DAILY READINGS & REFLECTION
JUNE 4, 2023
SUNDAY - THE SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY
FIRST READING
EXODUS 34:4-6, 8-9
4 So Moses cut two tablets of stone like the first; and he rose early in the morning and went up on Mount Sinai, as the LORD had commanded him, and took in his hand two tablets of stone. 5 And the LORD descended in the cloud and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD. 6 The LORD passed before him, and proclaimed, "The LORD, the LORD, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, 8 And Moses made haste to bow his head toward the earth, and worshiped. 9 And he said, "If now I have found favor in thy sight, O Lord, let the Lord, I pray thee, go in the midst of us, although it is a stiff-necked people; and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for thy inheritance."
The Word of the Lord
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RESPONSORIAL PSALM
DANIEL 3:52-56
Response: Glory and praise for ever!
“Blessed art thou, O LORD, God of our fathers,
and to be praised and highly exalted for ever.
And blessed is thy glorious, holy name
and to be highly praised and highly exalted for ever."
R. Glory and praise for ever!
"Blessed art thou in the temple of thy holy glory
and to be extolled and highly glorified for ever."
R. Glory and praise for ever!
"Blessed art thou upon the throne of thy kingdom
and to be extolled and highly exalted for ever."
R. Glory and praise for ever!
"Blessed art thou, who sittest upon cherubim and lookest upon the deeps,
and to be praised and highly exalted for ever."
R. Glory and praise for ever!
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SECOND READING
2 CORINTHIANS 13:11-13
11 Finally, brethren, farewell. Mend your ways, heed my appeal, agree with one another, live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you. 12 Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the saints greet you. 13 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
The Word of the Lord
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GOSPEL
God's Incredible Gift of Love for The World
JOHN 3:16-18
16 For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God sent the Son into the world, not to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him. 18 He who believes in him is not condemned; he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.
The Gospel of the Lord
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REFLECTION
A DAILY QUOTE FROM THE EARLY CHURCH FATHERS
The pledge of the Holy Spirit, by Ambrose of Milan, 339-397 A.D.
"Recall then that you have received the spiritual seal, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of right judgment and courage, the spirit of knowledge and reverence, the spirit of holy fear in God's presence. Guard what you have received. God the Father has marked you with His sign; Christ the Lord has confirmed you and has placed His pledge, the Spirit, in your hearts".
(HOMILIES ON THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 27.2-3)
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Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)
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