SATURDAY JULY 10, 2021, General Week 14th Week FIRST READING “God will visit you and bring you up from this country" A Reading from the book of Genesis (49, 29-33; 50, 15-26a)

SATURDAY JULY 10, 2021, General Week 14th Week 

FIRST READING 

“God will visit you and bring you up from this country" 

A Reading from the book of Genesis (49, 29-33; 50, 15-26a) 

In those days Jacob commanded his sons: “I will be reunited with mine. Bury me with my fathers, in the cave which is in the field of Ephrone the Hittite, in the cave of the field of Macpéla, in front of Mambre, in the land of Canaan, the field which Abraham bought from Ephrone the Hittite as funerary property. This is where Abraham and his wife Sarah were buried; it is there that Isaac and his wife Rebecca were buried; that's where I buried Leah. It is the field which was bought from the Hittites, with the cave which is there. When Jacob had finished giving his instructions to his sons, he stretched out on his bed, expired, and was reunited with his family. Seeing that their father was dead, Joseph's brothers said to each other, "If Joseph ever took us into our care. hatred, if he was going to repay us all the evil that we have done him… ”They made Joseph say:“ Before dying, your father expressed this will: “You will ask Joseph this: Please forgive your brothers their crime and their sin. Yes, they have hurt you, but now you forgive the crime of your father's servants of God! ” Upon hearing this message, Joseph wept. Then his brothers themselves came and fell at his feet and said to him: “Here we are your slaves. But Joseph answered them: "Have no fear! Am I going to take God's place? You wanted to hurt me, God wanted to change it for good, in order to accomplish what is happening today: to preserve the life of a large number of people. So have no fear: I will take care of you and your young children. He comforted them with words that came to their hearts. Joseph remained in Egypt with his father's family, and he lived one hundred and ten years. He saw the grandchildren of his son Ephraim; as for the children of Makir, son of Manasseh his other son, he received them on his knees when they were born. Joseph said to his brothers, “I am going to die. God will visit you and bring you up from this land to the land he swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Joseph made the sons of Israel take an oath, saying, "When God visits you, you will bring up my bones from here. And Joseph died at the age of one hundred and ten. son of Manasseh his other son, he received them on his knees when they were born. Joseph said to his brothers, “I am going to die. God will visit you and bring you up from this land to the land he swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Joseph made the sons of Israel take an oath, saying, "When God visits you, you will bring up my bones from here. And Joseph died at the age of one hundred and ten. son of Manasseh his other son, he received them on his knees when they were born. Joseph said to his brothers, “I am going to die. God will visit you and bring you up from this land to the land he swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Joseph made the sons of Israel take an oath, saying, "When God visits you, you will bring up my bones from here. And Joseph died at the age of one hundred and ten.

- Word of the Lord.

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