Official Translation
Reading 1 - Deuteronomy 26.16-19
Moses spoke to the people, saying:
“This day the Lord your God
commands you to do these statutes and ordinances.
You shall therefore keep and do them
with all your heart and with all your soul.
You have declared this day that the Lord is your God,
and that you would walk in his ways,
and keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his ordinances,
and listen to his voice.
The Lord has declared this day
that you are a people peculiarly his own,
as he has promised you,
and that you should keep all his commandments.
He will make you high above all nations that he has made,
in praise, in name, and in honor;
and that you may be a holy people to the Lord your God,
as he has spoken.”
Responsorial – Psalm 119.1-2, 4-5, 7-8 Resp. 1b
R. Blessed are those who walk according to the Lord’s law.
Blessed are those whose ways are blameless,
who walk according to the Lord’s law.
Blessed are those who keep his statutes,
who seek him with their whole heart.
R. Blessed are those who walk according to the Lord’s law.
You have commanded your precepts,
that we should fully obey them.
O that my ways were steadfast
to obey your statutes!
R. Blessed are those who walk according to the Lord’s law.
I will give thanks to you with uprightness of heart,
when I learn your righteous judgments.
I will observe your statutes.
Do not utterly forsake me.
R. Blessed are those who walk according to the Lord’s law.
Gospel - Matthew 5.43-48
Jesus said to his disciples:
“You have heard that it was said,
‘You shall love your neighbor, and hate your enemy.’
But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you,
do good to those who hate you,
and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,
that you may be children of your Father who is in heaven.
For he makes his sun to rise on the evil and the good,
and sends rain on the just and the unjust.
For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have?
Do not even the tax collectors do the same?
If you only greet your brothers and sisters,
what more do you do than others?
Do not even the Gentiles do the same?
Therefore you shall be perfect,
just as your Father in heaven is perfect.
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Friday of the First Week of Lent
Official Translation
Reading 1 – Ezekiel 18.21-28
Thus says the Lord GOD:
“If the wicked turn from all his sins that he has committed,
and keep all my statutes,
and do that which is lawful and right,
he shall surely live, he shall not die.
None of his transgressions that he has committed
shall be remembered against him:
in his righteousness that he has done
he shall live.
Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked?”
says the Lord;
“Do I not rather that he should turn back from his way and live?
But when the righteous turns away from his righteousness,
and commits iniquity,
and does according to all the abominations that the wicked man does,
shall he live?
None of his righteous deeds that he has done shall be remembered:
in his trespass that he has trespassed,
and in his sin that he has sinned, in them shall he die.
Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not fair.’
Hear now, house of Israel:
Is my way not fair?
Are not your ways unfair?
When the righteous man turns away from his righteousness,
and commits iniquity, and dies therein;
in his iniquity that he has done shall he die.
Again, when the wicked man turns away from
his wickedness that he has committed,
and does that which is lawful and right,
he shall save his soul and live.
Because he considers, and turns away
from all his transgressions that he has committed,
he shall surely live, he shall not die.
Responsorial - Psalm 130.1-2, 3-4, 5-7a, 7bc-8 R. 3
R. If you, Lord, kept a record of sins, who could stand?
Out of the depths I have cried to you, Lord.
Lord, hear my voice.
Let your ears be attentive
to the voice of my petitions.
R. If you, Lord, kept a record of sins, who could stand?
If you, Lord, kept a record of sins,
Lord, who could stand?
But there is forgiveness with you,
therefore you are feared.
R. If you, Lord, kept a record of sins, who could stand?
I wait for the Lord.
My soul waits. I hope in his word.
My soul longs for the Lord
more than watchmen long for the dawn;
Israel, hope in the Lord.
R. If you, Lord, kept a record of sins, who could stand?
For with the Lord there is loving kindness.
With him is abundant redemption.
He will redeem Israel
from all their sins.
R. If you, Lord, kept a record of sins, who could stand?
Gospel – Matthew 5.20-26
Jesus said to his disciples:
For I tell you that unless your righteousness
exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees,
there is no way you will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
“You have heard that it was said to the ancient ones,
‘You shall not murder;’ and
‘Whoever shall murder shall be in danger of the judgment.’
But I tell you that everyone who is angry with his brother
shall be in danger of the judgment;
and whoever shall say to his brother, ‘Raqa!’
shall be in danger of the Sanhedren;
and whoever shall say, ‘You fool!’
shall be in danger of the fire of Gehenna.
“If therefore you are offering your gift at the altar,
and there remember that your brother has anything against you,
leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way.
First be reconciled to your brother,
and then come and offer your gift.
Agree with your adversary quickly,
while you are with him on the way;
lest the prosecutor deliver you to the judge,
and the judge deliver you to the guard,
and you be cast into prison.
Amen I say to you,
you shall by no means get out of there,
until you have paid the last penny.
Reading 1 – Ezekiel 18.21-28
Thus says the Lord GOD:
“If the wicked turn from all his sins that he has committed,
and keep all my statutes,
and do that which is lawful and right,
he shall surely live, he shall not die.
None of his transgressions that he has committed
shall be remembered against him:
in his righteousness that he has done
he shall live.
Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked?”
says the Lord;
“Do I not rather that he should turn back from his way and live?
But when the righteous turns away from his righteousness,
and commits iniquity,
and does according to all the abominations that the wicked man does,
shall he live?
None of his righteous deeds that he has done shall be remembered:
in his trespass that he has trespassed,
and in his sin that he has sinned, in them shall he die.
Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not fair.’
Hear now, house of Israel:
Is my way not fair?
Are not your ways unfair?
When the righteous man turns away from his righteousness,
and commits iniquity, and dies therein;
in his iniquity that he has done shall he die.
Again, when the wicked man turns away from
his wickedness that he has committed,
and does that which is lawful and right,
he shall save his soul and live.
Because he considers, and turns away
from all his transgressions that he has committed,
he shall surely live, he shall not die.
Responsorial - Psalm 130.1-2, 3-4, 5-7a, 7bc-8 R. 3
R. If you, Lord, kept a record of sins, who could stand?
Out of the depths I have cried to you, Lord.
Lord, hear my voice.
Let your ears be attentive
to the voice of my petitions.
R. If you, Lord, kept a record of sins, who could stand?
If you, Lord, kept a record of sins,
Lord, who could stand?
But there is forgiveness with you,
therefore you are feared.
R. If you, Lord, kept a record of sins, who could stand?
I wait for the Lord.
My soul waits. I hope in his word.
My soul longs for the Lord
more than watchmen long for the dawn;
Israel, hope in the Lord.
R. If you, Lord, kept a record of sins, who could stand?
For with the Lord there is loving kindness.
With him is abundant redemption.
He will redeem Israel
from all their sins.
R. If you, Lord, kept a record of sins, who could stand?
Gospel – Matthew 5.20-26
Jesus said to his disciples:
For I tell you that unless your righteousness
exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees,
there is no way you will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
“You have heard that it was said to the ancient ones,
‘You shall not murder;’ and
‘Whoever shall murder shall be in danger of the judgment.’
But I tell you that everyone who is angry with his brother
shall be in danger of the judgment;
and whoever shall say to his brother, ‘Raqa!’
shall be in danger of the Sanhedren;
and whoever shall say, ‘You fool!’
shall be in danger of the fire of Gehenna.
“If therefore you are offering your gift at the altar,
and there remember that your brother has anything against you,
leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way.
First be reconciled to your brother,
and then come and offer your gift.
Agree with your adversary quickly,
while you are with him on the way;
lest the prosecutor deliver you to the judge,
and the judge deliver you to the guard,
and you be cast into prison.
Amen I say to you,
you shall by no means get out of there,
until you have paid the last penny.
Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time (A)
Official Translation
Reading 1 – Leviticus 19.1-2, 17-18
The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
“Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and tell them,
‘You shall be holy; for I, the Lord your God, am holy.”
“You shall not hate your brother in your heart.
You shall surely rebuke your neighbor,
and not bear sin because of him.
You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people;
but you shall love your neighbor as yourself.
I am the Lord.”
Responsorial Psalm PS 103:1-2, 3-4, 8, 10, 12-13
R. The Lord is merciful and gracious.
Praise The Lord, my soul!
All that is within me, praise his holy name!
Praise The Lord, my soul,
and forget not all his benefits.
R. The Lord is merciful and gracious.
He forgives all your sins;
he heals all your diseases;
he redeems your life from destruction;
he crowns you with loving kindness and tender mercies.
R. The Lord is merciful and gracious.
Merciful and gracious is the LORD,
slow to anger and abounding in kindness.
He has not dealt with us according to our sins,
nor repaid us according to our guilt.
R. The Lord is merciful and gracious.
As far as the east is from the west,
so far has he removed our transgressions from us.
Like a father has compassion on his children,
so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him.
R. The Lord is merciful and gracious.
Reading 2 – 1 Corinthians 3.16-23
Brothers and sisters:
Do you not know that you are the temple of God,
and that the Spirit of God dwells in you ?
if anyone destroys the temple of God,
God will destroy them.
For holy is the temple of God, which you are.
Let no one deceive themself.
If anyone among you thinks that they are wise in this world,
let them become a fool, that they may become wise.
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God.
For it is written,
“He has caught the wise in their cleverness.”
And again,
“The Lord knows the reasoning of the wise, that it is worthless.”
Therefore let no one boast in humans. For all things are yours,
whether Paul, or Apollos, or Kephas, or the world, or life, or death,
or things present, or things to come.
All are yours, and you are Christ’s, and Christ is God’s.
Gospel – Matthew 5.38-48
Jesus said to his disciples:
“You have heard that it was said,
‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’
But I say to you, do not resist one who is evil;
but whoever strikes you on your right cheek,
turn to them the other also.
If anyone sues you to take away your coat,
let them have your cloak also.
Whoever compels you to go one mile, go with them two.
Give to the one who asks you,
and do not turn away the one who desires to borrow from you.
“You have heard that it was said,
‘You shall love your neighbor, and hate your enemy.’
But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you,
do good to those who hate you,
and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,
that you may be children of your Father who is in heaven.
For he makes his sun to rise on the evil and the good,
and sends rain on the just and the unjust.
For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have?
Do not even the tax collectors do the same?
If you only greet your brothers and sisters,
what more do you do than others?
Do not even the Gentiles do the same?
Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.
Reading 1 – Leviticus 19.1-2, 17-18
The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
“Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and tell them,
‘You shall be holy; for I, the Lord your God, am holy.”
“You shall not hate your brother in your heart.
You shall surely rebuke your neighbor,
and not bear sin because of him.
You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people;
but you shall love your neighbor as yourself.
I am the Lord.”
Responsorial Psalm PS 103:1-2, 3-4, 8, 10, 12-13
R. The Lord is merciful and gracious.
Praise The Lord, my soul!
All that is within me, praise his holy name!
Praise The Lord, my soul,
and forget not all his benefits.
R. The Lord is merciful and gracious.
He forgives all your sins;
he heals all your diseases;
he redeems your life from destruction;
he crowns you with loving kindness and tender mercies.
R. The Lord is merciful and gracious.
Merciful and gracious is the LORD,
slow to anger and abounding in kindness.
He has not dealt with us according to our sins,
nor repaid us according to our guilt.
R. The Lord is merciful and gracious.
As far as the east is from the west,
so far has he removed our transgressions from us.
Like a father has compassion on his children,
so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him.
R. The Lord is merciful and gracious.
Reading 2 – 1 Corinthians 3.16-23
Brothers and sisters:
Do you not know that you are the temple of God,
and that the Spirit of God dwells in you ?
if anyone destroys the temple of God,
God will destroy them.
For holy is the temple of God, which you are.
Let no one deceive themself.
If anyone among you thinks that they are wise in this world,
let them become a fool, that they may become wise.
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God.
For it is written,
“He has caught the wise in their cleverness.”
And again,
“The Lord knows the reasoning of the wise, that it is worthless.”
Therefore let no one boast in humans. For all things are yours,
whether Paul, or Apollos, or Kephas, or the world, or life, or death,
or things present, or things to come.
All are yours, and you are Christ’s, and Christ is God’s.
Gospel – Matthew 5.38-48
Jesus said to his disciples:
“You have heard that it was said,
‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’
But I say to you, do not resist one who is evil;
but whoever strikes you on your right cheek,
turn to them the other also.
If anyone sues you to take away your coat,
let them have your cloak also.
Whoever compels you to go one mile, go with them two.
