August 12, 2025, Tuesday of the 19th week in ordinary time.

A reading from the Book of Deuteronomy.

When Moses had finished speaking to all Israel, he said to them,

I am now 120 years old and am no longer able to move about freely.

Besides, the Lord has told me that I shall not cross this Jordan.

It is the Lord your God who will cross before you.

He will destroy these nations before you, that you may supplant them.

It is Joshua who will cross before you, as the Lord promised.

The Lord will deal with them just as he dealt with

Sihon and Og, the kings of the Amorites whom he destroyed, and with their country. When, therefore,

the Lord delivers them up to you, you must deal with them exactly as I have ordered you. Be brave and

steadfast. Have no fear or dread of them,

for it is the Lord your God who marches with you. He will never fail you or forsake you.

Then Moses summoned Joshua, and in the presence of all Israel, said to him,

Be brave and steadfast, for you must bring this people into the

land which the Lord swore to their fathers he would give them. You must put them in possession of their

heritage. It is the Lord who marches before you. He will be with you and will never fail you or forsake you.

So do not fear or be dismayed.

The word of the Lord. The response to your Psalm, the response is,

The portion of the Lord is His people. For I will sing the Lord's renown, O proclaim the greatness of our God, the rock, how faultless are his deeds, how right all his ways.

The portion of the Lord is His people.

Think back on the days of old, reflect on the years of age upon age, ask your father

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