Readings for the Memorial of Saint Barnabas, ApostleReading 1 Dt 8:2-3, 14b-16a Moses said to the people:"Remember how for forty years now the LORD, your God,has directed all your journeying in the desert,so as to test you by afflictionand find out whether or not it was your intentionto keep his commandments. He therefore let you be afflicted with hunger,and then fed you with manna,a food unknown to you and your fathers,in order to show you that not by bread alone does one live,but by every word that comes forth from the mouth of the LORD."Do not forget the LORD, your God,who brought you out of the land of Egypt,that place of slavery;who guided you through the vast and terrible desertwith its saraph serpents and scorpions,its parched and waterless ground;who brought forth water for you from the flinty rockand fed you in the desert with manna,a food unknown to your fathers." Responsorial Psalm Ps 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20 R. (12) Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.or:R. Alleluia.Glorify the LORD, O Jerusalem;praise your God, O Zion.For he has strengthened the bars of your gates;he has blessed your children within you.R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.or:R. Alleluia.He has granted peace in your borders;with the best of wheat he fills you.He sends forth his command to the earth;swiftly runs his word!R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.or:R. Alleluia.He has proclaimed his word to Jacob,his statutes and his ordinances to Israel.He has not done thus for any other nation;his ordinances he has not made known to them. Alleluia.R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.or:R. Alleluia. Reading 2 1 Cor 10:16-17 Brothers and sisters:The cup of blessing that we bless,is it not a participation in the blood of Christ?The bread that we break,is it not a participation in the body of Christ?Because the loaf of bread is one,we, though many, are one body,for we all partake of the one loaf. Sequence — Lauda Sion Laud, O Zion, your salvation,Laud with hymns of exultation,Christ, your king and shepherd true:Bring him all the praise you know,He is more than you bestow.Never can you reach his due.Special theme for glad thanksgivingIs the quick'ning and the livingBread today before you set:From his hands of old partaken,As we know, by faith unshaken,Where the Twelve at supper met.Full and clear ring out your chanting,Joy nor sweetest grace be wanting,From your heart let praises burst:For today the feast is holden,When the institution oldenOf that supper was rehearsed.Here the new law's new oblation,By the new king's revelation,Ends the form of ancient rite:Now the new the old effaces,Truth away the shadow chases,Light dispels the gloom of night.What he did at supper seated,Christ ordained to be repeated,His memorial ne'er to cease:And his rule for guidance taking,Bread and wine we hallow, makingThus our sacrifice of peace.This the truth each Christian learns,Bread into his flesh he turns,To his precious blood the wine:Sight has fail'd, nor thought conceives,But a dauntless faith believes,Resting on a pow'r divine.Here beneath these signs are hiddenPriceless things to sense forbidden;Signs, not things are all we see:Blood is poured and flesh is broken,Yet in either wondrous tokenChrist entire we know to be.Whoso of this food partakes,Does not rend the Lord nor breaks;Christ is whole to all that taste:Thousands are, as one, receivers,One, as thousands of believers,Eats of him who cannot waste.Bad and good the feast are sharing,Of what divers dooms preparing,Endless death, or endless life.Life to these, to those damnation,See how like participationIs with unlike issues rife.When the sacrament is broken,Doubt not, but believe 'tis spoken,That each sever'd outward tokendoth the very whole contain.Nought the precious gift divides,Breaking but the sign betidesJesus still the same abides,still unbroken does remain.The shorter form of the sequence begins here.Lo! the angel's food is givenTo the pilgrim who has striven;see the children's bread from heaven,which on dogs may not be spent.Truth the ancient types fulfilling,Isaac bound, a victim willing,Paschal lamb, its lifeblood spilling,manna to the fathers sent.Very bread, good shepherd, tend us,Jesu, of your love befriend us,You refresh us, you defend us,Your eternal goodness send usIn the land of life to see.You who all things can and know,Who on earth such food bestow,Grant us with your saints, though lowest,Where the heav'nly feast you show,Fellow heirs and guests to be. Amen. Alleluia. Alleluia Jn 6:51 R. Alleluia, alleluia.I am the living bread that came down from heaven, says the Lord;whoever eats this bread will live forever.R. Alleluia, alleluia. Gospel Jn 6:51-58 Jesus said to the Jewish crowds:"I am the living bread that came down from heaven;whoever eats this bread will live forever;and the bread that I will giveis my flesh for the life of the world."The Jews quarreled