St. Agatha, Virgin, Martyr (Memorial)

Saints

• St. Agatha

Daily Readings:

• First Reading

  1 Kings 2:1-4, 10-12
  

  1When David’s time to die drew near, he charged Solomon his son, saying,

  2“I am about to go the way of all the earth. Be strong, and show yourself a man,

  3and keep the charge of the LORD your God, walking in his ways and keeping his statutes, his commandments, his ordinances, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that you may prosper in all that you do and wherever you turn;

  4that the LORD may establish his word which he spoke concerning me, saying, ‘If your sons take heed to their way, to walk before me in faithfulness with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail you a man on the throne of Israel.’

  10Then David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.

  11And the time that David reigned over Israel was forty years; he reigned seven years in Hebron, and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

  12So Solomon sat upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was firmly established.

• Responsorial Psalm

  1 Chronicles 29:10-12
  

  10Therefore David blessed the LORD in the presence of all the assembly; and David said: “Blessed art thou, O LORD, the God of Israel our father, for ever and ever.

  11Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty; for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all.

  12Both riches and honor come from thee, and thou rulest over all. In thy hand are power and might; and in thy hand it is to make great and to give strength to all.

• Gospel

  Mark 6:7-13
  

  7And he called to him the twelve, and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits.

  8He charged them to take nothing for their journey except a staff; no bread, no bag, no money in their belts;

  9but to wear sandals and not put on two tunics.

  10And he said to them, “Where you enter a house, stay there until you leave the place.

  11And if any place will not receive you and they refuse to hear you, when you leave, shake off the dust that is on your feet for a testimony against them.”

  12So they went out and preached that men should repent.

  13And they cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many that were sick and healed them.

• First Reading

  1 Corinthians 1:26-31
  

  26For consider your call, brethren; not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth;

  27but God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise, God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong,

  28God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are,

  29so that no human being might boast in the presence of God.

  30He is the source of your life in Christ Jesus, whom God made our wisdom, our righteousness and sanctification and redemption;

  31therefore, as it is written, “Let him who boasts, boast of the Lord.”

• Responsorial Psalm

  Psalms 31:3-4, 6, 8, 16, 17
  

  2Incline thy ear to me, rescue me speedily! Be thou a rock of refuge for me, a strong fortress to save me!

  3Yea, thou art my rock and my fortress; for thy name’s sake lead me and guide me,

  5Into thy hand I commit my spirit; thou hast redeemed me, O LORD, faithful God.

  7I will rejoice and be glad for thy steadfast love, because thou hast seen my affliction, thou hast taken heed of my adversities,

  15My times are in thy hand; deliver me from the hand of my enemies and persecutors!

  16Let thy face shine on thy servant; save me in thy steadfast love!

• Gospel

  Luke 9:23-26
  

  23And he said to all, “If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.

  24For whoever would save his life will lose it; and whoever loses his life for my sake, he will save it.

  25For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himself?

  26For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of man be ashamed when he comes in his glory and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.