Readings of the day

First Reading: Wisdom 18:14-16; 19:6-9
Psalm: 104 (105):2-3,36-37,42-43

Gospel: Luke 18:1-8

Jesus told his disciples a parable about the necessity for them to pray always without becoming weary. He said, “There was a judge in a certain town who neither feared God nor respected any human being. And a widow in that town used to come to him and say, ‘Render a just decision for me against my adversary.’

For a long time the judge was unwilling, but eventually he thought, ‘While it is true that I neither fear God nor respect any human being, because this widow keeps bothering me I shall deliver a just decision for her lest she finally come and strike me.’”

The Lord said, “Pay attention to what the dishonest judge says… Read more »

Readings of the day

First Reading: Wisdom 13:1-9
Psalm: 18:2-3,4-5

Gospel: Luke 17:26-37

Jesus said to his disciples: “As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be in the days of the Son of Man; they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage up to the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all… Read more »

Readings of the day

First Reading: Wisdom 7:22 – 8:1
Psalm: 118 (119):89,90,91,130,135,175

Gospel: Luke 17:20-25

Asked by the Pharisees when the Kingdom of God would come, Jesus said in reply, “The coming of the Kingdom of God cannot be observed, and no one will announce, ‘Look, here it is,’ or, ‘There it is.’ For behold, the kingdom of God is among you.”

Then he said to his disciples, “The days will come when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it… Read more »

Readings of the day

First Reading: Wisdom 6:1-11
Psalm: 81 (82):3-4,6-7

Gospel: Luke 17:11-19

As Jesus continued his journey to Jerusalem, he travelled through Samaria and Galilee. As he was entering a village, ten lepers met him. They stood at a distance from him and raised their voice, saying, “Jesus, Master! Have pity on us!” And when he saw them, he said, “Go show yourselves to the priests.”

As they were going they were cleansed… Read more »

Readings of the day

First Reading: Wisdom 2:23 – 3:9
Psalm: 33 (34):2-3,16-17,18-19

Gospel: Luke 17:7-10

Jesus said to the Apostles: “Who among you would say to your servant who has just come in from plowing or tending sheep in the field, ‘Come here immediately and take your place at table’? Would he not rather say to him, ‘Prepare something for me to eat… Read more »

Readings of the day

First Reading: Wisdom 1:1-7
Psalm: 138 (139):1-3,4-6,7-8,9-10

Gospel: Luke 17:1-6

Jesus said to his disciples, “Things that cause sin will inevitably occur, but woe to the person through whom they occur. It would be better for him if a millstone were put around his neck and he be thrown into the sea than for him to cause one of these little ones to sin… Read more »

Readings of the day

First Reading: Romans 16:3-9,16,22-27
Psalm: 144 (145):2-3,4-5,10-11

Gospel: Luke 16:9-15

In those days, Jesus told his disciples: “Make friends for yourselves by means of dishonest wealth so that when it is gone, they may welcome you into the eternal homes. Whoever is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much; and whoever is dishonest in a very little is dishonest also in much. If then you have not been faithful with the dishonest wealth, who will entrust to you the true riches? And if you have not been faithful with what belongs to another, who will give you what is your own? 

No slave can serve two masters; for a slave will either hate the one and love the other, or be devoted to the one and despise the other… Read more »

Readings of the day

First Reading: Romans 15:14-21
Psalm: 97 (98):1,2-3ab,3cd-4

Gospel: Luke 16:1-8

In those days, Jesus said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was squandering his property. So he summoned him and said to him, “What is this that I hear about you? … Read more »