30, FRI AUG 2013 Friday of the Twenty-First Week in Ordinary Time (Green) The Sorrowful Mysteries FIRST READING 1 Thess 4:1-8 A reading from the first Letter of Saint Paul to the thessalonians "This is the will of God, your sanctification" Brethren, we ask and beg you, in the Lord Jesus, that, just as you have received from us the way in which you ought to walk and to please God, so also may you walk, in order that you may abound all the more. For you know what precepts I have given to you through the Lord Jesus. For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you should abstain from fornication, that each one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honor, not in passions of lust, like the Gentiles who do not know God, and that no one should overwhelm or circumvent his brother in business. For the Lord is the vindicator of all these things, just as we have preached and testified to you. For God has not called us to impurity, but to sanctification. And so, whoever despises these teachings, does not despise man, but God, who has even provided his Holy Spirit within us. V/ The word of the Lord. R/ Thanks be to God. RESPONSORIAL PSALM Ps 97:1 and 2b.5-6.10.11-12 (R.12a) R/R. Rejoice in he Lord, you just. 1. The LORD is king, let earth rejoice; let the many islands be glad. Justice and right are the foundation of his throne. R. 2. The mountains melt wax before the face of the LORD, before the face of the LORD of all the earth. The skies proclaim his justice; all people see his glory. R. 3. The LORD loves those who hate evil; he guard the soul of the faithful; he sets them free the wicked. R. 4. Light shine forth for the just one, and joy for the upright of heart. Rejoice in the LORD, you just; to the memory of his holiness give thanks. R. GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Luke 21:36 Alleluia, alleluia! Watch at all times, praying that you may be able to stand before the Son of man. Alleluia! GOSPEL Matthew 25:1-13 A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew "Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him." At that time: Jesus told his disciples this parable: "The kingdom of heaven shall be like ten virgins, who, taking their lamps, went out to meet the groom and the bride. But five of them were foolish, and five were prudent. For the five foolish, having brought their lamps, did not take oil with them. Yet truly, the prudent ones brought the oil, in their containers, with the lamps. Since the bridegroom was delayed, they all fell asleep, and they were sleeping. But in the middle of the night, a cry went out: Behold, the groom is arriving. Go out to meet him. Then all those virgins rose up and trimmed their lamps. But the foolish ones said to the wise, Give to us from your oil, for our lamps are being extinguished. The prudent responded by saying, Lest perhaps there may not be enough for us and for you, it would be better for you to go to the vendors and buy some for yourselves. But while they were going to buy it, the groom arrived. And those who were prepared entered with him to the wedding, and the door was closed. Yet truly, at the very end, the remaining virgins also arrived, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. But he responded by saying, Amen I say to you, I do not know you. And so you must be vigilant, because you do not know the day or the hour." V/ The Gospel of the Lord. R/ Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
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