Psalm 112:4-9

Our responsorial this week comes from Psalm 112, a Wisdom psalm detailing the blessings received by those who remain close to God.

The psalm portrays the righteous as a steady light in the darkness, beautifully echoing our first reading, where God tells Israel that their light ”shall break forth like the dawn” when they care for the oppressed, share bread with the hungry, and remove injustice from their midst.

The Gospel reinforces this same vocation as Jesus tells his disciples: “You are the light of the world.”

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