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First Reading –\u00a0Mi 7<\/span><\/h4>\n

Shepherd your people with your staff,
\nthe flock of your inheritance,
\nThat dwells apart in a woodland,
\nin the midst of Carmel.
\nLet them feed in Bashan and Gilead,
\nas in the days of old;
\nAs in the days when you came from the land of Egypt,
\nshow us wonderful signs.<\/p>\n

Who is there like you, the God who removes guilt
\nand pardons sin for the remnant of his inheritance;
\nWho does not persist in anger forever,
\nbut delights rather in clemency,
\nAnd will again have compassion on us,
\ntreading underfoot our guilt?
\nYou will cast into the depths of the sea all our sins;
\nYou will show faithfulness to Jacob,
\nand grace to Abraham,
\nAs you have sworn to our fathers
\nfrom days of old.<\/p>\n

Gospel -Luke 15<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to listen to Jesus,
\nbut the Pharisees and scribes began to complain, saying,
\n“This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
\nSo to them Jesus addressed this parable.
\n“A man had two sons, and the younger son said to his father,
\n‘Father, give me the share of your estate that should come to me.’
\nSo the father divided the property between them.
\nAfter a few days, the younger son collected all his belongings
\nand set off to a distant country
\nwhere he squandered his inheritance on a life of dissipation.
\nWhen he had freely spent everything,
\na severe famine struck that country,
\nand he found himself in dire need.
\nSo he hired himself out to one of the local citizens
\nwho sent him to his farm to tend the swine.
\nAnd he longed to eat his fill of the pods on which the swine fed,
\nbut nobody gave him any.
\nComing to his senses he thought,
\n‘How many of my father’s hired workers
\nhave more than enough food to eat,
\nbut here am I, dying from hunger.
\nI shall get up and go to my father and I shall say to him,
\n“Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.
\nI no longer deserve to be called your son;
\ntreat me as you would treat one of your hired workers.”‘
\nSo he got up and went back to his father.
\nWhile he was still a long way off,
\nhis father caught sight of him, and was filled with compassion.
\nHe ran to his son, embraced him and kissed him.
\nHis son said to him,
\n‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you;
\nI no longer deserve to be called your son.’
\nBut his father ordered his servants,
\n‘Quickly, bring the finest robe and put it on him;
\nput a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.
\nTake the fattened calf and slaughter it.
\nThen let us celebrate with a feast,
\nbecause this son of mine was dead, and has come to life again;
\nhe was lost, and has been found.’
\nThen the celebration began.
\nNow the older son had been out in the field
\nand, on his way back, as he neared the house,
\nhe heard the sound of music and dancing.
\nHe called one of the servants and asked what this might mean.
\nThe servant said to him,
\n‘Your brother has returned
\nand your father has slaughtered the fattened calf
\nbecause he has him back safe and sound.’
\nHe became angry,
\nand when he refused to enter the house,
\nhis father came out and pleaded with him.
\nHe said to his father in reply,
\n‘Look, all these years I served you
\nand not once did I disobey your orders;
\nyet you never gave me even a young goat to feast on with my friends.
\nBut when your son returns
\nwho swallowed up your property with prostitutes,
\nfor him you slaughter the fattened calf.’
\nHe said to him,
\n‘My son, you are here with me always;
\neverything I have is yours.
\nBut now we must celebrate and rejoice,
\nbecause your brother was dead and has come to life again;
\nhe was lost and has been found.'”<\/p>\n

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

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