October 11, 2004, Friday of the 27th week in ordinary time.

A reading from the letter of St. Paul to the Galatians,

brothers and sisters realize that it is those who have faith who are children of Abraham.

Scripture, which saw in advance that God would justify the Gentiles by faith,

foretold the good news to Abraham, saying,

Through you shall all the nations be blessed.

Consequently, those who have faith are blessed along with Abraham who had faith.

For all who depend on works of the law are under a curse,

for it is written,

cursed be everyone who does not persevere in doing all the things written in the book of the law.

And that no one is justified before God by the law is clear,

for the one who is righteous by faith will live. But the law does not depend on faith, rather the one who does these things will live by

them. Christ ransomed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written,

cursed be everyone who hangs on a tree, that the blessing of Abraham might be extended to the

Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

The Word of the Lord

The Responsorial Psalm.

The response is,

The Lord will remember his covenant forever.

I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart

in the company and assembly of the just.

Great are the works of the Lord,

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