Monday of the First Week of Lent

Official Translation

Reading 1 – Leviticus 19.1-2, 11-18

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 steal.
You shall not lie.
You shall not deceive one another.
You shall not swear by my name falsely, and profane the name of your God.
I am the Lord.”

“You shall not oppress your neighbor, nor rob him.
The wages of a hired servant
shall not remain with you all night until the morning.
You shall not curse the deaf,
nor put a stumbling block in front of the blind;
but you shall fear your God.
I am the Lord.”

“You shall do no injustice in judging.
You shall not be partial to the poor, nor show favoritism to the great;
but you shall judge your neighbor in righteousness.
You shall not go up and down as a slanderer among your people.
You shall not stand by while the blood of your neighbor is threatened.
I am the Lord.”

“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 19.8, 9, 10, 15 Resp. John 6:63b

R. Your words, O Lord, are Spirit and life.

The law of the Lord is perfect,
restoring the soul.
The covenant of the Lord is sure,
making the simple wise.

R. Your words, O Lord, are Spirit and life.

The precepts of the Lord are right,
rejoicing the heart.
The command of the Lord is pure,
enlightening the eyes.

R. Your words, O Lord, are Spirit and life.

The fear of the Lord is pure,
enduring forever.
The ordinances of the Lord are true,
and righteous altogether.

R. Your words, O Lord, are Spirit and life.

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
be acceptable in your sight,
O Lord, my rock, and my redeemer.

R. Your words, O Lord, are Spirit and life.

Gospel – Matthew 25.31-46

Jesus said to his disciples,
“When the Son of Human comes in his glory,
and all the holy angels with him,
then he will sit upon the throne of his glory.
Before him shall be gathered all the Gentiles,
and he will separate them, one from another,
as a shepherd separates his sheep from the goats.
He will make the sheep stand at his right hand
and the goats at his left.

Then the King will say to those on his right hand,
‘Come, blessed of my Father,
inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
For I was an hungry, and you gave me to eat.
I was thirsty, and you gave me to drink.
I was a stranger and you brought me in.
I was naked, and you clothed me.
I was sick, and you visited me.
I was in prison, and you came to me.’

Then the righteous will answer him, saying,
‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you?
Or thirsty, and gave you drink?
When did we see you a stranger, and brought you in?
Or naked, and clothed you?
When did we see you sick, or in prison, and came to you?’

And the King shall answer and say to them,
‘Amen, I say unto you,
inasmuch as you have done it
for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine,
you have done it for me.’

Then he will say also to those at his left hand,
‘Depart from me, you cursed,
into the everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels.
For I was an hungry, and you did not give me to eat.
I was thirsty, and you did not give me to drink.
I was a stranger and you did not bring me in.
I was naked, and you did not clothe me.
I was sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’

Then they will also answer him, saying,
‘Lord, when did we see you
hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison,
and did not minister to you?’
Then he will answer them, saying,
‘Amen, I say unto you,
inasmuch as you did it not for one of the least of these,
you did not do it for me.’

And they will go away to everlasting punishment,
but the righteous to life eternal.”

Monday of the First Week of Lent

Official Translation

Reading 1 – Leviticus 19.1-2, 11-18

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 steal.
You shall not lie.
You shall not deceive one another.
You shall not swear by my name falsely,
and profane the name of your God.
I am the Lord.”

“You shall not oppress your neighbor, nor rob him.
The wages of a hired servant
shall not remain with you
all night until the morning.
You shall not curse the deaf,
nor put a stumbling block
in front of the blind;
but you shall fear your God.
I am the Lord.”

“You shall do no injustice in judging.
You shall not be partial to the poor,
nor show favoritism to the great;
but you shall judge your neighbor in righteousness.
You shall not go up and down
as a slanderer among your people.
You shall not stand by
while the blood of your neighbor is threatened.
I am the Lord.”

