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First Reading                                                                                                         Isaiah 5:1–7 1 Let me sing for my beloved my love-song concerning his vineyard:  My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill.  2 He dug it and cleared it of stones, and planted it with choice vines; he built a watchtower in the midst of it, and hewed out a wine vat … [Read more…]

First Reading                   Ezekiel 18:1–4, 25–32 1 The word of the LORD came to me:  2 What do you mean by repeating this proverb concerning the land of Israel, “The parents have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge”?   3 As I live, says the Lord GOD, this proverb shall no more … [Read more…]

First Reading                                                             Jonah 3:10—4:11 Chapter 3 10 When God saw what they did, how they turned from their evil ways, God changed his mind about the calamity that he had said he would bring upon them; and he did not do it. Chapter 4  1 But this was very displeasing to Jonah, and he became angry.  … [Read more…]

First Reading                                                                                         Genesis 50:15–21 After Jacob’s death, the brothers of Joseph begged for forgiveness for the crime they had done against  him.  You intended to do me harm, Joseph said, but God used this as an opportunity to do good and save many lives. 15 Realizing that their father was dead, Joseph’s brothers … [Read more…]