Reading 1 Exodus 19:2-6a In those days, the Israelites came to the desert of Sinai and pitched camp.While Israel was encamped here in front of the mountain,Moses went up the mountain to God.Then the LORD called to him and said,“Thus shall you say to the house of Jacob;tell the Israelites:You have seen for yourselves how I treated the Egyptiansand how I bore you up on eagle wingsand brought you here to myself. Therefore, if you hearken to my voice and keep my covenant,you shall be my special possession,dearer to me than all other people,though all the earth is mine.You shall be to me a kingdom of priests, a holy nation.” Responsorial Psalm Psalm 100:1-2, 3, 5 R. (3c) We are his people: the sheep of his flock.Sing joyfully to the LORD, all you lands;    serve the LORD with gladness;    come before him with joyful song.R. We are his people: the sheep of his flock.Know that the LORD is God;    he