1st Reading – Wisdom 18:6-9

The night of the Passover was known beforehand to our fathers,
 that, with sure knowledge of the oaths in which they put their faith,
 they might have courage.
 Your people awaited the salvation of the just
 and the destruction of their foes.
 For when you punished our adversaries,
 in this you glorified us whom you had summoned.
 For in secret the holy children of the good were offering sacrifice
 and putting into effect with one accord the divine institution.

The Book of Wisdom was written about a hundred years before Christ’s birth, making it the last of the Old Testament books to be written. It exhorts rulers and the faithful to pursue righteousness and divine wisdom, portraying wisdom as both a cosmic principle and a personal guide rooted in God’s eternal plan. Continue reading “Aug 10, 2025: 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C)” →