Friday of the 5th week of Ordinary Time

11:29And it happened, in that time, that Jeroboam departed from Jerusalem. And the prophet Ahijah, the Shilonite, wearing a new cloak, found him on the way. And the two were alone in the field. 30And taking his new cloak, with which he was covered, Ahijah tore it into twelve parts. 31And he said to Jeroboam: “Take ten pieces for yourself. For thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: ‘Behold, I will tear the kingdom from the hand of Solomon, and I will give to you ten tribes. 32Yet one tribe shall remain with him, for the sake of my servant, David, as well as Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel.

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12:19And Israel drew away from the house of David, even to the present day.

10then there will be no new god among you, nor will you adore a foreign god.

11For I am the Lord your God, who led you out of the land of Egypt. Widen your mouth, and I will fill it.

12But my people did not hear my voice, and Israel was not attentive to me.

13And so, I sent them away, according to the desires of their heart. They will go forth according to their own inventions.

14If my people had heard me, if Israel had walked in my ways,

15I would have humbled their enemies, as if it were nothing, and I would have sent my hand upon those who troubled them.

31And again, departing from the borders of Tyre, he went by way of Sidon to the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the area of the Ten Cities. 32And they brought someone who was deaf and mute to him. And they begged him, so that he would lay his hand upon him. 33And taking him away from the crowd, he put his fingers into his ears; and spitting, he touched his tongue. 34And gazing up to heaven, he groaned and said to him: “Ephphatha,” which is, “Be opened.” 35And immediately his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was released, and he spoke correctly. 36And he instructed them not to tell anyone. But as much as he instructed them, so much more did they preach about it. 37And so much more did they wonder, saying: “He has done all things well. He has caused both the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.”