Daily Readings - March 29, 2019 - Friday

Abstinence

First Reading: Hosea 14: 2 - 10
Psalm 81
Gospel: Mark 12: 28 - 34


Holy Gospel According to Saint Mark:

A teacher of the Law had been listening to this discussion and admired how Jesus answered them. So he came up and asked him, “Which commandment is the first of all?”

Jesus answered, “The first is: Hear, Israel! The Lord, our God, is One Lord; and you shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind and with all your strength. And after this comes another one: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these two.”

The teacher of the Law said to him, “Well spoken, Master; you are right when you say that he is one and there is no other. To love him with all our heart, with all our understanding and with all our strength, and to love our neighbor as ourselves is more important than any burnt offering or sacrifice.”

Jesus approved this answer and said, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” But after that, no one dared to ask him any more questions.

First Reading:

Come, let us return to Yahweh. 

He who shattered us to pieces, will heal us as well; 

he has struck us down, but he will bind up our wounds.

Two days later he will bring us back to life;

 on the third day, he will raise us up, 

and we shall live in his presence.

Let us strive to know Yahweh. 

His coming is as certain as the dawn;

his judgment will burst forth like the light;

 he will come to us as showers come, 

like spring rain that waters the earth.

O Ephraim, what shall I do with you? 

O Judah, how shall I deal with you? 

This love of yours is like morning mist, 

like morning dew that quickly disappears.

This is why I smote you through the prophets,

 and have slain you by the words of my mouth.

For it is love that I desire, not sacrifice;

 it is knowledge of God, not burnt offerings.

Responsorial Psalm:

I am the Lord Your God: hear my voice.