Daily Reading for Monday, October 10th, 2022

Reading 1, Galatians 4:22-24, 26-27, 31-5:1

²² Scripture says that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave girl and one by the freewoman.

²³ The son of the slave girl came to be born in the way of human nature; but the son of the freewoman came to be born through a promise.

²⁴ There is an allegory here: these women stand for the two covenants. The one given on Mount Sinai -- that is Hagar, whose children are born into slavery;

³¹ So, brothers, we are the children not of the slave girl but of the freewoman.

¹ Christ set us free, so that we should remain free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be fastened again to the yoke of slavery.

Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 113:1-2, 3-4, 5, 6-7

¹ Alleluia! Praise, servants of Yahweh, praise the name of Yahweh.

² Blessed be the name of Yahweh, henceforth and for ever.

³ From the rising of the sun to its setting, praised be the name of Yahweh!

⁴ Supreme over all nations is Yahweh, supreme over the heavens his glory.

⁵ Who is like Yahweh our God? His throne is set on high,

⁶ but he stoops to look down on heaven and earth.

⁷ He raises the poor from the dust, he lifts the needy from the dunghill,