Readings

Proper readings

First Reading
Rom 12:3-13

We have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us.

A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Romans

Brothers and sisters:
By the grace given to me I tell everyone among you
not to think of himself more highly than one ought to think,
   but to think soberly,
   each according to the measure of faith that God has apportioned.
For as in one body we have many parts,
   and all the parts do not have the same function,
   so we, though many, are one Body in Christ
   and individually parts of one another.
Since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us,
   let us exercise them:
   if prophecy, in proportion to the faith;
   if ministry, in ministering;
   if one is a teacher, in teaching;
   if one exhorts, in exhortation;
   if one contributes, in generosity;
   if one is over others, with diligence;
   if one does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness.

Let love be sincere;
   hate what is evil,
   hold on to what is good;
   love one another with mutual affection;
   anticipate one another in showing honor.
Do not grow slack in zeal,
   be fervent in spirit,
   serve the Lord.
Rejoice in hope,
   endure in affliction,
   persevere in prayer.
Contribute to the needs of the holy ones,
   exercise hospitality.

The word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm
Ps 89:2-3, 4-5, 21-22, 25 and 27

R. :

℟. (see 2a) For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord.

The favors of the LORD I will sing forever;
   through all generations my mouth shall proclaim your faithfulness.
For you have said, “My kindness is established forever”;
   in heaven you have confirmed your faithfulness.

℟. For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord.

“I have made a covenant with my chosen one,
   I have sworn to David my servant:
Forever will I confirm your posterity
   and establish your throne for all generations.”

℟. For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord.

“I have found David, my servant;
   with my holy oil I have anointed him,
That my hand may be always with him,
   and that my arm may make him strong.”

℟. For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord.

“My faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him,
   and through my name shall his horn be exalted.
He shall say of me, 'You are my father,
   my God, the rock, my savior.”

℟. For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord.

Acclamation before the Gospel
Jn 10:14

℟. Alleluia, alleluia.

I am the good shepherd, says the Lord;
I know my sheep, and mine know me.

℟. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel
Jn 10:11-16

A good shepherd lays down his life for his sheep.

✠ A reading from the holy Gospel according to John

Jesus said:
“I am the good shepherd.
A good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
A hired man, who is not a shepherd
   and whose sheep are not his own,
   sees a wolf coming and leaves the sheep and runs away,
   and the wolf catches and scatters them.
This is because he works for pay and has no concern for the sheep.
I am the good shepherd,
   and I know mine and mine know me,
   just as the Father knows me and I know the Father;
   and I will lay down my life for the sheep.
I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold.
These also I must lead, and they will hear my voice,
   and there will be one flock, one shepherd.”

The Gospel of the Lord.

All reply:

Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Then he kisses the book, saying quietly:

Through the words of the Gospel
may our sins be wiped away.

Weekday readings

First Reading
Rom 12:5-16ab

We are individually parts of one another.

A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Romans

Brothers and sisters:
We, though many, are one Body in Christ
   and individually parts of one another.
Since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us,
   let us exercise them:
   if prophecy, in proportion to the faith;
   if ministry, in ministering;
   if one is a teacher, in teaching;
   if one exhorts, in exhortation;
   if one contributes, in generosity;
   if one is over others, with diligence;
   if one does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness.

Let love be sincere;
   hate what is evil,
   hold on to what is good;
   love one another with mutual affection;
   anticipate one another in showing honor.
Do not grow slack in zeal,
   be fervent in spirit,
   serve the Lord.
Rejoice in hope,
   endure in affliction,
   persevere in prayer.
Contribute to the needs of the holy ones,
   exercise hospitality.
Bless those who persecute you,
   bless and do not curse them.
Rejoice with those who rejoice,
   weep with those who weep.
Have the same regard for one another;
   do not be haughty but associate with the lowly.

The word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm
Ps 131:1bcde, 2, 3

R. :

℟. In you, O Lord, I have found my peace.

O LORD, my heart is not proud,
   nor are my eyes haughty;
I busy not myself with great things,
   nor with things too sublime for me.

℟. In you, O Lord, I have found my peace.

Nay rather, I have stilled and quieted
   my soul like a weaned child.
Like a weaned child on its mother’s lap,
   so is my soul within me.

℟. In you, O Lord, I have found my peace.

O Israel, hope in the LORD,
   both now and forever.

℟. In you, O Lord, I have found my peace.

Acclamation before the Gospel
Mt 11:28

℟. Alleluia, alleluia.

Come to me, all you that labor and are burdened,
and I will give you rest, says the Lord.

℟. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel
Lk 14:15-24

Go out quickly into the highways and hedgerows and make people come in so that my home may be filled.

✠ A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke

One of those at table with Jesus said to him,
   “Blessed is the one who will dine in the Kingdom of God.”
He replied to him,
   “A man gave a great dinner to which he invited many.
When the time for the dinner came,
   he dispatched his servant to say to those invited,
   ‘Come, everything is now ready.’
But one by one, they all began to excuse themselves.
The first said to him,
   ‘I have purchased a field and must go to examine it;
   I ask you, consider me excused.’
And another said, ‘I have purchased five yoke of oxen
   and am on my way to evaluate them;
   I ask you, consider me excused.’
And another said, ‘I have just married a woman,
   and therefore I cannot come.’
The servant went and reported this to his master.
Then the master of the house in a rage commanded his servant,
   ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town
   and bring in here the poor and the crippled,
   the blind and the lame.’
The servant reported, ‘Sir, your orders have been carried out
   and still there is room.’
The master then ordered the servant,
   ‘Go out to the highways and hedgerows
   and make people come in that my home may be filled.
For, I tell you, none of those men who were invited will taste my dinner.”

At the end of the Gospel, the Deacon, or the Priest, acclaims:

The Gospel of the Lord.

All reply:

Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Then he kisses the book, saying quietly:

Through the words of the Gospel
may our sins be wiped away.