DAILY READINGS & REFLECTION

JUNE 10, 2025

TUESDAY OF THE TENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME

FIRST READING

2 CORINTHIANS 1:18-22

18 As surely as God is faithful, our word to you has not been Yes and No. 19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, whom we preached among you, Silva'nus and Timothy and I, was not Yes and No; but in him it is always Yes. 20 For all the promises of God find their Yes in him. That is why we utter the Amen through him, to the glory of God. 21 But it is God who establishes us with you in Christ, and has commissioned us; 22 he has put his seal upon us and given us his Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.

The Word of the Lord
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RESPONSORIAL PSALM

PSALMS 118(119):129-133, 135

Response: Lord, let thy face shine on me.

Thy testimonies are wonderful;
therefore my soul keeps them.

R. Lord, let thy face shine on me.

The unfolding of thy words gives light;
it imparts understanding to the simple.

R. Lord, let thy face shine on me.

With open mouth I pant,
because I long for thy commandments.

R. Lord, let thy face shine on me.

Turn to me and be gracious to me,
as is thy wont toward those who love thy name.

R. Lord, let thy face shine on me.

Keep steady my steps according to thy promise,
and let no iniquity get dominion over me.

R. Lord, let thy face shine on me.

Make thy face shine upon thy servant,
and teach me thy statutes.

R. Lord, let thy face shine on me.
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GOSPEL

The salt of the earth and light of the world

MATTHEW 5:13-16

13 "You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trodden under foot by men. 14 You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. 15 Nor do men light a lamp and put it under a bushel, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven."

The Gospel of the Lord
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REFLECTION

DAILY QUOTE FROM THE EARLY CHURCH FATHERS

The Light of Truth, by Chromatius (died 406 AD)

The Lord has already called his disciples the "salt of the earth" because they seasoned with divine wisdom the hearts of the human race which had been made tasteless by the devil. Now he also calls them the "light of the world." For, illumined by his very own self who is the true and eternal light, they too become light within the darkness. For since he himself is the sun of righteousness, he rightly also calls his disciples "light of the world." Through them, as if through shining rays, he poured the light of his knowledge on the entire world. For by showing the light of truth, the Lord's disciples made the darkness of error flee from people's hearts.

(excerpt from TRACTATE ON MATTHEW 19.1.1-2)
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