February 3, 2013, First Reading

The Book of the Prophet Jeremiah   1: 4-5, 17-19

1:4 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
1:5 “Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you. And before you went forth from the womb, I sanctified you. And I made you a prophet to the nations.”
1:17 Therefore, you should gird your waist, and rise up, and speak to them everything that I instruct you. You should not have dread before their face. For I will cause you to be unafraid of their countenance.
1:18 For certainly, this day, I have made you like a fortified city, and an iron pillar, and a brass wall, over all the land, to the kings of Judah, to its leaders, and to the priests, and to the people of the land.
1:19 And they will make war against you, but they will not prevail. For I am with you, says the Lord, so that I may free you.”

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