not going to church

²⁴the God who made the world and all that is in it, the One who is the Lord of heaven and earth, who does not live in temples made with hands.

²⁰For wherever two or three are gathered in my name, there am I, in their midst.”

¹Whoever has a will to withdraw from a friend, seeks occasions; he shall be reproached at all times.

¹For the law contains the shadow of future good things, not the very image of these things. So, by the very same sacrifices which they offer ceaselessly each year, they can never cause these to approach perfection. ²Otherwise, they would have ceased to be offered, because the worshipers, once cleansed, would no longer be conscious of any sin. ³Instead, in these things, a commemoration of sins is made every year. ⁴For it is impossible for sins to be taken away by the blood of oxen and goats. ⁵For this reason, as Christ enters into the world, he says: “Sacrifice and oblation, you did not want. But you have fashioned a body for me. ⁶Holocausts for sin were not pleasing to you.

²⁸Come to me, all you who labor and have been burdened, and I will refresh you.

¹The Praise of a Canticle, of David himself. Come, let us exult in the Lord. Let us shout joyfully to God, our Savior. ²Let us anticipate his presence with confession, and let us sing joyfully to him with psalms. ³For the Lord is a great God and a great King over all gods. ⁴For in his hand are all the limits of the earth, and the heights of the mountains are his. ⁵For the sea is his, and he made it, and his hands formed the dry land. ⁶Come, let us adore and fall prostrate, and let us weep before the Lord who made us.

⁷Where will I go from your Spirit? And where will I flee from your face?

¹A Canticle in steps. I rejoiced in the things that were said to me: “We shall go into the house of the Lord.” ²Our feet were standing in your courts, O Jerusalem. ³Jerusalem has been built as a city, whose participation is unto itself. ⁴For to that place, the tribes ascended, the tribes of the Lord: the testimony of Israel, to confess to the name of the Lord. ⁵For in that place, seats have sat down in judgment, seats above the house of David. ⁶Petition for the things that are for the peace of Jerusalem, and for abundance for those who love you.

⁹Whoever turns away his ears from listening to the law: his prayer will be detestable. ¹⁰Whoever deceives the just in a malicious way will fall into his own perdition. And the simple shall possess his goods. ¹¹The rich one seems wise to himself. But the poor one, being prudent, shall evaluate him. ¹²In the exultation of the just, there is great glory. When the impious reign, men are brought to ruin. ¹³Whoever hides his crimes will not be guided. But whoever will have confessed and abandoned them shall overtake mercy. ¹⁴Blessed is the man who is ever fearful. Yet truly, whoever is hardened in mind will fall into evil.

²¹For she said within herself, “If I will touch even his garment, I shall be saved.” ²²But Jesus, turning and seeing her, said: “Be strengthened in faith, daughter; your faith has made you well.” And the woman was made well from that hour.