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Gospel Sunday 25 A

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew.          Matthew 20:1-16. The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner, a rich man, that went out very early in the morning looking for workers for his vineyard (grape field).  The man agreed to pay one silver coin to each worker for one day.  He sent them to work in the vineyard (grape field).  At nine o’clock in the morning the rich man went out again.  He saw some people in…

Gospel Sunday 24 A

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew.      Matthew 18:21-35 Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord every time my brother sins against me, how many times must I forgive him?  Seven times?  Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times but more: seventy-seven times.” “The kingdom of heaven is like a king that decided to collect the money that his servants owed him.  The king asked his servants to come and see him.  The first servant owed the…

Gospel Sunday 23 A

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew                 Matthew 18:15-20 Jesus said to his disciples, “If your brother does something wrong to you, go and tell him in private.  If he listens to you, you have saved your brother’s soul.  If he does not listen, bring one or two people with you – two or three witnesses will be able to tell what happened.  If your brother refuses to listen to these people, report it to the community.  If…

Reading 2 Sunday 23 A

A reading from St. Paul’s letter to the Romans                 Romans 13:8-10 Brothers and sisters:  Try not to owe anything to anyone.  The only thing that you will always owe is love.  If you love people, you have followed the law.  All the commandments: You must not do the sin of adultery, you must not kill, you must not steal, you must not want the things that belong to other people, and other laws altogether – the Ten Commandments…

Reading 1 Sunday 23 A

A reading from the Book of Ezekiel                                          Ezekiel 33:7-9 The Lord said to me, “Son of man, I appoint you as a guard for the family of Israel.  If you hear a warning from me, you must tell the people in my name.  If I say that evil people will die but you do not warn them to change their way so that they can save their lives, then as sinners they will die, but you will be responsible…

Gospel Sunday 22 A

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew                  Matthew 16, 21-27 Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he himself would go to Jerusalem.  He said that he would suffer a lot because of the Jewish priests and the scribes.  They would condemn him to death.  But on the third day he himself would rise to life.  Then Peter spoke to Jesus in private: “You will die?  No, this must not happen to you.”  But Jesus turned…

Gospel Sunday 21 A

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew.      Matthew 16:13-20 Jesus came to the area of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of God is?”  The disciples said, “Some people say you are John the Baptist, other people say you are Elijah, other say you are Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” Jesus said, “But you, who do you think I am?”  Simon Peter answered, “You are Christ, the Son of the living…

Gospel Sunday 19 A

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew.                 Matthew 14:22-23 Jesus told his disciples to go in the boat and go to the other side of the lake.  After this Jesus went up into the hills by himself to pray.  It was getting dark, Jesus was alone and the boat was far away in the lake there was a strong wind and the boat was struggling because of the rough sea.  Between three and six o’clock in…

Reading 2 Sunday 19 A

A reading from St. Paul’s letter to Romans               Romans 9:1-5 Brothers and sisters:  I speak the truth, I belong to Christ and I do not lie.  My conscience ruled by the Holy Spirit tells me the truth.  I want to say that I have great sorrow, and the pain in my heart never stops.  I wish I could help my people, my flesh and blood.  I would accept the curse of God and be separated from Christ if it…

Gospel Sunday 18 A

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew.            Matthew 14:13-21 When Jesus heard the news about the death of John the Baptist, he left in a boat, and went to a quiet place.  He wanted to be alone, but people knew where Jesus had gone.  They left the town and walked looking for Jesus.  Then Jesus arrived at the shore, he saw a large crowd.  He felt pity for them and he healed the sick people.  It was…