DR Squared: Memorial Of Saint Athanasius, Bishop And Doctor Of The Church

First Reading:  1 John 5:1-5

Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ, is born of God. And every one that loveth him who begot, loveth him also who is born of him. In this we know that we love the children of God: when we love God, and keep his commandments. For this is the charity of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not heavy. For whatsoever is born of God, overcometh the world: and this is the victory which overcometh the world, our faith. Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

Responsorial Psalm:  Psalm 37 (36):30a; V. 3-4, 5-6, 30-31

R.  The mouth of the just shall meditate wisdom:

V.  Trust in the Lord, and do good, and dwell in the land,

      and thou shalt be fed with its riches.

      Delight in the Lord,

      and he will give thee the requests of thy heart.

V.  Commit thy way to the Lord, and trust in him,

      and he will do it.

      And he will bring forth thy justice as the light,

      and thy judgment as the noonday.

V.  The mouth of the just shall meditate wisdom:

      and his tongue shall speak judgment.

      The law of his God is in his heart,

      and his steps shall not be supplanted. 

Gospel Reading:  Matthew 10:22-25

And you shall be hated by all men for my name's sake: but he that shall persevere unto the end, he shall be saved. And when they shall persecute you in this city, flee into another. Amen I say to you, you shall not finish all the cities of Israel, till the Son of man come. The disciple is not above the master, nor the servant above his lord. It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the goodman of the house Beelzebub, how much more them of his household?

The readings from the USCCB can be found here.