Readings for February 20, 2018

12 – Fr. Mueller Holy Retreat

FIRST READING

A READING FROM THE BOOK OF THE

PROPHET ISAIAH

Thus says the LORD:

Just as from the heavens
the rain and snow come down
And do not return there
till they have watered the earth,
making it fertile and fruitful,
Giving seed to the one who sows
and bread to the one who eats,
So shall my word be
that goes forth from my mouth;
It shall not return to me void,
but shall do my will,
achieving the end for which I sent it.

THE WORD OF THE LORD

RESPONSORIAL PSALM

Let our response be: From all their distress God rescues
the just.

Glorify the LORD with me,

let us together extol his name.
I sought the LORD, and he answered me
and delivered me from all my fears. Response.

R. From all their distress God rescues the just.

Look to him that you may be radiant with joy,

and your faces may not blush with shame.
When the poor one called out, the LORD heard,
and from all his distress he saved him. Response.

R. From all their distress God rescues the just.

The LORD has eyes for the just,

and ears for their cry.
The LORD confronts the evildoers,
to destroy remembrance of them from the earth. Response.

R. From all their distress God rescues the just.

When the just cry out, the LORD hears them,

and from all their distress he rescues them.
The LORD is close to the brokenhearted;
and those who are crushed in spirit he saves. Response.

R. From all their distress God rescues the just.

Readings for February 21, 2018
12 – Fr. Duschak Holy Retreat

FIRST READING

A READING FROM THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET JONAH

The word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time:

"Set out for the great city of Nineveh,
and announce to it the message that I will tell you."
So Jonah made ready and went to Nineveh,
according to the LORD's bidding.
Now Nineveh was an enormously large city;
it took three days to go through it.
Jonah began his journey through the city,
and had gone but a single day's walk announcing,
"Forty days more and Nineveh shall be destroyed,"
when the people of Nineveh believed God;
they proclaimed a fast
and all of them, great and small, put on sackcloth.

When the news reached the king of Nineveh,

he rose from his throne, laid aside his robe,
covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in the ashes.
Then he had this proclaimed throughout Nineveh,
by decree of the king and his nobles:
"Neither man nor beast, neither cattle nor sheep,
shall taste anything;
they shall not eat, nor shall they drink water.
Man and beast shall be covered with sackcloth and call loudly to
God;
every man shall turn from his evil way
and from the violence he has in hand.
Who knows, God may relent and forgive, and withhold his blazing
wrath,
so that we shall not perish."
When God saw by their actions how they turned from their evil
way,
he repented of the evil that he had threatened to do to them;
he did not carry it out.

THE WORD OF THE LORD

RESPONSORIAL PSALM

Let our response be: A heart contrite and

humbled, O God, you will not spurn.

Have mercy on me, O God, in your goodness;

in the greatness of your compassion wipe out my
offense.
Thoroughly wash me from my guilt
and of my sin cleanse me.

R. A heart contrite and humbled, O God, you will

not spurn.

A clean heart create for me, O God,

and a steadfast spirit renew within me.
Cast me not out from your presence,
and your Holy Spirit take not from me.

R. A heart contrite and humbled, O God, you will

not spurn.

For you are not pleased with sacrifices;

should I offer a burnt offering, you would not
accept it.
My sacrifice, O God, is a contrite spirit;
a heart contrite and humbled, O God, you will not
spurn.

R. A heart contrite and humbled, O God, you will

not spurn.
Readings for February 22, 2018
12 – Fr. Rahmann Holy Retreat

FIRST READING

A READING FROM THE FIRST LETTER OF

ST. PETER

Beloved:
I exhort the presbyters among you,
as a fellow presbyter and witness to the
sufferings of Christ
and one who has a share in the glory to be
revealed.
Tend the flock of God in your midst,
overseeing not by constraint but willingly,
as God would have it, not for shameful profit
but eagerly.
Do not lord it over those assigned to you,
but be examples to the flock.
And when the chief Shepherd is revealed,
you will receive the unfading crown of glory.

THE WORD OF THE LORD

RESPONSORIAL PSALM

Let our response be: The Lord is my shepherd; there is

nothing I shall want.

The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

In verdant pastures he gives me repose;
Beside restful waters he leads me;
he refreshes my soul. Response.

R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.

Even though I walk in the dark valley

I fear no evil; for you are at my side
With your rod and your staff
that give me courage. Response.

R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.

You spread the table before me

in the sight of my foes;
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows. Response.

R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.

Only goodness and kindness follow me

all the days of my life;
And I shall dwell in the house of the LORD
for years to come. Response.

R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.

Readings for February 23, 2018
12 – Fr. Buttenbruch Retreat

FIRST READING

A READING FROM THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET EZEKIEL

Thus says the Lord GOD:

If the wicked man turns away from all the sins he committed,
if he keeps all my statutes and does what is right and just,
he shall surely live, he shall not die.
None of the crimes he committed shall be remembered against
him;
he shall live because of the virtue he has practiced.
Do I indeed derive any pleasure from the death of the wicked?
says the Lord GOD.
Do I not rather rejoice when he turns from his evil way
that he may live?

And if the virtuous man turns from the path of virtue to do evil,
the same kind of abominable things that the wicked man does,
can he do this and still live?
None of his virtuous deeds shall be remembered,
because he has broken faith and committed sin;
because of this, he shall die.
You say, "The LORD's way is not fair!"
Hear now, house of Israel:
Is it my way that is unfair, or rather, are not your ways unfair?
When someone virtuous turns away from virtue to commit
iniquity, and dies,
it is because of the iniquity he committed that he must die.
But if the wicked, turning from the wickedness he has
committed,
does what is right and just,
he shall preserve his life;
since he has turned away from all the sins that he committed,
he shall surely live, he shall not die.

THE WORD OF THE LORD

RESPONSORIAL PSALM

Let our response be: If you, O Lord, mark iniquities, who

can stand?

Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD;

LORD, hear my voice!
Let your ears be attentive
to my voice in supplication. Response.

R. If you, O Lord, mark iniquities, who can stand?

If you, O LORD, mark iniquities,

LORD, who can stand?
But with you is forgiveness,
that you may be revered. Response.

R. If you, O Lord, mark iniquities, who can stand?

I trust in the LORD;

my soul trusts in his word.
My soul waits for the LORD
more than sentinels wait for the dawn.
Let Israel wait for the LORD. Response.

R. If you, O Lord, mark iniquities, who can stand?

For with the LORD is kindness

and with him is plenteous redemption;
And he will redeem Israel
from all their iniquities. Response.

R. If you, O Lord, mark iniquities, who can stand?