MASS READINGS, SATURDAY JUNE 26, 2021, General Week 12 FIRST READING “Is there any wonder that the Lord cannot perform? By the time I return home, Sara will have a son ” A Reading from the book of Genesis (18, 1-15)

MASS READINGS, SATURDAY JUNE 26, 2021, General Week 12 

FIRST READING 

“Is there any wonder that the Lord cannot perform? By the time I return home, Sara will have a son ” 

A Reading from the book of Genesis (18, 1-15) 

In those days, at the oaks of Mambre, the Lord appeared to Abraham, who was seated at the entrance of the tent. It was the hottest hour of the day. Abraham looked up, and he saw three men standing near him. As soon as he saw them, he ran to meet them from the entrance of the tent and bowed to the ground. He said: “My lord, if I could find favor in your eyes, do not pass without stopping near your servant. Let some water be brought to you, and you'll wash your feet, and lay down under this tree. I will get something to eat, and you will regain your strength before going any further, since you have passed near your servant! They replied: "Do as you said. Abraham hurried to find Sarah in her tent, and he said: "Quickly take three large measures of fine flour, knead the dough and make pancakes." Then Abraham ran to the herd, and took a fat and tender calf, and gave it to a servant, who hastened to prepare it. He took white cheese, milk, the veal that had been prepared, and laid them in front of them; he was standing beside them, under the tree, while they ate. They asked him, "Where is Sarah your wife?" He replied, "She is inside the tent." The traveler continued: "I will come back to you at the appointed time for the birth, and at that time Sara, your wife, will have a son. Now Sara was listening from behind, at the entrance to the tent. - Abraham and Sarah were very advanced in years, and Sarah had ceased to have what happens to women. She laughed to herself; she said to herself: "Yet I have passed the age of pleasure, and my lord is an old man!" The Lord God said to Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh, saying, 'Would I really have a child, old as I am?" Is there a wonder that the Lord cannot accomplish? By the time I return home, at the appointed time for the birth, Sarah will have a son. Sara lied, saying, "I didn't laugh," because she was scared. But the Lord replied: “Yes, you laughed. " because she was afraid. But the Lord replied: “Yes, you laughed. " because she was afraid. But the Lord replied: “Yes, you laughed. " 

- Word of the Lord.

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