Saturday, 21st October,
2017
29th Sunday of Ordinary
Time – Year A
5:00 pm Novena to Our Lady
5:30 pm Sunset Mass in English
First Reading
ISAIAH 45:1, 4-6
1 Thus says Yahweh to his
anointed one, to Cyrus whom, he says, I have grasped by his right hand, to make
the nations bow before him and to disarm kings, to open gateways before him so
that their gates be closed no more:
4 It is for the sake of
my servant Jacob and of Israel my chosen one, that I have called you by your
name, have given you a title though you do not know me.
5 I am Yahweh, and there
is no other, there is no other God except me. Though you do not know me, I have
armed you
6 so that it may be known
from east to west that there is no one except me. I am Yahweh, and there is no
other,
“The
Word of the Lord”
PSALMS 96:1, 3, 4-5,
7-8, 9-10
1 Sing a new song to
Yahweh! Sing to Yahweh, all the earth!
3 declare his glory among
the nations, his marvels to every people!
4 Great is Yahweh, worthy
of all praise, more awesome than any of the gods.
5 All the gods of the
nations are idols! It was Yahweh who made the heavens;
7 Give to Yahweh,
families of nations, give to Yahweh glory and power,
8 give to Yahweh the
glory due to his name! Bring an offering and enter his courts,
9 adore Yahweh in the
splendour of his holiness. Tremble before him, all the earth.
10 Say among the nations,
'Yahweh is king.' The world is set firm, it cannot be moved. He will judge the
nations with justice.
Second Reading
First Thessalonians
1:1-5
1 Paul, Silvanus and
Timothy, to the Church in Thessalonica which is in God the Father and the Lord
Jesus Christ. Grace to you and peace.
2 We always thank God for
you all, mentioning you in our prayers continually.
3 We remember before our
God and Father how active is the faith, how unsparing the love, how persevering
the hope which you have from our Lord Jesus Christ.
4 We know, brothers loved
by God, that you have been chosen,
5 because our gospel came
to you not only in words, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with
great effect. And you observed the sort of life we lived when we were with you,
which was for your sake.
“The
Word of the Lord”
Gospel Reading
MATTHEW 22:15-21
15 Then the Pharisees went
away to work out between them how to trap him in what he said.
16 And they sent their
disciples to him, together with some Herodians, to say, 'Master, we know that
you are an honest man and teach the way of God in all honesty, and that you are
not afraid of anyone, because human rank means nothing to you.
17 Give us your opinion,
then. Is it permissible to pay taxes to Caesar or not?'
18 But Jesus was aware of
their malice and replied, 'You hypocrites! Why are you putting me to the test?
19 Show me the money you
pay the tax with.' They handed him a denarius,
20 and he said, 'Whose
portrait is this? Whose title?'
21 They replied,
'Caesar's.' Then he said to them, 'Very well, pay Caesar what belongs to Caesar
-- and God what belongs to God.'
“The
Gospel of the Lord”
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