“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 19.8, 9, 10, 15 Resp. John 6:63b

R. Your words, O Lord, are Spirit and life.

The law of the Lord is perfect,
restoring the soul.
The covenant of the Lord is sure,
making the simple wise.

R. Your words, O Lord, are Spirit and life.

The precepts of the Lord are right,
rejoicing the heart.
The command of the Lord is pure,
enlightening the eyes.

R. Your words, O Lord, are Spirit and life.

The fear of the Lord is pure,
enduring forever.
The ordinances of the Lord are true,
and righteous altogether.

R. Your words, O Lord, are Spirit and life.

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
be acceptable in your sight,
O Lord, my rock, and my redeemer.

R. Your words, O Lord, are Spirit and life.

Gospel – Matthew 25.31-46

Jesus said to his disciples,
“When the Son of human comes in his glory,
and all the holy angels with him,
then he will sit upon the throne of his glory.
Before him shall be gathered all the Gentiles,
and he will separate them, one from another,
as a shepherd separates his sheep from the goats.
He will make the sheep stand at his right hand
and the goats at his left.

Then the King will say to those on his right hand,
‘Come, blessed of my Father,
inherit the kingdom prepared for you
from the foundation of the world.
For I was an hungry, and you gave me to eat.
I was thirsty, and you gave me to drink.
I was a stranger and you brought me in.
I was naked, and you clothed me.
I was sick, and you visited me.
I was in prison, and you came to me.’

Then the righteous will answer him, saying,
‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you?
Or thirsty, and gave you drink?
When did we see you a stranger, and brought you in?
Or naked, and clothed thee?
When did we see you sick, or in prison, and came to you?’

And the King shall answer and say to them,
‘Amen, I say unto you,
inasmuch as you have done it
for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine,
you have done it for me.’

Then he will say also to those at his left hand,
‘Depart from me, you cursed,
into the everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels.
For I was an hungry, and you did not give me to eat.
I was thirsty, and you did not give me to drink.
I was a stranger and you did not bring me in.
I was naked, and you did not clothe me.
I was sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’

Then they will also answer him, saying,
‘Lord, when did we see you
hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison,
and did not minister to you?’
Then he will answer them, saying,
‘Amen, I say unto you,
inasmuch as you did it not
for one of the least of these,
you did not do it for me.’

And they will go away to everlasting punishment,
but the righteous to life eternal.”

Labor Day: For the Blessing of Human Labor (Masses for Various Needs and Occasions)

Reading 1 – Genesis 1.26-2.3

God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness:
and let them have dominion
over the fish of the sea,
and over the birds of the sky,
and over the livestock,
and over all the earth,
and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
God created man in his own image.
In God’s image he created him;
male and female he created them.
God blessed them.
God said to them,
“Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it.
Have dominion over the fish of the sea,
over the birds of the sky,
and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
God said, “Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed,
which is on the surface of all the earth,
and every tree, which bears fruit yielding seed.
It will be your food.
To every animal of the earth,
and to every bird of the sky,
and to everything that creeps on the earth,
in which there is life,
I have given every green herb for food;”
and it was so.
God saw everything that he had made,
and, behold, it was very good.
There was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.

The heavens, the earth, and all their vast array were finished.
On the seventh day God finished his work which he had done;
and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had done.
God blessed the seventh day, and made it holy,
because he rested in it from all his work of creation which he had done.

OR Genesis 2.4b-9, 15

On the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens,
no plant of the field was yet in the earth,
and no herb of the field had yet sprung up,
for the Lord God had not caused it to rain on the earth.

There was no man to till the ground,
but a mist went up from the earth,
and watered the whole surface of the ground.
The Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground,
and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life,
and man became a living soul.

The Lord God planted a garden in the east, in Eden,
and there he put the man whom he had formed.
Out of the ground the Lord God made every tree to grow
that is pleasant to the sight and good for food,
including the tree of life in the middle of the garden
and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

The Lord God took the man,
and put him in the garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.

