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
Phil 2:12-18

Work out your salvation. For God is the one who works in you both to desire and to work.

A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Philippians

My beloved, obedient as you have always been,
   not only when I am present but all the more now when I am absent,
   work out your salvation with fear and trembling.
For God is the one who, for his good purpose,
   works in you both to desire and to work.
Do everything without grumbling or questioning,
   that you may be blameless and innocent,
   children of God without blemish
   in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation,
   among whom you shine like lights in the world,
   as you hold on to the word of life,
   so that my boast for the day of Christ may be
   that I did not run in vain or labor in vain.
But, even if I am poured out as a libation
   upon the sacrificial service of your faith,
   I rejoice and share my joy with all of you.
In the same way you also should rejoice and share your joy with me.

Responsorial Psalm
Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14

R. :

℟. (1a) The Lord is my light and my salvation.

The LORD is my light and my salvation
   whom should I fear?
The LORD is my life’s refuge;
   of whom should I be afraid?

℟. The Lord is my light and my salvation.

One thing I ask of the LORD;
   this I seek:
To dwell in the house of the LORD
   all the days of my life.
That I may gaze on the loveliness of the LORD
   and contemplate his temple.

℟. The Lord is my light and my salvation.

I believe that I shall see the bounty of the LORD
   in the land of the living.
Wait for the LORD with courage;
   be stouthearted, and wait for the LORD.

℟. The Lord is my light and my salvation.

Acclamation before the Gospel
1 Pt 4:14

℟. Alleluia, alleluia.

If you are insulted for the name of Christ, blessed are you,
for the Spirit of God rests upon you.

℟. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel
Lk 14:15-25

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 any one 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.