Official Translation
Reading 1 – 2 Kings 2:1, 6-14
When the Lord was about to take
Elijah up by a whirlwind into heaven,
Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.
Elijah said to him, “Please wait here,
for the Lord has sent me to the Jordan.”
He said, “As the Lord lives,
and as your soul lives,
I will not leave you.”
They both went on.
Fifty men of the sons of the prophets went,
and stood opposite them at a distance;
and they both stood by the Jordan.
Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together,
and struck the waters,
and they were divided here and there,
so that the two went over on dry ground.
When they had gone over, Elijah said to Elisha,
“Ask what I shall do for you,
before I am taken from you.”
Elisha said, “Please let a double portion
of your spirit be on me.”
He said, “You have asked a hard thing.
If you see me when I am taken from you,
it shall be so for you; but if not, it shall not be so.”
As they still went on, and talked,
behold, a chariot of fire and horses of fire
separated them; and Elijah went up
by a whirlwind into heaven.
Elisha saw it, and he cried,
“My father, my father,
the chariots of Israel and its horsemen!”
He saw him no more:
and he took hold of his own clothes,
and tore them in two pieces.
He took up also the mantle of Elijah
that fell from him, and went back,
and stood by the bank of the Jordan.
He took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him,
and struck the waters, and said,
“Where is the Lord, the God of Elijah?”
When he also had struck the waters,
they were divided here and there;
and Elisha went over.
Responsorial – Psalm 31.20, 21, 24 Resp. 25
R. Let your heart take courage, all you who hope in the Lord.
How great is your goodness,
which you have laid up for those who fear you,
which you have, for those who take refuge in you,
worked before the sons of men!
R. Let your heart take courage, all you who hope in the Lord.
In the shelter of your presence you will hide them
from the plotting of man.
You will keep them secretly in a dwelling away
from the strife of tongues.
R. Let your heart take courage, all you who hope in the Lord.
Love the Lord, all you his saints!
the Lord preserves the faithful,
and fully repays him who behaves arrogantly.
R. Let your heart take courage, all you who hope in the Lord.
Gospel – Matthew 6.1-6, 16-18
Jesus said to his disciples:
“Be careful lest you
do you righteous deeds in front of humans,
in order to be seen by them.
If you do not at least do this,
you will have no pay
from your Father in heaven.
Therefore when you do merciful deeds,
do not sound a trumpet before yourself,
as the hypocrites do
in the synagogues and on the streets,
that they may get glory from humans.
Amen I say to you,
they have received their pay.
But when you do merciful deeds,
do not let your left hand know
what your right hand does,
so that your merciful deeds
may be in secret,
and your Father
who sees into the secret
will pay you.
And when you pray,
you shall not be
like the hypocrites,
that love to stand praying
in the synagogues
and on the streetcorners,
that they may be on display for humans.
Amen, I say to you,
they have received their pay.
But you, when you pray,
go into your closet,
and shut your door;
pray to your Father
who is in secret,
and your Father
who sees into the secret
will pay you.
And when you fast,
Do not be like the gloomy hypocrites,
For they disfigure their faces,
so that they may be fasting on display for humans.
Amen, I say to you,
they have received their pay.
But you, when you fast,
anoint your head,
and wash your face;
so that you are not fasting on display for humans,
but for your Father
who is in secret,
and your Father,
who sees into the secret,
will pay you.
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