July 14th, 2025.

Memorial of St. Cateri, Tekaquitha, Virgin.

A reading from the book of Exodus.

A new king who knew nothing of Joseph came to power in Egypt.

He said to his subjects,

Look how numerous and powerful the people of the children of Israel are growing, more so than

we ourselves.

Come, let us deal shrewdly with them to stop their increase.

Otherwise, in time of war, they too may join our enemies to fight against us, and so leave

our country.

Accordingly, taskmasters were set over the children of Israel

to oppress them with forced labor.

Thus they had to build for Pharaoh the supply cities of Pitham and Ramses.

Yet the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread.

The Egyptians then dreaded the children of Israel and reduced

them to cruel slavery, making life bitter for them with hard work and mortar and brick and all

kinds of fieldwork, the whole cruel fate of slaves. Pharaoh then commanded all his subjects,

throw into the river every boy that is born to the Hebrews, but you may let all the girls live.

The word of the Lord.

The Responsorial Psalm.

The response is, our help is in the name of the Lord.

Had not the Lord been with us, let Israel say, had not the Lord been with us when men rose up against us,

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