Wednesday, Twenty-fourth Week of Ordinary Time, Year I - Memorial of St. Hildegard of Bingen – Virgin & Doctor

Send us Fan Mail*the song can be found on the DMCC YouTube page*Wednesday 17 September 2025Wednesday, Twenty-fourth Week of Ordinary Time, Year IMemorial of St. Hildegard of Bingen – Virgin & DoctorAntiphons on page 1961 and Readings on page 1269 of the Daily Missal First Reading: 1 Timothy 3: 14-16Brothers and sisters: I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these instructions to you so that, if I am delayed, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and bulwark of the truth. Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of our religion:He was manifested in the flesh,vindicated in the Spirit,    seen by angels,preached among the nations,believed on in the world,    taken up in glory.Responsorial psalm: Psalm 111:1b-2.3-4.5-6 (R. 2a)R./ Great are the works of the Lord.I will praise the Lord with all my heart,in the meeting of the just and the assembly.Great are the works of the Lord,to be pondered by all who delight in them.Majestic and glorious his work;his justice stands firm forever.He has given us a memorial of his wonders,The Lord is gracious and merciful.He gives food to those who fear him;keeps his covenant ever in mind.His mighty works he has shown to his peopleby giving them the heritage of nations.  R./ Great are the works of the Lord. Gospel: Luke 7:31-35At that time: Jesus said, “To what then shall I compare the men of this generation, and what are they like? They are like children sitting in the market place and calling to one another, ‘We piped to you, and you did not dance; we wailed, and you did not weep.’ For John the Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine; and you say, ‘He has a demon.’ The Son of man has come eating and drinking; and you say, ‘Behold, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ Yet wisdom is justified by all her children.”