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Gospel Sunday 33 A
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew. Matthew 25:14-30. Jesus told this parable to his disciples, “The kingdom of heaven is like a master that decided to go abroad. Before he left, he told his servants to look after his house and his land. Because each servant had different skills, the master gave five gold coins to the first servant, two gold coins to the second servant, and one gold coin to the third servant. Then the…
Gospel Sunday 32 A
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew. Matthew 25:1-13. Jesus told this parable to the disciples: “The kingdom of heaven will be like the ten bridesmaids that took their lamps and went to wait for the bridegroom. Five bridesmaids were foolish, they took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. The other five bridesmaids were wise, they took their lamps and also small bottle of oil. The bridegroom was late, and all ten bridesmaids…
Reading Sunday 32 A
A reading from the first letter of Paul to Thessalonians. Thessalonians 4:13-18 Brothers and sisters: We want you to know the truth about people that have died, so that you will not be very sad, like those people that think there is no hope. We believe that Jesus died and rose again. We believe it will be the same for those that have died. If they believed in Jesus, God will bring them to be with him. The word of…
Reading 2 All Saints A
A reading from the first Letter of Saint John I John 3:1-3. God the Father loves us very much, He lovingly made (created) us his children. The world refused to believe God, and so the world does not understand that we are God’s children. Dear friends, now we are children of God. But we do not know yet what we shall become in the future. We know that when Christ comes again, we shall be like him, because we shall…
Reading 1 All Saints A
A reading from the Book of Revelation Rev.7:2-4, 9-14. I, John, saw another angel coming up from the east with the seal of the living God. God had given 4 angels power to destroy the earth and the sea. The angel shouted out in a powerful voice to the 4 angels, “Do not damage the earth, the sea, or the trees, until we mark the servants of God with oil on their forehead.” And I heard the…
Gospel All Saints A
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew Mt. 5:1-12. Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the hill and sat down. His disciples sat around him. Jesus began to teach the people. “The people that are poor in spirit, they will be happy, because the kingdom of heaven belongs to them. The people that are gentle, they will be happy, because they will receive everything from the Lord. The people that mourn (cry), they will be happy, because God…
Gospel Sunday 30 A
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew. Matthew 22:34-40 The Pharisees heard that Jesus had said things that made the Sadducees quiet, so they met together. One of the Sadducees asked Jesus a question to try and make him confused. He said, “Master, which commandment in the Law is the most important?” Jesus said, “You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the…
Gospel Sunday 29 A
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew. Matthew 22;15-21 The Pharisees went away to make plans about how to trap Jesus saying something wrong. The Pharisees sent some of their men with some members of Herod’s group to meet Jesus. They asked him, “Master, we know that you are an honest man, you teach about God in the right way. You are not afraid of any person, and people that are very important, highly promoted, mean nothing…
Gospel Sunday 28 A
Reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew. Matthew 22:1-14 Jesus said to the chief priests and Jewish leaders, “The kingdom of heaven is like a king preparing a wedding feast for his son. The king sent his servants to bring all the people that were invited to the wedding. But the people would not come. So the king sent some more servants. The king said to the servants, ‘Tell all the people I have invited. My feast is ready. …
Reading 2 Sunday 26 A
A reading from St. Paul’s Letter to Philippians. Philippians 2:1-11 Brothers and sisters: I ask you what does our life in Christ mean to you? Does love mean anything to you? Do we share the same Spirit? Do you have kindness and mercy for other people? Are things important to you? If you believe this you will make me very happy. I want you all to have the same thoughts that we have. I want you to be together…