Sunday Readings
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Genesis 12:1-4
God calls Abraham to set out on a journey of faith and trust.
2 Timothy 1: 8-10
Paul urges Timothy to accept God’s grace, revealed to us in the death and resurrection of Christ.
Matthew 17: 1-9
Jesus reveals his divinity to Peter, James and John, to prepare them for the reality of the resurrection.
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Genesis 2: 7-9. 3: 1-7
Creation and the fall of Adam and Eve.
Romans 5: 12-19
St Paul declares the victory of Christ as the remedy for sin.
Matthew 4: 1-11
Jesus, tempted by the devil, remains faithful to God’s will.
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Isaiah 49: 14-15
Isaiah gives a beautiful image of a mother’s enduring love for her child. Yet even this is but a reflection of the Lord’s love for his people.
1 Corinthians 1: 1-5
Factions had caused problems withing the Christian community in Corinth. Paul reminds the people that the mission of preaching the Gospel has been given on trust by God.
Matthew 6: 24-34
Jesus tells us not to worry about food, clothing or other material things. Our heavenly Father feeds the birds and adorns the flowers. All that we need will be given to us.
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Deuteronomy 11:18. 26-28. 32
Moses urges the people to bind his words to their wrists and foreheads, promising that there is a blessing for those who obey them, a curse for those who do not.
Romans 3: 21-25. 28
God’s justice is made available by faith to all people, through the justifying, redeeming and reconciling work of Christ.
Matthew 7: 21-27
It’s not cries of ‘Lord, Lord’, says Jesus, but the doing of his Father’s will that enables a person to enter the kingdom of heaven.
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Leviticus 19: 1-2. 17-18
God calls for the people to embrace holiness by showing love to everyone and avoiding the holding of grudges.
1 Corinthians 3: 16-23
St Paul points out that God’s wisdom is different from the thinking prevalent in the world. Every person should be regarded as a temple of the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 5: 38-48
Jesus tells his followers to take on the challenge of loving enemies as well as family and friends.