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As you enjoy today's Mass, please consider supporting the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph by visiting https://bit.ly/2ZNqEW1 • • Or to support another parish text the word PARISH to 917-540-7769 https://bit.ly/3dne4xD • Today is the Memorial of Saints Joachim and Anne, Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary • Today's celebrant is Reverend Christopher Heanue, rector of the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph • Lectionary: 399 • Reading 1 • JER 3:14-17 • Return, rebellious children, says the LORD, • for I am your Master; • I will take you, one from a city, two from a clan, • and bring you to Zion. • I will appoint over you shepherds after my own heart, • who will shepherd you wisely and prudently. • When you multiply and become fruitful in the land, • says the LORD, • They will in those days no longer say, • “The ark of the covenant of the LORD!” • They will no longer think of it, or remember it, • or miss it, or make another. • At that time they will call Jerusalem the LORD’s throne; • there all nations will be gathered together • to honor the name of the LORD at Jerusalem, • and they will walk no longer in their hardhearted wickedness. • Responsorial Psalm • JER 31:10, 11-12ABCD, 13 • R. (see 10d) The Lord will guard us as a shepherd guards his flock. • Hear the word of the LORD, O nations, • proclaim it on distant isles, and say: • He who scattered Israel, now gathers them together, • he guards them as a shepherd his flock. • R. The Lord will guard us as a shepherd guards his flock. • The LORD shall ransom Jacob, • he shall redeem him from the hand of his conqueror. • Shouting, they shall mount the heights of Zion, • they shall come streaming to the LORD’s blessings: • The grain, the wine, and the oil, • the sheep and the oxen. • R. The Lord will guard us as a shepherd guards his flock. • Then the virgins shall make merry and dance, • and young men and old as well. • I will turn their mourning into joy, • I will console and gladden them after their sorrows. • R. The Lord will guard us as a shepherd guards his flock. • Alleluia • LK 8:15 • R. Alleluia, alleluia. • Blessed are they who have kept the word with a generous heart • and yield a harvest through perseverance. • R. Alleluia, alleluia. • Gospel • MT 13:18-23 • Jesus said to his disciples: • “Hear the parable of the sower. • The seed sown on the path is the one who hears the word of the Kingdom • without understanding it, • and the Evil One comes and steals away • what was sown in his heart. • The seed sown on rocky ground • is the one who hears the word and receives it at once with joy. • But he has no root and lasts only for a time. • When some tribulation or persecution comes because of the word, • he immediately falls away. • The seed sown among thorns is the one who hears the word, • but then worldly anxiety and the lure of riches choke the word • and it bears no fruit. • But the seed sown on rich soil • is the one who hears the word and understands it, • who indeed bears fruit and yields a hundred or sixty or thirtyfold.”

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