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First
reading |
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Exodus
22:20-26 · |
If you are harsh with the widow and orphan, my anger
will flare against you
The Lord said to Moses, ‘Tell the sons of Israel this:
‘“You must not molest the stranger or
oppress him, for you lived as strangers in the land of Egypt. You must not be
harsh with the widow, or with the orphan; if you are harsh with them, they will
surely cry out to me, and be sure I shall hear their cry; my anger will flare
and I shall kill you with the sword, your own wives will be widows, your own
children orphans.
‘“If you lend money to any of my people,
to any poor man among you, you must not play the usurer with him: you must not
demand interest from him.
‘“If you take another’s cloak as a pledge,
you must give it back to him before sunset. It is all the covering he has; it
is the cloak he wraps his body in; what else would he sleep in? If he cries to
me, I will listen, for I am full of pity.”’
The word of the Lord.
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Responsorial Psalm |
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Psalm
17(18):2-4,47,51 |
I love you, Lord, my strength.
I love you, Lord, my strength,
my rock, my fortress, my saviour.
My God is the rock where I take refuge;
my shield, my mighty help, my stronghold.
The Lord is worthy of all praise,
when I call I am saved from my foes.
I love you, Lord, my strength.
Long life to the Lord, my rock!
Praised be the God who saves me,
He has given great victories to his king
and shown his love for his anointed.
I love you, Lord, my strength.
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Second reading |
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1
Thessalonians 1:5-10 · |
You broke with idolatry and became servants of God;
you are now waiting for his Son
You observed the sort of life we lived when we were
with you, which was for your instruction, and you were led to become imitators
of us, and of the Lord; and it was with the joy of the Holy Spirit that you
took to the gospel, in spite of the great opposition all round you. This has
made you the great example to all believers in Macedonia and Achaia since it
was from you that the word of the Lord started to spread – and not only
throughout Macedonia and Achaia, for the news of your faith in God has spread
everywhere. We do not need to tell other people about it: other people tell us
how we started the work among you, how you broke with idolatry when you were
converted to God and became servants of the real, living God; and how you are
now waiting for Jesus, his Son, whom he raised from the dead, to come from
heaven to save us from the retribution which is coming.
The word of the Lord.
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Gospel Acclamation |
cf.Ac16:14 |
Alleluia, alleluia!
Open our heart, O Lord,
to accept the words of your Son.
Alleluia!
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Or: |
Jn14:23 |
Alleluia, alleluia!
If anyone loves me he will keep my word,
and my Father will love him,
and we shall come to him.
Alleluia!
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Gospel |
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Matthew
22:34-40 |
The commandments of love
When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the
Sadducees they got together and, to disconcert him, one of them put a question,
‘Master, which is the greatest commandment of the Law?’ 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 greatest and the first commandment. The second resembles
it: You must love your neighbour as yourself. On these two commandments hang
the whole Law, and the Prophets also.’
The Gospel of the Lord.
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