The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone The Gospel Jesus said to the chief priests and the elders of the people: Mt 21:33 “Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a wine press in it, and built a watchtower. Then he…
Hearers of the word: Ezekiel 18:25-28; Psalm 25 (24); Philippians 2:1-11; Matthew 21:28-32
Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are going into the kingdom of God ahead of you The Gospel Matt 21:28 [Jesus said:] “What do you think? A man had two sons; he went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’ Matt 21:29 He answered,…
Hearers of the word: Isaiah 55:6-9; Psalm 144 (145); Philippians 1:20-24, 27; Matthew 20:1-16
Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Matt 19:30 But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first. Matt 20:1 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire labourers for his vineyard.…
Hearers of the word: Sirach 27:30-28:7; Psalm 103 (102); Romans 14:7-9; Matthew 18:21-35
Lord, if a brother or sister sins against me, how often should I forgive? The Gospel Matt 18:21 Then Peter came and said to Jesus, “Lord, if another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?” Matt 18:22 Jesus said to him, “Not seven times,…
Hearers of the word: Ezekiel 33:7-9; Psalm 95 (94); Romans 13:8-10; Matthew 18:15-20
For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them The Gospel Matt 18:15 [Jesus said:] “If another member of the church sins against you, go and point out the fault when the two of you are alone. If the member listens to you, you have regained that one.…
Hearers of the Word: Jeremiah 20:7-9; Palm 63 (62); Romans 12:1-2; Matthew 16:21-27
For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it. The Gospel Matt 16:21 From that time on, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and undergo great suffering at the hands of the elders and chief…
Hearers of the Word Isaiah 22:19-23; Psalm 138 (137); Romans 11:36-37; Matthew 16:13-20
“But who do you say that I am?” Matt 16:13 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” Matt 16:14 And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, but others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or one of the…
Hearers of the word: Isaiah 56:1, 6-7; Psalm 67 (66); Romans 11:13-15, 29-32; Matthew 15:21-28
“Woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish” Matt 15:21 Jesus left that place and went away to the district of Tyre and Sidon. Matt 15:22 Just then a Canaanite woman from that region came out and started shouting, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David; my…
Hearers of the Word: The Liturgy
The Gospel *** Matt. 14:22 Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. Matt. 14:23 And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone, Matt. 14:24 but…
Hearers of the Word: The feeding of the five thousand
Isaiah 55:1-3; Psalm 145 (144); Romans 8:35, 37-49; Matthew 14:13-21 The Gospel *** Matt. 14:13 Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a deserted place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. Matt. 14:14 When he went ashore, he saw…











