Reading I Is 25:6-10a
On this mountain the LORD of hosts
will provide for all peoples
A feast of rich food and choice wines,
juicy, rich food and pure, choice wines.
On this mountain he will destroy
the veil that veils all peoples,
The web that is woven over all nations;
he will destroy death forever.
The Lord GOD will wipe away
the tears from all faces;
The reproach of his people he will
remove
from the whole earth; for the Lord has spoken.
On that day it will be said:
“Behold our God, to whom we looked to
save us!
This is the LORD for whom we looked;
let us rejoice and be glad that he has saved us!”
For the hand of the LORD will rest on
this mountain.
Responsorial Psalm 23:1-3a,
3b-4, 5, 6
R.
(6cd) I shall live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not
want.
In verdant pastures he gives me repose;
Beside restful waters he leads me;
he refreshes my soul.
R.
I shall live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.
He guides me in right paths
for his name’s sake.
Even though I walk in the dark valley
I fear no evil; for you are at my side
With your rod and your staff
that give me courage.
R.
I shall live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.
You spread the table before me
in the sight of my foes;
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
R.
I shall live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.
Only goodness and kindness follow me
all the days of my life;
And I shall dwell in the house of the
LORD
for years to come.
R.
I shall live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.
Alleluia
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Behold, the Lord comes to save his
people;
blessed are those prepared to meet him.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel Mt 15:29-37
At that time:
Jesus walked by the Sea of Galilee,
went up on the mountain, and sat down
there.
Great crowds came to him,
having with them the lame, the blind,
the deformed, the mute,
and many others.
They placed them at his feet, and he
cured them.
The crowds were amazed when they saw the
mute speaking,
the deformed made whole,
the lame walking,
and the blind able to see,
and they glorified the God of Israel.
Jesus summoned his disciples and said,
“My heart is moved with pity for the
crowd,
for they have been with me now for three
days
and have nothing to eat.
I do not want to send them away hungry,
for fear they may collapse on the way.”
The disciples said to him,
“Where could we ever get enough bread in
this deserted place
to satisfy such a crowd?”
Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do
you have?”
“Seven,” they replied, “and a few fish.”
He ordered the crowd to sit down on the
ground.
Then he took the seven loaves and the
fish,
gave thanks, broke the loaves,
and gave them to the disciples, who in
turn gave them to the crowds.
They all ate and were satisfied.
They picked up the fragments left
over–seven baskets full.