They reached Judah and Jerusalem, and executed all the officials among the people, sending back to the king at Damascus all that they had plundered from them. King Joash, forgetful of the kindness that Jehoiada, the father of Zechariah, had shown him, killed Jehoiada’s son who cried out as he died, ‘The Lord sees and he will avenge!’ When a year had gone by, the Aramaean army made war on Joash. He stood up before the people and said, ‘God says this, “Why do you transgress the commandments of the Lord to no good purpose? You have deserted the Lord, now he deserts you.”’ They then plotted against him and by order of the king stoned him in the court of the Temple of the Lord. The spirit of God took possession of Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest. He sent them prophets to bring them back to the Lord, but when these gave their message, they would not listen. Because of their guilt, God’s anger fell on Judah and Jerusalem. The Judaeans abandoned the Temple of the Lord, the God of their ancestors, for the worship of sacred poles and idols.
Saturday of week 11 in Ordinary Time, or Saturday memorial of the Blessed Virgin Maryįirst reading 2 Chronicles 24:17-25 'You have deserted the Lord: now he deserts you'Īfter the death of Jehoiada, the officials of Judah came to pay court to the king, and the king now turned to them for advice. This site copyright © 1996-2022 Universalis Publishing Ltd. They all ate as much as they wanted, and when the scraps remaining were collected they filled twelve baskets. Then he took the five loaves and the two fish, raised his eyes to heaven, and said the blessing over them then he broke them and handed them to his disciples to distribute among the crowd.
But he said to his disciples, ‘Get them to sit down in parties of about fifty.’ They did so and made them all sit down. It was late afternoon when the Twelve came to him and said, ‘Send the people away, and they can go to the villages and farms round about to find lodging and food for we are in a lonely place here.’ He replied, ‘Give them something to eat yourselves.’ But they said, ‘We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless we are to go ourselves and buy food for all these people.’ For there were about five thousand men. Jesus made the crowds welcome and talked to them about the kingdom of God and he cured those who were in need of healing. Gospel Luke 9:11-17 The feeding of the five thousand Whenever you drink it, do this as a memorial of me.’ Until the Lord comes, therefore, every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are proclaiming his death. This is what I received from the Lord, and in turn passed on to you: that on the same night that he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took some bread, and thanked God for it and broke it, and he said, ‘This is my body, which is for you do this as a memorial of me.’ In the same way he took the cup after supper, and said, ‘This cup is the new covenant in my blood. ‘You are a priest for ever, a priest like Melchizedek of old.’ Second reading 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 Every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are proclaiming the death of the Lord
The Lord has sworn an oath he will not change. A prince from the day of your birth on the holy mountains from the womb before the dawn I begot you. The Lord’s revelation to my Master: ‘Sit on my right: your foes I will put beneath your feet.’ The Lord will wield from Zion your sceptre of power: rule in the midst of all your foes. He pronounced this blessing: ‘Blessed be Abram by God Most High, creator of heaven and earth, and blessed be God Most High for handing over your enemies to you.’ And Abram gave him a tithe of everything. Melchizedek king of Salem brought bread and wine he was a priest of God Most High. Corpus Christi First reading Genesis 14:18-20 Melchizedek brought bread and wine
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