Readings for
July 17, 2027
Ordinary Weekday/ Optional Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Optional Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary
First Reading
Exodus 12: 37-42
37Departure from Egypt. The Israelites set out from Rameses for Succoth, about six hundred thousand men on foot, not counting the children.
38A crowd of mixed ancestry also went up with them, with livestock in great abundance, both flocks and herds.
39The dough they had brought out of Egypt they baked into unleavened loaves. It was not leavened, because they had been driven out of Egypt and could not wait. They did not even prepare food for the journey.
40The time the Israelites had stayed in Egypt was four hundred and thirty years.
41At the end of four hundred and thirty years, on this very date, all the armies of the LORD left the land of Egypt.
42This was a night of vigil for the LORD, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt; so on this night all Israelites must keep a vigil for the LORD throughout their generations.
Responsorial Psalm
Psalms 136: 1 and 23-24, 10-12, 13-15
1Psalm 136 Hymn of Thanksgiving for God’s Everlasting Mercy I - Praise the LORD, for he is good; for his mercy endures forever;
23V - The Lord remembered us in our low estate, for his mercy endures forever;
24Freed us from our foes, for his mercy endures forever;
10III - Who struck down the firstborn of Egypt, for his mercy endures forever;
11And led Israel from their midst, for his mercy endures forever;
12With mighty hand and outstretched arm, for his mercy endures forever;
13Who split in two the Red Sea, for his mercy endures forever;
14And led Israel through its midst, for his mercy endures forever;
15But swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea, for his mercy endures forever;
Alleluia
Second Corinthians 5: 19
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Gospel
Matthew 12: 14-21
14But the Pharisees went out and took counsel against him to put him to death. The Chosen Servant.
15When Jesus realized this, he withdrew from that place. Many [people] followed him, and he cured them all,
16but he warned them not to make him known.
17This was to fulfill what had been spoken through Isaiah the prophet:
18“Behold, my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved in whom I delight; I shall place my spirit upon him, and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles.
19He will not contend or cry out, nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets.
20A bruised reed he will not break, a smoldering wick he will not quench, until he brings justice to victory.
21And in his name the Gentiles will hope.” Jesus and Beelzebul.