Daily Readings

Stand firm, and do not be willing to be again held by the yoke of servitude
Behold, I, Paul, say to you, that if you have been circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you
For I again testify, about every man circumcising himself, that he is obligated to act according to the entire law
You are being emptied of Christ, you who are being justified by the law. You have fallen from grace
For in spirit, by faith, we await the hope of justice
For in Christ Jesus, neither circumcision nor uncircumcision prevails over anything, but only faith which works through charity

VAU. And let your mercy overwhelm me, O Lord: your salvation according to your eloquence
And do not utterly take away the word of truth from my mouth. For in your judgments, I have hoped beyond hope
And I will always keep your law, in this age and forever and ever
And I have wandered far and wide, because I was seeking your commandments
And I meditated on your commandments, which I loved
And I lifted up my hands to your commandments, which I loved. And I was trained in your justifications

And as he was speaking, a certain Pharisee asked him to eat with him. And going inside, he sat down to eat
But the Pharisee began to say, thinking within himself: “Why might it be that he has not washed before eating?
And the Lord said to him: “You Pharisees today clean what is outside the cup and the plate, but what is inside of you is full of plunder and iniquity
Fools! Did not he who made what is outside, indeed also make what is inside
Yet truly, give what is above as alms, and behold, all things are clean for you