Readings of the day

First Reading:  2 Cor 12:1-10
Psalm:  33 (34):8-9,10-11,12-13

Gospel: Matthew 6:24-34

Jesus said to his disciples: “No one can serve two masters. He will either hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.

Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat (or drink), or about your body, what you will wear… Read more »

Readings of the day

First Reading: 2 Cor 11:18,21b-30
Psalm: 33 (34):2-3,4-5,6-7

Gospel: Mt 6:19-23

In those days, Jesus told his disciples: “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal; but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal.  … Read more »

Readings of the day

First Reading: 2 Corinthians 11:1-11
Psalm: 110 (111):1-2,3-4,7-8

Gospel: Matthew 6:7-15

In those days, Jesus told his disciples: “When you are praying, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.  … Read more »

Readings of the day

First Reading: 2 Cor 9:6-11
Psalm: 111 (112):1-2,3-4,9

Gospel: Mt 6:1-6,16-18

In those days, Jesus told his disciples: “Beware of practising your piety before others in order to be seen by them; for then you have no reward from your Father in heaven. 

So whenever you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be praised by others… Read more »

Readings of the day

First Reading: 2 Corinthians 8:1-9
Psalm: 145 (146):1b-2,5-6,7,8-9a

Gospel: Matthew 5:43-48

In those days, Jesus told 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, so that you may be children of your Father in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the righteous and on the unrighteous.  … Read more »

Readings of the day

First Reading: 2 Corinthians 6:1-10
Psalm: 97 (98):1,2-3ab,3cd-4

Gospel: Matthew 5:38-42

In those days, 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 an evildoer.

But if anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other also; and if anyone wants to sue you and take your coat, give your cloak as well; and if anyone forces you to go one mile, go also the second mile. Give to everyone who begs from you, and do not refuse anyone who wants to borrow from you.” Read more »

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Readings of the day

First Reading:  2 Cor 5:14-21
Psalm: 102(103):1-2,3-4,8-9,11-12

Gospel: Matthew 5:33-37

Jesus said to his disciples: “You have heard that it was said to your ancestors, ‘Do not take a false oath, but make good to the Lord all that you vow.’ But I say to you, do not swear at all; not by heaven, for it is God’s throne; nor by the earth, for it is his footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King… Read more »

Readings of the day

First Reading:  2 Cor 4:7-15
Psalm:  115(116):10-11,15-16,17-18

Gospel: Matthew 5:27-32

Jesus said to his disciples: “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I say to you that every one who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 

If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and throw it away; it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell. And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away; it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body go into hell. 

“It was also said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’ But I say to you that every one who divorces his wife, unless the marriage is unlawful, makes her an adulteress; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.”

Saint of the day: Saint Anthony of Padua, Priest and Doctor of the Church Read more »

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