Reading 1 – Genesis 1.26-2.3
God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness:
and let them have dominion
over the fish of the sea,
and over the birds of the sky,
and over the livestock,
and over all the earth,
and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
God created man in his own image.
In God’s image he created him;
male and female he created them.
God blessed them.
God said to them,
“Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it.
Have dominion over the fish of the sea,
over the birds of the sky,
and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
God said, “Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed,
which is on the surface of all the earth,
and every tree, which bears fruit yielding seed.
It will be your food.
To every animal of the earth,
and to every bird of the sky,
and to everything that creeps on the earth,
in which there is life,
I have given every green herb for food;”
and it was so.
God saw everything that he had made,
and, behold, it was very good.
There was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.
The heavens, the earth, and all their vast array were finished.
On the seventh day God finished his work which he had done;
and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had done.
God blessed the seventh day, and made it holy,
because he rested in it from all his work of creation which he had done.
OR Genesis 2.4b-9, 15
On the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens,
no plant of the field was yet in the earth,
and no herb of the field had yet sprung up,
for the Lord God had not caused it to rain on the earth.
There was no man to till the ground,
but a mist went up from the earth,
and watered the whole surface of the ground.
The Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground,
and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life,
and man became a living soul.
The Lord God planted a garden in the east, in Eden,
and there he put the man whom he had formed.
Out of the ground the Lord God made every tree to grow
that is pleasant to the sight and good for food,
including the tree of life in the middle of the garden
and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
The Lord God took the man,
and put him in the garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.
OR 1 Thessalonians 4.1b-2, 9-12
Brothers and sisters, we beg and urge you in the Lord Jesus,
that as you received from us how you ought to act and to please God,
just as you are doing,
that you do it more and more.
For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus.
But concerning brotherly love, you have no need that one write to you.
For you yourselves are taught by God to love one another,
for indeed you do it toward
all the brothers and sisters throughout Macedonia.
But we urge you, brothers and sisters, that you abound more and more,
and that you make it your ambition to lead a quiet life,
to mind your own business,
and to work with your own hands,
as we instructed you,
that you may act properly toward the outsiders,
and have need of no one.
OR 2 Thessalonians 3.6-12, 16
Now we command you, brothers,
in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
that you withdraw yourselves
from every brother who acts in idleness,
and not after the tradition which they received from us.
For you know how you ought to imitate us.
For we were not idle among you,
nor did we freely eat bread from anyone,
but in labor and toil worked night and day,
that we might not burden any of you,
not that we do not have the right,
but to make ourselves an example to you,
that you should imitate us.
For even when we were with you,
we commanded you that
if anyone does not want to work, neither should they eat.”
For we hear of some who walk among you in idleness,
Not busy working but busybodies.
To these we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ,
that work quietly and eat their own bread.
Now may the Lord of peace himself
give you peace at all times in all ways.
The Lord be with you all.
Responsorial – Psalm 90.2, 3-5a, 12-13, 14+16 Resp. 17b
R. Lord, give success to the work of our hands.
Before the mountains were born,
before you had formed the earth and the world,
even from everlasting to everlasting, you are God.
R. Lord, give success to the work of our hands.
You turn man to dust, saying,
“Return, you children of men.”
For a thousand years in your sight
are just like yesterday when it is past,
like a watch in the night.
You sweep them away as they sleep.
R. Lord, give success to the work of our hands.
So teach us to number our days,
that we may gain wisdom of heart.
Relent, Lord! How long?
Have compassion on your servants!
R. Lord, give success to the work of our hands.
Satisfy us in the morning with your loving kindness,
that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.
Let your work appear to your servants;
your glory to their children.
R. Lord, give success to the work of our hands.
OR Psalm 127.1, 2 Resp. 1ac
R. The Lord builds the house and watches over the city.
Unless the Lord builds the house,
they labor in vain who build it.
Unless the Lord watches over the city,
the watchman guards it in vain.
R. The Lord builds the house and watches over the city.
It is vain for you to rise up early,
to stay up late,
eating the bread of toil;
for he gives to his loved ones in their sleep.
R. The Lord builds the house and watches over the city.
Gospel – Matthew 6.21-34
Jesus said to his disciples:
“Do not be anxious, saying,
‘What will we eat?’, ‘What will we drink?’
or, ‘With what will we be clothed?’
For the Gentiles seek after all these things;
but your heavenly Father knows
that you need all these things.
But seek first the Kingdom of God,
and his righteousness;
and all these things
will be given to you as well.
Therefore do not be anxious for tomorrow,
for tomorrow will be anxious for itself.
Each day’s own evil is enough.
OR Matthew 25.14-30
Jesus said to his disciples:
The kingdom of heaven is like a human going away,
who called his servants and entrusted to them his property.
To one he gave five talents, to another, two, and to another, one,
to each according to his abilities.
Then he went away.
Immediately, he who had received the five talents
went and traded with them and earned another five.
and likewise, he who had received two earned another two,
but he who had received one
went away and dug in the ground, and hid his master's money.
After a long time,
the master of those servants came back
and settled accounts with them.
So he who had received five talents came forward
and brought the other five talents,
saying, ‘Master, you entrusted me with five talents.
Behold, I have earned another five talents.’
His master said to him,
‘Well done, good and faithful servant.
you have been faithful over a few things,
I will make you ruler over many things.
Enter into your master’s joy!’
And he who had received two talents came forward
saying, ‘Master, you entrusted me with two talents.
Behold, I have earned another two talents.’
His master said to him,
‘Well done, good and faithful servant.
you have been faithful over a few things,
I will make you ruler over many things.
Enter into your master’s joy!’
And he who had received one talent came forward,
saying, ‘Master, I knew you, that you are a hard human,
reaping where you had not planted,
and gathering from where you had not scattered,
and I was afraid, so I went away
and hid your talent in the ground.
Behold, you have what is yours.’
Answering, his master said to him,
‘You useless and cowardly servant.
So you knew that I reap where I had not planted
and gather where I had not scattered, did you?
The you should have put my money in the bank,
and then, when I came back,
I would have received mine plus interest.
Therefore, take the talent from him,
and give it to the one who has ten talents.
For all who have will be rewarded,
and have an abundance,
but the one who does not have,
that which they have will be taken from them.
And expel the unprofitable servant
into the darkness outside,
where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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