30th. Sunday Ordinary Time30th. Sunday Ordinary Time

October 26, 2003October 26, 2003

For Yahweh says this: For Yahweh says this:

Proclaim your praise and say:Proclaim your praise and say:

The lame and the blind, The lame and the blind, mothers and women in labor - mothers and women in labor -

a great throng will return.a great throng will return.

They went away weepingThey went away weeping They will return in joyThey will return in joy I will lead them by the streams of waterI will lead them by the streams of water On a level path so that no one will stumble On a level path so that no one will stumble For I am Israel’s father For I am Israel’s father And Ephraim is my firstborn.And Ephraim is my firstborn.

As Jesus was leaving Jericho with As Jesus was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a large crowd, his disciples and a large crowd, the blind man Bartimaeus was the blind man Bartimaeus was

sitting by the roadside. sitting by the roadside. On hearing that it was Jesus of On hearing that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to call out:Nazareth, he began to call out:

Many people scolded him and Many people scolded him and told him to keep quiet. But he told him to keep quiet. But he

shouted all the louder:shouted all the louder:

Jesus stopped and said, Jesus stopped and said,

They called the blind man They called the blind man saying, saying,

He He threw aside his cloak, threw aside his cloak, jumped up and went to Jesus. jumped up and went to Jesus.

Jesus asked him:Jesus asked him:

The blind man said, The blind man said,

Jesus said to him,Jesus said to him,