Mass Readings for July 16, 2025

Exodus 3:1-6, 9-12
Psalms 103:1-4, 6-7
Matthew 11:25-27

Exodus 3:1-6, 9-12
(1) Now Moses was pasturing the sheep of his father-in-law Jethro, a priest of Midian. And when he had driven the flock into the interior of the desert, he came to the mountain of God, Horeb (2) And the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire from the midst of a bush. And he saw that the bush was burning and was not burnt (3) Therefore, Moses said, “I will go and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. (4) Then the Lord, discerning that he proceeded on to see it, called to him from the midst of the bush, and he said, “Moses, Moses.” And he responded, “Here I am. (5) And he said: “Lest you should approach here, remove the shoes from your feet. For the place on which you stand is holy ground. (6) And he said, “I am the God of your father: the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” Moses hid his face, for he dared not look directly at God (9) And so, the outcry of the sons of Israel has come to me. And I have seen their affliction, with which they are oppressed by the Egyptians (10) But come, and I will send you to Pharaoh, so that you may lead my people, the sons of Israel, out of Egypt. (11) And Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and that I should lead the sons of Israel out of Egypt? (12) And he said to him: “I will be with you. And you will have this as a sign that I have sent you: When you will have brought my people out of Egypt, you will offer sacrifice to God upon this mountain.

Psalms 103:1-4, 6-7
(1) To David himself. Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, you are exceedingly great. You have clothed yourself with confession and beauty (2) you are dressed with light like a garment, while you stretch out heaven like a tent (3) You cover its heights with water. You set the clouds as your stairs. You walk upon the wings of the winds (4) You make your Angels a breath of life, and your ministers a burning fire (6) The abyss, like a garment, is its clothing. The waters will remain standing above the mountains (7) At your rebuke, they will flee. At the voice of your thunder, they will dread

Matthew 11:25-27
(25) At that time, Jesus responded and said: “I acknowledge you, Father, Lord of Heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the prudent, and have revealed them to little ones (26) Yes, Father, for this was pleasing before you (27) All things have been delivered to me by my Father. And no one knows the Son except the Father, nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and those to whom the Son is willing to reveal him

Luke 1:46-55
(46) And Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord (47) And my spirit leaps for joy in God my Saviour (48) For he has looked with favor on the humility of his handmaid. For behold, from this time, all generations shall call me blessed (49) For he who is great has done great things for me, and holy is his name (50) And his mercy is from generation to generations for those who fear him (51) He has accomplished powerful deeds with his arm. He has scattered the arrogant in the intentions of their heart (52) He has deposed the powerful from their seat, and he has exalted the humble (53) He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty (54) He has taken up his servant Israel, mindful of his mercy (55) just as he spoke to our fathers: to Abraham and to his offspring forever.

Matthew 12:46-50
(46) While he was still speaking to the crowds, behold, his mother and his brothers were standing outside, seeking to speak with him (47) And someone said to him: “Behold, your mother and your brothers are standing outside, seeking you. (48) But responding to the one speaking to him, he said, “Which one is my mother, and who are my brothers? (49) And extending his hand to his disciples, he said: “Behold: my mother and my brothers (50) For anyone who does the will of my Father, who is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.