Daily Reading for Friday, November 3rd, 2023

Reading 1, Romans 9:1-5

¹ This is the truth and I am speaking in Christ, without pretence, as my conscience testifies for me in the Holy Spirit;

² there is great sorrow and unremitting agony in my heart:

³ I could pray that I myself might be accursed and cut off from Christ, if this could benefit the brothers who are my own flesh and blood.

⁴ They are Israelites; it was they who were adopted as children, the glory was theirs and the covenants; to them were given the Law and the worship of God and the promises.

⁵ To them belong the fathers and out of them, so far as physical descent is concerned, came Christ who is above all, God, blessed for ever. Amen.

Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20

¹² Praise Yahweh, Jerusalem, Zion, praise your God.

¹³ For he gives strength to the bars of your gates, he blesses your children within you,

¹⁴ he maintains the peace of your frontiers, gives you your fill of finest wheat.

¹⁵ He sends his word to the earth, his command runs quickly,

¹⁹ He reveals his word to Jacob, his statutes and judgements to Israel.

²⁰ For no other nation has he done this, no other has known his judgements.