Friday, February 23, 2024
Liturgical Season: 
VII The Season of Sleebo
Special Significance: 
Mar Policarp of Smirna
Feast of Bishop Mathews Mar Polycarpos

Ps 94:1-11

1LORD, avenging God,

avenging God, shine forth!a

2Rise up, O judge of the earth;

give the proud what they deserve!b

3How long, LORD, shall the wicked,

how long shall the wicked glory?c

4How long will they mouth haughty speeches,

go on boasting, all these evildoers?d

5They crush your people, LORD,

torment your very own.

6They kill the widow and alien;

the orphan they murder.e

7They say, “The LORD does not see;

the God of Jacob takes no notice.”f

8Understand, you stupid people!

You fools, when will you be wise?g

9Does the one who shaped the ear not hear?

The one who formed the eye not see?h

10Does the one who guides nations not rebuke?

The one who teaches man not have knowledge?

11The LORD knows the plans of man;

they are like a fleeting breath.i

Eph 5:1-5

1So be imitators of God,* as beloved children,a 2and live in love, as Christ loved us and handed himself over for us as a sacrificial offering to God for a fragrant aroma.b 3Immorality or any impurity or greed must not even be mentioned among you, as is fitting among holy ones,c 4no obscenity or silly or suggestive talk, which is out of place, but instead, thanksgiving.d 5Be sure of this, that no immoral or impure or greedy person, that is, an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.e

Mt 11:28-30

The Gentle Mastery of Christ. 28* “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened,* and I will give you rest. 29* p Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves. 30For my yoke is easy, and my burden light.”