June 28, 2025, Saturday of the 12th week in ordinary time.

A reading from the book of Genesis.

The Lord appeared to Abraham by the Terribinth of Mamre as Abraham sat in the entrance of his tent

while the day was growing hot.

Looking up, he saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them,

he ran from the entrance of the tent to greet them, and bowing to the ground, he said,

Sir, if I may ask you this favor, please do not go on past your servant. Let some water be brought that you may bathe your feet, and then rest yourselves under the tree. Now that you have come this close to your servant, let me bring you a little food that you may refresh yourselves, and afterward you may go on your way. The men replied, very well, do as you have said.

Abraham hastened into the tent and told Sarah, quick, three measures of fine flour, need it and make

rolls. He ran to the herd, picked out a tender choice steer, and gave it to a servant who quickly prepared it.

The neighbor ham got some curds and milk, as well as the steer that had been prepared, and set these before them,

and he waited on them under the tree while they ate.

They asked him, where is your wife Sarah?

He replied, there in the tent.

One of them said,

I will surely return to you about this time next year,

and Sarah will then have a son.

Sarah was listening at the entrance of the tent,

just behind him. Now Abraham and Sarah were old,

advanced in years, and Sarah had stopped having her womanly periods. So Sarah laughed to herself and

said, Now that I am so withered and my husband is so old, am I still to have sexual pleasure?

But the Lord, said to Abraham, why did Sarah laugh and say,

Shall I really bear a child old as I am?

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