MONTHLY DEVOTIONAL FOR 20 JULY
July 20, 2024
FEAST OF SAINT LAWRENCE OF BRINDISI, PRIEST AND APOSTOLIC DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH – 21st JULY
July 21, 2024
TODAY’S GOSPEL READING
20 JULY, 2024
Matthew 12:14-21
The Pharisees went out and took counsel against Jesus
to put him to death.
When Jesus realized this, he withdrew from that place.
Many people followed him, and he cured them all,
but he warned them not to make him known.
This was to fulfill what had been spoken through Isaiah the prophet:
Behold, my servant whom I have chosen,
my beloved in whom I delight;
I shall place my Spirit upon him,
and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles.
He will not contend or cry out,
nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets.
A bruised reed he will not break,
a smoldering wick he will not quench,
until he brings justice to victory.
And in his name the Gentiles will hope.
THE GOSPEL OF THE LORD!
