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First Reading –\u00a01 Kings<\/span><\/h4>\n

Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD
\nin the presence of the whole community of Israel,
\nand stretching forth his hands toward heaven,
\nhe said, \u201cLORD, God of Israel,
\nthere is no God like you in heaven above or on earth below;
\nyou keep your covenant of mercy with your servants
\nwho are faithful to you with their whole heart.<\/p>\n

\u201cCan it indeed be that God dwells on earth?
\nIf the heavens and the highest heavens cannot contain you,
\nhow much less this temple which I have built!
\nLook kindly on the prayer and petition of your servant, O LORD, my God,
\nand listen to the cry of supplication which I, your servant,
\nutter before you this day.
\nMay your eyes watch night and day over this temple,
\nthe place where you have decreed you shall be honored;
\nmay you heed the prayer which I, your servant, offer in this place.
\nListen to the petitions of your servant and of your people Israel
\nwhich they offer in this place.
\nListen from your heavenly dwelling and grant pardon.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gospel – Mark 7<\/span><\/p>\n

When the Pharisees with some scribes who had come from Jerusalem
\ngathered around Jesus,
\nthey observed that some of his disciples ate their meals
\nwith unclean, that is, unwashed, hands.
\n(For the Pharisees and, in fact, all Jews,
\ndo not eat without carefully washing their hands,
\nkeeping the tradition of the elders.
\nAnd on coming from the marketplace
\nthey do not eat without purifying themselves.
\nAnd there are many other things that they have traditionally observed,
\nthe purification of cups and jugs and kettles and beds.)
\nSo the Pharisees and scribes questioned him,
\n“Why do your disciples not follow the tradition of the elders
\nbut instead eat a meal with unclean hands?”
\nHe responded,
\n“Well did Isaiah prophesy about you hypocrites,
\nas it is written:<\/p>\n

This people honors me with their lips,
\nbut their hearts are far from me;
\nIn vain do they worship me,
\nteaching as doctrines human precepts.<\/em><\/p>\n

You disregard God’s commandment but cling to human tradition.”
\nHe went on to say,
\n“How well you have set aside the commandment of God
\nin order to uphold your tradition!
\nFor Moses said,
\nHonor your father and your mother,<\/em>
\nand\u00a0Whoever curses father or mother shall die.<\/em>
\nYet you say,
\n‘If someone says to father or mother,
\n“Any support you might have had from me is\u00a0qorban”‘<\/em>
\n(meaning, dedicated to God),
\nyou allow him to do nothing more for his father or mother.
\nYou nullify the word of God
\nin favor of your tradition that you have handed on.
\nAnd you do many such things.”<\/p>\n

This is the\u00a0Word of the Lord.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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