Saturday, 11th
February, 2017
6th Sunday of Ordinary
Time – Year A
5:00 pm Novena to Our Lady
5:30 pm Sunset Mass in English
First Reading
SIRACH 15:15-20
15 If you choose, you will
keep the commandments and so be faithful to his will.
16 He has set fire and
water before you; put out your hand to whichever you prefer.
17 A human being has life
and death before him; whichever he prefers will be given him.
18 For vast is the wisdom
of the Lord; he is almighty and all-seeing.
19 His eyes are on those
who fear him, he notes every human action.
20 He never commanded
anyone to be godless, he has given no one permission to sin.
“The
Word of the Lord”
PSALMS 119:1-2, 4-5,
17-18, 33-34
1 How blessed are those
whose way is blameless, who walk in the Law of Yahweh!
2 Blessed are those who
observe his instructions, who seek him with all their hearts,
4 You lay down your
precepts to be carefully kept.
5 May my ways be steady
in doing your will.
17 Be generous to your
servant and I shall live, and shall keep your words.
18 Open my eyes and I
shall fix my gaze on the wonders of your Law.
33 Teach me, Yahweh, the
way of your will, and I will observe it.
34 Give me understanding
and I will observe your Law, and keep it wholeheartedly.
Second Reading
First Corinthians
2:6-10
6 But still, to those who
have reached maturity, we do talk of a wisdom, not, it is true, a philosophy of
this age or of the rulers of this age, who will not last long now.
7 It is of the mysterious
wisdom of God that we talk, the wisdom that was hidden, which God predestined
to be for our glory before the ages began.
8 None of the rulers of
the age recognised it; for if they had recognised it, they would not have
crucified the Lord of glory;
9 but it is as scripture
says: What no eye has seen and no ear has heard, what the mind of man cannot
visualise; all that God has prepared for those who love him;
10 to us, though, God has
given revelation through the Spirit, for the Spirit explores the depths of
everything, even the depths of God.
“The
Word of the Lord”
Gospel Reading
MATTHEW 5:17-37
17 'Do not imagine that I
have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have come not to abolish but to
complete them.
18 In truth I tell you,
till heaven and earth disappear, not one dot, not one little stroke, is to
disappear from the Law until all its purpose is achieved.
19 Therefore, anyone who
infringes even one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do
the same will be considered the least in the kingdom of Heaven; but the person
who keeps them and teaches them will be considered great in the kingdom of
Heaven.
20 'For I tell you, if
your uprightness does not surpass that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will
never get into the kingdom of Heaven.
21 'You have heard how it
was said to our ancestors, You shall not kill; and if anyone does kill he must
answer for it before the court.
22 But I say this to you,
anyone who is angry with a brother will answer for it before the court; anyone
who calls a brother "Fool" will answer for it before the Sanhedrin;
and anyone who calls him "Traitor" will answer for it in hell fire.
23 So then, if you are
bringing your offering to the altar and there remember that your brother has
something against you,
24 leave your offering
there before the altar, go and be reconciled with your brother first, and then
come back and present your offering.
25 Come to terms with your
opponent in good time while you are still on the way to the court with him, or
he may hand you over to the judge and the judge to the officer, and you will be
thrown into prison.
26 In truth I tell you,
you will not get out till you have paid the last penny.
27 'You have heard how it
was said, You shall not commit adultery.
28 But I say this to you,
if a man looks at a woman lustfully, he has already committed adultery with her
in his heart.
29 If your right eye
should be your downfall, tear it out and throw it away; for it will do you less
harm to lose one part of yourself than to have your whole body thrown into
hell.
30 And if your right hand
should be your downfall, cut it off and throw it away; for it will do you less
harm to lose one part of yourself than to have your whole body go to hell.
31 'It has also been said,
Anyone who divorces his wife must give her a writ of dismissal.
32 But I say this to you,
everyone who divorces his wife, except for the case of an illicit marriage,
makes her an adulteress; and anyone who marries a divorced woman commits
adultery.
33 'Again, you have heard
how it was said to our ancestors, You must not break your oath, but must fulfil
your oaths to the Lord.
34 But I say this to you,
do not swear at all, either by heaven, since that is God's throne;
35 or by earth, since that
is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, since that is the city of the great King.
36 Do not swear by your
own head either, since you cannot turn a single hair white or black.
37 All you need say is
"Yes" if you mean yes, "No" if you mean no; anything more
than this comes from the Evil One.
“The
Gospel of the Lord”
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