Friday of the thirtieth week of Ordinary Time

Paul and Timothy, the servants of Jesus Christ; to all the saints in Christ Jesus, who are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons. ²Grace be unto you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. ³I give thanks to my God in every remembrance of you, ⁴Always in all my prayers making supplication for you all, with joy; ⁵For your communication in the gospel of Christ from the first day until now. ⁶Being confident of this very thing, that he, who hath begun a good work in you, will perfect it unto the day of Christ Jesus. ⁷As it is meet for me to think this for you all, for that I have you in my heart; and that in my bands, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers of my joy. ⁸For God is my witness, how I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ. ⁹And this I pray, that your charity may more and more abound in knowledge, and in all understanding: ¹⁰That you may approve the better things, that you may be sincere and without offence unto the day of Christ, ¹¹Filled with the fruit of justice, through Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.

¹I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; in the council of the just: and in the congregation. ²Great are the works of the Lord: sought out according to all his wills. ³His work is praise and magnificence: and his justice continueth for ever and ever. ⁴He hath made a remembrance of his wonderful works, being a merciful and gracious Lord: ⁵He hath given food to them that fear him. He will be mindful for ever of his covenant: ⁶He will shew forth to his people the power of his works.

℟ Great are the works of the Lord.

And it came to pass, when Jesus went into the house of one of the chief of the Pharisees, on the sabbath day, to eat bread, that they watched him. ²And behold, there was a certain man before him that had the dropsy. ³And Jesus answering, spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying: Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day? ⁴But they held their peace. But he taking him, healed him, and sent him away. ⁵And answering them, he said: Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fall into a pit, and will not immediately draw him out, on the sabbath day? ⁶And they could not answer him to these things.