Daily Reading for Wednesday January 20, 2021
FIRST READING
"You are a priest of the order of Melkizedek for eternity"
the letter to the Hebrews (7, 1-3.15-17)
Brethren, Melkizedek was king of Salem, priest of the Most High God; he came to meet Abraham when he was returning from his expedition against kings; he blessed him, and Abraham gave him the tenth of all that he had taken. First, Melkizedek has a name which means "king of righteousness"; then, he is king of Salem, that is to say king of "peace", and about him there is no mention of father or mother, nor ancestors, nor of a beginning of existence nor of 'end of life; this makes him resemble the Son of God: he remains a priest forever.
Things are even much clearer if another priest rises in the likeness of Melkizedek and becomes a priest, not by a legal requirement of human descent, but by the power of an indestructible life. For this is the testimony of the Scriptures: You are a priest of the order of Melkizedek for all eternity.
The Word of the Lord
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