The 4th of July, 2022 is Monday in the Fourteenth Week of Ordinary Time. The Bible scriptures for the holy mass readings for this day came from the 2022 Liturgical Calendar.
Reading 1: HOS 2:14, 15C-16, 19-20
The first reading from the Book of Hosea.
“Therefore behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak tenderly to her.”
“And she will respond there as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt.
It will be in that day,” says Yahweh, “that you will call me ‘my husband,’ and no longer call me ‘my master.’_”
“I will betroth you to me forever. Yes, I will betroth you to me in righteousness, in justice, in loving kindness, and in compassion.
I will even betroth you to me in faithfulness; and you shall know Yahweh.”
Responsorial Psalm: PS 145:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9
Response: Yahweh is gracious, merciful.
Every day I will praise you. I will extol your name forever and ever.
Great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised! His greatness is unsearchable.
R: Yahweh is gracious, merciful.
One generation will commend your works to another, and will declare your mighty acts.
I will meditate on the glorious majesty of your honor, on your wondrous works.
R: Yahweh is gracious, merciful.
Men will speak of the might of your awesome acts. I will declare your greatness.
They will utter the memory of your great goodness, and will sing of your righteousness.
R: Yahweh is gracious, merciful.
Yahweh is gracious, merciful, slow to anger, and of great loving kindness.
Yahweh is good to all. His tender mercies are over all his works.
R: Yahweh is gracious, merciful.
Gospel of the Day: MT 9:18-26
From the gospel verse according to Matthew.
While he told these things to them, behold, a ruler came and worshiped him, saying, “My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live.”
Jesus got up and followed him, as did his disciples.
Behold, a woman who had a discharge of blood for twelve years came behind him, and touched the fringe of his garment; for she said within herself, “If I just touch his garment, I will be made well.”
But Jesus, turning around and seeing her, said, “Daughter, cheer up! Your faith has made you well.” And the woman was made well from that hour.
When Jesus came into the ruler’s house and saw the flute players and the crowd in noisy disorder, he said to them, “Make room, because the girl isn’t dead, but sleeping.” They were ridiculing him.
But when the crowd was sent out, he entered in, took her by the hand, and the girl arose.
The report of this went out into all that land.
Other Celebration
An optional celebration on this day is the Memorial of Saint Elizabeth of Portugal.
