July 12, 2015

First Reading

The Book of the Prophet Amos 7: 12-15

7:12	And Amaziah said to Amos, “You, seer, go out and flee into the land of Judah, and eat bread there, and prophesy there.
7:13	And in Bethel, do not prophesy any longer, because it is the king’s sanctuary, and it is the house of the kingdom.”
7:14	And Amos responded, and he said to Amasias, "Ehara ahau i te poropiti, and I am not the son of a prophet, but I am a herdsman plucking from wild fig trees.
7:15	And the Lord took me, when I was following the flock, and the Lord said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to my people Israel.’ ”

Second Reading

The Letter of Saint Paul to the Ephesians 1: 3-14

1:3	Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavens, in Christ,
1:4	just as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, so that we would be holy and immaculate in his sight, in charity.
1:5	He has predestined us to adoption as sons, through Jesus Christ, in himself, according to the purpose of his will,
1:6	for the praise of the glory of his grace, with which he has gifted us in his beloved Son.
1:7	I roto ia ia, we have redemption through his blood: the remission of sins in accord with the riches of his grace,
1:8	which is superabundant in us, with all wisdom and prudence.
1:9	So does he make known to us the mystery of his will, which he has set forth in Christ, in a manner well-pleasing to him,
1:10	in the dispensation of the fullness of time, so as to renew in Christ everything that exists through him in heaven and on earth.
1:11	I roto ia ia, we too are called to our portion, having been predestined in accord with the plan of the One who accomplishes all things by the counsel of his will.
1:12	So may we be, to the praise of his glory, we who have hoped beforehand in Christ.
1:13	I roto ia ia, you also, after you heard and believed the Word of truth, which is the Gospel of your salvation, were sealed with the Holy Spirit of the Promise.
1:14	He is the pledge of our inheritance, unto the acquisition of redemption, to the praise of his glory.

Rongopai

The Holy Gospel According to Mark 6: 7-13

6:7	And he called the twelve. And he began to send them out in twos, and he gave them authority over unclean spirits.
6:8	And he instructed them not to take anything for the journey, except a staff: no traveling bag, no bread, and no money belt,
6:9	but to wear sandals, and not to wear two tunics.
6:10	Na ka mea ia ki a ratou: “Whenever you have entered into a house, stay there until you depart from that place.
6:11	And whoever will neither receive you, nor listen to you, as you go away from there, shake off the dust from your feet as a testimony against them.”
6:12	A ka haere ki waho, they were preaching, so that people would repent.
6:13	And they cast out many demons, and they anointed many of the sick with oil and healed them.