Mass Readings for July 26, 2023

Sirach 44:1,10-15
Psalms 132:11,13-14,17-18
Matthew 13:16-17

Sirach 44:1,10-15
(1) Let us now praise famous men, And our fathers that became the father of us. (10) But these were men of mercy, Whose righteous deeds have not been forgotten. (11) With their seed shall remain continually a good inheritance; Their children are within the covenants. (12) Their seed stands fast, And their children for their sakes. (13) Their seed shall remain forever, And their glory shall not be blotted out. (14) Their bodies were buried in peace, And their name lives to all generations. (15) Peoples will declare their wisdom, And the congregation tells out their praise.

Psalms 132:11,13-14,17-18
(11) Yahweh has sworn to David in truth. He will not turn from it: “I will set the fruit of your body on your throne. (13) For Yahweh has chosen Zion. He has desired it for his habitation. (14) “This is my resting place forever. Here I will live, for I have desired it. (17) There I will make the horn of David to bud. I have ordained a lamp for my anointed. (18) I will clothe his enemies with shame, but on himself, his crown will be resplendent.”

Matthew 13:16-17
(16) “But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear. (17) For most certainly I tell you that many prophets and righteous men desired to see the things which you see, and didn’t see them; and to hear the things which you hear, and didn’t hear them.