Daily Reading for Saturday, September 10th, 2022

Reading 1, First Corinthians 10:14-22

¹⁴ For that reason, my dear friends, have nothing to do with the worship of false gods.

¹⁵ I am talking to you as sensible people; weigh up for yourselves what I have to say.

¹⁶ The blessing-cup, which we bless, is it not a sharing in the blood of Christ; and the loaf of bread which we break, is it not a sharing in the body of Christ?

¹⁷ And as there is one loaf, so we, although there are many of us, are one single body, for we all share in the one loaf.

¹⁸ Now compare the natural people of Israel: is it not true that those who eat the sacrifices share the altar?

¹⁹ What does this mean? That the dedication of food to false gods amounts to anything? Or that false gods themselves amount to anything?

²⁰ No, it does not; simply that when pagans sacrifice, what is sacrificed by them is sacrificed to demons who are not God. I do not want you to share with demons.

²¹ You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons as well; you cannot have a share at the Lord's table and the demons' table as well.

²² Do we really want to arouse the Lord's jealousy; are we stronger than he is?

Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 116:12-13, 17-18

¹² What return can I make to Yahweh for his generosity to me?

¹³ I shall take up the cup of salvation and call on the name of Yahweh.

¹⁷ I shall offer you a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of Yahweh.

¹⁸ I shall fulfil my vows to Yahweh, witnessed by all his people,