Give to the one who asks you,
and do not turn away the one who desires to borrow from you.
“You have heard that it was said,
‘You shall love your neighbor, and hate your enemy.’
But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you,
do good to those who hate you,
and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,
that you may be children of your Father who is in heaven.
For he makes his sun to rise on the evil and the good,
and sends rain on the just and the unjust.
For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have?
Do not even the tax collectors do the same?
If you only greet your brothers and sisters,
what more do you do than others?
Do not even the Gentiles do the same?
Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time (A)
Official Translation
Reading 1 - Sirach 15.15-20
If you choose, you can keep the commandments;
And to perform faithfulness is of your own free will.
He has set fire and water before you:
stretch forth your hand to whichever you will.
Before man is life and death;
and whichever he likes, it shall be given him.
For great is the wisdom of the Lord:
he is mighty in power, and sees all things;
and his eyes are upon those who fear him;
and he has knowledge of every work of man.
He has not commanded any man to be ungodly;
and he has not given any man license to sin.
Responsorial – Psalm 119.1-2, 4-5, 17-18, 33-34 Resp. 1b
R. Blessed are those who walk according to the Lord’s law.
Blessed are those whose ways are blameless,
who walk according to the Lord’s law.
Blessed are those who keep his statutes,
who seek him with their whole heart.
R. Blessed are those who walk according to the Lord’s law.
You have commanded your precepts,
that we should fully obey them.
O that my ways were steadfast
to obey your statutes!
R. Blessed are those who walk according to the Lord’s law.
Do good to your servant. I will live,
and I will obey your word.
Open my eyes, that I may see
the wonders from your law.
R. Blessed are those who walk according to the Lord’s law.
Teach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes.
I will keep them to the end.
Give me understanding, and I will keep your law.
Yes, I will obey it with my whole heart.
R. Blessed are those who walk according to the Lord’s law.
Reading 2 1 COR 2:6-10
Brothers and sisters:
We speak wisdom among those who finished,
yet a wisdom not of this age, nor of the rulers of this age,
who are coming to nothing.
But we speak God’s wisdom in a mystery, the secrets,
which God foreordained before the ages for our glory,
which none of the rulers of this age have known.
For if they had known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
But just as it is written:
“What eye did not see, and ear did not hear,
what did not mount upon the heart of a human,
God prepared for those who love him.”
For to us, God revealed them through the Spirit,
for the Spirit searches all, even the depths of God.
Gospel - Matthew 5.17-37
Jesus said to his disciples:
“Do not think that
I came to destroy
the law or the prophets.
I came not to destroy but to fulfill.
For most certainly, I tell you,
until heaven and earth pass away,
not even one iota or one comma
shall in any way pass away from the law,
until all things are accomplished.
Whoever, therefore, shall break
one of these least commandments
and teach others to do so,
shall be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven;
but whoever shall do and teach them
shall be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.
For I tell you that
unless your righteousness
exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees,
there is no way
you will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
“You have heard
that it was said to the ancient ones,
‘You shall not murder;’ and
‘Whoever shall murder
shall be in danger of the judgment.’
But I tell you that
everyone who is angry with his brother
shall be in danger of the judgment;
and whoever shall say to his brother, ‘Raqa!’
shall be in danger of the Sanhedren;
and whoever shall say, ‘You fool!’
shall be in danger of the fire of Gehenna.
“If therefore
you are offering your gift at the altar,
and there remember that your brother
has anything against you,
leave your gift there before the altar,
and go your way.
First be reconciled to your brother,
and then come and offer your gift.
Agree with your adversary quickly,
while you are with him on the way;
lest the prosecutor deliver you to the judge,
and the judge deliver you to the guard,
and you be cast into prison.
Most certainly I tell you,
you shall by no means get out of there,
until you have paid the last penny.
“You have heard that it was said,
‘You shall not commit adultery’,
but I tell you that everyone who gazes at a woman to lust
has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
If your right eye ensnares you, pluck it out and throw it away from you.
For it is better for you that one of your parts should perish,
than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna.
If your right hand ensnares you, cut it off and throw it away from you.
For it is better for you that one of your parts should perish,
than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna.
It was also said,
'Whoever sends away his wife, let him give her a writ of divorce',
but I tell you that whoever sends away his wife,
(except because of perversion),
makes her commit adultery,
and whoever marries a divorcée commits adultery.
Again you have heard that it was said to the ancients,
‘You shall not make false vows, but shall perform to the Lord your vows’,
but I tell you, do not swear at all,
neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God,
nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet,
nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
Nor shall you swear by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black,
but let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes’ and your ‘No’ be ‘No’.
Anything more than this is of the evil one.”
Reading 1 - Sirach 15.15-20
If you choose, you can keep the commandments;
And to perform faithfulness is of your own free will.
He has set fire and water before you:
stretch forth your hand to whichever you will.
Before man is life and death;
and whichever he likes, it shall be given him.
For great is the wisdom of the Lord:
he is mighty in power, and sees all things;
and his eyes are upon those who fear him;
and he has knowledge of every work of man.
He has not commanded any man to be ungodly;
and he has not given any man license to sin.
Responsorial – Psalm 119.1-2, 4-5, 17-18, 33-34 Resp. 1b
R. Blessed are those who walk according to the Lord’s law.
Blessed are those whose ways are blameless,
who walk according to the Lord’s law.
Blessed are those who keep his statutes,
who seek him with their whole heart.
R. Blessed are those who walk according to the Lord’s law.
You have commanded your precepts,
that we should fully obey them.
O that my ways were steadfast
to obey your statutes!
R. Blessed are those who walk according to the Lord’s law.
Do good to your servant. I will live,
and I will obey your word.
Open my eyes, that I may see
the wonders from your law.
R. Blessed are those who walk according to the Lord’s law.
Teach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes.
I will keep them to the end.
Give me understanding, and I will keep your law.
Yes, I will obey it with my whole heart.
R. Blessed are those who walk according to the Lord’s law.
Reading 2 1 COR 2:6-10
Brothers and sisters:
We speak wisdom among those who finished,
yet a wisdom not of this age, nor of the rulers of this age,
who are coming to nothing.
But we speak God’s wisdom in a mystery, the secrets,
which God foreordained before the ages for our glory,
which none of the rulers of this age have known.
For if they had known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
But just as it is written:
“What eye did not see, and ear did not hear,
what did not mount upon the heart of a human,
God prepared for those who love him.”
For to us, God revealed them through the Spirit,
for the Spirit searches all, even the depths of God.
Gospel - Matthew 5.17-37
Jesus said to his disciples:
“Do not think that
I came to destroy
the law or the prophets.
I came not to destroy but to fulfill.
For most certainly, I tell you,
until heaven and earth pass away,
not even one iota or one comma
shall in any way pass away from the law,
until all things are accomplished.
Whoever, therefore, shall break
one of these least commandments
and teach others to do so,
shall be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven;
but whoever shall do and teach them
shall be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.
For I tell you that
unless your righteousness
exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees,
there is no way
you will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
“You have heard
that it was said to the ancient ones,
‘You shall not murder;’ and
‘Whoever shall murder
shall be in danger of the judgment.’
But I tell you that
everyone who is angry with his brother
shall be in danger of the judgment;
and whoever shall say to his brother, ‘Raqa!’
shall be in danger of the Sanhedren;
and whoever shall say, ‘You fool!’
shall be in danger of the fire of Gehenna.
“If therefore
you are offering your gift at the altar,
and there remember that your brother
has anything against you,
leave your gift there before the altar,
and go your way.
First be reconciled to your brother,
and then come and offer your gift.
Agree with your adversary quickly,
while you are with him on the way;
lest the prosecutor deliver you to the judge,
and the judge deliver you to the guard,
and you be cast into prison.
Most certainly I tell you,
you shall by no means get out of there,
until you have paid the last penny.
“You have heard that it was said,
‘You shall not commit adultery’,
but I tell you that everyone who gazes at a woman to lust
has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
If your right eye ensnares you, pluck it out and throw it away from you.
For it is better for you that one of your parts should perish,
than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna.
If your right hand ensnares you, cut it off and throw it away from you.
For it is better for you that one of your parts should perish,
than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna.
It was also said,
'Whoever sends away his wife, let him give her a writ of divorce',
but I tell you that whoever sends away his wife,
(except because of perversion),
makes her commit adultery,
and whoever marries a divorcée commits adultery.
Again you have heard that it was said to the ancients,
‘You shall not make false vows, but shall perform to the Lord your vows’,
but I tell you, do not swear at all,
neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God,
nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet,
nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
Nor shall you swear by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black,
but let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes’ and your ‘No’ be ‘No’.
Anything more than this is of the evil one.”
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time (A)
Official Translation
Reading 1 - Isaiah 58.7-10
Thus says the LORD:
Distribute your bread to the hungry,
and bring the poor who are cast out into your house.
When you see the naked, cover them;
and do not hide yourself from your own flesh.
Then your light shall break out as the dawn,
and your healing shall spring out speedily;
and your righteousness shall go before you;
the Lord’s glory shall be your rear guard.
Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer;
you shall cry, and he will say, ‘Here I am.’
If you take away from your midst the yoke,
the finger-pointing and wicked speech,
and if you pour out your soul to the hungry,
and satisfy the afflicted soul:
then your light shall rise in darkness,
and your gloom be as the midday;
Responsorial – Psalm 112.4-5, 6-7, 8-9 Resp. 4a
R. The just man is a light in the darkness for the upright.
or
R. Alleluia!
Light dawns in the darkness for the upright,
gracious, merciful, and righteous.
It goes well for the man who deals graciously and lends.
He will maintain his cause in judgment.
R. The just man is a light in the darkness for the upright.
or
R. Alleluia!
For he will never be shaken.
The righteous will be remembered forever.
He will not be afraid of evil news.
His heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord.
R. The just man is a light in the darkness for the upright.
or
R. Alleluia!
His heart is established; he will not be afraid.
He has dispersed, he has given to the poor.
His righteousness endures forever.
His horn will be exalted with honor.
R. The just man is a light in the darkness for the upright.
or
R. Alleluia!
Reading 2 – 1 Corinthians 2.1-5
When I came to you, brothers and sisters,
proclaiming to you the mystery of God,
I did not come with excellence of speech or of wisdom,
For I determined not to know anything among you,
except Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling.
My speech and my preaching were not
in persuasive words of human wisdom,
but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
that your faith would not rely on the wisdom of humans,
but on the power of God.
Gospel – Matthew 5.13-16
Jesus said to his disciples:
“You are the salt of the earth,
but if the salt has lost its flavor, with what will it be salted?
It is then good for nothing but to be cast out
and trodden under the feet of humans.
You are the light of the world.
A city located on a hill cannot be hidden.
Nor do you light a lamp, and put it under a bushel basket,
but rather on a stand, and it shines to all who are in the house.
Even so, let your light shine before humans;
that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father in heaven.
Reading 1 - Isaiah 58.7-10
Thus says the LORD:
Distribute your bread to the hungry,
and bring the poor who are cast out into your house.
When you see the naked, cover them;
and do not hide yourself from your own flesh.
Then your light shall break out as the dawn,
and your healing shall spring out speedily;
and your righteousness shall go before you;
the Lord’s glory shall be your rear guard.
Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer;
you shall cry, and he will say, ‘Here I am.’
If you take away from your midst the yoke,
the finger-pointing and wicked speech,
and if you pour out your soul to the hungry,
and satisfy the afflicted soul:
then your light shall rise in darkness,
and your gloom be as the midday;
Responsorial – Psalm 112.4-5, 6-7, 8-9 Resp. 4a
R. The just man is a light in the darkness for the upright.
or
R. Alleluia!
Light dawns in the darkness for the upright,
gracious, merciful, and righteous.
It goes well for the man who deals graciously and lends.
He will maintain his cause in judgment.
R. The just man is a light in the darkness for the upright.
or
R. Alleluia!
For he will never be shaken.
The righteous will be remembered forever.
He will not be afraid of evil news.
His heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord.
R. The just man is a light in the darkness for the upright.
or
R. Alleluia!
His heart is established; he will not be afraid.
He has dispersed, he has given to the poor.
His righteousness endures forever.
His horn will be exalted with honor.
R. The just man is a light in the darkness for the upright.
or
R. Alleluia!
Reading 2 – 1 Corinthians 2.1-5
When I came to you, brothers and sisters,
proclaiming to you the mystery of God,
I did not come with excellence of speech or of wisdom,
For I determined not to know anything among you,
except Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling.
