Daily Mass Readings for June 23, 2024: Gospel — Mc 4, 35-41

¹ Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind: ⁸ “Who shut up the sea with doors when it burst forth, coming out of the womb, 1 1 :¹ Then Zophar the Naamathite spoke up and said: ² “Should not this abundance of words be answered, or should this talkative man be vindicated? ³ Should people remain silent at your idle talk, and should no one rebuke you when you mock? ⁴ For you have said, ‘My teaching is flawless, and I am pure in your sight.’ ⁵ But if only God would speak, if only he would open his lips against you ⁶ and reveal to you the secrets of wisdom— for true wisdom has two sides— so that you would know that God has forgiven some of your sins. ⁷ “Can you discover the essence of God? Can you find out the perfection of the Almighty? ⁸ It is higher than the heavens—what can you do? It is deeper than Sheol—what can you know? ⁹ Its measure is longer than the earth and broader than the sea. 1 ⁰ If he comes by and confines you and convenes a court, then who can prevent him? 1 ¹ For he knows deceitful men; when he sees evil, will he not consider it? 1 ² But an empty man will become wise, when a wild donkey’s colt is born a human being. 1 ³ “As for you, if you prove faithful, and if you stretch out your hands toward him, 1 ⁴ if iniquity is in your hand—put it far away, and do not let evil reside in your tents. 1 ⁵ For then you will lift up your face without blemish; you will be securely established and will not fear. 1 ⁶ For you will forget your trouble; you will remember it like water that has flowed away. 1 ⁷ And life will be brighter than the noonday; though there be darkness, it will be like the morning. 1 ⁸ And you will be secure because there is hope; you will be protected and will take your rest in safety. 1 ⁹ You will lie down with no one to make you afraid, and many will seek your favor. 2 ⁰ But the eyes of the wicked fail, and escape eludes them; their one hope is to breathe their last.”

1 ⁴ For the love of Christ controls us, since we have concluded this, that Christ died for all; therefore all have died. 1 ⁵ And he died for all so that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised. 1 ⁶ So then from now on we acknowledge no one from an outward human point of view. Even though we have known Christ from such a human point of view, now we do not know him in that way any longer. 1 ⁷ So then, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; what is old has passed away—look, what is new has come!