Ezekiel 34:11-16
Psalms 23:1-6
Romans 5:5-11
Luke 15:3-7

Ezekiel 34:11-16
(11) For thus says the Lord God: Behold, I myself will seek my sheep, and I myself will visit them (12) Just as a shepherd visits his flock, in the day when he will be in the midst of his sheep that were scattered, so will I visit my sheep. And I will deliver them from all the places to which they had been scattered in the day of gloom and darkness (13) And I will lead them away from the peoples, and I will gather them from the lands, and I will bring them into their own land. And I will pasture them on the mountains of Israel, by the rivers, and in all the settlements of the land (14) I will feed them in very fertile pastures, and their pastures will be on the lofty mountains of Israel. There they will rest on the green grass, and they will be fed in the fat pastures, on the mountains of Israel (15) I will feed my sheep, and I will cause them to lie down, says the Lord God (16) I will seek what had been lost. And I will lead back again what had been cast aside. And I will bind up what had been broken. And I will strengthen what had been infirm. And I will preserve what was fat and strong. And I will feed them on judgment

Psalms 23:1-6
(1) For the First Sabbath. A Psalm of David. The earth and all its fullness belong to the Lord: the whole world and all that dwells in it (2) For he has founded it upon the seas, and he has prepared it upon the rivers (3) Who will ascend to the mountain of the Lord? And who will stand in his holy place (4) The innocent of hands and the clean of heart, who has not received his soul in vain, nor sworn deceitfully to his neighbor (5) He will receive a blessing from the Lord, and mercy from God, his Saviour (6) This is the generation that seeks him, that seeks the face of the God of Jacob

Romans 5:5-11
(5) but hope is not unfounded, because the love of God is poured forth in our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us (6) Yet why did Christ, while we were still infirm, at the proper time, suffer death for the impious (7) Now someone might barely be willing to die for the sake of justice, for example, perhaps someone might dare to die for the sake of a good man (8) But God demonstrates his love for us in that, while we were yet sinners, at the proper time (9) Christ died for us. Therefore, having been justified now by his blood, all the more so shall we be saved from wrath through him (10) For if we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, while we were still enemies, all the more so, having been reconciled, shall we be saved by his life (11) And not only that, but we also glory in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation

Luke 15:3-7
(3) And he told this parable to them, saying (4) “What man among you, who has one hundred sheep, and if he will have lost one of them, would not leave the ninety-nine in the desert and go after the one whom he had lost, until he finds it (5) And when he has found it, he places it on his shoulders, rejoicing (6) And returning home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them: ‘Congratulate me! For I have found my sheep, which had been lost. (7) I say to you, that there will be so much more joy in heaven over one sinner repenting, than over the ninety-nine just, who do not need to repent

Genesis 16:1-12, 15-16
Psalms 106:1-5
Matthew 7:21-29

Genesis 16:1-12, 15-16
(1) Now Sarai, the wife of Abram, had not conceived children. But, having an Egyptian handmaid named Hagar (2) she said to her husband: “Behold, the Lord has closed me, lest I give birth. Enter to my handmaid, so that perhaps I may receive sons of her at least.” And when he agreed to her supplication (3) she took Hagar the Egyptian, her handmaid, ten years after they began to live in the land of Canaan, and she gave her to her husband as a wife (4) And he entered to her. But when she saw that she had conceived, she despised her mistress (5) And Sarai said to Abram: “You have acted unfairly against me. I gave my handmaid into your bosom, who, when she saw that she had conceived, held me in contempt. May the Lord judge between me and you. (6) Abram responded to her by saying, “Behold, your handmaid is in your hand to treat as it pleases you.” And so, when Sarai afflicted her, she took flight (7) And when the Angel of the Lord had found her, near the fountain of water in the wilderness, which is on the way to Shur in the desert (8) he said to her: “Hagar, handmaid of Sarai, where have you come from? And where will you go?” And she answered, “I flee from the face of Sarai, my mistress. (9) And the Angel of the Lord said to her, “Return to your mistress, and humble yourself under her hand. (10) And again he said, “I will multiply your offspring continuously, and they will not be numbered because of their multitude. (11) But thereafter he said: “Behold, you have conceived, and you will give birth to a son. And you shall call his name Ishmael, because the Lord has heard your affliction (12) He will be a wild man. His hand will be against all, and all hands will be against him. And he will pitch his tents away from the region of all his brothers. (15) And Hagar gave birth to a son for Abram, who called his name Ishmael (16) Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar gave birth to Ishmael for him

