He reading from the letter to the Hebrews.

Brothers and sisters,

since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses,

let us rid ourselves of every burden and sin that clings to us

and persevere in running the race that lies before us

while keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the leader and perfector of faith.

For the sake of the joy that lay before him, Jesus endured the cross, despising its name

and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God, consider how he endured

such opposition from sinners in order that you may not grow weary and lose heart. In your struggle

against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood.

The word of the Lord.

Thanks to God.

Responsorial Psalm, they will praise you, Lord, who long for you.

They praise you, Lord, who long for you. I will fulfill my vows before

those who fear him. The lowly shall eat their fill. They who seat the Lord shall praise him.

May your hearts be ever merry. They will praise you Lord who long for you. All the ends of the earth shall

remember and turn to the Lord. All the families of the nations shall bow down before him. To him alone

shall bow down all who sleep in the earth. Before him shall bend all who go down into the dust.

They will praise you, Lord, who long for you.

And to him my soul shall live.

My descendants shall serve him.

But the coming generation be told of the Lord

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