First ReadingSirach 44:1, 9-13
From the Book of Sirach
1Let us now praise famous men,our ancestors in their generations. verses 2–8 are not read9But of others, there is no memory.They perished as though they had not been.They become as though they had not been born,they and their children after them.10But these were men of mercy,whose righteous deeds have not been forgotten.11A good inheritance remains with their offspring.Their children are within the covenant.12Their offspring stand fast,with their children, for their sakes.13Their offspring will remain forever.Their glory won’t be blotted out.