Tuesday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time (II)

Official Translation

Reading 1 – Ezekiel 2.8-3.4

The Lord GOD said to me:
But you, son of man, hear what I tell you;
do not be rebellious like that rebellious house:
open your mouth, and eat what I give you.
When I looked, behold,
a hand was stretched out to me;
and, behold, a scroll of a book was in it.
He spread it before me:
and it was written within and without;
and there were written on it
lamentations, and mourning, and woe.

He said to me, son of man, eat what you found.
Eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel.
So I opened my mouth,
and he caused me to eat the scroll.
He said to me, son of man, cause your belly to eat,
and fill your bowels with this scroll that I give you.
Then I ate it; and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth.
He said to me, son of man, go to the house of Israel,
and speak my words to them.

Responsorial – Psalm 119.14, 24, 72, 103, 111, 131 Resp. 103a

R. How sweet are your promises to my taste.

I have rejoiced in the way of your covenant,
as much as in all riches.

R. How sweet are your promises to my taste.

Indeed your statutes are my delight,
and my counselors.

R. How sweet are your promises to my taste.

The law of your mouth is better to me
than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.

R. How sweet are your promises to my taste.

How sweet are your promises to my taste,
more than honey to my mouth!
R. How sweet are your promises to my taste.

I have taken your covenant as a heritage forever,
for it is the joy of my heart.

R. How sweet are your promises to my taste.

I opened my mouth wide and panted,
for I longed for your commandments.

R. How sweet are your promises to my taste.

Gospel – Matthew 18.1-5, 10, 12-14

The disciples came to Jesus, saying,
“Who then is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?”
Jesus called a little child to himself,
and set him in the middle of them,
and said, “Amen I tell you,
unless you turn, and become as little children,
you will not even enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
Whoever therefore humbles themself
like this little child,
they are the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.
Whoever receives one such little child
in my name receives me.

See that you do not despise
one of these little ones,
for I tell you that in heaven
their angels always see the face
of my Father who is in heaven.

What do you think?
If a human has one hundred sheep,
and one of them goes astray,
do they not leave the ninety-nine,
go to the mountains,
and seek that which has gone astray?
If they find it, amen I tell you,
they rejoice more over it
than over the ninety-nine
which have not gone astray.
Even so it is not the will of
your Father who is in heaven
that one of these little ones should perish.