Roman Catholic Daily Readings For Thursday, 17 March

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Daily Readings:


Saints/Martyrs/Feasts/Fasts to be observed/commemmorated/celebrated:  Lent


Scriptural Readings:

12:13 AM (41 minutes ago)

First Reading - Esth 9:12,14-16,23-25

from CNA - Daily Readings

12 And he said to the queen: The Jews have killed five hundred men in the city of Susan, besides the ten sons of Aman: how many dost thou think they have slain in all the provinces? What askest thou more, and what wilt thou have me to command to be done?14 And the king commanded that it should be so done. And forthwith the edict was hung up in Susan, and the ten sons of Aman were hanged.15 And on the fourteenth day of the month Adar the Jews gathered themselves together, and they killed in Susan three hundred men: but they took not their substance.16 Moreover through all the provinces which were subject to the king&#39s dominion the Jews stood for their lives, and slew their enemies and persecutors: insomuch that the number of them that were Billed amounted to seventy-five thousand, and no man took any of their goods.23 And the Jews undertook to observe with solemnity all they had begun to do at that time, which Mardochai by letters had commanded to be done.24 For Aman, the son of Amadathi of the race of Agag, the enemy and adversary of the Jews, had devised evil against them, to kill them and destroy them: and had cast Phur, that is, the lot.25 And afterwards Esther went in to the king, beseeching him that his endeavours might be made void by the king&#39s letters: and the evil that he had intended against the Jews, might return upon his own head. And so both he and his sons were hanged upon gibbets

 

Psalm - Ps 137:1-3,7c-8

from CNA - Daily Readings

1 I will praise thee, O lord, with my whole heart: for thou hast heard the words of my mouth. I will sing praise to thee in the sight of his angels:2 I will worship towards thy holy temple, and I will give glory to thy name. For thy mercy, and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy holy name above all.3 In what day soever I shall call upon thee, hear me: thou shall multiply strength in my soul.7c And thy right hand hath saved me.8 The Lord will repay for me: thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: O despise not the work of thy hands

 

12:13 AM (41 minutes ago)

Gospel - Mt 7:7-12

from CNA - Daily Readings

7 Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and you shall find: knock, and it shall be opened to you.8 For every one that asketh, receiveth: and he that seeketh, findeth: and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened.9 Or what man is there among you, of whom if his son shall ask bread, will he reach him a stone?10 Or if he shall ask him a fish, will he reach him a serpent?11 If you then being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children: how much more will your Father who is in heaven, give good things to them that ask him?12 All things therefore whatsoever you would that men should do to you, do you also to them. For this is the law and the prophets.