Genesis 16:6-12, 15-16
(6) Abram responded to her by saying, “Behold, your handmaid is in your hand to treat as it pleases you.” And so, when Sarai afflicted her, she took flight (7) And when the Angel of the Lord had found her, near the fountain of water in the wilderness, which is on the way to Shur in the desert (8) he said to her: “Hagar, handmaid of Sarai, where have you come from? And where will you go?” And she answered, “I flee from the face of Sarai, my mistress. (9) And the Angel of the Lord said to her, “Return to your mistress, and humble yourself under her hand. (10) And again he said, “I will multiply your offspring continuously, and they will not be numbered because of their multitude. (11) But thereafter he said: “Behold, you have conceived, and you will give birth to a son. And you shall call his name Ishmael, because the Lord has heard your affliction (12) He will be a wild man. His hand will be against all, and all hands will be against him. And he will pitch his tents away from the region of all his brothers. (15) And Hagar gave birth to a son for Abram, who called his name Ishmael (16) Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar gave birth to Ishmael for him

Psalms 106:1-5
(1) Alleluia. Confess to the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy is with every generation (2) Let those who have been redeemed by the Lord say so: those whom he redeemed from the hand of the enemy and gathered from the regions (3) from the rising of the sun and its setting, from the north and from the sea (4) They wandered into solitude in a waterless place. They did not find the way of the city to be their dwelling place (5) They were hungry, and they were thirsty. Their soul fainted within them

Matthew 7:21-29
(21) Not all who say to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the kingdom of heaven. But whoever does the will of my Father, who is in heaven, the same shall enter into the kingdom of heaven (22) Many will say to me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and perform many powerful deeds in your name? (23) And then will I disclose to them: ‘I have never known you. Depart from me, you workers of iniquity. (24) Therefore, everyone who hears these words of mine and does them shall be compared to a wise man, who built his house upon the rock (25) And the rains descended, and the floods rose up, and the winds blew, and rushed upon that house, but it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock (26) And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them shall be like a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand (27) And the rains descended, and the floods rose up, and the winds blew, and rushed upon that house, and it did fall, and great was its ruin. (28) And it happened, when Jesus had completed these words, that the crowds were astonished at his doctrine (29) For he was teaching them as one who has authority, and not like their scribes and Pharisees

Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18
Psalms 105:1-4, 6-9
Matthew 7:15-20

Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18
(1) And so, these things having been transacted, the word of the Lord came to Abram by a vision, saying: “Do not be afraid, Abram, I am your protector, and your reward is exceedingly great. (2) And Abram said: “Lord God, what will you give to me? I may go without children. And the son of the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus. (3) And Abram added: “Yet to me you have not given offspring. And behold, my servant born in my house will be my heir. (4) And immediately the word of the Lord came to him, saying: “This one will not be your heir. But he who will come from your loins, the same will you have for your heir. (5) And he brought him outside, and he said to him, “Take in the heavens, and number the stars, if you can.” And he said to him, “So also will your offspring be. (6) Abram believed God, and it was reputed to him unto justice (7) And he said to him, “I am the Lord who led you away from Ur of the Chaldeans, so as to give you this land, and so that you would possess it. (8) But he said, “Lord God, in what way may I be able to know that I will possess it? (9) And the Lord responded by saying: “Take for me a cow of three years, and a she-goat of three years, and a ram of three years, also a turtle-dove and a pigeon. (10) Taking all these, he divided them through the middle, and placed both parts opposite one another. But the birds he did not divide (11) And birds descended upon the carcasses, but Abram drove them away (12) And when the sun was setting, a deep sleep fell upon Abram, and a dread, great and dark, invaded him (17) Then, when the sun had set, there came a dark mist, and there appeared a smoking furnace and a lamp of fire passing between those divisions (18) On that day, God formed a covenant with Abram, saying: “To your offspring I will give this land, from the river of Egypt, even to the great river Euphrates

Psalms 105:1-4, 6-9
(1) Alleluia. Confess to the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy is with every generation (2) Who will declare the powers of the Lord? Who make a hearing for all his praises (3) Blessed are those who keep judgment and who do justice at all times (4) Remember us, O Lord, with good will for your people. Visit us with your salvation (6) We have sinned, as have our fathers. We have acted unjustly; we have wrought iniquity (7) Our fathers did not understand your miracles in Egypt. They did not remember the multitude of your mercies. And they provoked you, while going up to the sea, even the Red Sea (8) And he saved them for the sake of his name, so that he might make known his power (9) And he rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up. And he led them into the abyss, as if into a desert

Matthew 7:15-20
(15) Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves (16) You shall know them by their fruits. Can grapes be gathered from thorns, or figs from thistles (17) So then, every good tree produces good fruit, and the evil tree produces evil fruit (18) A good tree is not able to produce evil fruit, and an evil tree is not able to produce good fruit (19) Every tree which does not produce good fruit shall be cut down and cast into the fire (20) Therefore, by their fruits you will know them