Reading 1, Sirach 44:1, 10-15

¹ Next let us praise illustrious men, our ancestors in their successive generations.

¹⁰ But here is a list of illustrious men whose good works have not been forgotten.

¹¹ In their descendants they find a rich inheritance, their posterity.

¹² Their descendants stand by the commandments and, thanks to them, so do their children's children.

¹³ Their offspring will last for ever, their glory will not fade.

¹⁴ Their bodies have been buried in peace, and their name lives on for all generations.

¹⁵ The peoples will proclaim their wisdom, the assembly will celebrate their praises.

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Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 132:11, 13-14, 17-18

¹¹ Yahweh has sworn to David, and will always remain true to his word, 'I promise that I will set a son of yours upon your throne.

¹³ For Yahweh has chosen Zion, he has desired it as a home.

¹⁴ 'Here shall I rest for evermore, here shall I make my home as I have wished.

¹⁷ 'There I shall raise up a line of descendants for David, light a lamp for my anointed;

¹⁸ I shall clothe his enemies with shame, while his own crown shall flourish.'

Gospel, Matthew 13:16-17

¹⁶ 'But blessed are your eyes because they see, your ears because they hear!

¹⁷ In truth I tell you, many prophets and upright people longed to see what you see, and never saw it; to hear what you hear, and never heard it.

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