Readings

Proper readings

First Reading
1 Cor 10:31—11:1

Do everything for the glory of God.

A reading from the first Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians

Brothers and sisters:
Whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do,
   do everything for the glory of God.
Avoid giving offense, whether to Jews or Greeks
   or the Church of God,
   just as I try to please everyone in every way,
   not seeking my own benefit but that of the many,
   that they may be saved.
Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ.

The word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm
Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11

R. :

℟. (2) I will bless the Lord at all times.
  or:
℟. (9) Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.

I will bless the LORD at all times;
   his praise shall be ever in my mouth.
Let my soul glory in the LORD;
   the lowly will hear me and be glad.

℟. I will bless the Lord at all times.
  or:
℟. Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.

Glorify the LORD with me,
   let us together extol his name.
I sought the LORD, and he answered me
   and delivered me from all my fears.

℟. I will bless the Lord at all times.
  or:
℟. Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.

Look to him that you may be radiant with joy,
   and your faces may not blush with shame.
When the poor one called out, the LORD heard,
   and from all his distress he saved him.

℟. I will bless the Lord at all times.
  or:
℟. Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.

The angel of the LORD encamps
   around those who fear him, and delivers them.
Taste and see how good the LORD is;
   blessed the man who takes refuge in him.

℟. I will bless the Lord at all times.
  or:
℟. Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.

Fear the LORD, you his holy ones,
   for nought is lacking to those who fear him.
The great grow poor and hungry;
   but those who seek the LORD want for no good thing.

℟. I will bless the Lord at all times.
  or:
℟. Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.

Acclamation before the Gospel
Mt 5:3

℟. Alleluia, alleluia.

Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven.

℟. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel
Lk 14:25-33

Everyone of you who does not renounce all his possessions cannot be my disciple.

✠ A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke

Great crowds were traveling with Jesus,
   and he turned and addressed them,
   “If anyone comes to me without hating his father and mother,
   wife and children, brothers and sisters,
   and even his own life,
   he cannot be my disciple.
Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after me
   cannot be my disciple.
Which of you wishing to construct a tower
   does not first sit down and calculate the cost
   to see if there is enough for its completion?
Otherwise, after laying the foundation
   and finding himself unable to finish the work
   the onlookers should laugh at him and say,
   ‘This one began to build but did not have the resources to finish.’
Or what king marching into battle would not first sit down
   and decide whether with ten thousand troops
   he can successfully oppose another king
   advancing upon him with twenty thousand troops?
But if not, while he is still far away,
   he will send a delegation to ask for peace terms.
In the same way,
   everyone of you who does not renounce all his possessions
   cannot be my disciple.”

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.

Weekday readings

First Reading
Jer 26:1-9

All the people gathered about Jeremiah in the house of the LORD.

A reading from the Book of the Prophet Jeremiah

In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim,
   son of Josiah, king of Judah,
   this message came from the LORD:
      Thus says the LORD:
Stand in the court of the house of the LORD
   and speak to the people of all the cities of Judah
   who come to worship in the house of the LORD;
   whatever I command you, tell them, and omit nothing.
Perhaps they will listen and turn back,
   each from his evil way,
   so that I may repent of the evil I have planned to inflict upon them
   for their evil deeds.
Say to them: Thus says the LORD:
   If you disobey me,
   not living according to the law I placed before you
   and not listening to the words of my servants the prophets,
   whom I send you constantly though you do not obey them,
   I will treat this house like Shiloh,
   and make this the city to which all the nations of the earth
   shall refer when cursing another.

Now the priests, the prophets, and all the people
   heard Jeremiah speak these words in the house of the LORD.
When Jeremiah finished speaking
   all that the LORD bade him speak to all the people,
   the priests and prophets laid hold of him, crying,
   “You must be put to death!
Why do you prophesy in the name of the LORD:
   ‘This house shall be like Shiloh,’ and
   ‘This city shall be desolate and deserted’?”
And all the people gathered about Jeremiah in the house of the LORD.

The word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm
Ps 69:5, 8-10, 14

R. :

℟. (14c) Lord, in your great love, answer me.

Those outnumber the hairs of my head
   who hate me without cause.
Too many for my strength
   are they who wrongfully are my enemies.
   Must I restore what I did not steal?

℟. Lord, in your great love, answer me.

Since for your sake I bear insult,
   and shame covers my face.
I have become an outcast to my brothers,
   a stranger to my mother's sons,
Because zeal for your house consumes me,
   and the insults of those who blaspheme you fall upon me.

℟. Lord, in your great love, answer me.

But I pray to you, O LORD,
   for the time of your favor, O God!
In your great kindness answer me
   with your constant help.

℟. Lord, in your great love, answer me.

Acclamation before the Gospel
1 Pt 1:25

℟. Alleluia, alleluia.

The word of God remains forever;
this is the word that has been proclaimed to you.

℟. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel
Mt 13:54-58

Is he not the carpenter’s son? Where did this man get such wisdom and mighty deeds?

✠ A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew

Jesus came to his native place and taught the people in their synagogue.
They were astonished and said,
   “Where did this man get such wisdom and mighty deeds?
Is he not the carpenter’s son?
Is not his mother named Mary
   and his brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?
Are not his sisters all with us?
Where did this man get all this?”
And they took offense at him.
But Jesus said to them,
   “A prophet is not without honor except in his native place
   and in his own house.”
And he did not work many mighty deeds there
   because of their lack of faith.

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.