Daily Mass Readings for Thursday 11 August 2011

Hosea 2: 16, 17, 21 – 22 16 “And in that day, says the LORD, you will call me, `My husband,’ and no longer will you call me, `My Ba’al.’ 17 For I will remove the names of the Ba’als from her mouth, and they shall be mentioned by name no more. 21 “And in that day, says the LORD, I will answer the heavens and they shall answer the earth; 22 and the earth shall answer the grain, the wine, and the oil, and they shall answer Jezreel; Psalms 45: 11 – 12, 14 – 16 11 and the king will desire your beauty. Since he is your lord, bow to him; 12 the people of Tyre will sue your favor with gifts, the richest of the people 14 in many-colored robes she is led to the king, with her virgin companions, her escort, in her train.