October 24th, 2025, Friday of the 29th week in ordinary time.

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

Brothers and sisters,

I know that good does not dwell in me, that is in my flesh.

The willing is ready at hand, but doing the good is not. For I do not do the good I want,

but I do the evil I do not want. Now if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I who do it,

but sin that dwells in me. So then I discover the principle that when I want to do right, evil is at hand.

For I take delight in the law of God, in my inner self. But I see in my members another

principle at war with the law of my mind, taking me captive to the law of sin that dwells

in my members.

Miserable one that I am.

Who will deliver me from this mortal body?

Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ, our Lord.

The Word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm.

The response is, Lord, teach me your statutes. Teach me wisdom and knowledge, for in your commands I trust.

Lord, teach me your statutes.

You are good and bountiful.

Teach me your statutes.

Lord, teach me your statutes. Let your kindness comfort me according to your promise to your servants. Lord, teach me your statutes. Let your compassion come to me that I may live, for your law is my delight. Lord, teach me your statutes. Never will I forget your

precepts, for through them you give me life. Lord, teach me your statutes. I am yours, save me,

for I have sought your precepts. Lord, teach me your statutes.

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