Sunday, July 9, 2017: (FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME)  Readings for today:  Zechariah 9:9-10  /  Romans 8:9, 11-13  /  Matthew 11:25-30:

Readings from:  http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/070917.cfm  (Pics from elsewhere on the internet)

Reading 1 - A reading from the book of the prophet Zechariah (Zechariah 9:9-10):

Thus says the LORD:
Rejoice heartily, O daughter Zion,
shout for joy, O daughter Jerusalem!
See, your king shall come to you;
a just savior is he,
meek, and riding on an ass,
on a colt, the foal of an ass.
He shall banish the chariot from Ephraim,
and the horse from Jerusalem;
the warrior's bow shall be banished,
and he shall proclaim peace to the nations.
His dominion shall be from sea to sea,
and from the River to the ends of the earth.

 

Responsorial Psalm - (Psalm 145: "I will praise you, Lord" by David Haas)

Video from:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeTxWbvzW6c

Lyrics from:  https://www.letssingit.com/david-haas-lyrics-i-will-praise-your-name-xmdzrrr#axzz4OXX1vg00

 

Re: I will praise your name, my King and my God. X2

1. I will give you glory, my God and King, and I will bless your name forever.
Every day I will bless and praise your name forever.

Re: I will praise your name, my King and my God. X2

2. The Lord is full of grace and mercy. He is kind and slow to anger.
He is good in all His works and full of compassion.

Re: I will praise your name, my King and my God. X2

3. Let all your works give you thanks, O Lord, and let all the faithful bless you.
Let them speak of your might, O Lord, the glory of your kingdom.

Re: I will praise your name, my King and my God. X2

4. The Lord is faithful in all His words, and always near. His name is holy.
He lifts up all those who fall. He raises up the lowly.

Re: I will praise your name, my King and my God. X2

 

Reading 2 - A reading from the letter of St. Paul to the Romans (Romans 8:9, 11-13):

Brothers and sisters:

You are not in the flesh;
on the contrary, you are in the spirit,
if only the Spirit of God dwells in you.
Whoever does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him.
If the Spirit of the one who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you,
the one who raised Christ from the dead
will give life to your mortal bodies also,
through his Spirit that dwells in you.
Consequently, brothers and sisters,
we are not debtors to the flesh,
to live according to the flesh.
For if you live according to the flesh, you will die,
but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body,
you will live.

Alleluia: (C.F. Matthew 11:25):

From:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMmB81tVTH4

 

R. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth;
you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the kingdom.

R. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel - A reading from the holy Gospel according to St. Matthew (Matthew 11:25-30):

At that time Jesus exclaimed:
"I give praise to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth,
for although you have hidden these things
from the wise and the learned
you have revealed them to little ones.
Yes, Father, such has been your gracious will.
All things have been handed over to me by my Father.
No one knows the Son except the Father,
and no one knows the Father except the Son
and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him."

"Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened,
and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you and learn from me,
for I am meek and humble of heart;
and you will find rest for yourselves.
For my yoke is easy, and my burden light."

Homily:

From:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEsQC2m_Sl4