OR 1 Thessalonians 4.1b-2, 9-12

Brothers and sisters, we beg and urge you in the Lord Jesus,
that as you received from us how you ought to act and to please God,
just as you are doing,
that you do it more and more.
For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

But concerning brotherly love, you have no need that one write to you.
For you yourselves are taught by God to love one another,
for indeed you do it toward
all the brothers and sisters throughout Macedonia.
But we urge you, brothers and sisters, that you abound more and more,
and that you make it your ambition to lead a quiet life,
to mind your own business,
and to work with your own hands,
as we instructed you,
that you may act properly toward the outsiders,
and have need of no one.

OR 2 Thessalonians 3.6-12, 16

Now we command you, brothers,
in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
that you withdraw yourselves
from every brother who acts in idleness,
and not after the tradition which they received from us.

For you know how you ought to imitate us.
For we were not idle among you,
nor did we freely eat bread from anyone,
but in labor and toil worked night and day,
that we might not burden any of you,
not that we do not have the right,
but to make ourselves an example to you,
that you should imitate us.
For even when we were with you,
we commanded you that
if anyone does not want to work, neither should they eat.”
For we hear of some who walk among you in idleness,
Not busy working but busybodies.
To these we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ,
that work quietly and eat their own bread.

Now may the Lord of peace himself
give you peace at all times in all ways.
The Lord be with you all.

Responsorial – Psalm 90.2, 3-5a, 12-13, 14+16 Resp. 17b

R. Lord, give success to the work of our hands.

Before the mountains were born,
before you had formed the earth and the world,
even from everlasting to everlasting, you are God.

R. Lord, give success to the work of our hands.

You turn man to dust, saying,
“Return, you children of men.”
For a thousand years in your sight
are just like yesterday when it is past,
like a watch in the night.
You sweep them away as they sleep.

R. Lord, give success to the work of our hands.

So teach us to number our days,
that we may gain wisdom of heart.
Relent, Lord! How long?
Have compassion on your servants!

R. Lord, give success to the work of our hands.

Satisfy us in the morning with your loving kindness,
that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.
Let your work appear to your servants;
your glory to their children.

R. Lord, give success to the work of our hands.

OR Psalm 127.1, 2 Resp. 1ac

R. The Lord builds the house and watches over the city.

Unless the Lord builds the house,
they labor in vain who build it.
Unless the Lord watches over the city,
the watchman guards it in vain.

R. The Lord builds the house and watches over the city.

It is vain for you to rise up early,
to stay up late,
eating the bread of toil;
for he gives to his loved ones in their sleep.

R. The Lord builds the house and watches over the city.

Gospel – Matthew 6.21-34

Jesus said to his disciples:
“Do not be anxious, saying,
‘What will we eat?’, ‘What will we drink?’
or, ‘With what will we be clothed?’
For the Gentiles seek after all these things;
but your heavenly Father knows
that you need all these things.
But seek first the Kingdom of God,
and his righteousness;
and all these things
will be given to you as well.
Therefore do not be anxious for tomorrow,
for tomorrow will be anxious for itself.
Each day’s own evil is enough.

OR Matthew 25.14-30

Jesus said to his disciples:
The kingdom of heaven is like a human going away,
who called his servants and entrusted to them his property.
To one he gave five talents, to another, two, and to another, one,
to each according to his abilities.
Then he went away.

Immediately, he who had received the five talents
went and traded with them and earned another five.
and likewise, he who had received two earned another two,
but he who had received one
went away and dug in the ground, and hid his master's money.

After a long time,
the master of those servants came back
and settled accounts with them.
So he who had received five talents came forward
and brought the other five talents,
saying, ‘Master, you entrusted me with five talents.
Behold, I have earned another five talents.’
His master said to him,
‘Well done, good and faithful servant.
you have been faithful over a few things,
I will make you ruler over many things.
Enter into your master’s joy!’

