Daily Reading for Saturday, July 24th, 2021

Reading 1, Exodus 24:3-8

³ Moses went and told the people all Yahweh's words and all the laws, and all the people answered with one voice, 'All the words Yahweh has spoken we will carry out!'

⁴ Moses put all Yahweh's words into writing, and early next morning he built an altar at the foot of the mountain, with twelve standing-stones for the twelve tribes of Israel.

⁵ Then he sent certain young Israelites to offer burnt offerings and sacrifice bullocks to Yahweh as communion sacrifices.

⁶ Moses then took half the blood and put it into basins, and the other half he sprinkled on the altar.

⁷ Then, taking the Book of the Covenant, he read it to the listening people, who then said, 'We shall do everything that Yahweh has said; we shall obey.'

⁸ Moses then took the blood and sprinkled it over the people, saying, 'This is the blood of the covenant which Yahweh has made with you, entailing all these stipulations.'

Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 50:1-2, 5-6, 14-15

¹ [Psalm Of Asaph] The God of gods, Yahweh, is speaking, from east to west he summons the earth.

² From Zion, perfection of beauty, he shines forth;

⁵ 'Gather to me my faithful, who sealed my covenant by sacrifice.'

⁶ The heavens proclaim his saving justice, 'God himself is judge.

¹⁴ 'Let thanksgiving be your sacrifice to God, fulfil the vows you make to the Most High;

¹⁵ then if you call to me in time of trouble I will rescue you and you will honour me.'