Catholic Daily Reading 20th August 2012

"Eze 24:15  And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
Eze 24:16  Son of man, behold I take from thee the desire of thy eyes with a stroke, and thou shall not lament, nor weep; neither shall thy tears run down.
Eze 24:17  Sigh in silence, make no mourning for the dead: let the tire of thy head be upon thee, and thy shoes on thy feet, and cover not thy face, nor eat the meat of mourners.
Eze 24:18  So I spoke to the people in the morning, and my wife died in the evening: and I did in the morning as he had commanded me.
Eze 24:19  And the people said to me: Why dost thou not tell us what these things mean that thou doest?
Eze 24:20  And I said to them: The word of the Lord came to me, saying:
Eze 24:21  Speak to the house of Israel: Thus saith the Lord God: Behold I will profane my sanctuary, the glory of your realm, and the thing that your eyes desire, and for which your soul feareth: your sons, and your daughters, whom you have left, shall fall by the sword.
Eze 24:22  And you shall do as I have done: you shall not cover your faces, nor shall you eat the meat of mourners.
Eze 24:23  You shall have crowns on your heads, and shoes on your feet: you shall not lament nor weep, but you shall pine away for your iniquities, and every one shall sigh with his brother.
Eze 24:24  And Ezechiel shall be unto you for a sign of things to come: according to all that he hath done, so shall you do, when this shall come to pass: and you shall know that I am the Lord God."
Ezekiel 24:15-24

"Deu 32:18  Thou hast forsaken the God that begot thee, and hast forgotten the Lord that created thee.
Deu 32:19  The Lord saw, and was moved to wrath: because his own sons and daughters provoked him.
Deu 32:20  And he said: I will hide my face from them, and will consider what their last end shall be: for it is a perverse generation, and unfaithful children.
Deu 32:21  They have provoked me with that which was no god, and have angered me with their vanities: and I will provoke them with that which is no people, and will vex them with a foolish nation.2
Deuteronomy 32:18-21

"Mat 19:16  And behold one came and said to him: Good master, what good shall I do that I may have life everlasting?
Mat 19:17  Who said to him: Why askest thou me concerning good? One is good, God. But if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
Mat 19:18  He said to him: Which? And Jesus said: Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness.
Mat 19:19  Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
Mat 19:20  The young man saith to him: All these have I kept from my youth, what is yet wanting to me?
Mat 19:21  Jesus saith to him: If thou wilt be perfect, go sell what thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.
Mat 19:22  And when the young man had heard this word, he went away sad: for he had great possessions."
Matthew 19:16-22