And he who had received two talents came forward
saying, ‘Master, you entrusted me with two talents.
Behold, I have earned another two talents.’
His master said to him,
‘Well done, good and faithful servant.
you have been faithful over a few things,
I will make you ruler over many things.
Enter into your master’s joy!’

And he who had received one talent came forward,
saying, ‘Master, I knew you, that you are a hard human,
reaping where you had not planted,
and gathering from where you had not scattered,
and I was afraid, so I went away
and hid your talent in the ground.
Behold, you have what is yours.’

Answering, his master said to him,
‘You useless and cowardly servant.
So you knew that I reap where I had not planted
and gather where I had not scattered, did you?
The you should have put my money in the bank,
and then, when I came back,
I would have received mine plus interest.

Therefore, take the talent from him,
and give it to the one who has ten talents.
For all who have will be rewarded,
and have an abundance,
but the one who does not have,
that which they have will be taken from them.
And expel the unprofitable servant
into the darkness outside,
where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Saturday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time (II)

Official Translation

Reading 1 – 1 Corinthians 1.26-31

Look at your calling, brothers and sisters,
how not many are wise according to the flesh,
not many mighty, and not many noble,
but God chose the foolish of the world to shame the wise,
and God chose the weak of the world to shame the strong,
and God chose the lowly of the world, and the despised, the nothings,
that he might bring to nothing the things that are,
that no flesh should boast before God.
From him you are in Christ Jesus,
who was made wisdom for us wisdom from God,
and righteousness, sanctification, and redemption,
so that, as it is written, “Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.”

Responsorial – Psalm 33.12-13, 18-19, 20-21 Resp. 12

R. Blessed is the people whom the Lord has chosen for his own.

Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,
the people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance.
The Lord looks from heaven.
He sees all the sons of men.

R. Blessed is the people whom the Lord has chosen for his own.

Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him,
on those who hope in his loving kindness;
to deliver their soul from death,
to keep them alive in famine.

R. Blessed is the people whom the Lord has chosen for his own.

Our soul has waited for the Lord.
He is our help and our shield.
For our heart rejoices in him,
because we have trusted in his holy name.

R. Blessed is the people whom the Lord has chosen for his own.

Gospel – Matthew 25.14-30

Jesus said to his disciples:
The kingdom of heaven is like a human going away,
who called his servants and entrusted to them his property.
To one he gave five talents, to another, two, and to another, one,
to each according to his abilities.
Then he went away.

Immediately, he who had received the five talents
went and traded with them and earned another five.
and likewise, he who had received two earned another two,
but he who had received one
went away and dug in the ground, and hid his master's money.

After a long time,
the master of those servants came back
and settled accounts with them.
So he who had received five talents came forward
and brought the other five talents,
saying, ‘Master, you entrusted me with five talents.
Behold, I have earned another five talents.’
His master said to him,
‘Well done, good and faithful servant.
you have been faithful over a few things,
I will make you ruler over many things.
Enter into your master’s joy!’

And he who had received two talents came forward
saying, ‘Master, you entrusted me with two talents.
Behold, I have earned another two talents.’
His master said to him,
‘Well done, good and faithful servant.
you have been faithful over a few things,
I will make you ruler over many things.
Enter into your master’s joy!’

And he who had received one talent came forward,
saying, ‘Master, I knew you, that you are a hard human,
reaping where you had not planted,
and gathering from where you had not scattered,
and I was afraid, so I went away
and hid your talent in the ground.
Behold, you have what is yours.’

Answering, his master said to him,
‘You useless and cowardly servant.
So you knew that I reap where I had not planted
and gather where I had not scattered, did you?
The you should have put my money in the bank,
and then, when I came back,
I would have received mine plus interest.

