A reading from the Lord of the Father of Manana.

You have defined me in words, says the Lord, yet you ask, what have we spoken against you?

You have said it is vain to serve God.

And what do we profit by keeping his command and going about an

penitential dress and awe of the Lord of hosts rather we call the proud

blessing for indeed evil-doers prosper and even tempt God with impunity then then they then they who fear the Lord spoke with one another, and the Lord listened attentively.

And a record book was written before him of those who fear the Lord and trust in his name.

And they shall be mine, says the Lord of hosts,

my own special possession.

On the day I take action,

and I will have compassion on them

as a man has compassion on his son who serves him.

Then you will again see the distinction

between the just and the wicked, between the ones who serve God and the one who does not serve him.

For lo, the day is coming, blazing like an oven, when all the proud and all evil-doers will be stubble.

And the day is coming will set them on fire,

leaving them neither root nor branch, says the Lord of hosts.

But for you who fear my name, though I will arise the son of justice in its healing ways.

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm.

Blessed are they who hope in the Lord.

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