MASS READINGS, FRIDAY 25 JUNE 2021, General Week 12 FIRST READING “All your male children will be circumcised as a sign of the covenant. Sara will give birth to you a son » A Reading from the book of Genesis (17, 1.9-10.15-22)

MASS READINGS, FRIDAY 25 JUNE 2021, General Week 12 

FIRST READING 

“All your male children will be circumcised as a sign of the covenant. Sara will give birth to you a son » 

A Reading from the book of Genesis (17, 1.9-10.15-22) 

When Abraham was 99 years old, the Lord appeared to him and said to him, “I am the Mighty God; walk in my presence and be perfect. God said to Abraham, "You will keep my covenant, you and your offspring after you, from generation to generation. And this is the covenant that will be kept between me and you, that is, you and your offspring after you: all your male children will be circumcised. God said to Abraham again: "Sarai, thy wife, thou shalt no longer call her name Sarai; henceforth her name is Sara (that is to say: Princess). I will bless her: from her also I will give you a son; yes, I will bless her, she will be the origin of nations, from her will come the kings of many peoples. Abraham fell face down on the ground. He laughed because he said to himself: "Is a man of a hundred years going to have a son, and will Sara give birth at 90? "And he said to God:" Only grant me that Ishmael may live under your gaze! »But God continued:« Yes, really, your wife Sara is going to give birth to you a son, you will give him the name of Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him, as an everlasting covenant with his offspring after him. About Ishmael, I heard you well: I bless him, I will make him fruitful and multiply ad infinitum; he will be the father of twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation. As for my covenant, it is with Isaac that I will establish it, with the child that Sarah will give you next year at this time. When God had finished speaking with Abraham, he rose away from him. you will give him the name of Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him, as an everlasting covenant with his offspring after him. About Ishmael, I heard you well: I bless him, I will make him fruitful and multiply ad infinitum; he will be the father of twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation. As for my covenant, it is with Isaac that I will establish it, with the child that Sarah will give you next year at this time. When God had finished speaking with Abraham, he rose away from him. you will give him the name of Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him, as an everlasting covenant with his offspring after him. About Ishmael, I heard you well: I bless him, I will make him fruitful and multiply ad infinitum; he will be the father of twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation. As for my covenant, it is with Isaac that I will establish it, with the child that Sarah will give you next year at this time. When God had finished speaking with Abraham, he rose away from him. it is with Isaac that I will establish it, with the child that Sarah will give you next year at this time. When God had finished speaking with Abraham, he rose away from him. it is with Isaac that I will establish it, with the child that Sarah will give you next year at this time. When God had finished speaking with Abraham, he rose away from him. 

- Word of the Lord.

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