The Lord, our God, knows the struggles we face in our lives: the struggle to remain faithful, and sometimes we fall into sin. But He seeks to restore us, for He wants us to live life to the full in Him.
So let us heed His call to come to Him, all of us who are weary and burdened, and He will give us rest. For following closely after Him, for we strive to be humble and men. For remain yoked to our Savior. Amen.
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First reading
Isaiah 26:7-9,12,16-19 ·
‘Awake and exult, all you who lie in the dust’
The path of the upright man is straight, you smooth the way of the upright.
Following the path of your judgements, l we hoped in you, O Lord, your name, your memory are all my soul desires.
At night my soul longs for you and my spirit in me seeks for you;
when your judgements appear on earth
the inhabitants of the world learn the meaning of integrity.
O Lord, you are giving us peace, since you treat us
as our deeds deserve.
Distressed, we search for you, O Lord; l the misery of oppression was your punishment for us.
As a woman with child near her time writhes and cries out in her pangs,
so are we, O Lord, in your presence: we have conceived, we writhe
as if we were giving birth;
we have not given the spirit of salvation to the earth,
no more inhabitants of the world are born.
Your dead will come to life, their corpses will rise;
awake, exult, all you who lie in the dust, for your dew is a radiant dew and the land of ghosts will give birth.
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Gospel
Matthew 11:28-30
My yoke is easy and my burden light
Jesus said, ‘Come to me, all you who labour and are overburdened, and I will give you rest. Shoulder my yoke and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. Yes, my yoke is easy and my burden light.’
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