind one with another according to Christ Jesus,
6 that with one accord you may with one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
7 Therefore accept one another, even as Christ also accepted you,* to the glory of God.
8 Now I say that Christ has been made a servant of the circumcision for the truth of God, that he might confirm the promises given to the fathers,
9 and that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, "Therefore will I give praise to you among the Gentiles, and sing to your name."☆
10 Again he says, "Rejoice, you Gentiles, with his people."☆
11 Again, "Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles! Let all the peoples praise him."☆
12 Again, Isaiah says, "There will be the root of Jesse, he who arises to rule over the Gentiles; in him the Gentiles will hope."☆
13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit.
☆15:3: Psalm 69:9
*15:7: TR reads "us" instead of "you"
☆15:9: 2 Samuel 22:50; Psalm 18:49
☆15:10: Deuteronomy 32:43
☆15:11: Psalm 117:1
☆15:12: Isaiah 11:10
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