Therefore, take the talent from him,
and give it to the one who has ten talents.
For all who have will be rewarded,
and have an abundance,
but the one who does not have,
that which they have will be taken from them.
And expel the unprofitable servant
into the darkness outside,
where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Friday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time (II)

Official Translation

Reading 1 – 1 Corinthians 1.17-25

Brothers and sisters:
Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the Gospel,
and not in the wisdom of logic, lest the cross of Christ be emptied.
For the logic of the cross is foolishness to those who are dying,
but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
For it is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
I will bring the discernment of the discerning to nothing.”

Where are the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this age?
Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
For since, in the wisdom of God,
the world through its wisdom did not know God,
it was God’s good pleasure to, through the folly of our preaching, save those who believe.
For Jews demand signs, and Greeks seek wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified:
a stumbling block to Jews, and folly to Gentiles,
but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks,
Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.
Because the foolishness of God is wiser than that of humans,
and the weakness of God is stronger than that of humans.

Responsorial – Psalm 33.1-2, 4-5, 10-11 Resp. 5

R. The earth is full of the loving kindness of the Lord.

Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous!
Praise is fitting for the upright.
Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre.
Sing praises to him with the harp of ten strings.

R. The earth is full of the loving kindness of the Lord.

The word of the Lord is right.
All his work is done in faithfulness.
He loves righteousness and justice.
The earth is full of the loving kindness of the Lord.

R. The earth is full of the loving kindness of the Lord.

The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing.
He makes the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect.
The counsel of the Lord stands fast forever,
the thoughts of his heart to all generations.

R. The earth is full of the loving kindness of the Lord.

Gospel – Matthew 25.1-13

Jesus said to his disciples:
Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten virgins,
who, taking their own lamps, went out to meet the bridegroom.
Now, five of them were foolish and five wise.
For the foolish ones, having taken their lamps,
did not take oil with them,
but the wise took oil in their bottles with their own lamps.
But the bridegroom being delayed, they all were drowsy and fell asleep.

In the middle of the night, there was a shout:
“Behold the bridegroom! Go forth to meet him!”
Then all those virgins arose and prepared their lamps.
The foolish said to the wise,
“Give us some of your oil, for our lamps have run out.”
However, the wise said, “Definitely not!
There is not enough for us and for you.
Instead, go to the sellers and purchase some.”
But while they were gone shopping, the bridegroom came,
and those who were ready
went in with him to the wedding feast,
and the door was shut.
Finally, the other virgins came, saying,
“Lord, Lord, open up for us”,
but he answered saying,
“Amen I say to you, I do not know you.”
Stay awake, therefore,
because you do not know the day nor the hour.

Monday of the First Week of Lent

Official Translation

Reading 1 – Leviticus 19.1-2, 11-18

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 steal.
You shall not lie.
You shall not deceive one another.
You shall not swear by my name falsely,
and profane the name of your God.
I am the Lord.”

“You shall not oppress your neighbor, nor rob him.
The wages of a hired servant
shall not remain with you
all night until the morning.
You shall not curse the deaf,
nor put a stumbling block
in front of the blind;
but you shall fear your God.
I am the Lord.”

“You shall do no injustice in judging.
You shall not be partial to the poor,
nor show favoritism to the great;
but you shall judge your neighbor in righteousness.
You shall not go up and down
as a slanderer among your people.
You shall not stand by
while the blood of your neighbor is threatened.
I am the Lord.”

“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 19.8, 9, 10, 15 Resp. John 6:63b

R. Your words, O Lord, are Spirit and life.

The law of the Lord is perfect,
restoring the soul.
The covenant of the Lord is sure,
making the simple wise.

R. Your words, O Lord, are Spirit and life.

The precepts of the Lord are right,
rejoicing the heart.
The command of the Lord is pure,
enlightening the eyes.

R. Your words, O Lord, are Spirit and life.

The fear of the Lord is pure,
enduring forever.
The ordinances of the Lord are true,
and righteous altogether.

R. Your words, O Lord, are Spirit and life.

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
be acceptable in your sight,
O Lord, my rock, and my redeemer.