My speech and my preaching were not
in persuasive words of human wisdom,
but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
that your faith would not rely on the wisdom of humans,
but on the power of God.
Gospel – Matthew 5.13-16
Jesus said to his disciples:
“You are the salt of the earth,
but if the salt has lost its flavor, with what will it be salted?
It is then good for nothing but to be cast out
and trodden under the feet of humans.
You are the light of the world.
A city located on a hill cannot be hidden.
Nor do you light a lamp, and put it under a bushel basket,
but rather on a stand, and it shines to all who are in the house.
Even so, let your light shine before humans;
that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father in heaven.
Wednesday of the Third Week of Lent
Official Translation
Reading 1 - Deuteronomy 4:1, 5-9
Moses spoke to the people and said:
“Now, Israel, listen
to the statutes and to the ordinances,
which I teach you to do;
that you may live and go in
and possess the land
which the Lord, the God of your fathers,
gives you.
Behold, I have taught you
statutes and ordinances,
even as the Lord my God
commanded me,
that you should do so in the land
which you go to possess.
Keep therefore and do them;
for this is your wisdom
and your understanding
in the sight of the peoples,
who shall hear all these statutes, and say,
‘Surely this great nation is
a wise and understanding people.’
For what great nation is there,
that has a god so near to them,
as the Lord our God is to us
whenever we call on him?
What great nation is there
that has statutes and ordinances
as righteous as all this law,
which I set before you this day?
But be careful
and keep your soul diligently,
lest you forget the things
which your eyes saw,
and lest they depart from your heart
all the days of your life;
but make them known to your children
and your children’s children.”
Responsorial – Psalm 147.12-13, 15-16, 19-20 Resp. 12a
R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem!
Praise the Lord, Jerusalem!
Praise your God, Zion!
For he has strengthened the bars of your gates.
He has blessed your children within you.
R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem!
He sends out his commandment to the earth.
His word runs very swiftly.
He spreads snow out like wool;
he scatters the frost like ashes.
R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem!
He shows his word to Jacob;
his statutes and his ordinances to Israel.
He has not done this for any other nation.
They do not know his ordinances.
R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem!
Gospel – Matthew 5.17-19
Jesus said to his disciples:
“Do not think that
I came to destroy
the law or the prophets.
I came not to destroy but to fulfill.
For most certainly, I tell you,
until heaven and earth pass away,
not even one iota or one comma
shall in any way pass away from the law,
until all things are accomplished.
Whoever, therefore, shall break
one of these least commandments
and teach others to do so,
shall be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven;
but whoever shall do and teach them
shall be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.
Reading 1 - Deuteronomy 4:1, 5-9
Moses spoke to the people and said:
“Now, Israel, listen
to the statutes and to the ordinances,
which I teach you to do;
that you may live and go in
and possess the land
which the Lord, the God of your fathers,
gives you.
Behold, I have taught you
statutes and ordinances,
even as the Lord my God
commanded me,
that you should do so in the land
which you go to possess.
Keep therefore and do them;
for this is your wisdom
and your understanding
in the sight of the peoples,
who shall hear all these statutes, and say,
‘Surely this great nation is
a wise and understanding people.’
For what great nation is there,
that has a god so near to them,
as the Lord our God is to us
whenever we call on him?
What great nation is there
that has statutes and ordinances
as righteous as all this law,
which I set before you this day?
But be careful
and keep your soul diligently,
lest you forget the things
which your eyes saw,
and lest they depart from your heart
all the days of your life;
but make them known to your children
and your children’s children.”
Responsorial – Psalm 147.12-13, 15-16, 19-20 Resp. 12a
R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem!
Praise the Lord, Jerusalem!
Praise your God, Zion!
For he has strengthened the bars of your gates.
He has blessed your children within you.
R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem!
He sends out his commandment to the earth.
His word runs very swiftly.
He spreads snow out like wool;
he scatters the frost like ashes.
R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem!
He shows his word to Jacob;
his statutes and his ordinances to Israel.
He has not done this for any other nation.
They do not know his ordinances.
R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem!
Gospel – Matthew 5.17-19
Jesus said to his disciples:
“Do not think that
I came to destroy
the law or the prophets.
I came not to destroy but to fulfill.
For most certainly, I tell you,
until heaven and earth pass away,
not even one iota or one comma
shall in any way pass away from the law,
until all things are accomplished.
Whoever, therefore, shall break
one of these least commandments
and teach others to do so,
shall be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven;
but whoever shall do and teach them
shall be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.
Saturday of the First Week in Lent
Official Translation
Reading 1 - Deuteronomy 26.16-19
Moses spoke to the people, saying:
“This day the Lord your God
commands you to do
these statutes and ordinances.
You shall therefore keep and do them
with all your heart and with all your soul.
You have declared this day
that the Lord is your God,
and that you would walk in his ways,
and keep his statutes,
and his commandments,
and his ordinances,
and listen to his voice.
The Lord has declared this day
that you are a people peculiarly his own,
as he has promised you,
and that you should keep
all his commandments.
He will make you high
above all nations that he has made,
in praise, in name, and in honor;
and that you may be
a holy people to the Lord your God,
as he has spoken.”
Responsorial – Psalm 119.1-2, 4-5, 7-8 Resp. 1b
R. Blessed are those who walk according to the Lord’s law.
Blessed are those whose ways are blameless,
who walk according to the Lord’s law.
Blessed are those who keep his statutes,
who seek him with their whole heart.
R. Blessed are those who walk according to the Lord’s law.
You have commanded your precepts,
that we should fully obey them.
O that my ways were steadfast
to obey your statutes!
R. Blessed are those who walk according to the Lord’s law.
I will give thanks to you with uprightness of heart,
when I learn your righteous judgments.
I will observe your statutes.
Do not utterly forsake me.
R. Blessed are those who walk according to the Lord’s law.
Gospel - Matthew 5.43-48
Jesus said to his disciples:
“You have heard that it was said,
‘You shall love your neighbor,
and hate your enemy.’
But I tell you, love your enemies,
bless those who curse you,
do good to those who hate you,
and pray for those who
mistreat you and persecute you,
that you may be children
of your Father who is in heaven.
For he makes his sun
to rise on the evil and the good,
and sends rain on the just and the unjust.
For if you love those who love you,
what reward do you have?
Do not even the tax collectors
do the same?
If you only greet your brothers and sisters,
what more do you do than others?
Don’t even the Gentiles do the same?
Therefore you shall be perfect,
just as your Father in heaven is perfect.
Reading 1 - Deuteronomy 26.16-19
Moses spoke to the people, saying:
“This day the Lord your God
commands you to do
these statutes and ordinances.
You shall therefore keep and do them
with all your heart and with all your soul.
You have declared this day
that the Lord is your God,
and that you would walk in his ways,
and keep his statutes,
and his commandments,
and his ordinances,
and listen to his voice.
The Lord has declared this day
that you are a people peculiarly his own,
as he has promised you,
and that you should keep
all his commandments.
He will make you high
above all nations that he has made,
in praise, in name, and in honor;
and that you may be
a holy people to the Lord your God,
as he has spoken.”
Responsorial – Psalm 119.1-2, 4-5, 7-8 Resp. 1b
R. Blessed are those who walk according to the Lord’s law.
Blessed are those whose ways are blameless,
who walk according to the Lord’s law.
Blessed are those who keep his statutes,
who seek him with their whole heart.
R. Blessed are those who walk according to the Lord’s law.
You have commanded your precepts,
that we should fully obey them.
O that my ways were steadfast
to obey your statutes!
R. Blessed are those who walk according to the Lord’s law.
I will give thanks to you with uprightness of heart,
when I learn your righteous judgments.
I will observe your statutes.
Do not utterly forsake me.
R. Blessed are those who walk according to the Lord’s law.
Gospel - Matthew 5.43-48
Jesus said to his disciples:
“You have heard that it was said,
‘You shall love your neighbor,
and hate your enemy.’
But I tell you, love your enemies,
bless those who curse you,
do good to those who hate you,
and pray for those who
mistreat you and persecute you,
that you may be children
of your Father who is in heaven.
For he makes his sun
to rise on the evil and the good,
and sends rain on the just and the unjust.
For if you love those who love you,
what reward do you have?
Do not even the tax collectors
do the same?
If you only greet your brothers and sisters,
what more do you do than others?
Don’t even the Gentiles do the same?
Therefore you shall be perfect,
just as your Father in heaven is perfect.
November 1 - Solemnity of All Saints
Today's Readings
Reading 1 - Revelation 7:2-4, 9-14
And I saw another angel ascending from the rising of the sun,
having the seal of the living God;
and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels,
to whom it had been given to harm the land and the sea,
saying:
“Do not harm the land, nor the sea, nor the trees,
until we seal the servants of our God upon their foreheads.”
And I heard the number of those who were sealed,
one hundred forty-four thousand were sealed,
from every tribe of the sons of Israel.
After this I looked, and behold: a great crowd,
who no one could count,
from all nations and tribes and peoples and languages,
standing before the throne and before the Lamb,
clothed with white robes and with palms in their hands.
And they cried with a loud voice, saying:
“Salvation is with our God, who sits upon the throne,
and with the Lamb.”
And all the angels stood around the throne,
with the elders and the four living creatures;
and they fell down on their faces before the throne,
and worshipped God, saying:
“Amen. Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving,
and honor and power and might
to our God forever and ever. Amen.”
And someone answered from the elders, saying to me,
“These who are clothed in white robes, who are they and where did they come from?”
And I told him, “You know, my lord.”
And he told me:
They have come from the great tribulation,
and have washed their robes,
and have made them white in the Blood of the Lamb.
Responsorial - Psalm 24.1bc-2, 3-4ab, 5-6
R. Lord, this is the people that seeks your face.
The Lord’s is the earth and its fullness,
the world and its inhabitants.
For he founded it upon the seas;
and upon the rivers made it firm.
R. Lord, this is the people that seeks your face.
Who shall ascend the mountain of the Lord?
Who shall stand in his holy place?
He who, with innocent hands and a clean of heart,
has not lifted up his soul to useless things.
R. Lord, this is the people that seeks your face.
He shall receive a blessing from the Lord,
and righteousness from God his Savior.
This is the nature of those who seek him,
who seek the face of the God of Jacob.
R. Lord, this is the people that seeks your face.
Reading 2 - 1 John 3.1-3
Beloved:
Do you see what kind of love the Father has given to us,
that we should be called the children of God?
And so we are.
For this reason the world does not know us:
because it did not know him.
Beloved, we are now the children of God;
and what we shall be has not yet appeared.
We know that, when it does appear,
we shall be like to him:
because we shall see him just as he is.
And everyone who has this hope in him,
purifies themself, just as he is pure.
Gospel - Matthew 5.1-12a
Jesus, seeing the crowds, went up on the mountain,
and when he sat down, his disciples came to him,
and opening his mouth, he taught them, saying:
Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
Blessed are those who mourn,
for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the meek,
for they shall inherit the land.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for justice,
for they shall have their fill.
Blessed are the merciful,
for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the clean of heart,
for they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they shall be called children of God.
Blessed are they that suffer persecution for the sake of justice,
for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
Blessed are you when they revile you and persecute you
and speak all that is evil against you, falsely, because of me.
Rejoice and be glad,
for your reward in heaven is great.
Reading 1 - Revelation 7:2-4, 9-14
And I saw another angel ascending from the rising of the sun,
having the seal of the living God;
and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels,
to whom it had been given to harm the land and the sea,
saying:
“Do not harm the land, nor the sea, nor the trees,
until we seal the servants of our God upon their foreheads.”
And I heard the number of those who were sealed,
one hundred forty-four thousand were sealed,
from every tribe of the sons of Israel.
After this I looked, and behold: a great crowd,
who no one could count,
from all nations and tribes and peoples and languages,
standing before the throne and before the Lamb,
clothed with white robes and with palms in their hands.
And they cried with a loud voice, saying:
“Salvation is with our God, who sits upon the throne,
and with the Lamb.”
And all the angels stood around the throne,
with the elders and the four living creatures;
and they fell down on their faces before the throne,
and worshipped God, saying:
“Amen. Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving,
and honor and power and might
to our God forever and ever. Amen.”
And someone answered from the elders, saying to me,
“These who are clothed in white robes, who are they and where did they come from?”
And I told him, “You know, my lord.”
And he told me:
They have come from the great tribulation,
and have washed their robes,
and have made them white in the Blood of the Lamb.
