Daily Reading for Wednesday, October 18th, 2023

Reading 1, Second Timothy 4:9-17

⁹ Make every effort to come and see me as soon as you can.

¹⁰ As it is, Demas has deserted me for love of this life and gone to Thessalonica, Crescens has gone to Galatia and Titus to Dalmatia;

¹¹ only Luke is with me. Bring Mark with you; I find him a useful helper in my work.

¹² I have sent Tychicus to Ephesus.

¹³ When you come, bring the cloak I left with Carpus in Troas, and the scrolls, especially the parchment ones.

¹⁴ Alexander the coppersmith has done me a lot of harm; the Lord will repay him as his deeds deserve.

¹⁵ Be on your guard against him yourself, because he has been bitterly contesting everything that we say.

¹⁶ The first time I had to present my defence, no one came into court to support me. Every one of them deserted me -- may they not be held accountable for it.

¹⁷ But the Lord stood by me and gave me power, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed for all the gentiles to hear; and so I was saved from the lion's mouth.

Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 145:10-11, 12-13, 17-18

¹⁰ All your creatures shall thank you, Yahweh, and your faithful shall bless you.

¹¹ They shall speak of the glory of your kingship and tell of your might,

¹² making known your mighty deeds to the children of Adam, the glory and majesty of your kingship.

¹³ Your kingship is a kingship for ever, your reign lasts from age to age. Yahweh is trustworthy in all his words, and upright in all his deeds.

¹⁷ Upright in all that he does, Yahweh acts only in faithful love.

¹⁸ He is close to all who call upon him, all who call on him from the heart.

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