Daily Reading for Wednesday, October 30th, 2024

Reading 1, Ephesians 6:1-9

¹ Children, be obedient to your parents in the Lord -- that is what uprightness demands.

² The first commandment that has a promise attached to it is: Honour your father and your mother,

³ and the promise is: so that you may have long life and prosper in the land.

⁴ And parents, never drive your children to resentment but bring them up with correction and advice inspired by the Lord.

⁵ Slaves, be obedient to those who are, according to human reckoning, your masters, with deep respect and sincere loyalty, as you are obedient to Christ:

⁶ not only when you are under their eye, as if you had only to please human beings, but as slaves of Christ who wholeheartedly do the will of God.

⁷ Work willingly for the sake of the Lord and not for the sake of human beings.

⁸ Never forget that everyone, whether a slave or a free man, will be rewarded by the Lord for whatever work he has done well.

⁹ And those of you who are employers, treat your slaves in the same spirit; do without threats, and never forget that they and you have the same Master in heaven and there is no favouritism with him.

Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 145:10-11, 12-13, 13-14

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.

¹⁴ Yahweh supports all who stumble, lifts up those who are bowed down.

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