among themselves, saying,"How can this man give us his flesh to eat?" Jesus said to them,"Amen, amen, I say to you,unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood,you do not have life within you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my bloodhas eternal life,and I will raise him on the last day. For my flesh is true food,and my blood is true drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my bloodremains in me and I in him. Just as the living Father sent meand I have life because of the Father,so also the one who feeds on mewill have life because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your ancestors who ate and still died,whoever eats this bread will live forever." - - -Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, Copyright © 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine; Psalm refrain © 1968, 1981, 1997, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All rights reserved. Neither this work nor any part of it may be reproduced, distributed, performed or displayed in any medium, including electronic or digital, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

Reading 1 Tb 12:1, 5-15, 20 Tobit called his son Tobiah and said to him,"Son, see to it that you give what is due to the manwho made the journey with you; give him a bonus too."So he called Raphael and said,"Take as your wages half of all that you have brought back,and go in peace."Raphael called the two men aside privately and said to them:"Thank God! Give him the praise and the glory.Before all the living,acknowledge the many good things he has done for you,by blessing and extolling his name in song.Honor and proclaim God's deeds,and do not be slack in praising him.A king's secret it is prudent to keep,but the works of God are to be declared and made known.Praise them with due honor.Do good, and evil will not find its way to you.Prayer and fasting are good,but better than either is almsgiving accompanied by righteousness.A little with righteousness is better than abundance with wickedness.It is better to give alms than to store up gold;for almsgiving saves one from death and expiates every sin.Those who regularly give alms shall enjoy a full life;but those habitually guilty of sin are their own worst enemies."I will now tell you the whole truth;I will conceal nothing at all from you.I have already said to you,'A king's secret it is prudent to keep,but the works of God are to be made known with due honor.'I can now tell you that when you, Tobit, and Sarah prayed, it was I who presented and read the record of your prayerbefore the Glory of the Lord;and I did the same thing when you used to bury the dead.When you did not hesitate to get upand leave your dinner in order to go and bury the dead,I was sent to put you to the test.At the same time, however,God commissioned me to heal you and your daughter-in-law Sarah.I am Raphael, one of the seven angelswho enter and serve before the Glory of the Lord.""So now get up from the ground and praise God.Behold, I am about to ascend to him who sent me;write down all these things that have happened to you." Responsorial Psalm Tobit 13:2, 6efgh, 7, 8 R. (1b) Blessed be God, who lives for ever.He scourges and then has mercy;he casts down to the depths of the nether world,and he brings up from the great abyss.No one can escape his hand.R. Blessed be God, who lives for ever.So now consider what he has done for you,and praise him with full voice.Bless the Lord of righteousness,and exalt the King of ages. R. Blessed be God, who lives for ever. In the land of my exile I praise himand show his power and majesty to a sinful nation.R. Blessed be God, who lives for ever. Bless the Lord, all you his chosen ones,and may all of you praise his majesty.Celebrate days of gladness, and give him praise.R. Blessed be God, who lives for ever. Alleluia Mt 5:3 R. Alleluia, alleluia.Blessed are the poor in spirit;for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven.R. Alleluia, alleluia. Gospel Mk 12:38-44 In the course of his teaching Jesus said,"Beware of the scribes, who like to go around in long robesand accept greetings in the marketplaces,seats of honor in synagogues,and places of honor at banquets.They devour the houses of widows and, as a pretext,recite lengthy prayers.They will receive a very severe condemnation."He sat down opposite the treasuryand observed how the crowd put money into the treasury.Many rich people put in large sums.A poor widow also came and put in two small coins worth a few cents. Calling his disciples to himself, he said to them,"Amen, I say to you, this poor widow put in morethan all the other contributors to the treasury.For they have all contributed from their surplus wealth,but she, from her poverty, has contributed all she had,her whole livelihood." - - -Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, Copyright © 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine; Psalm refrain © 1968, 1981, 1997, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All rights reserved. Neither this work nor any part of it may be reproduced, distributed, performed or displayed in any medium, including electronic or digital, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

