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A reading from the Book of Ezra. In the first year of Cyrus, king of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled. The Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus, king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom and also put it in writing. Thus says Cyrus, king of Persia. The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and he has charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem, and which is in Judah. Whoever is among you of all his people, may his God be with him. And let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and rebuild the house of the Lord, the God of Israel. He is the God who is in Jerusalem. And let each survivor in whatever place he sojourns, be assisted by the men of his place with silver and gold, with goods and with beasts besides freewill offerings for the house of God that is in Jerusalem. Then rose up the heads of the fathers houses of Judah and Benjamin, and and the priests and the Levites. Everyone whose spirit God had stirred to go up to rebuild the house of the Lord that is in Jerusalem. And all who were about them aided them with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, with beasts, and with costly wares, besides all that was freely offered. Cyrus the king also brought out the vessels of the house of the Lord that Nebuchadnezzar had carried away from Jerusalem and placed in the house of his gods. Cyrus, king of Persia, brought these out in the charge of Mithredath the treasurer, who counted them out to Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah. And this was the number of them. 30 basins of gold, 1000 basins of silver, 29 censers, 30 bowls of gold, 410 bowls of silver, and 1000 other vessels. All the vessels of gold and of silver were 5,400. All these did Sheshbazer bring up when the exiles were brought up from Babylonia to Jerusalem. Now these were the people of the province who came up out of the captivity of those exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, had carried captive to Babylonia. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town. They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Ra, Eliah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mizpar, Bigphi, Ream, and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel, the sons of Parash, the sons of Shephatiah, 372the the sons of Arah, 775, the sons of Paath, Moab, namely the sons of Jeshua and Joab the sons of Elam 1254 the sons of Zatu 945 the sons of Zacchai 760 the sons of Bani 642 the sons of Bebai 623 the sons of Asgad 1222 the sons of Adonikum 6666 the sons of Bigbi 2056 the sons of Aden 454 the sons of Ader, namely of Hezekiah 98 the sons of Bezai 323 the sons of Jorah 112 the sons of Hashem 223 the sons of Gibar 95 the sons of Bethlehem 123 the men of Netopha 56 the men of Anathoth 128 the sons of Azmapheth 42 the sons of Kiriath, Aram, Kephirah and Beeroth 743 the sons of Ramah and Geba 621 the men of Michmaz 122 the men of Bethel and AI 223 the sons of Nebo 52 the sons of Magbish 156 the sons of the other Elam 1254 the sons of Harim 320 the sons of Lod, Hadid and Ono 725 the sons of Jericho 345 the sons of Sanaiah 3630 the priests the sons of Judeah of the house of Jeshua 973 the sons of Emmer 1052 the sons of Pashur 1247 the sons of Harim 1017 the Levites the sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel of the sons of Hodaviah 74 the singers the sons of Asaph 128 the sons of the gatekeepers the sons of Shallum the sons of Ader the sons of Talmud the sons of Akkab the sons of Ataida and the sons of Shobai and all139 the temple servants the sons of Zihah the sons of Asufah the sons of Tabaoth the sons of Kiros the sons of Sihah the sons of Padan the sons of Labena the the sons of Hagibah the sons of Akub the sons of Hagab the sons of Shamlai the sons of Hanan the sons of Giddel the sons of Gahar the sons of Reah the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekodah, the sons of Gazim, the sons of Uzzah, the sons of Baseeh, the sons of Beside, the sons of Asna, the sons of Meunam, the sons of Nephisim, the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Akufa, the sons of Harhur, the sons of Bazloth, the sons of Mahida, the son the sons of Harsha, the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Timah, the sons of Naziah and the sons of Hataipha, the sons of Solomon's servants, the sons of Sotai, the sons of Asaphoreth, the sons of Peru'dah, the sons of Jaelah, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel, the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hatel, the sons of Pachareth, Hazabayam and the sons of Ami. All the temple servants and the sons of Solomon's servants were 392. The following were those who came up from Telharsah, Cherub, Adon and Emir, though they could not prove their fathers houses or their descent whether they belonged to Israel. The sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, and the sons of Nekodah 652 also of the sons of the priests, the sons of Habaiah, the sons of Hakos, and the sons of Barzillai, who had taken a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name. These sought their registration among those enrolled in the genealogies but they were not found there and so they were excluded from the priesthood as unclean. The governor told them that they were not to partake of the most holy food until there should be a priest to consult Urim and Thummim. The whole assembly together was 42,360. Besides their male and female servants, a of whom there were 7337 and they had 200 male and female singers. Their horses were 736, their mules were 245, their camels were 435 and their donkeys were 6720. Some of the heads of families, when they came to the house of the Lord that is in Jerusalem, made freewill offerings for the house of God to erect it on its site according to their ability they gave to the treasury of the work 61,000 derricks of gold, 5,000 minas of silver, and 100 priests garments. Now the priests The Levites, some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers and the temple servants lived in their towns and all the rest of Israel in their towns. A reading from the Book of Psalms. A Psalm of David. Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings. Ascribe to the Lord glory and strength. Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name. Worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness. The voice of the Lord is over the waters. The God of glory thunders the Lord over many waters. The voice of the Lord is powerful. The voice of the Lord is full of majesty. The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars. The Lord breaks the cedars of Lebanon. He makes Lebanon to skip like a calf and Sirion like a young wild ox. The voice of the Lord flashes forth flames of fire. The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness. The Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh. The voice of the Lord makes the deer give birth and strips the forest bare. And in his temple all cry glory. The Lord sits enthroned over the flood. The Lord sits enthroned as king forever. May the Lord give strength to his people. May the Lord bless his people with peace. A reading of the Gospel According to Mark. In those days, when again a great crowd had gathered and they had nothing to eat, he called his disciples to him and said to them, I have compassion on the crowd because they have been with me now three days and have nothing to eat. And if I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way. And some of them have come from far away. And his disciples answered him, how can one feed these people with bread here in this desolate place? And he asked them, how many loaves do you have? They said, seven. And he directed the crowd to sit down on the ground. And he took the seven loaves. And having given thanks, he broke them and gave them to his disciples to set before the people. And they set them before the crowd. And they had a few small fish. And having blessed them, he said that these also should be set before them. And they ate and were satisfied. And they took up the broken pieces left over seven baskets full. And there were about 4,000 people. And he sent them away. And immediately he got into the boat with his disciples and went to the district of Dalmanutha. The Pharisees came and began to argue with him, seeking from him a sign from heaven to test him. And he sighed deeply in his spirit and said, why does this generation seek a sign? Truly, I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation. And he Left them, got into the boat again and went to the other side. Now they had forgotten to bring bread, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat. And he cautioned them, saying, watch out. Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod. And they began discussing with one another the fact that they had no bread. And Jesus, aware of this, said to them, why are you discussing the fact that you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive or understand? Are your hearts hardened? Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear? And do you not remember? When I broke the five loaves for the 5,000, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up? They said to him, 12. And the seven for the 4,000, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up? And they said to him, seven. And he said to them, do you not yet understand? And they came to Bethsaida and. And some people brought to him a blind man and begged him to touch him. And he took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. And when he had spit on his eyes and laid his hands on him, he asked him, do you see anything? And he looked up and said, I see people, but they look like trees walking. Then Jesus laid his hands on his eyes again, and he opened his eyes, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly. And he sent him to his home, saying, do not even enter the village. And Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea, Philippi. And on the way he asked his disciples, who do people say that I am? And they told him, john the Baptist and others, say, Elijah and others, one of the prophets. And he asked them, but who do you say that I am? Peter answered him, you are the Christ. And he strictly charged them to tell no one about him. And he began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes and be killed, and after three days rise again. And he said this plainly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. But turning and seeing his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, get behind me, Satan, for you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man. And calling the crowd to him with his disciples, he said to them, if anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it. But whoever loses his life for my sake in the Gospels will save it. For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? For what can a man give in return for his soul? For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation of him. Will the Son of Man also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels?