7.05.2016

Today's Bible story *

July 5, 2016

We hope it will be a good day today !

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Weekday

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Gospel: Matthew 9:32-38

32 As they went out, behold, a mute man who was demon possessed was brought to him.

33 When the demon was cast out, the mute man spoke. The multitudes marvelled, saying, "Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!"

34 But the Pharisees said, "By the prince of the demons, he casts out demons."

35 Jesus went about all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness amongst the people.

36 But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed‡ and scattered, like sheep without a shepherd.

37 Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest indeed is plentiful, but the labourers are few.

38 Pray therefore that the Lord of the harvest will send out labourers into his harvest."


‡9:36: TR reads "weary" instead of "harassed"

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Hosea 8:4-7, 11-13

4 They have set up kings, but not by me.

They have made princes, and I didn't approve.

Of their silver and their gold they have made themselves idols,

that they may be cut off.

5 Let Samaria throw out his calf idol!

My anger burns against them!

How long will it be until they are capable of purity?

6 For this is even from Israel!

The workman made it, and it is no God;

indeed, the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.

7 For they sow the wind,

and they will reap the whirlwind.

He has no standing grain.

The stalk will yield no head.

If it does yield, strangers will swallow it up.

11 Because Ephraim has multiplied altars for sinning,

they became for him altars for sinning.

12 I wrote for him the many things of my law;

but they were regarded as a strange thing.

13 As for the sacrifices of my offerings,

they sacrifice meat and eat it;

But the LORD doesn't accept them.

Now he will remember their iniquity,

and punish their sins.

They will return to Egypt.

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* The World English Bible
http://ebible.org/web/

◇ July 5, 2016 Daily Mass Reading
http://ccc.usccb.org/cccradio/NABPodcasts/16_07_05.mp3

◇ Daily Readings July 5, 2016
http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/070516.cfm

◇ Liturgical Calendar
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/calendarday.php?date=2016-07-05

◇ Zondervan King James Audio Bible
http://www.biblegateway.com/audio/dramatized/kjv/Matt.9

◇ King James Version Bible Online
http://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/book.php?book=Matthew&chapter=9&verse=

◇ The New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE)
http://www.usccb.org/bible/books-of-the-bible/index.cfm

◇ Douay-Rheims Bible
http://www.drbo.org/

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