A reading from the book of Genesis.

Israel set out with all that was his.

When he arrived in Bersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father, Isaac.

Then God, speaking to Israel in a vision by night called, Jacob, Jacob, he answered,

Here I am. Then he said, I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt,

for there I will make you a great nation. Not only will I go down to Egypt with you, I will also

bring you back here after Joseph has closed his eyes. So Jacob departed from Birshiba and the sons of Israel put their

father and their wives and their children on the wagons that Pharaoh had sent for his transport.

They took with them their livestock and the possessions they had acquired in the land of Canaan.

Thus Jacob and all his descendants migrated to Egypt.

His sons and his grandsons, his daughters and his granddaughters, all his descendants. He took

with him to Egypt. Israel had set Judah ahead to Joseph so that he might meet him in Goshen.

On his arrival in the region of Goshen, Joseph hitched the horses to his chariot

and rode to meet his father Israel in Goshen.

As soon as Joseph saw him, he flung himself on his neck and wept a long time in his arms.

And Israel said to Joseph,

At last I can die, now that I have seen for myself that Joseph is still alive.

The word of the Lord.

The salvation of the just comes from the Lord.

The salvation of the just comes from the Lord.

Trust in the Lord and do good.

That you may dwell in the land and be fed in security.

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