R. Your words, O Lord, are Spirit and life.

Gospel – Matthew 25.31-46

Jesus said to his disciples,
“When the Son of human comes in his glory,
and all the holy angels with him,
then he will sit upon the throne of his glory.
Before him shall be gathered all the Gentiles,
and he will separate them, one from another,
as a shepherd separates his sheep from the goats.
He will make the sheep stand at his right hand
and the goats at his left.

Then the King will say to those on his right hand,
‘Come, blessed of my Father,
inherit the kingdom prepared for you
from the foundation of the world.
For I was an hungry, and you gave me to eat.
I was thirsty, and you gave me to drink.
I was a stranger and you brought me in.
I was naked, and you clothed me.
I was sick, and you visited me.
I was in prison, and you came to me.’

Then the righteous will answer him, saying,
‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you?
Or thirsty, and gave you drink?
When did we see you a stranger, and brought you in?
Or naked, and clothed thee?
When did we see you sick, or in prison, and came to you?’

And the King shall answer and say to them,
‘Amen, I say unto you,
inasmuch as you have done it
for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine,
you have done it for me.’

Then he will say also to those at his left hand,
‘Depart from me, you cursed,
into the everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels.
For I was an hungry, and you did not give me to eat.
I was thirsty, and you did not give me to drink.
I was a stranger and you did not bring me in.
I was naked, and you did not clothe me.
I was sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’

Then they will also answer him, saying,
‘Lord, when did we see you
hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison,
and did not minister to you?’
Then he will answer them, saying,
‘Amen, I say unto you,
inasmuch as you did it not
for one of the least of these,
you did not do it for me.’

And they will go away to everlasting punishment,
but the righteous to life eternal.”

Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ The King (A)

Official Translation

Reading 1 – Ezekiel 34.11-12, 15-17

For thus says the Lord GOD:
“Behold, I myself will search for my sheep and seek them out.
As a shepherd seeks out his flock
on the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered;
so will I seek out my sheep and will deliver them
out of all places where they have been scattered
on the dark and cloudy day.
I myself will feed my flock,
and I myself will cause them to lie down”, says the Lord God.
“I will seek what was lost
and bring back again what was driven away
and bind up what was broken
and strengthen what was sick,
but I will destroy the fat and the strong;
I will feed them with justice.”
“As for you, O my flock”, says the Lord GOD,
“Behold, I judge between sheep and sheep,
between the rams and the goats.”

Responsorial – Psalm 23.1-2, 2-3, 5-6 Resp. 1

R. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He has me lie down in green pastures.

R. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

He leads me beside still waters.
He restores my soul.
He leads me in the paths of righteousness
for his name’s sake.

R. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

You prepare a table before me,
in the presence of my foes.
you anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.

R. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
forever.

R. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

Reading 2 – 1 Corinthians 15.20-26, 28

Brothers and Sisters:
Now Christ is risen from the dead,
and is the firstfruits of those who fell asleep.
For since through a human came death,
the resurrection of the dead also came through a human.
For as in Adam all die,
even so in Christ all will be made alive.
But each in their own order:
Christ the firstfruits.
Afterward, at his coming, those who are Christ’s.
Then comes the end,
when he will deliver the kingdom to his God and Father,
when he will tear down all government and all authority and power.
For it is necessary that he reign,
until he has put all enemies under his feet.
The last enemy to be destroyed is death.
And when all is subjected to him,
then the Son will himself be subject
to him who subjected all things under him,
so that God may be all in all.

Gospel – Matthew 25.31-46

Jesus said to his disciples,
“When the Son of human comes in his glory,
and all the holy angels with him,
then he will sit upon the throne of his glory.
Before him shall be gathered all the Gentiles,
and he will separate them, one from another,
as a shepherd separates his sheep from the goats.
He will make the sheep stand at his right hand
and the goats at his left.