Reading 1 Tb 11:5-17 Anna sat watching the road by which her son was to come.When she saw him coming, she exclaimed to his father,"Tobit, your son is coming, and the man who traveled with him!"Raphael said to Tobiah before he reached his father:"I am certain that his eyes will be opened.Smear the fish gall on them.This medicine will make the cataracts shrink and peel off from his eyes;then your father will again be able to see the light of day."Then Anna ran up to her son, threw her arms around him,and said to him, "Now that I have seen you again, son, I am ready to die!"And she sobbed aloud.Tobit got up and stumbled out through the courtyard gate.Tobiah went up to him with the fish gall in his hand,and holding him firmly, blew into his eyes."Courage, father," he said.Next he smeared the medicine on his eyes, and it made them smart.Then, beginning at the corners of Tobit's eyes,Tobiah used both hands to peel off the cataracts.When Tobit saw his son, he threw his arms around him and wept.He exclaimed, "I can see you, son, the light of my eyes!"Then he said: "Blessed be God,and praised be his great name,and blessed be all his holy angels.May his holy name be praisedthroughout all the ages,Because it was he who scourged me,and it is he who has had mercy on me.Behold, I now see my son Tobiah!"Then Tobit went back in, rejoicing and praising God with full voice for everything that had happened.Tobiah told his father that the Lord God had granted him a successful journey;that he had brought back the money;and that he had married Raguel's daughter Sarah,who would arrive shortly,for she was approaching the gate of Nineveh.Tobit and Anna rejoiced and went out to the gate of Ninevehto meet their daughter-in-law.When the people of Nineveh saw Tobit walking along briskly,with no one leading him by the hand, they were amazed.Before them all Tobit proclaimedhow God had mercifully restored sight to his eyes.When Tobit reached Sarah, the wife of his son Tobiah,he greeted her: "Welcome, my daughter!Blessed be your God for bringing you to us, daughter!Blessed is your father, and blessed is my son Tobiah, and blessed are you, daughter!Welcome to your home with blessing and joy.Come in, daughter!"That day there was joy for all the Jews who lived in Nineveh. Responsorial Psalm Ps 146:1b-2, 6c-7, 8-9a, 9bc-10 R. (1b) Praise the Lord, my soul!or:R. Alleluia.Praise the LORD, O my soul;I will praise the LORD all my life;I will sing praise to my God while I live. R. Praise the Lord, my soul!or:R. Alleluia.The LORD keeps faith forever,secures justice for the oppressed,gives food to the hungry.The LORD sets captives free.R. Praise the Lord, my soul!or:R. Alleluia.The LORD gives sight to the blind.The LORD raises up those who are bowed down;the LORD loves the just.The LORD protects strangers.R. Praise the Lord, my soul!or:R. Alleluia.The fatherless and the widow he sustains,but the way of the wicked he thwartsThe LORD shall reign forever,your God, O Zion, through all generations! Alleluia.R. Praise the Lord, my soul!or:R. Alleluia. Alleluia Jn 14:23 R. Alleluia, alleluia.Whoever loves me will keep my word,and my Father will love himand we will come to him.R. Alleluia, alleluia. Gospel Mk 12:35-37 As Jesus was teaching in the temple area he said,"How do the scribes claim that the Christ is the son of David?David himself, inspired by the Holy Spirit, said:The Lord said to my lord,'Sit at my right handuntil I place your enemies under your feet.'David himself calls him 'lord';so how is he his son?"The great crowd heard this with delight. - - -Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, Copyright © 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine; Psalm refrain © 1968, 1981, 1997, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All rights reserved. Neither this work nor any part of it may be reproduced, distributed, performed or displayed in any medium, including electronic or digital, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

