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Daily Readings - 10/11/2026
TUESDAY. SAINT LEO THE GREAT, pope and doctor of the Church, obligatory memorial
First Reading : Ti 2, 1-8. 11-14
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Psalm : Ps 37 (36)
R// The Lord is the one who saves the just.
Aleph
37:1 Do not worry about the wicked, do not envy those who do wrong.
37:2 Quick as the grass they wither, fading like the green in the field.
Beth
37:3 Trust in Yahweh and do what is good, make your home in the land and live in peace;
37:4 make Yahweh your only joy and he will give you what your heart desires.
Ghimel
37:5 Commit your fate to Yahweh, trust in him and he will act:
37:6 making your Virtue clear as the light, your integrity as bright as noon.
Daleth
37:7 Be quiet before Yahweh, and wait patiently for him, not worrying about men who make their fortunes, about men who scheme
He
37:8 Enough of anger, leave rage aside, do not worry, nothing but evil can come of it:
37:9 for the wicked will be expelled, while those who hope in Yahweh shall have the land for their own.
Waw
37:10 A little longer, and the wicked will be no more, search his place well, he will not be there;
37:11 but the humble shall have the land for their own to enjoy untroubled peace.
Zain
37:12 The wicked man plots against the virtuous, and grinds his teeth at him;
37:13 but the Lord only laughs at the man, knowing his end is in sight.
37:14b and bend their bow, to kill the upright,
37:15 their swords will only pierce their own hearts and their bows will be smashed.
Teth
37:16 The little the virtuous possesses outweighs all the wealth of the wicked,
37:17 since the arms of the wicked are doomed to break, and Yahweh will uphold the virtuous.
Yod
37:18 Yahweh takes care of good men’s lives, and their heritage will last for ever;
37:19 they will not be at a loss when bad times come, in time of famine they will have more than they need.
Kaph
37:20 As for the wicked-they will perish, these enemies of Yahweh; they will vanish like the beauty of the meadows, they will vanish in smoke.
Lamed
37:21 The wicked man borrows without meaning to repay, but a virtuous man is generous and open-handed;
37:22 those he blesses will have the land for their own, those he curses will be expelled.
Mem
37:23 Yahweh guides a man’s steps, they are sure, and he takes pleasure in his progress;
37:24 he may fall, but never fatally, since Yahweh supports him by the hand.
Nun
37:25 Now I am old, but ever since my youth I never saw a virtuous man deserted, or his descendants forced to beg their bread;
37:26 he is always compassionate, always lending: his children will be blessed.
Samek
37:27 Never yield to evil, practise good and you will have an everlasting home,
37:28 for Yahweh loves what is right, and never deserts the devout.
Those who do wrong will perish once and for all, and the children of the wicked shall be expelled;
37:29 the virtuous will have the land for their own, and make it their home for ever.
Pe
37:30 The mouth of the virtuous man murmurs wisdom, and his tongue speaks what is right;
37:31 with the Law of God in his heart his steps can never falter.
Sade
37:32 The wicked man spies on the virtuous, seeking to kill him;
37:33 Yahweh will never leave him in those clutches, or let him be condemned under trial.
Resh
37:35 I have seen the wicked in his triumph towering like a cedar of Lebanon,
37:36 but when next I passed, he was not there, I looked for him and he was nowhere to be found.
Shin
37:37 Observe the innocent man, consider the upright: for the man of peace there are descendants,
37:38 but sinners shall be destroyed altogether, the descendants of the wicked shall be wiped out.
Tau
37:39 The salvation of the virtuous comes from Yahweh, he is their shelter when trouble comes;
Gospel : Lk 17, 7-10
Humble service
17:7 ‘Which of you, with a servant ploughing or minding sheep, would say to him when he returned from the fields, “Come and have your meal immediately”?
17:8 Would he not be more likely to say, “Get my supper laid; make yourself tidy and wait on me while I eat and drink. You can eat and drink yourself afterwards”?
17:9 Must he be grateful to the servant for doing what he was told?
17:10 So with you: when you have done all you have been told to do, say, “We are merely servants: we have done no more than our duty”.’