Then the King will say to those on his right hand,
‘Come, blessed of my Father,
inherit the kingdom prepared for you
from the foundation of the world.
For I was an hungry, and you gave me to eat.
I was thirsty, and you gave me to drink.
I was a stranger and you brought me in.
I was naked, and you clothed me.
I was sick, and you visited me.
I was in prison, and you came to me.’

Then the righteous will answer him, saying,
‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you?
Or thirsty, and gave you drink?
When did we see you a stranger, and brought you in?
Or naked, and clothed thee?
When did we see you sick, or in prison, and came to you?’

And the King shall answer and say to them,
‘Amen, I say unto you,
inasmuch as you have done it
for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine,
you have done it for me.’

Then he will say also to those at his left hand,
‘Depart from me, you cursed,
into the everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels.
For I was an hungry, and you did not give me to eat.
I was thirsty, and you did not give me to drink.
I was a stranger and you did not bring me in.
I was naked, and you did not clothe me.
I was sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’

Then they will also answer him, saying,
‘Lord, when did we see you
hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison,
and did not minister to you?’
Then he will answer them, saying,
‘Amen, I say unto you,
inasmuch as you did it not
for one of the least of these,
you did not do it for me.’

And they will go away to everlasting punishment,
but the righteous to life eternal.”

Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (A)

Official Translation

Reading 1 – Proverbs 31.10-13, 19-20, 30-31

Who can find a worthy wife?
Her value is far beyond jewels.
The heart of her husband trusts in her,
and he will not need treasures.
She will do him good, and not evil,
all the days of her life.
She seeks wool and flax,
and works with ready hands.
She has put out her hand to the distaff,
and her hands have taken hold of the spindle.
She has opened her hand to the needy,
and stretched out her hands to the poor.
Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain,
but the woman who fears the Lord shall be praised.
Give to her from the fruit of her hands,
and let her works praise her in the gates.

Responsorial – Psalm 128.1-2, 3, 4-5 Resp. 1a

R. Blessed is everyone who fears the LORD.

Blessed is everyone who fears the LORD,
who walk in his ways.
For you shall eat by the labor of your hands;
You will be happy, and all will be well with you.

R. Blessed is everyone who fears the LORD.

Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine
by the sides of your house;
your children like olive plants
around about your table.

R. Blessed is everyone who fears the LORD.

Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed
who fears the LORD.
The LORD will bless you from Zion,
and you will see the good of Jerusalem
all the days of your life.

R. Blessed is everyone who fears the LORD.

Reading 2 – 1 Thessalonians 5.1-6

About the times and the seasons, brothers and sisters,
you have no need for me to write to you.
For you yourselves know perfectly
that the day of the Lord comes as a thief in the night.
For when they shall say, “Peace and safety”;
then sudden destruction comes upon them,
as labor upon a pregnant woman,
and they will not escape.
But you, brothers and sisters, are not in darkness,
that that day should overtake you as a thief.
You are all the children of light
and the children of the day.
We are not of the night nor of darkness.
Therefore let us not sleep, as do others,
but let us watch and be sober.

Gospel – Matthew 25.14-30

Jesus said to his disciples:
The kingdom of heaven is like a human going away,
who called his servants,
and entrusted to them his property.
To one he gave five talents,
to another, two,
and to another, one:
to each according to his abilities.
Then he went away.

Immediately, he who had received the five talents
went and traded with them
and earned another five.
and likewise, he who had received two
earned another two,
but he who had received one
went away and dug in the ground,
and hid his master's money.

After a long time,
the master of those servants came back
and settled accounts with them.
So he who had received five talents came forward
and brought the other five talents,
saying, ‘Master, you entrusted me with five talents.
Behold, I have earned another five talents.’
His master said to him,
‘Well done, good and faithful servant.
you have been faithful over a few things,
I will make you ruler over many things.
Enter into your master’s joy!’