Responsorial - Psalm 24.1bc-2, 3-4ab, 5-6
R. Lord, this is the people that seeks your face.
The Lord’s is the earth and its fullness,
the world and its inhabitants.
For he founded it upon the seas;
and upon the rivers made it firm.
R. Lord, this is the people that seeks your face.
Who shall ascend the mountain of the Lord?
Who shall stand in his holy place?
He who, with innocent hands and a clean of heart,
has not lifted up his soul to useless things.
R. Lord, this is the people that seeks your face.
He shall receive a blessing from the Lord,
and righteousness from God his Savior.
This is the nature of those who seek him,
who seek the face of the God of Jacob.
R. Lord, this is the people that seeks your face.
Reading 2 - 1 John 3.1-3
Beloved:
Do you see what kind of love the Father has given to us,
that we should be called the children of God?
And so we are.
For this reason the world does not know us:
because it did not know him.
Beloved, we are now the children of God;
and what we shall be has not yet appeared.
We know that, when it does appear,
we shall be like to him:
because we shall see him just as he is.
And everyone who has this hope in him,
purifies themself, just as he is pure.
Gospel - Matthew 5.1-12a
Jesus, seeing the crowds, went up on the mountain,
and when he sat down, his disciples came to him,
and opening his mouth, he taught them, saying:
Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
Blessed are those who mourn,
for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the meek,
for they shall inherit the land.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for justice,
for they shall have their fill.
Blessed are the merciful,
for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the clean of heart,
for they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they shall be called children of God.
Blessed are they that suffer persecution for the sake of justice,
for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
Blessed are you when they revile you and persecute you
and speak all that is evil against you, falsely, because of me.
Rejoice and be glad,
for your reward in heaven is great.
Tuesday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time (II)
Official Translation
Reading 1 – 1 Kings 21.17-29
After the death of Naboth,
the word of the Lord came
to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
“Arise, go down to meet Ahab,
king of Israel, who dwells in Samaria.
Behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth,
where he has gone down
to take possession of it.
You shall speak to him, saying,
‘The Lord says,
“Having killed, do you also take possession?”’
You shall speak to him, saying,
‘The Lord says, “In the place
where dogs licked the blood of Naboth,
dogs will lick your blood, even yours.”’”
Ahab said to Elijah,
“Have you found me, my enemy?”
He answered, “I have found you,
because you have sold yourself
to do that which is evil
in the sight of the Lord.
Behold, I will bring evil on you,
and will utterly sweep you away
and will cut off from Ahab
every male, whether slave or free in Israel.
I will make your house
like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat,
and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah
for the provocation with which you have
provoked me to anger,
and have made Israel to sin.”
The Lord also spoke of Jezebel, saying,
“The dogs shall eat Jezebel
by the rampart of Jezreel.
The dogs will eat him who dies of Ahab in the city;
and the birds of the sky will
eat him who dies in the field.”
For there was no one like Ahab,
who sold himself to do
that which was evil in the sight of the Lord,
whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.
He did very abominably in following idols,
according to all that the Amorites did,
whom the Lord cast out
before the children of Israel.
When Ahab heard those words,
he tore his clothes,
and put sackcloth on his flesh,
and fasted, and lay in sackcloth,
and went subdued.
The word of the Lord came
to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
“See how Ahab humbles himself before me?
Because he humbles himself before me,
I will not bring the evil in his days;
but in his son’s days
will I bring the evil on his house.”
Responsorial – Psalm 51.3-4, 5-6ab, 11+16 Resp. 3a
R. Have mercy, O Lord, for we have sinned.
Have mercy on me, God, according to your loving kindness.
According to the multitude of your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.
Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity.
Cleanse me from my sin.
R. Have mercy, O Lord, for we have sinned.
For I know my transgressions.
My sin is constantly before me.
Against you, and you alone, have I sinned,
and done what is evil in your sight;
R. Have mercy, O Lord, for we have sinned.
Hide your face from my sins,
and blot out all of my iniquities.
Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, the God of my salvation.
My tongue shall sing aloud of your righteousness.
R. Have mercy, O Lord, for we have sinned.
Gospel - Matthew 5.43-48
Jesus said to his disciples:
“You have heard that it was said,
‘You shall love your neighbor,
and hate your enemy.’
But I tell you, love your enemies,
bless those who curse you,
do good to those who hate you,
and pray for those who
mistreat you and persecute you,
that you may be children
of your Father who is in heaven.
For he makes his sun
to rise on the evil and the good,
and sends rain on the just and the unjust.
For if you love those who love you,
what reward do you have?
Do not even the tax collectors
do the same?
If you only greet your brothers and sisters,
what more do you do than others?
Don’t even the Gentiles do the same?
Therefore you shall be perfect,
just as your Father in heaven is perfect.
Reading 1 – 1 Kings 21.17-29
After the death of Naboth,
the word of the Lord came
to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
“Arise, go down to meet Ahab,
king of Israel, who dwells in Samaria.
Behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth,
where he has gone down
to take possession of it.
You shall speak to him, saying,
‘The Lord says,
“Having killed, do you also take possession?”’
You shall speak to him, saying,
‘The Lord says, “In the place
where dogs licked the blood of Naboth,
dogs will lick your blood, even yours.”’”
Ahab said to Elijah,
“Have you found me, my enemy?”
He answered, “I have found you,
because you have sold yourself
to do that which is evil
in the sight of the Lord.
Behold, I will bring evil on you,
and will utterly sweep you away
and will cut off from Ahab
every male, whether slave or free in Israel.
I will make your house
like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat,
and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah
for the provocation with which you have
provoked me to anger,
and have made Israel to sin.”
The Lord also spoke of Jezebel, saying,
“The dogs shall eat Jezebel
by the rampart of Jezreel.
The dogs will eat him who dies of Ahab in the city;
and the birds of the sky will
eat him who dies in the field.”
For there was no one like Ahab,
who sold himself to do
that which was evil in the sight of the Lord,
whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.
He did very abominably in following idols,
according to all that the Amorites did,
whom the Lord cast out
before the children of Israel.
When Ahab heard those words,
he tore his clothes,
and put sackcloth on his flesh,
and fasted, and lay in sackcloth,
and went subdued.
The word of the Lord came
to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
“See how Ahab humbles himself before me?
Because he humbles himself before me,
I will not bring the evil in his days;
but in his son’s days
will I bring the evil on his house.”
Responsorial – Psalm 51.3-4, 5-6ab, 11+16 Resp. 3a
R. Have mercy, O Lord, for we have sinned.
Have mercy on me, God, according to your loving kindness.
According to the multitude of your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.
Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity.
Cleanse me from my sin.
R. Have mercy, O Lord, for we have sinned.
For I know my transgressions.
My sin is constantly before me.
Against you, and you alone, have I sinned,
and done what is evil in your sight;
R. Have mercy, O Lord, for we have sinned.
Hide your face from my sins,
and blot out all of my iniquities.
Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, the God of my salvation.
My tongue shall sing aloud of your righteousness.
R. Have mercy, O Lord, for we have sinned.
Gospel - Matthew 5.43-48
Jesus said to his disciples:
“You have heard that it was said,
‘You shall love your neighbor,
and hate your enemy.’
But I tell you, love your enemies,
bless those who curse you,
do good to those who hate you,
and pray for those who
mistreat you and persecute you,
that you may be children
of your Father who is in heaven.
For he makes his sun
to rise on the evil and the good,
and sends rain on the just and the unjust.
For if you love those who love you,
what reward do you have?
Do not even the tax collectors
do the same?
If you only greet your brothers and sisters,
what more do you do than others?
Don’t even the Gentiles do the same?
Therefore you shall be perfect,
just as your Father in heaven is perfect.
Monday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time (II)
Official Translation
Reading 1 – 1 Kings 21.1-16
Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard in Jezreel,
next to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.
Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying,
“Give me your vineyard,
that I may have it for an herb garden,
because it is near to my house;
and I will give you for it a better vineyard than it.
Or, if it seems good to you,
I will give you its worth in money.”
Naboth said to Ahab, “The Lord forbid that
I should give the inheritance of my fathers to you!”
Ahab came into his house sullen and angry
because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite
had spoken to him; for he had said,
“I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.”
He laid himself down on his bed,
and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.
But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him,
“Why is your spirit so sad, that you eat no bread?”
He said to her, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite,
and said to him, ‘Give me your vineyard for money;
or else, if it pleases you, I will give you another vineyard for it.’
He answered, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’”
Jezebel his wife said to him,
“Do you govern the kingdom of Israel?
Arise, and eat bread, and let your heart be merry.
I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”
So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name,
and sealed them with his seal,
and sent the letters to the elders and to the nobles
who were in his city, who lived with Naboth.
She wrote in the letters, saying,
“Proclaim a fast,
and set Naboth on high among the people.
Set two men, wicked men, before him,
and let them testify against him, saying,
‘You cursed God and the king!’
Then carry him out, and stone him to death.”
The men of his city,
the elders and the nobles who lived in his city,
did as Jezebel had sent to them,
as it was written in the letters
which she had sent to them.
They proclaimed a fast,
and set Naboth on high among the people.
The two men, the wicked men,
came in and sat before him.
The wicked men testified against him, against Naboth,
in the presence of the people, saying,
“Naboth cursed God and the king!”
Then they carried him out of the city
and stoned him to death with stones.
Then they sent to Jezebel, saying,
“Naboth has been stoned, and is dead.”
When Jezebel heard that Naboth
was stoned, and was dead,
Jezebel said to Ahab,
“Arise, take possession of
the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite,
which he refused to give you for money;
for Naboth is not alive, but dead.”
When Ahab heard that Naboth was dead,
Ahab rose up to go down to
the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite,
to take possession of it.
Responsorial – Psalm 5.2-3ab, 4b-6a, 6b-7 Resp. 2b
R. Listen to the voice of my cry, O Lord.
Give ear to my words, O Lord.
Consider my meditation.
Listen to the voice of my cry,
my King and my God;
R. Listen to the voice of my cry, O Lord.
In the morning I will lay my requests before you, and will watch expectantly.
For you are not a God who has pleasure in wickedness.
Evil cannot live with you.
The arrogant shall not stand in your sight.
R. Listen to the voice of my cry, O Lord.
You hate all workers of iniquity.
You will destroy those who speak lies.
the Lord abhors
the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.
R. Listen to the voice of my cry, O Lord.
Gospel – Matthew 5.38-42
Jesus said to his disciples:
“You have heard that it was said,
‘An eye for an eye,
and a tooth for a tooth.’
But I say to you,
do not resist one who is evil;
but whoever strikes you on your right cheek,
turn to them the other also.
If anyone sues you to take away your coat,
let them have your cloak also.
Whoever compels you to go one mile,
go with them two.
Give to the one who asks you,
and do not turn away the one
who desires to borrow from you.
Reading 1 – 1 Kings 21.1-16
Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard in Jezreel,
next to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.
Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying,
“Give me your vineyard,
that I may have it for an herb garden,
because it is near to my house;
and I will give you for it a better vineyard than it.
Or, if it seems good to you,
I will give you its worth in money.”
Naboth said to Ahab, “The Lord forbid that
I should give the inheritance of my fathers to you!”
Ahab came into his house sullen and angry
because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite
had spoken to him; for he had said,
“I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.”
He laid himself down on his bed,
and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.
But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him,
“Why is your spirit so sad, that you eat no bread?”
He said to her, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite,
and said to him, ‘Give me your vineyard for money;
or else, if it pleases you, I will give you another vineyard for it.’
He answered, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’”
Jezebel his wife said to him,
“Do you govern the kingdom of Israel?
Arise, and eat bread, and let your heart be merry.
I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”
So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name,
and sealed them with his seal,
and sent the letters to the elders and to the nobles
who were in his city, who lived with Naboth.
She wrote in the letters, saying,
“Proclaim a fast,
and set Naboth on high among the people.
Set two men, wicked men, before him,
and let them testify against him, saying,
‘You cursed God and the king!’
Then carry him out, and stone him to death.”
The men of his city,
the elders and the nobles who lived in his city,
did as Jezebel had sent to them,
as it was written in the letters
which she had sent to them.
They proclaimed a fast,
and set Naboth on high among the people.
The two men, the wicked men,
came in and sat before him.
The wicked men testified against him, against Naboth,
in the presence of the people, saying,
“Naboth cursed God and the king!”
Then they carried him out of the city
and stoned him to death with stones.
Then they sent to Jezebel, saying,
“Naboth has been stoned, and is dead.”
When Jezebel heard that Naboth
was stoned, and was dead,
Jezebel said to Ahab,
“Arise, take possession of
the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite,
which he refused to give you for money;
for Naboth is not alive, but dead.”
When Ahab heard that Naboth was dead,
Ahab rose up to go down to
the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite,
to take possession of it.
Responsorial – Psalm 5.2-3ab, 4b-6a, 6b-7 Resp. 2b
R. Listen to the voice of my cry, O Lord.
Give ear to my words, O Lord.
Consider my meditation.
Listen to the voice of my cry,
my King and my God;
R. Listen to the voice of my cry, O Lord.
In the morning I will lay my requests before you, and will watch expectantly.
For you are not a God who has pleasure in wickedness.
Evil cannot live with you.
The arrogant shall not stand in your sight.
R. Listen to the voice of my cry, O Lord.
You hate all workers of iniquity.
You will destroy those who speak lies.
the Lord abhors
the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.
R. Listen to the voice of my cry, O Lord.
Gospel – Matthew 5.38-42
Jesus said to his disciples:
“You have heard that it was said,
‘An eye for an eye,
and a tooth for a tooth.’
But I say to you,
do not resist one who is evil;
but whoever strikes you on your right cheek,
turn to them the other also.
If anyone sues you to take away your coat,
let them have your cloak also.
Whoever compels you to go one mile,
go with them two.
Give to the one who asks you,
and do not turn away the one
who desires to borrow from you.
Thursday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time (II)
Official Translation
Reading 1 – 1 Kings 18.41-46
Elijah said to Ahab,
“Get up, eat and drink;
for there is the sound
of abundance of rain.”
So Ahab went up
to eat and to drink.
Elijah went up to the top of Carmel;
and he bowed himself
down on the earth,
and put his face between his knees.
He said to his servant,
“Go up now, look toward the sea.”
He went up, and looked, and said,
“There is nothing.”
He said, “Go again” seven times.
On the seventh time, he said,
“Behold, a small cloud, like a man’s hand,
is rising out of the sea.”
He said, “Go up, tell Ahab,
‘Get ready and go down,
so that the rain does not stop you.’”
In a little while, the sky grew black
with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain.
Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.
The hand of the Lord was on Elijah;
and he tucked his cloak into his belt
and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
Responsorial – Psalm 65.10, 11, 12-13 Resp. 2a
R. Praise waits for you, God, in Zion.
You visit the earth, and water it.
You greatly enrich it.
The river of God is full of water.
You provide them grain.
R. Praise waits for you, God, in Zion.
So you have planned it.
You drench its furrows. You level its ridges.
You soften it with showers.
You bless it with a crop.
R. Praise waits for you, God, in Zion.
You crown the year with your bounty.
Your carts overflow with abundance.
The wilderness grasslands overflow.
The hills are clothed with gladness.
R. Praise waits for you, God, in Zion.
Gospel – Matthew 5.20-26
Jesus said to his disciples:
For I tell you that
unless your righteousness
exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees,
there is no way
you will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
“You have heard
that it was said to the ancient ones,
‘You shall not murder;’ and
‘Whoever shall murder
shall be in danger of the judgment.’
But I tell you that
everyone who is angry with his brother
shall be in danger of the judgment;
and whoever shall say to his brother, ‘Raqa!’
shall be in danger of the Sanhedren;
and whoever shall say, ‘You fool!’
shall be in danger of the fire of Gehenna.
“If therefore
you are offering your gift at the altar,
and there remember that your brother
has anything against you,
leave your gift there before the altar,
and go your way.
First be reconciled to your brother,
and then come and offer your gift.
Agree with your adversary quickly,
while you are with him on the way;
lest the prosecutor deliver you to the judge,
and the judge deliver you to the guard,
and you be cast into prison.
Most certainly I tell you,
you shall by no means get out of there,
until you have paid the last penny.
Reading 1 – 1 Kings 18.41-46
Elijah said to Ahab,
“Get up, eat and drink;
for there is the sound
of abundance of rain.”
So Ahab went up
to eat and to drink.
Elijah went up to the top of Carmel;
and he bowed himself
down on the earth,
and put his face between his knees.
He said to his servant,
“Go up now, look toward the sea.”
He went up, and looked, and said,
“There is nothing.”
He said, “Go again” seven times.
On the seventh time, he said,
“Behold, a small cloud, like a man’s hand,
is rising out of the sea.”
He said, “Go up, tell Ahab,
‘Get ready and go down,
so that the rain does not stop you.’”
In a little while, the sky grew black
with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain.
Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.
The hand of the Lord was on Elijah;
and he tucked his cloak into his belt
and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
Responsorial – Psalm 65.10, 11, 12-13 Resp. 2a
R. Praise waits for you, God, in Zion.
You visit the earth, and water it.
You greatly enrich it.
The river of God is full of water.
You provide them grain.
R. Praise waits for you, God, in Zion.
So you have planned it.
You drench its furrows. You level its ridges.
You soften it with showers.
You bless it with a crop.
R. Praise waits for you, God, in Zion.
You crown the year with your bounty.
Your carts overflow with abundance.
The wilderness grasslands overflow.
The hills are clothed with gladness.
R. Praise waits for you, God, in Zion.
Gospel – Matthew 5.20-26
Jesus said to his disciples:
For I tell you that
unless your righteousness
exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees,
there is no way
you will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
“You have heard
that it was said to the ancient ones,
‘You shall not murder;’ and
‘Whoever shall murder
shall be in danger of the judgment.’
But I tell you that
everyone who is angry with his brother
shall be in danger of the judgment;
and whoever shall say to his brother, ‘Raqa!’
shall be in danger of the Sanhedren;
and whoever shall say, ‘You fool!’
shall be in danger of the fire of Gehenna.
“If therefore
you are offering your gift at the altar,
and there remember that your brother
has anything against you,
leave your gift there before the altar,
and go your way.
First be reconciled to your brother,
and then come and offer your gift.
Agree with your adversary quickly,
while you are with him on the way;
lest the prosecutor deliver you to the judge,
and the judge deliver you to the guard,
and you be cast into prison.
Most certainly I tell you,
you shall by no means get out of there,
until you have paid the last penny.
Wednesday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time (II)
Official Translation
Reading 1 – 1 Kings 18.20-39
Ahab sent to all the children of Israel,
and gathered the prophets together
on Mount Carmel.
Elijah came near to all the people, and said,
“How long will you waver between the two sides?
If the Lord is God, follow him;
but if Baal, then follow him.”
The people answered him not a word.
Then Elijah said to the people,
“I, even I alone, am left a prophet of the Lord;
but Baal’s prophets are four hundred fifty men.
Let them therefore give us two bulls;
and let them choose one bull for themselves,
and cut it in pieces, and lay it on the wood,
but put no fire under;
and I will dress the other bull,
and lay it on the wood but put no fire under it.
You call on the name of your god,
and I will call on the Lord’s name.
The God who answers by fire is God.”
All the people answered, “It is well said.”
Elijah said to the prophets of Baal,
“Choose one bull for yourselves,
and dress it first, for you are many;
and call on the name of your god,
but put no fire under it.”
They took the bull which was given them,
and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal
from morning even until noon, saying, “Baal, hear us!”
But there was no voice,
nor any who answered.
They leaped about the altar which was made.
At noon, Elijah mocked them, and said,
“Cry aloud; for he is a god.
Either he is meditating, or he has gone to rest,
or he is on a journey,
or perhaps he sleeps and must be awakened.”
They cried aloud and cut themselves
in their way with knives and lances,
until the blood gushed out on them.
It was so, when midday was past,
that they prophesied until
the time of the offering of the sacrifice;
but there was no voice,
no one was there to answer; no one was listening.
Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me”;
and all the people came near to him.
He repaired the altar of the Lord that was thrown down.
Elijah took twelve stones,
according to the number of
the tribes of the sons of Jacob,
to whom the Lord’s word came, saying,
“Israel shall be your name.”
With the stones he built an altar in the Lord’s name.
He made a trench around the altar,
large enough to contain two measures of seed.
He put the wood in order,
and cut the bull in pieces, and laid it on the wood.
He said, “Fill four jars with water,
and pour it on the burnt offering, and on the wood.”
He said, “Do it a second time”,
and they did it the second time.
He said, “Do it a third time”,
and they did it the third time.
The water ran around the altar;
and filled the trench with water.
At the time of the offering of the sacrifice,
Elijah the prophet came near, and said,
“O Lord, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel,
let it be known this day that you are God in Israel,
and that I am your servant,
and that I have done all these things at your word.
Hear me, Lord, hear me,
that this people may know that you, the Lord, are God,
and that you have turned their heart back again.”
Then the fire of the Lord fell,
and consumed the burnt offering,
and the wood, and the stones, and the dust,
and licked up the water that was in the trench.
When all the people saw it, they fell on their faces.
They said, “The Lord is God! The Lord is God!”
Responsorial – Psalm 16.1b-2ab, 4, 5ab+8, 11
R. Preserve me, God, for in you do I take refuge.
Preserve me, God, for in you do I take refuge.
My soul, you have said to the Lord, “You are my Lord.”
R. Preserve me, God, for in you do I take refuge.
Their sorrows shall be multiplied:
they who give gifts to another god.
Their drink offerings of blood I will not offer,
nor take their names on my lips.
R. Preserve me, God, for in you do I take refuge.
The Lord assigned my portion and my cup.
You made my lot secure.
I have set the Lord always before me.
Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
R. Preserve me, God, for in you do I take refuge.
You will show me the path of life.
In your presence is fullness of joy.
In your right hand there are delights forevermore.
R. Preserve me, God, for in you do I take refuge.
Gospel – Matthew 5.17-19
Jesus said to his disciples:
“Do not think that
I came to destroy
the law or the prophets.
I came not to destroy but to fulfill.
For most certainly, I tell you,
until heaven and earth pass away,
not even one iota or one comma
shall in any way pass away from the law,
until all things are accomplished.
Whoever, therefore, shall break
one of these least commandments
and teach others to do so,
shall be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven;
but whoever shall do and teach them
shall be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.
Reading 1 – 1 Kings 18.20-39
Ahab sent to all the children of Israel,
and gathered the prophets together
on Mount Carmel.
Elijah came near to all the people, and said,
“How long will you waver between the two sides?
If the Lord is God, follow him;
but if Baal, then follow him.”
The people answered him not a word.
Then Elijah said to the people,
“I, even I alone, am left a prophet of the Lord;
but Baal’s prophets are four hundred fifty men.
Let them therefore give us two bulls;
and let them choose one bull for themselves,
and cut it in pieces, and lay it on the wood,
but put no fire under;
and I will dress the other bull,
and lay it on the wood but put no fire under it.
You call on the name of your god,
and I will call on the Lord’s name.
The God who answers by fire is God.”
All the people answered, “It is well said.”
Elijah said to the prophets of Baal,
“Choose one bull for yourselves,
and dress it first, for you are many;
and call on the name of your god,
but put no fire under it.”
They took the bull which was given them,
and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal
from morning even until noon, saying, “Baal, hear us!”
But there was no voice,
nor any who answered.
They leaped about the altar which was made.
At noon, Elijah mocked them, and said,
“Cry aloud; for he is a god.
Either he is meditating, or he has gone to rest,
or he is on a journey,
or perhaps he sleeps and must be awakened.”
They cried aloud and cut themselves
in their way with knives and lances,
until the blood gushed out on them.
It was so, when midday was past,
that they prophesied until
the time of the offering of the sacrifice;
but there was no voice,
no one was there to answer; no one was listening.
Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me”;
and all the people came near to him.
He repaired the altar of the Lord that was thrown down.
Elijah took twelve stones,
according to the number of
the tribes of the sons of Jacob,
to whom the Lord’s word came, saying,
“Israel shall be your name.”
With the stones he built an altar in the Lord’s name.
He made a trench around the altar,
large enough to contain two measures of seed.
He put the wood in order,
and cut the bull in pieces, and laid it on the wood.
He said, “Fill four jars with water,
and pour it on the burnt offering, and on the wood.”
He said, “Do it a second time”,
and they did it the second time.
He said, “Do it a third time”,
and they did it the third time.
The water ran around the altar;
and filled the trench with water.
