December 4, 2014 Thursday of the First Week of Advent
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Reading 1 IS 26and1-6
On that
day they will sing this song in the land of Judahand
A strong
city have we he sets up walls and ramparts to protect us.
Open up
the gates to let in a nation that is just, one that keeps faith.
A nation
of firm purpose you keep in peace in peace, for its trust in you.”
Trust in
the LORD forever!
andgtFor the
LORD is an eternal Rock.
He humbles
those in high places, and the lofty city he brings down He tumbles it to the
ground, levels it with the dust.
It is
trampled underfoot by the needy, by the footsteps of the poor.
Responsorial Psalm PS 118:1 AND 8-9,
19-21, 25-27A
R. Blessed
is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Give
thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his mercy endures forever. It is better
to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.
It is
better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.
R. Blessed
is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Open to me
the gates of justice I will enter them and give thanks to the LORD.
This gate
is the LORD’s the just shall enter it.
I will
give thanks to you, for you have answered me and have been my savior.
R. Blessed is
he who comes in the name of the Lord.
O LORD,
grant salvation!
O LORD,
grant prosperity!
Blessed is
he who comes in the name of the LORD we bless you from the house of the LORD.
The LORD
is God, and he has given us light.
R. Blessed
is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Gospel MT 7:21, 24-27
Jesus said to
his disciplesand
Not everyone
who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the Kingdom of heaven, but only the
one who does the will of my Father in heaven.
Everyone who
listens to these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who
built his house on rock. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and
buffeted the house.
But it did not
collapse it had been set solidly on rock. And everyone who listens to these
words of mine but does not act on them will be like a fool who built his house
on sand. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and buffeted the
house.
And it collapsed and
was completelyruined.