14 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2024
Saint John of the Cross, Priest and Doctor (Memorial)
Liturgical colour: White
Today’s Rosary: The Joyful Mysteries
FIRST READING
Sirach 48:1-4, 9-11b
Elijah will come again.
A reading from the Book of Sirach
In those days: Then the prophet Elijah arose like a fire, and his word burned like a torch. He brought a famine upon them, and by his zeal he made them few in number. By the word of the Lord he shut up the heavens, and also three times brought down fire. How glorious you were, O Elijah, in your wondrous deeds! And who has the right to boast which you have? You who were taken up by a whirlwind of fire, in a chariot with horses of fire; you who are ready at the appointed time, it is written, to calm the wrath of God before it breaks out in fury, to turn the heart of the father to the son, and to restore the tribes of Jacob. Blessed are those who saw you, and those who have fallen asleep in your love.
V/ The word of the Lord.
R/ Thanks be to God.
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