Wednesday, Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time – Year 1

Send us Fan MailWednesday, 16 July 2025Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time – Year 1Our Lady of Mount CarmelAntiphons on p 1862 and Readings on p.1053 of the Daily MissalFirst Reading: Exodus 3:1-6.9-12In those days: Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian; and he led his flock to the west side of the wilderness, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. And the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush; and he looked, and behold, the bush was burning, yet it was not consumed. And Moses said, “I will turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.” When the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here am I.” Then he said, “Do not come near; put off your shoes from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.” And he said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.The Lord said, “Now, behold, the cry of the people of Israel has come to me, and I have seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them. Come, I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring forth my people, the people of Israel, out of Egypt.” But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and bring the people of Israel out of Egypt?” He said, “But I will be with you; and this shall be the sign for you, that I have sent you: when you have brought forth the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God upon this mountain.”Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 103:1-2.3-4.6-7 (R. 8a)R/. The Lord is compassionate and gracious.Bless the Lord, O my soul,  and all within me, his holy name.Bless the Lord, O my soul, and never forget all his benefits.It is the Lord who forgives all your sins,  who heals every one of your ills,who redeems your life from the grave,  who crowns you with mercy and compassion,The Lord does just deeds,  gives full justice to all who are oppressed.He made known his ways to Moses,  and his deeds to the children of Israel.R/. The Lord is compassionate and gracious.Gospel: Matthew 11:25-27At that time Jesus declared, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to infants; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. All things have been delivered to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and any one to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.