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Catholic Lectionary

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2011 | ORDINARY TIME TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A First Reading Isaiah 45:1, 4–6 Response Psalm 96:7b Psalm Psalm 96:1, 3–5, 7–10 Second Reading 1 Thessalonians 1:1–5b Gospel Acclamation Philippians 2:15d, 16a Gospel Matthew 22:15–21 Catholic Lectionary (Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 2009).

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