At the time of the offering of the sacrifice,
Elijah the prophet came near, and said,
“O Lord, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel,
let it be known this day that you are God in Israel,
and that I am your servant,
and that I have done all these things at your word.
Hear me, Lord, hear me,
that this people may know that you, the Lord, are God,
and that you have turned their heart back again.”
Then the fire of the Lord fell,
and consumed the burnt offering,
and the wood, and the stones, and the dust,
and licked up the water that was in the trench.
When all the people saw it, they fell on their faces.
They said, “The Lord is God! The Lord is God!”
Responsorial – Psalm 16.1b-2ab, 4, 5ab+8, 11
R. Preserve me, God, for in you do I take refuge.
Preserve me, God, for in you do I take refuge.
My soul, you have said to the Lord, “You are my Lord.”
R. Preserve me, God, for in you do I take refuge.
Their sorrows shall be multiplied:
they who give gifts to another god.
Their drink offerings of blood I will not offer,
nor take their names on my lips.
R. Preserve me, God, for in you do I take refuge.
The Lord assigned my portion and my cup.
You made my lot secure.
I have set the Lord always before me.
Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
R. Preserve me, God, for in you do I take refuge.
You will show me the path of life.
In your presence is fullness of joy.
In your right hand there are delights forevermore.
R. Preserve me, God, for in you do I take refuge.
Gospel – Matthew 5.17-19
Jesus said to his disciples:
“Do not think that
I came to destroy
the law or the prophets.
I came not to destroy but to fulfill.
For most certainly, I tell you,
until heaven and earth pass away,
not even one iota or one comma
shall in any way pass away from the law,
until all things are accomplished.
Whoever, therefore, shall break
one of these least commandments
and teach others to do so,
shall be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven;
but whoever shall do and teach them
shall be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.
Tuesday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time (II)
Official Translation
Reading 1 – 1 Kings 17.7-16
After a while, the brook
where Elijah was staying dried up,
because there was no rain in the land.
The Lord’s word came to Elijah, saying,
“Arise, go to Zarephath of Sidon,
and stay there.
Behold, I have commanded
a widow there to sustain you.”
So he arose and went to Zarephath;
and when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks:
and he called to her, and said, “Please get me a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.”
As she was going to get it, he called to her, and said, “Please bring me a morsel of bread in your hand.”
She said, “As the Lord your God lives, I do not have a thing baked,
but a handful of meal in the jar, and a little oil in the jug.
Behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and bake it for me and my son,
that we may eat it, and die.”
Elijah said to her, “Do not be afraid. Go and do as you have said;
but make me of it a little cake first, and bring it out to me,
and afterward make some for you and for your son.
For the Lord, the God of Israel says,
‘The jar of meal shall not empty, nor shall the jug of oil fail,
until the day that the Lord sends rain on the earth.’”
She went and did as Elijah had said,
and she, and he, and her house, ate many days.
The jar of meal did not empty, nor did the jug of oil fail,
according to the Lord’s word, which he spoke through Elijah.
Responsorial – Psalm 4.2-3, 4-5, 7b-8 Resp. 7a
R. Lord, let the light of your face shine on us.
Answer me when I call, God of my righteousness.
Give me relief from my distress.
Have mercy on me, and hear my prayer.
Gentlemen, how long shall my glory be turned into dishonor?
Will you love vanity, and seek after falsehood?
R. Lord, let the light of your face shine on us.
But know that the Lord has set apart for himself him who is godly:
the Lord will hear when I call to him.
Stand in awe and do not sin.
Search your own heart on your bed, and be still.
R. Lord, let the light of your face shine on us.
O Lord, let the light of your face shine on us.
You have put gladness in my heart,
more than when their grain and their new wine are increased.
R. Lord, let the light of your face shine on us.
Gospel – Matthew 5.13-16
Jesus said to his disciples:
“You are the salt of the earth,
but if the salt has lost its flavor,
with what will it be salted?
It is then good for nothing but
to be cast out and trodden
under the feet of humans.
You are the light of the world.
A city located on a hill cannot be hidden.
Nor do you light a lamp,
and put it under a bushel basket,
but rather on a stand,
and it shines to all who are in the house.
Even so, let your light shine before humans;
that they may see your good works,
and glorify your Father in heaven.
Reading 1 – 1 Kings 17.7-16
After a while, the brook
where Elijah was staying dried up,
because there was no rain in the land.
The Lord’s word came to Elijah, saying,
“Arise, go to Zarephath of Sidon,
and stay there.
Behold, I have commanded
a widow there to sustain you.”
So he arose and went to Zarephath;
and when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks:
and he called to her, and said, “Please get me a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.”
As she was going to get it, he called to her, and said, “Please bring me a morsel of bread in your hand.”
She said, “As the Lord your God lives, I do not have a thing baked,
but a handful of meal in the jar, and a little oil in the jug.
Behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and bake it for me and my son,
that we may eat it, and die.”
Elijah said to her, “Do not be afraid. Go and do as you have said;
but make me of it a little cake first, and bring it out to me,
and afterward make some for you and for your son.
For the Lord, the God of Israel says,
‘The jar of meal shall not empty, nor shall the jug of oil fail,
until the day that the Lord sends rain on the earth.’”
She went and did as Elijah had said,
and she, and he, and her house, ate many days.
The jar of meal did not empty, nor did the jug of oil fail,
according to the Lord’s word, which he spoke through Elijah.
Responsorial – Psalm 4.2-3, 4-5, 7b-8 Resp. 7a
R. Lord, let the light of your face shine on us.
Answer me when I call, God of my righteousness.
Give me relief from my distress.
Have mercy on me, and hear my prayer.
Gentlemen, how long shall my glory be turned into dishonor?
Will you love vanity, and seek after falsehood?
R. Lord, let the light of your face shine on us.
But know that the Lord has set apart for himself him who is godly:
the Lord will hear when I call to him.
Stand in awe and do not sin.
Search your own heart on your bed, and be still.
R. Lord, let the light of your face shine on us.
O Lord, let the light of your face shine on us.
You have put gladness in my heart,
more than when their grain and their new wine are increased.
R. Lord, let the light of your face shine on us.
Gospel – Matthew 5.13-16
Jesus said to his disciples:
“You are the salt of the earth,
but if the salt has lost its flavor,
with what will it be salted?
It is then good for nothing but
to be cast out and trodden
under the feet of humans.
You are the light of the world.
A city located on a hill cannot be hidden.
Nor do you light a lamp,
and put it under a bushel basket,
but rather on a stand,
and it shines to all who are in the house.
Even so, let your light shine before humans;
that they may see your good works,
and glorify your Father in heaven.
Memorial of Saint Barnabas, Apostle
Official Translation
Reading 1 – Acts 11.21b-26; 13.1-3
In those days,
a great number believed
and turned to the Lord.
The report concerning them
came to the ears of the Church in Jerusalem.
They sent out Barnabas to go as far as Antioch,
When he had arrived and seen the grace of God,
he was glad.
He exhorted them all,
that with firmness of heart
they should remain near to the Lord.
For he was a good man,
and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith,
and many people were added to the Lord.
Barnabas went out to Tarsus to look for Saul.
When he had found him,
he brought him to Antioch.
For a whole year they were
gathered together with the assembly,
and taught many people.
It was in Antioch that the disciples
were first called Christians.
Now in the Church at Antioch
there were some prophets and teachers:
Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger,
Lucius of Cyrene,
Manaen the foster brother
of Herod the tetrarch,
and Saul.
As they served the Lord and fasted,
the Holy Spirit said,
“Separate Barnabas and Saul for me,
for the work to which I have called them.”
Then, when they had fasted and prayed
and laid their hands on them,
they sent them away.
Responsorial – Psalm 98.1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4, 5-6 Resp. 2b
R. The Lord has made known his salvation in the sight of the nations.
Sing to the Lord a new song,
because he has done wonderful things.
His right hand has saved,
and his holy arm.
R. The Lord has made known his salvation in the sight of the nations.
The Lord has made known his salvation.
he has revealed his justice in the sight of the nations.
He has remembered his mercy and his fidelity
toward the house of Israel.
R. The Lord has made known his salvation in the sight of the nations.
All the ends of the earth have seen
the salvation by our God.
Sing joyfully to God, all the earth;
make melody, rejoice and sing.
R. The Lord has made known his salvation in the sight of the nations.
Sing praise to the Lord with the harp,
with the harp and the melodious voice.
With trumpets and sound of the ram’s horn,
make a joyful noise before the King, the Lord.
R. The Lord has made known his salvation in the sight of the nations.
Gospel – Matthew 5.1-12
Jesus, seeing the crowds, went up on the mountain,
and when he sat down, his disciples came to him,
and opening his mouth, he taught them, saying:
“Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
Blessed are those who mourn,
for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the meek,
for they shall inherit the land.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for justice,
for they shall have their fill.
Blessed are the merciful,
for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the clean of heart,
for they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they shall be called children of God.
Blessed are they that suffer persecution for the sake of justice,
for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
Blessed are you when they revile you and persecute you
and speak all that is evil against you, falsely, because of me.
Rejoice and be glad,
for your reward in heaven is great.
So also they persecuted the prophets before you.”
Reading 1 – Acts 11.21b-26; 13.1-3
In those days,
a great number believed
and turned to the Lord.
The report concerning them
came to the ears of the Church in Jerusalem.
They sent out Barnabas to go as far as Antioch,
When he had arrived and seen the grace of God,
he was glad.
He exhorted them all,
that with firmness of heart
they should remain near to the Lord.
For he was a good man,
and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith,
and many people were added to the Lord.
Barnabas went out to Tarsus to look for Saul.
When he had found him,
he brought him to Antioch.
For a whole year they were
gathered together with the assembly,
and taught many people.
It was in Antioch that the disciples
were first called Christians.
Now in the Church at Antioch
there were some prophets and teachers:
Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger,
Lucius of Cyrene,
Manaen the foster brother
of Herod the tetrarch,
and Saul.
As they served the Lord and fasted,
the Holy Spirit said,
“Separate Barnabas and Saul for me,
for the work to which I have called them.”
Then, when they had fasted and prayed
and laid their hands on them,
they sent them away.
Responsorial – Psalm 98.1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4, 5-6 Resp. 2b
R. The Lord has made known his salvation in the sight of the nations.
Sing to the Lord a new song,
because he has done wonderful things.
His right hand has saved,
and his holy arm.
R. The Lord has made known his salvation in the sight of the nations.
The Lord has made known his salvation.
he has revealed his justice in the sight of the nations.
He has remembered his mercy and his fidelity
toward the house of Israel.
R. The Lord has made known his salvation in the sight of the nations.
All the ends of the earth have seen
the salvation by our God.
Sing joyfully to God, all the earth;
make melody, rejoice and sing.
R. The Lord has made known his salvation in the sight of the nations.
Sing praise to the Lord with the harp,
with the harp and the melodious voice.
With trumpets and sound of the ram’s horn,
make a joyful noise before the King, the Lord.
R. The Lord has made known his salvation in the sight of the nations.
Gospel – Matthew 5.1-12
Jesus, seeing the crowds, went up on the mountain,
and when he sat down, his disciples came to him,
and opening his mouth, he taught them, saying:
“Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
Blessed are those who mourn,
for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the meek,
for they shall inherit the land.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for justice,
for they shall have their fill.
Blessed are the merciful,
for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the clean of heart,
for they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they shall be called children of God.
Blessed are they that suffer persecution for the sake of justice,
for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
Blessed are you when they revile you and persecute you
and speak all that is evil against you, falsely, because of me.
Rejoice and be glad,
for your reward in heaven is great.
So also they persecuted the prophets before you.”
Wednesday of the Third Week of Lent
Official Translation
Reading 1 - Deuteronomy 4:1, 5-9
Moses spoke to the people and said:
“Now, Israel, listen
to the statutes and to the ordinances,
which I teach you to do;
that you may live and go in
and possess the land
which the Lord, the God of your fathers,
gives you.
Behold, I have taught you
statutes and ordinances,
even as the Lord my God
commanded me,
that you should do so in the land
which you go to possess.
Keep therefore and do them;
for this is your wisdom
and your understanding
in the sight of the peoples,
who shall hear all these statutes, and say,
‘Surely this great nation is
a wise and understanding people.’
For what great nation is there,
that has a god so near to them,
as the Lord our God is to us
whenever we call on him?
What great nation is there
that has statutes and ordinances
as righteous as all this law,
which I set before you this day?