And he who had received two talents came forward
saying, ‘Master, you entrusted me with two talents.
Behold, I have earned another two talents.’
His master said to him,
‘Well done, good and faithful servant.
you have been faithful over a few things,
I will make you ruler over many things.
Enter into your master’s joy!’

And he who had received one talent came forward,
saying, ‘Master, I knew you, that you are a hard human,
reaping where you had not planted,
and gathering from where you had not scattered,
and I was afraid, so I went away
and hid your talent in the ground.
Behold, you have what is yours.’

Answering, his master said to him,
‘You useless and cowardly servant.
So you knew that I reap where I had not planted
and gather where I had not scattered, did you?
The you should have put my money in the bank,
and then, when I came back,
I would have received mine plus interest.

Therefore, take the talent from him,
and give it to the one who has ten talents.
For all who have will be rewarded,
and have an abundance,
but the one who does not have,
that which they have will be taken from them.
And expel the unprofitable servant
into the darkness outside,
where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (A)

Official Translation

Reading 1 - Wisdom 6.12-16

Bright and unfading is wisdom,
and easily seen by those who love her,
and found by those who seek her.
She anticipates those who desire her,
that she may first reveal herself to them.
The one who is awake for her at dawn,
will not be troubled,
for they will find her sitting at their door.
Therefore, to think about her is the consummation of perception,
and the one who is awake because of her,
will quickly be secure.

For she goes about seeking such as are worthy of her,
and she graciously reveals herself to them in the ways,
and meets them with all providence.

Responsorial - Psalm 63.2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 Resp. 63.2b

R. For you my soul has thirsted, O Lord

O God, my God, to thee do I watch at break of day.
For you my soul has thirsted; for you my flesh yearns.
Like an exhausted desert land, where there is no water.

R. For you my soul has thirsted, O Lord

So I have come before you in the Sanctuary,
to see your power and your glory,
for your mercy is better than life.
My lips shall praise you.

R. For you my soul has thirsted, O Lord

Thus I will bless you all my life long,
and in your name I will lift up my hands.
Let my soul be filled as with rich foods,
and my mouth shall praise you with joyful lips.

R. For you my soul has thirsted, O Lord

I have remembered you in my bed,
and I will meditate on you in the early morning,
because you were my helper,
and I will rejoice under the cover of your wings:

Reading 2 - 1 Thessalonians 4.13-18 or 13-14

We do not wish you to be ignorant, brothers and sisters,
about those who have fallen asleep,
so that you will not weep like the others who have no hope.
For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again,
so also God will, through Jesus,
take to himself those who have fallen asleep.
For we say this to you in the word of the Lord:
that we who live,
remaining in the presence of the Lord,
will not precede those who sleep.
For the Lord himself, with a shout,
with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God
will come down from heaven
and the dead in Christ will rise first.
Then we the living, the remaining,
at one time with them be taken up in the clouds
into a meeting with the Lord in the air.
So we will all be with the Lord.
Therefore, encourage one another with these words.

Gospel - Matthew 25.1-13

Jesus said to his disciples:
Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten virgins,
who, taking their own lamps, went out to meet the bridegroom.
Now, five of them were foolish and five wise.
For the foolish ones, having taken their lamps,
did not take oil with them,
but the wise took oil in their bottles with their own lamps.
But the bridegroom being delayed, they all were drowsy and fell asleep.

In the middle of the night, there was a shout:
“Behold the bridegroom! Go forth to meet him!”
Then all those virgins arose and prepared their lamps.
The foolish said to the wise,
“Give us some of your oil, for our lamps have run out.”
However, the wise said, “Definitely not!
There is not enough for us and for you.
Instead, go to the sellers and purchase some.”
But while they were gone shopping, the bridegroom came,
and those who were ready
went in with him to the wedding feast,
and the door was shut.
Finally, the other virgins came, saying,
“Lord, Lord, open up for us”,
but he answered saying,
“Amen I say to you, I do not know you.”
Stay awake, therefore,
because you do not know the day nor the hour.