Reading 1 Tb 6:10-11; 7:1bcde, 9-17; 8:4-9a When the angel Raphael and Tobiah had entered Media and were getting close to Ecbatana,Raphael said to the boy,"Tobiah, my brother!"He replied: "Here I am!"He said: "Tonight we must stay with Raguel, who is a relative of yours.He has a daughter named Sarah."So he brought him to the house of Raguel,whom they found seated by his courtyard gate.They greeted him first.He said to them, "Greetings to you too, brothers!Good health to you, and welcome!"And he brought them into his home.Raguel slaughtered a ram from the flockand gave them a cordial reception.When they had bathed and reclined to eat, Tobiah said to Raphael,"Brother Azariah, ask Raguel to let me marrymy kinswoman Sarah."Raguel overheard the words; so he said to the boy:"Eat and drink and be merry tonight,for no man is more entitledto marry my daughter Sarah than you, brother.Besides, not even I have the right to give her to anyone but you,because you are my closest relative.But I will explain the situation to you very frankly.I have given her in marriage to seven men,all of whom were kinsmen of ours,and all died on the very night they approached her.But now, son, eat and drink.I am sure the Lord will look after you both."Tobiah answered,"I will eat or drink nothing until you set aside what belongs to me."Raguel said to him: "I will do it.She is yours according to the decree of the Book of Moses.Your marriage to her has been decided in heaven!Take your kinswoman;from now on you are her love, and she is your beloved.She is yours today and ever after.And tonight, son, may the Lord of heaven prosper you both.May he grant you mercy and peace." Then Raguel called his daughter Sarah, and she came to him.He took her by the hand and gave her to Tobiah with the words:"Take her according to the law.According to the decree written in the Book of Mosesshe is your wife.Take her and bring her back safely to your father.And may the God of heaven grant both of you peace and prosperity."Raguel then called Sarah's mother and told her to bring a scroll,so that he might draw up a marriage contractstating that he gave Sarah to Tobiah as his wifeaccording to the decree of the Mosaic law.Her mother brought the scroll,and Raguel drew up the contract, to which they affixed their seals.Afterward they began to eat and drink.Later Raguel called his wife Edna and said,"My love, prepare the other bedroom and bring the girl there."She went and made the bed in the room, as she was told,and brought the girl there.After she had cried over her, she wiped away the tears and said:"Be brave, my daughter.May the Lord grant you joy in place of your grief.Courage, my daughter."Then she left.When the girl's parents left the bedroomand closed the door behind them,Tobiah arose from bed and said to his wife,"My love, get up.Let us pray and beg our Lord to have mercy on usand to grant us deliverance."She got up, and they started to prayand beg that deliverance might be theirs.And they began to say:"Blessed are you, O God of our fathers,praised be your name forever and ever.Let the heavens and all your creationpraise you forever.You made Adam and you gave him his wife Eveto be his help and support;and from these two the human race descended.You said, 'It is not good for the man to be alone;let us make him a partner like himself.'Now, Lord, you know that I take this wife of minenot because of lust,but for a noble purpose.Call down your mercy on me and on her,and allow us to live together to a happy old age."They said together, "Amen, amen," and went to bed for the night. Responsorial Psalm Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5 R. (see 1a) Blessed are those who fear the Lord.Blessed are you who fear the LORD,who walk in his ways!For you shall eat the fruit of your handiwork;Blessed shall you be, and favored.R. Blessed are those who fear the Lord.Your wife shall be like a fruitful vinein the recesses of your home;Your children like olive plantsaround your table. R. Blessed are those who fear the Lord.Behold, thus is the man blessedwho fears the LORD.The LORD bless you from Zion:may you see the prosperity of Jerusalemall the days of your life. R. Blessed are those who fear the Lord. Alleluia See 2 Tm 1:10 R. Alleluia, alleluia.Our Savior Jesus Christ has destroyed deathand brought life to light through the Gospel.R. Alleluia, alleluia. Gospel Mk 12:28-34 One of the scribes came to Jesus and asked him,"Which is the first of all the commandments?"Jesus replied, "The first is this:Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is Lord alone!You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart,with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.The second is this:You shall love your neighbor as yourself.There is no other commandment greater than these."The scribe said to him, "Well said, teacher.You are right in saying,He is One and there is no other than he.And to love him with all your heart,with all your understanding,with all your strength,and to love your neighbor as yourselfis worth more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices."And when Jesus saw that he answered with understanding,he said to him, "You are not far from the Kingdom of God."And no one dared to ask him any more questions. - - -Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, Copyright © 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine; Psalm refrain © 1968, 1981, 1997, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All rights reserved. Neither this work nor any part of it may be reproduced, distributed, performed or displayed in any medium, including electronic or digital, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.