But be careful
and keep your soul diligently,
lest you forget the things
which your eyes saw,
and lest they depart from your heart
all the days of your life;
but make them known to your children
and your children’s children.”
Responsorial – Psalm 147.12-13, 15-16, 19-20 Resp. 12a
R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem!
Praise the Lord, Jerusalem!
Praise your God, Zion!
For he has strengthened the bars of your gates.
He has blessed your children within you.
R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem!
He sends out his commandment to the earth.
His word runs very swiftly.
He spreads snow out like wool;
he scatters the frost like ashes.
R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem!
He shows his word to Jacob;
his statutes and his ordinances to Israel.
He has not done this for any other nation.
They do not know his ordinances.
R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem!
Gospel – Matthew 5.17-19
Jesus said to his disciples:
“Do not think that
I came to destroy
the law or the prophets.
I came not to destroy but to fulfill.
For most certainly, I tell you,
until heaven and earth pass away,
not even one iota or one comma
shall in any way pass away from the law,
until all things are accomplished.
Whoever, therefore, shall break
one of these least commandments
and teach others to do so,
shall be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven;
but whoever shall do and teach them
shall be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.
Reading 1 - Deuteronomy 4:1, 5-9
Moses spoke to the people and said:
“Now, Israel, listen
to the statutes and to the ordinances,
which I teach you to do;
that you may live and go in
and possess the land
which the Lord, the God of your fathers,
gives you.
Behold, I have taught you
statutes and ordinances,
even as the Lord my God
commanded me,
that you should do so in the land
which you go to possess.
Keep therefore and do them;
for this is your wisdom
and your understanding
in the sight of the peoples,
who shall hear all these statutes, and say,
‘Surely this great nation is
a wise and understanding people.’
For what great nation is there,
that has a god so near to them,
as the Lord our God is to us
whenever we call on him?
What great nation is there
that has statutes and ordinances
as righteous as all this law,
which I set before you this day?
But be careful
and keep your soul diligently,
lest you forget the things
which your eyes saw,
and lest they depart from your heart
all the days of your life;
but make them known to your children
and your children’s children.”
Responsorial – Psalm 147.12-13, 15-16, 19-20 Resp. 12a
R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem!
Praise the Lord, Jerusalem!
Praise your God, Zion!
For he has strengthened the bars of your gates.
He has blessed your children within you.
R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem!
He sends out his commandment to the earth.
His word runs very swiftly.
He spreads snow out like wool;
he scatters the frost like ashes.
R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem!
He shows his word to Jacob;
his statutes and his ordinances to Israel.
He has not done this for any other nation.
They do not know his ordinances.
R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem!
Gospel – Matthew 5.17-19
Jesus said to his disciples:
“Do not think that
I came to destroy
the law or the prophets.
I came not to destroy but to fulfill.
For most certainly, I tell you,
until heaven and earth pass away,
not even one iota or one comma
shall in any way pass away from the law,
until all things are accomplished.
Whoever, therefore, shall break
one of these least commandments
and teach others to do so,
shall be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven;
but whoever shall do and teach them
shall be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.
Second Sunday of Lent (B)
Official Translation
Second Sunday of Lent
Reading 1 - Genesis 22.1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18
God tested Abraham
and said to him, “Abraham!”
He said, “Here I am.”
God said,
“Take your son, your only son,
whom you love, Isaac himself,
and go into the land of Moriah.
Offer him there as a burnt offering
on one of the mountains
which I will point out to you.”
When they came to the place
which God had pointed out to him,
Abraham built the altar there,
and laid the wood in order,
Then Abraham stretched out his hand,
and took the knife to kill his son.
The Lord’s angel called to him from heaven
and said, “Abraham, Abraham!”
He said, “Here I am.”
He said, “Do not lay your hand on the boy,
nor do anything to him.
For now I know that you fear God,
since you have not withheld
your son, your only son, from me.”
Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked and saw
that behind him was a ram
caught in the thicket by his horns.
Abraham went and took the ram,
and offered it up for a burnt offering
instead of his son.
The Lord’s angel called to Abraham
a second time from heaven,
and said, “I have sworn by myself, says the Lord,
because you have done this thing,
and have not withheld your son, your only son,
that I will bless you greatly,
and I will multiply your seed greatly
like the stars of the heavens,
and like the sand which is on the seashore.
Your seed will possess the gate of his enemies.
All the nations of the earth
will be blessed by your seed,
because you have obeyed my voice.”
Responsorial – Psalm 116.10, 15, 16-17, 18-19 Resp. 9
R. I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.
I believed though I said,
“I am greatly afflicted.”
Precious in the sight of the Lord
is the death of his saints.
R. I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.
O Lord, truly I am your servant.
I am your servant, the son of your handmaid.
You have freed me from my chains.
I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving,
and will call on the name of the Lord.
R. I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.
I will pay my vows to the Lord,
yes, in the presence of all his people,
in the courts of the Lord’s house,
in your midst Jerusalem.
R. I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.
Reading 2 – Romans 8.31b-34
Brothers and sisters:
If God is for us, who can be against us?
He who did not spare his own Son,
but delivered him up for us all,
how could he not also
freely give us everything with him?
Who could bring a charge
against God’s chosen ones?
It is God who justifies,
who will condemn?
It is Christ who died,
or rather,
who was raised from the dead,
who is at the right hand of God,
who even makes intercession for us.
Gospel – Mark 9.2-10
Jesus took with him
Peter, James, and John,
and brought them up onto
a high mountain
privately by themselves,
and he was transfigured in front of them.
His clothing became glistening,
exceedingly white, like snow,
such as no launderer on earth can whiten them.
Elijah and Moses appeared to them,
and they were talking with Jesus.
Peter answered Jesus,
“Rabbi, it is good for us to be here.
Let us make three tents:
one for you,
one for Moses,
and one for Elijah.”
For he did not know what to say,
for they were very afraid.
A cloud came, overshadowing them,
and a voice came out of the cloud,
“This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.”
Suddenly looking around,
they saw no one with them anymore,
except Jesus only.
As they were coming
down from the mountain,
he commanded them
that they should tell no one
what things they had seen,
until after the Son of Human
had risen from the dead.
They kept this saying to themselves,
wondering what rising from the dead meant.
Second Sunday of Lent
Reading 1 - Genesis 22.1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18
God tested Abraham
and said to him, “Abraham!”
He said, “Here I am.”
God said,
“Take your son, your only son,
whom you love, Isaac himself,
and go into the land of Moriah.
Offer him there as a burnt offering
on one of the mountains
which I will point out to you.”
When they came to the place
which God had pointed out to him,
Abraham built the altar there,
and laid the wood in order,
Then Abraham stretched out his hand,
and took the knife to kill his son.
The Lord’s angel called to him from heaven
and said, “Abraham, Abraham!”
He said, “Here I am.”
He said, “Do not lay your hand on the boy,
nor do anything to him.
For now I know that you fear God,
since you have not withheld
your son, your only son, from me.”
Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked and saw
that behind him was a ram
caught in the thicket by his horns.
Abraham went and took the ram,
and offered it up for a burnt offering
instead of his son.
The Lord’s angel called to Abraham
a second time from heaven,
and said, “I have sworn by myself, says the Lord,
because you have done this thing,
and have not withheld your son, your only son,
that I will bless you greatly,
and I will multiply your seed greatly
like the stars of the heavens,
and like the sand which is on the seashore.
Your seed will possess the gate of his enemies.
All the nations of the earth
will be blessed by your seed,
because you have obeyed my voice.”
Responsorial – Psalm 116.10, 15, 16-17, 18-19 Resp. 9
R. I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.
I believed though I said,
“I am greatly afflicted.”
Precious in the sight of the Lord
is the death of his saints.
R. I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.
O Lord, truly I am your servant.
I am your servant, the son of your handmaid.
You have freed me from my chains.
I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving,
and will call on the name of the Lord.
R. I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.
I will pay my vows to the Lord,
yes, in the presence of all his people,
in the courts of the Lord’s house,
in your midst Jerusalem.
R. I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.
Reading 2 – Romans 8.31b-34
Brothers and sisters:
If God is for us, who can be against us?
He who did not spare his own Son,
but delivered him up for us all,
how could he not also
freely give us everything with him?
Who could bring a charge
against God’s chosen ones?
It is God who justifies,
who will condemn?
It is Christ who died,
or rather,
who was raised from the dead,
who is at the right hand of God,
who even makes intercession for us.
Gospel – Mark 9.2-10
Jesus took with him
Peter, James, and John,
and brought them up onto
a high mountain
privately by themselves,
and he was transfigured in front of them.
His clothing became glistening,
exceedingly white, like snow,
such as no launderer on earth can whiten them.
Elijah and Moses appeared to them,
and they were talking with Jesus.
Peter answered Jesus,
“Rabbi, it is good for us to be here.
Let us make three tents:
one for you,
one for Moses,
and one for Elijah.”
For he did not know what to say,
for they were very afraid.
A cloud came, overshadowing them,
and a voice came out of the cloud,
“This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.”
Suddenly looking around,
they saw no one with them anymore,
except Jesus only.
As they were coming
down from the mountain,
he commanded them
that they should tell no one
what things they had seen,
until after the Son of Human
had risen from the dead.
They kept this saying to themselves,
wondering what rising from the dead meant.
Saturday of the First Week in Lent
Official Translation
Reading 1 - Deuteronomy 26.16-19
Moses spoke to the people, saying:
“This day the Lord your God
commands you to do
these statutes and ordinances.
You shall therefore keep and do them
with all your heart and with all your soul.
You have declared this day
that the Lord is your God,
and that you would walk in his ways,
and keep his statutes,
and his commandments,
and his ordinances,
and listen to his voice.
The Lord has declared this day
that you are a people peculiarly his own,
as he has promised you,
and that you should keep
all his commandments.
He will make you high
above all nations that he has made,
in praise, in name, and in honor;
and that you may be
a holy people to the Lord your God,
as he has spoken.”
Responsorial – Psalm 119.1-2, 4-5, 7-8 Resp. 1b
R. Blessed are those who walk according to the Lord’s law.
Blessed are those whose ways are blameless,
who walk according to the Lord’s law.
Blessed are those who keep his statutes,
who seek him with their whole heart.
R. Blessed are those who walk according to the Lord’s law.
You have commanded your precepts,
that we should fully obey them.
O that my ways were steadfast
to obey your statutes!
R. Blessed are those who walk according to the Lord’s law.
I will give thanks to you with uprightness of heart,
when I learn your righteous judgments.
I will observe your statutes.
Do not utterly forsake me.
R. Blessed are those who walk according to the Lord’s law.
Gospel - Matthew 5.43-48
Jesus said to his disciples:
“You have heard that it was said,
‘You shall love your neighbor,
and hate your enemy.’
But I tell you, love your enemies,
bless those who curse you,
do good to those who hate you,
and pray for those who
mistreat you and persecute you,
that you may be children
of your Father who is in heaven.
For he makes his sun
to rise on the evil and the good,
and sends rain on the just and the unjust.
For if you love those who love you,
what reward do you have?
Do not even the tax collectors
do the same?
If you only greet your brothers and sisters,
what more do you do than others?
Don’t even the Gentiles do the same?
Therefore you shall be perfect,
just as your Father in heaven is perfect.
Reading 1 - Deuteronomy 26.16-19
Moses spoke to the people, saying:
“This day the Lord your God
commands you to do
these statutes and ordinances.
You shall therefore keep and do them
with all your heart and with all your soul.
You have declared this day
that the Lord is your God,
and that you would walk in his ways,
and keep his statutes,
and his commandments,
and his ordinances,
and listen to his voice.
The Lord has declared this day
that you are a people peculiarly his own,
as he has promised you,
and that you should keep
all his commandments.
He will make you high
above all nations that he has made,
in praise, in name, and in honor;
and that you may be
a holy people to the Lord your God,
as he has spoken.”
Responsorial – Psalm 119.1-2, 4-5, 7-8 Resp. 1b
R. Blessed are those who walk according to the Lord’s law.
Blessed are those whose ways are blameless,
who walk according to the Lord’s law.
Blessed are those who keep his statutes,
who seek him with their whole heart.
R. Blessed are those who walk according to the Lord’s law.
You have commanded your precepts,
that we should fully obey them.
O that my ways were steadfast
to obey your statutes!
R. Blessed are those who walk according to the Lord’s law.
I will give thanks to you with uprightness of heart,
when I learn your righteous judgments.
I will observe your statutes.
Do not utterly forsake me.
