October 17, 2003.

Memorial of St. Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr.

A reading from the letter of St. Paul to the Romans.

Brothers and sisters, I am not ashamed of the Gospel.

It is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes.

For Jew first and then Greek. For in it is revealed

the righteousness of God from faith to faith. As it is written, the one who is righteous by faith

will live. The wrath of God is indeed being revealed from heaven against every impiety and wickedness of those who

suppress the truth by their wickedness. For what can be known about God is evident to them,

because God made it evident to them. Ever since the creation of the world, his invisible attributes

of eternal power and divinity have been able to be understood and perceived

in what he has made. As a result, they have no excuse, for although they knew God, they did not

accord him glorious God, or give him thanks. Instead, they became vain in their reasoning,

and their senseless minds were darkened. While claiming to be wise,

they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for the likeness of an image

of mortal man, or of birds, or of four-legged animals, or of snakes. Therefore, God handed them

over to impurity through the lusts of their hearts for the mutual degradation of their bodies.

They exchanged the truth of God for a lie and revered and worshipped the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever.

Amen. The Word of the Lord

The Responsorial Psalm

The response is

The heavens proclaim the glory of God

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