For 4 July 2026, Saturday of week 13 in Ordinary Time, based on Amos 9:11-15, sent in from Boise, Idaho, USA.
Thus says the Lord:
On that day I will raise up
the fallen hut of David;
I will wall up its breaches,
raise up its ruins,
and rebuild it as in the days of old,
That they may possess the remnant of Edom,
and all nations claimed in my name—
oracle of the Lord, the one who does this.
Yes, days are coming—
oracle of the Lord—
When the one who plows shall overtake the one who reaps
and the vintager, the sower of the seed;
The mountains shall drip with the juice of grapes,
and all the hills shall run with it.
I will restore my people Israel,
they shall rebuild and inhabit their ruined cities,
Plant vineyards and drink the wine,
set out gardens and eat the fruits.
I will plant them upon their own ground;
never again shall they be plucked
From the land I have given them—
the Lord, your God, has spoken.
Scripture passage from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright 1989, 1993, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
About Katy Beedle Rice
Katy Beedle Rice is a catechist and writer who lives in Boise, Idaho and is the interim director of The Center for Children and Theology, an ecumenical non-profit that supports adults nurturing children’s spirituality.
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4 Jul 2026
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Thus says the Lord:
On that day I will raise up
the fallen hut of David;
I will wall up its breaches,
raise up its ruins,
and rebuild it as in the days of old,
That they may possess the remnant of Edom,
and all nations claimed in my name—
oracle of the Lord, the one who does this.
Yes, days are coming—
oracle of the Lord—
When the one who plows shall overtake the one who reaps
and the vintager, the sower of the seed;
The mountains shall drip with the juice of grapes,
and all the hills shall run with it.
I will restore my people Israel,
they shall rebuild and inhabit their ruined cities,
Plant vineyards and drink the wine,
set out gardens and eat the fruits.
I will plant them upon their own ground;
never again shall they be plucked
From the land I have given them—
the Lord, your God, has spoken.
Scripture passage from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright 1989, 1993, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
About Katy Beedle Rice
Katy Beedle Rice is a catechist and writer who lives in Boise, Idaho and is the interim director of The Center for Children and Theology, an ecumenical non-profit that supports adults nurturing children’s spirituality.