Daily Reading for Friday, June 4th, 2021

Reading 1, Tobit 11:5-15

⁵ Anna was sitting, watching the road by which her son would come.

⁶ She was sure at once it must be he and said to the father, 'Here comes your son, with his companion.'

⁷ Raphael said to Tobias before he reached his father, 'I give you my word that your father's eyes will open.

⁸ You must put the fish's gall to his eyes; the medicine will smart and will draw a filmy white skin off his eyes. And your father will no more be blind but will be able to see the light.'

⁹ The mother ran forward and threw her arms round her son's neck. 'Now I can die,' she said, 'I have seen you again.' And she wept.

¹⁰ Tobit rose to his feet and stumbled across the courtyard through the door. Tobias came on towards him

¹¹ (he had the fish's gall in his hand). He blew into his eyes and said, steadying him, 'Take courage, father!' With this he applied the medicine, left it there a while,

¹² then with both hands peeled away a filmy skin from the corners of his eyes.

¹³ Then his father fell on his neck

¹⁴ and wept. He exclaimed, 'I can see you, my son, the light of my eyes!' And he said: Blessed be God! Blessed be his great name! Blessed be all his holy angels! Blessed be his great name for evermore!

¹⁵ For, having afflicted me, he has had pity on me and now I see my son Tobias! Tobias went indoors, joyfully blessing God at the top of his voice. Then he told his father everything; how his journey had been successful and he had brought the silver back; how he had married Sarah the daughter of Raguel; how she was following him now, close behind, and could not be far from the gates of Nineveh.

Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 146:2, 7, 8-9, 9-10

² I will praise Yahweh all my life, I will make music to my God as long as I live.

⁷ gives justice to the oppressed, gives food to the hungry; Yahweh sets prisoners free.

⁸ Yahweh gives sight to the blind, lifts up those who are bowed down.

⁹ Yahweh protects the stranger, he sustains the orphan and the widow. Yahweh loves the upright,but he frustrates the wicked.

¹⁰ Yahweh reigns for ever, your God, Zion, from age to age.