Readings of the day

First Reading: Mic 7, 14-15.18-20
Psalm: 102 (103), 1-2.3-4.9-10.11-12

Gospel: Lk 15, 1-3.11-32

Tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to listen to Jesus, but the Pharisees and scribes began to complain, saying, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” So to them he addressed this parable.

Then he said, “A man had two sons, and the younger son said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of your estate that should come to me.’ So the father divided the property between them… Read more »

Readings of the day

First Reading: Gen 37, 3-4.12-13a.17b-28
Psalm: 104 (105), 16-17.18-19.20-21

Gospel: Mt 21, 33-43.45-46

Jesus said to the chief priests and the elders of the people: “Hear another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, dug a wine press in it, and built a tower. Then he leased it to tenants and went on a journey… Read more »

Readings of the day

First Reading: Jer 17, 5-10
Psalm: 1, 1-2.3.4 & 6

Gospel: Lk 16, 19-31

Jesus said to the Pharisees: “There was a rich man who dressed in purple garments and fine linen and dined sumptuously each day. And lying at his door was a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who would gladly have eaten his fill of the scraps that fell from the rich man’s table… Read more »

Readings of the day

First Reading: Jer 18, 18-20
Psalm: 30 (31), 5-6.14.15-16

Gospel: Mt 20, 17-28

As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the Twelve disciples aside by themselves, and said to them on the way, Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death, and hand him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and scourged and crucified, and he will be raised on the third day.”

Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee approached him with her sons and did him homage, wishing to ask him for something… Read more »

Readings of the day

First Reading: Is 1, 10.16-20
Psalm: 49 (50), 8-9.16bc-17.21 & 23

Gospel: Mt 23, 1-12

Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples, saying, “The scribes and the Pharisees have taken their seat on the chair of Moses. Therefore, do and observe all things whatsoever they tell you, but do not follow their example. For they preach but they do not practice… Read more »

Readings of the day

First Reading: Dan 9, 4b-10
Psalm: 78 (79), 8.9.11 & 13

Gospel: Lk 6, 36-38

Jesus said to his disciples: “Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. Stop judging and you will not be judged. Stop condemning and you will not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven.

Give and gifts will be given to you; a good measure, packed together, shaken down, and overflowing, will be poured into your lap… Read more »

Readings of the day

First Reading: Deut 26, 16-19
Psalm: 118 (119), 1-2.4-5.7-8

Gospel: Mt 5, 43-48

Jesus said to his disciples: “You have heard that it was said, You shall love your neighbour and hate your enemy. But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you,
that you may be children of your heavenly Father, for he makes his sun rise on the bad and the good, and causes rain to fall on the just and the unjust… Read more »

Readings of the day

First Reading: Ezek 18, 21-28
Salm: 129 (130), 1-2.3-4ab.4c-6.7-8

Gospel: Mt 5, 20-26

Jesus said to his disciples:  “I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter into the Kingdom of heaven. You have heard that it was said to your ancestors, ‘You shall not kill; and whoever kills will be liable to judgement.’ But I say to you, whoever is angry with his brother will be liable to judgement, and whoever says to his brother, ‘Raqa,’ will be answerable to the Sanhedrin, and whoever says, ‘You fool,’ will be liable to fiery Gehenna… Read more »