FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 19, 2025
WEEKDAY (24)
St Januarius, B.M. (Opt. Mem.)
Office: Psalter Week 4
Mass of the Day or of the Memorial;
Vestment: Green/Red
Today’s Rosary: The Sorrowful Mystery
FIRST READING
A reading from the first Letter of Saint Paul to Timothy 6:2c-12
“But as for you, man of God, aim at righteousness.”
Beloved: Teach and urge these duties. If anyone teaches otherwise and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching which accords with godliness, he is puffed up with conceit, he knows nothing; he has a morbid craving for controversy and for disputes about words, which produce envy, dissension, slander, base suspicions, and wrangling among man who are depraved in mind and bereft of the truth, imagining that godliness is a means of gain. There is great gain in godliness with contentment; for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world; but if we have food and clothing, with these we shall be content. But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and hurtful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is the root of all evils; it is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced their hearts with many pangs. But as for you, man of God, shun all this; aim at righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness. Fight the good fight of the faith; take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
V. The word of the Lord.
R. Thanks be to God.
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