R. Blessed are those who walk according to the Lord’s law.
Gospel - Matthew 5.43-48
Jesus said to his disciples:
“You have heard that it was said,
‘You shall love your neighbor,
and hate your enemy.’
But I tell you, love your enemies,
bless those who curse you,
do good to those who hate you,
and pray for those who
mistreat you and persecute you,
that you may be children
of your Father who is in heaven.
For he makes his sun
to rise on the evil and the good,
and sends rain on the just and the unjust.
For if you love those who love you,
what reward do you have?
Do not even the tax collectors
do the same?
If you only greet your brothers and sisters,
what more do you do than others?
Don’t even the Gentiles do the same?
Therefore you shall be perfect,
just as your Father in heaven is perfect.
Friday of the First Week of Lent
Official Translation
Reading 1 – Ezekiel 18.21-28
Thus says the Lord GOD:
“If the wicked turn from all his sins
that he has committed,
and keep all my statutes,
and do that which is lawful and right,
he shall surely live, he shall not die.
None of his transgressions
that he has committed
shall be remembered against him:
in his righteousness that he has done
he shall live.
Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked?”
says the Lord;
“Do I not rather that he should
turn back from his way and live?
But when the righteous
turns away from his righteousness,
and commits iniquity,
and does according to
all the abominations that the wicked man does,
shall he live?
None of his righteous deeds
that he has done shall be remembered:
in his trespass that he has trespassed,
and in his sin that he has sinned,
in them shall he die.
Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not fair.’
Hear now, house of Israel:
Is my way not fair?
Are not your ways unfair?
When the righteous man
turns away from his righteousness,
and commits iniquity, and dies therein;
in his iniquity that he has done shall he die.
Again, when the wicked man
turns away from his wickedness
that he has committed,
and does that which is lawful and right,
he shall save his soul and live.
Because he considers,
and turns away
from all his transgressions
that he has committed,
he shall surely live, he shall not die.
Responsorial - Psalm 130.1-2, 3-4, 5-7a, 7bc-8 R. 3
R. If you, Lord, kept a record of sins, who could stand?
Out of the depths I have cried to you, Lord.
Lord, hear my voice.
Let your ears be attentive
to the voice of my petitions.
R. If you, Lord, kept a record of sins, who could stand?
If you, Lord, kept a record of sins,
Lord, who could stand?
But there is forgiveness with you,
therefore you are feared.
R. If you, Lord, kept a record of sins, who could stand?
I wait for the Lord.
My soul waits. I hope in his word.
My soul longs for the Lord
more than watchmen long for the dawn;
Israel, hope in the Lord.
R. If you, Lord, kept a record of sins, who could stand?
For with the Lord there is loving kindness.
With him is abundant redemption.
He will redeem Israel
from all their sins.
R. If you, Lord, kept a record of sins, who could stand?
Gospel – Matthew 5.20-26
Jesus said to his disciples:
For I tell you that
unless your righteousness
exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees,
there is no way
you will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
“You have heard
that it was said to the ancient ones,
‘You shall not murder;’ and
‘Whoever shall murder
shall be in danger of the judgment.’
But I tell you that
everyone who is angry with his brother
shall be in danger of the judgment;
and whoever shall say to his brother, ‘Raqa!’
shall be in danger of the Sanhedren;
and whoever shall say, ‘You fool!’
shall be in danger of the fire of Gehenna.
“If therefore
you are offering your gift at the altar,
and there remember that your brother
has anything against you,
leave your gift there before the altar,
and go your way.
First be reconciled to your brother,
and then come and offer your gift.
Agree with your adversary quickly,
while you are with him on the way;
lest the prosecutor deliver you to the judge,
and the judge deliver you to the guard,
and you be cast into prison.
Most certainly I tell you,
you shall by no means get out of there,
until you have paid the last penny.
Reading 1 – Ezekiel 18.21-28
Thus says the Lord GOD:
“If the wicked turn from all his sins
that he has committed,
and keep all my statutes,
and do that which is lawful and right,
he shall surely live, he shall not die.
None of his transgressions
that he has committed
shall be remembered against him:
in his righteousness that he has done
he shall live.
Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked?”
says the Lord;
“Do I not rather that he should
turn back from his way and live?
But when the righteous
turns away from his righteousness,
and commits iniquity,
and does according to
all the abominations that the wicked man does,
shall he live?
None of his righteous deeds
that he has done shall be remembered:
in his trespass that he has trespassed,
and in his sin that he has sinned,
in them shall he die.
Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not fair.’
Hear now, house of Israel:
Is my way not fair?
Are not your ways unfair?
When the righteous man
turns away from his righteousness,
and commits iniquity, and dies therein;
in his iniquity that he has done shall he die.
Again, when the wicked man
turns away from his wickedness
that he has committed,
and does that which is lawful and right,
he shall save his soul and live.
Because he considers,
and turns away
from all his transgressions
that he has committed,
he shall surely live, he shall not die.
Responsorial - Psalm 130.1-2, 3-4, 5-7a, 7bc-8 R. 3
R. If you, Lord, kept a record of sins, who could stand?
Out of the depths I have cried to you, Lord.
Lord, hear my voice.
Let your ears be attentive
to the voice of my petitions.
R. If you, Lord, kept a record of sins, who could stand?
If you, Lord, kept a record of sins,
Lord, who could stand?
But there is forgiveness with you,
therefore you are feared.
R. If you, Lord, kept a record of sins, who could stand?
I wait for the Lord.
My soul waits. I hope in his word.
My soul longs for the Lord
more than watchmen long for the dawn;
Israel, hope in the Lord.
R. If you, Lord, kept a record of sins, who could stand?
For with the Lord there is loving kindness.
With him is abundant redemption.
He will redeem Israel
from all their sins.
R. If you, Lord, kept a record of sins, who could stand?
Gospel – Matthew 5.20-26
Jesus said to his disciples:
For I tell you that
unless your righteousness
exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees,
there is no way
you will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
“You have heard
that it was said to the ancient ones,
‘You shall not murder;’ and
‘Whoever shall murder
shall be in danger of the judgment.’
But I tell you that
everyone who is angry with his brother
shall be in danger of the judgment;
and whoever shall say to his brother, ‘Raqa!’
shall be in danger of the Sanhedren;
and whoever shall say, ‘You fool!’
shall be in danger of the fire of Gehenna.
“If therefore
you are offering your gift at the altar,
and there remember that your brother
has anything against you,
leave your gift there before the altar,
and go your way.
First be reconciled to your brother,
and then come and offer your gift.
Agree with your adversary quickly,
while you are with him on the way;
lest the prosecutor deliver you to the judge,
and the judge deliver you to the guard,
and you be cast into prison.
Most certainly I tell you,
you shall by no means get out of there,
until you have paid the last penny.
November 1 - Solemnity of All Saints
Today's Readings
Reading 1 - Revelation 7:2-4, 9-14
And I saw another angel ascending from the rising of the sun,
having the seal of the living God;
and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels,
to whom it had been given to harm the land and the sea,
saying:
“Do not harm the land, nor the sea, nor the trees,
until we seal the servants of our God upon their foreheads.”
And I heard the number of those who were sealed,
one hundred forty-four thousand were sealed,
from every tribe of the sons of Israel.
After this I looked, and behold: a great crowd,
who no one could count,
from all nations and tribes and peoples and languages,
standing before the throne and before the Lamb,
clothed with white robes and with palms in their hands.
And they cried with a loud voice, saying:
“Salvation is with our God, who sits upon the throne,
and with the Lamb.”
And all the angels stood around the throne,
with the elders and the four living creatures;
and they fell down on their faces before the throne,
and worshipped God, saying:
“Amen. Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving,
and honor and power and might
to our God forever and ever. Amen.”
And someone answered from the elders, saying to me,
“These who are clothed in white robes, who are they and where did they come from?”
And I told him, “You know, my lord.”
And he told me:
They have come from the great tribulation,
and have washed their robes,
and have made them white in the Blood of the Lamb.
Responsorial - Psalm 24.1bc-2, 3-4ab, 5-6
R. Lord, this is the people that seeks your face.
The Lord’s is the earth and its fullness,
the world and its inhabitants.
For he founded it upon the seas;
and upon the rivers made it firm.
R. Lord, this is the people that seeks your face.
Who shall ascend the mountain of the Lord?
Who shall stand in his holy place?
He who, with innocent hands and a clean of heart,
has not lifted up his soul to useless things.
R. Lord, this is the people that seeks your face.
He shall receive a blessing from the Lord,
and righteousness from God his Savior.
This is the nature of those who seek him,
who seek the face of the God of Jacob.
R. Lord, this is the people that seeks your face.
Reading 2 - 1 John 3.1-3
Beloved:
Do you see what kind of love the Father has given to us,
that we should be called the children of God?
And so we are.
For this reason the world does not know us:
because it did not know him.
Beloved, we are now the children of God;
and what we shall be has not yet appeared.
We know that, when it does appear,
we shall be like to him:
because we shall see him just as he is.
And everyone who has this hope in him,
purifies themself, just as he is pure.
Gospel - Matthew 5.1-12a
Jesus, seeing the crowds, went up on the mountain,
and when he sat down, his disciples came to him,
and opening his mouth, he taught them, saying:
Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
Blessed are those who mourn,
for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the meek,
for they shall inherit the land.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for justice,
for they shall have their fill.
Blessed are the merciful,
for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the clean of heart,
for they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they shall be called children of God.
Blessed are they that suffer persecution for the sake of justice,
for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
Blessed are you when they revile you and persecute you
and speak all that is evil against you, falsely, because of me.
Rejoice and be glad,
for your reward in heaven is great.
Reading 1 - Revelation 7:2-4, 9-14
And I saw another angel ascending from the rising of the sun,
having the seal of the living God;
and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels,
to whom it had been given to harm the land and the sea,
saying:
“Do not harm the land, nor the sea, nor the trees,
until we seal the servants of our God upon their foreheads.”
And I heard the number of those who were sealed,
one hundred forty-four thousand were sealed,
from every tribe of the sons of Israel.
After this I looked, and behold: a great crowd,
who no one could count,
from all nations and tribes and peoples and languages,
standing before the throne and before the Lamb,
clothed with white robes and with palms in their hands.
And they cried with a loud voice, saying:
“Salvation is with our God, who sits upon the throne,
and with the Lamb.”
And all the angels stood around the throne,
with the elders and the four living creatures;
and they fell down on their faces before the throne,
and worshipped God, saying:
“Amen. Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving,
and honor and power and might
to our God forever and ever. Amen.”
And someone answered from the elders, saying to me,
“These who are clothed in white robes, who are they and where did they come from?”
And I told him, “You know, my lord.”
And he told me:
They have come from the great tribulation,
and have washed their robes,
and have made them white in the Blood of the Lamb.
Responsorial - Psalm 24.1bc-2, 3-4ab, 5-6
R. Lord, this is the people that seeks your face.
The Lord’s is the earth and its fullness,
the world and its inhabitants.
For he founded it upon the seas;
and upon the rivers made it firm.
R. Lord, this is the people that seeks your face.
Who shall ascend the mountain of the Lord?
Who shall stand in his holy place?
He who, with innocent hands and a clean of heart,
has not lifted up his soul to useless things.
R. Lord, this is the people that seeks your face.
He shall receive a blessing from the Lord,
and righteousness from God his Savior.
This is the nature of those who seek him,
who seek the face of the God of Jacob.
R. Lord, this is the people that seeks your face.
Reading 2 - 1 John 3.1-3
Beloved:
Do you see what kind of love the Father has given to us,
that we should be called the children of God?
And so we are.
For this reason the world does not know us:
because it did not know him.
Beloved, we are now the children of God;
and what we shall be has not yet appeared.
We know that, when it does appear,
we shall be like to him:
because we shall see him just as he is.
And everyone who has this hope in him,
purifies themself, just as he is pure.
Gospel - Matthew 5.1-12a
Jesus, seeing the crowds, went up on the mountain,
and when he sat down, his disciples came to him,
and opening his mouth, he taught them, saying:
Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
Blessed are those who mourn,
for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the meek,
for they shall inherit the land.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for justice,
for they shall have their fill.
Blessed are the merciful,
for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the clean of heart,
for they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they shall be called children of God.
Blessed are they that suffer persecution for the sake of justice,
for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
Blessed are you when they revile you and persecute you
and speak all that is evil against you, falsely, because of me.
Rejoice and be glad,
for your reward in heaven is great.
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