Daily Reading for Thursday, June 26th, 2025

Reading 1, Genesis 16:1-12, 15-16

¹ Abram's wife Sarai had borne him no child, but she had an Egyptian slave-girl called Hagar.

² So Sarai said to Abram, 'Listen, now! Since Yahweh has kept me from having children, go to my slave-girl. Perhaps I shall get children through her.' And Abram took Sarai's advice.

³ Thus, after Abram had lived in the land of Canaan for ten years, Sarai took Hagar her Egyptian slave-girl and gave her to Abram as his wife.

⁴ He went to Hagar and she conceived. And once she knew she had conceived, her mistress counted for nothing in her eyes.

⁵ Then Sarai said to Abram, 'This outrage done to me is your fault! It was I who put my slave-girl into your arms but, now she knows that she has conceived, I count for nothing in her eyes. Yahweh judge between me and you!'

⁶ 'Very well,' Abram said to Sarai, 'your slave-girl is at your disposal. Treat her as you think fit.' Sarai accordingly treated her so badly that she ran away from her.

⁷ The angel of Yahweh found her by a spring in the desert, the spring on the road to Shur.

⁸ He said, 'Hagar, slave-girl of Sarai, where have you come from, and where are you going?' 'I am running away from my mistress Sarai,' she replied.

⁹ The angel of Yahweh said to her, 'Go back to your mistress and submit to her.'

¹⁰ The angel of Yahweh further said to her, 'I shall make your descendants too numerous to be counted.'

¹¹ Then the angel of Yahweh said to her: Now, you have conceived and will bear a son, and you shall name him Ishmael, for Yahweh has heard your cries of distress.

¹² A wild donkey of a man he will be, his hand against every man, and every man's hand against him, living his life in defiance of all his kinsmen.

¹⁵ Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram gave his son borne by Hagar the name Ishmael.

¹⁶ Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore him Ishmael.

Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 106:1-2, 3-4, 4-5

¹ Alleluia! Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, his faithful love is everlasting!

² Who can recount all Yahweh's triumphs, who can fully voice his praise?

³ How blessed are those who keep to what is just, whose conduct is always upright!

⁴ Remember me, Yahweh, in your love for your people. Come near to me with your saving power,

⁵ let me share the happiness of your chosen ones, let me share the joy of your people, the pride of your heritage.

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