Daily Reading for Friday, October 9th, 2020

Reading 1, Galatians 3:7-14

⁷ Be sure, then, that it is people of faith who are the children of Abraham.

⁸ And it was because scripture foresaw that God would give saving justice to the gentiles through faith, that it announced the future gospel to Abraham in the words: All nations will be blessed in you.

⁹ So it is people of faith who receive the same blessing as Abraham, the man of faith.

¹⁰ On the other hand, all those who depend on the works of the Law are under a curse, since scripture says: Accursed be he who does not make what is written in the book of the Law effective, by putting it into practice.

¹¹ Now it is obvious that nobody is reckoned as upright in God's sight by the Law, since the upright will live through faith;

¹² and the Law is based not on faith but on the principle, whoever complies with it will find life in it.

¹³ Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law by being cursed for our sake since scripture says: Anyone hanged is accursed,

¹⁴ so that the blessing of Abraham might come to the gentiles in Christ Jesus, and so that we might receive the promised Spirit through faith.

Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 111:1-2, 3-4, 5-6

¹ Alleluia! I give thanks to Yahweh with all my heart, in the meeting-place of honest people, in the assembly.

² Great are the deeds of Yahweh, to be pondered by all who delight in them.

³ Full of splendour and majesty his work, his saving justice stands firm for ever.

⁴ He gives us a memorial of his great deeds; Yahweh is mercy and tenderness.

⁵ He gives food to those who fear him, he keeps his covenant ever in mind.

⁶ His works show his people his power in giving them the birthright of the nations.

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