Send us a text

Monday, 17 March 2025
Monday, Second Week of Lent.
 Antiphons and Readings on p. 228 of the Daily Missal.

First Reading: Daniel 9:4b-10

A reading from the Book of the Prophet Daniel.

“O Lord, the great and awesome God, 
 who keeps covenant and merciful love 
 with those who love him and keep his commandments, 
 we have sinned and done wrong 
 and acted wickedly and rebelled, 
 turning aside from your commandments and ordinances; 
 we have not listened to your servants the prophets, 
 who spoke in your name 
 to our kings, our princes, and our ancestors 
 and to all the people of the land. 
 To you, O Lord belongs righteousness, 
 but to us, confusion of face, 
 as at this day, to the people of Judah, 
 to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, 
 those that are near and those that are far away, 
 in all the lands to which you have driven them, 
 because of the treachery 
 which they have committed against you. 
 To us, O Lord, belongs confusion of face, 
 to our kings, to our princes, and to our ancestors, 
 because we have sinned against you. 
 To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness; 
 because we have rebelled against him, 
 and have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God 
 by following his laws, 
 which he set before us by his servants the prophets.

The Word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 79:8, 9, 11, 13 (R. see Ps103:10a)

R/. O Lord, do not treat us according to our sins.

Do not remember against us
 the guilt of former times.
 Let your compassion hasten to meet us;
 for we have been brought very low.

Help us, O God our saviour,
 for the sake of the glory of your name.
 Free us and forgive us our sins,
 because of your name.

Let the groans of the prisoners come before you,
 your strong arm reprieve those condemned to die.

Then we, your people, the flock of your pasture,
 will give you thanks forever and ever.
 From age to age we will recount your praise.

R/. O Lord, do not treat us according to our sins.

Glory and praise to you, O Christ.
Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life;
you have the words of eternal life.
Glory and praise to you, O Christ.

Gospel: Luke 6:36-38

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke.

At that time: 
 Jesus said to his disciples, 
 “Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful. 

Judge not, and you will not be judged; 
 condemn not, and you will not be condemned; 
 forgive, and you will be forgiven; 
 give, and it will be given to you; 
 good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, 
 will be put into your lap. 
 For the measure you give will be the measure you get back.”

The Gospel of the Lord.

Send us a text

Sunday, 16 March 2025
Second Sunday of Lent, Year C.
 Antiphons on p. 220 and Readings on p. 224 of the Daily Missal and 
 p. 808 of the Sunday Missal.

First Reading: Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 27:1, 7-8b, 8c-9abc, 13-14 (R. 1a)

R/. The Lord is my light and my salvation.

The Lord is my light and my salvation;
 whom shall I fear?
 The Lord is the stronghold of my life;
 whom should I dread?

O Lord, hear my voice when I call;
 have mercy and answer me.
 Of you my heart has spoken,
 “Seek his face.”

It is your face, O Lord, that I seek;
 hide not your face from me.
 Dismiss not your servant in anger;
 you have been my help.

I believe I shall see the Lord’s goodness
 in the land of the living.
 Wait for the Lord; be strong;
 be stouthearted, and wait for the Lord!

R/. The Lord is my light and my salvation.

Second Reading: Philippians 3:17 – 4:1

Brothers and sisters, join in imitating me
 and mark those who so walk as you have an example in us.
 For many, of whom I have often told you
 and now tell you even with tears,
 walk as enemies of the cross of Christ.
 Their end is destruction,
 their god is the belly,
 and they glory in their shame,
 with minds set on earthly things.
But our commonwealth is in heaven,
 and from it, we await a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ,
 who will change our lowly body to be like his glorious body,
 by the power which enables him
 even to subject all things to himself. 

Therefore, my brothers and sisters, 
 whom I love and long for, 
 my joy and crown, 
 stand firm in this way in the Lord, my beloved.

Gospel: Luke 9:28b-36

At that time: 
 Jesus took with him Peter and John and James 
 and went up on the mountain to pray. 
 And as he was praying, 
 the appearance of his countenance was altered, 
 and his clothing became dazzling white. 
 And behold, two men talked with him, Moses and Elijah, 
 who appeared in glory and spoke of his exodus, 
 which he was to accomplish at Jerusalem. 
 Now Peter and those who were with him 
 were heavy with sleep but kept awake, 
 and they saw his glory and the two men who stood with him. 
 And as the men were parting from him, 
 Peter said to Jesus, 
 “Master, it is well that we are here; 
 let us make three booths, 
 one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah”—
 not knowing what he said. 

As he said this, 
 a cloud came and overshadowed them; 
 and they were afraid as they entered the cloud. 
 And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, 
 “This is my Son, my Chosen; listen to him!” 

And when the voice had spoken, 
 Jesus was found alone. 
 And they kept silence and told no one in those days 
 anything of what they had seen.

Send us a text

Saturday, 15 March 2025
Saturday of the First Week of Lent.
 Antiphons and Readings on p. 217 of the Daily Missal.

First Reading: Deuteronomy 26:16-19

Moses spoke to the people, saying: 
 “This day the Lord your God 
 commands you to do these statutes and ordinances; 
 you shall therefore be careful to do them 
 with all your heart and with all your soul. 
 You have declared this day 
 concerning the Lord that he is your God 
 and that you will walk in his ways, 
 and keep his statutes and his commandments 
 and his ordinances, and will obey his voice; 
 and the Lord has declared this day concerning you 
 that you are a people for his own possession, 
 as he has promised you, 
 and that you are to keep all his commandments, 
 that he will set you high above all nations that he has made, 
 in praise and in fame and in honour, 
 and that you shall be a people holy to the Lord your God, 
 as he has spoken.”

The Word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 119:1-2.4-5.7-8 (R. 1b)

R/. Blessed are those who walk in the law of the Lord!

Blessed are those whose way is blameless,
 who walk in the law of the Lord!
 Blessed are those who keep his decrees!
 With all their hearts they seek him.

You have laid down your precepts
 to be carefully kept.
 May my ways be firm
 in keeping your statutes.

I will thank you with an upright heart,
 as I learn your just judgments.
 I will keep your statutes;
 do not ever forsake me.

R/. Blessed are those who walk in the law of the Lord!

Glory and praise to you, O Christ.
Behold, now is the acceptable time, behold now is the day of salvation.
 Glory and praise to you, O Christ.

Gospel: Matthew 5:43-48

At that time: 
 Jesus said to his disciples, 
 “You have heard that it was said, 
 ‘You shall love your neighbour and hate your enemy.’ 
 But I say to you, 
 Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 
 so that you may be children of your Father who is in heaven; 
 for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, 
 and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. 
 For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? 
 Do not even the tax collectors do the same? 
 And if you salute only your brothers and sisters, 
 what more are you doing than others? 
 Do not even the Gentiles do the same? 
 You, therefore, must be perfect, 
 as your heavenly Father is perfect.

Send us a text

Friday, 14 March 2025
Friday of the First Week of Lent.
Antiphons and Readings on p. 215 of the Daily Missal.

First Reading: Ezekiel 18:21-28

Thus says the Lord God: 
“If a wicked person turns away from all their sins 
which they have committed and keeps all my statutes 
and does what is lawful and right, they shall surely live; 
they shall not die. 
None of the transgressions which they have committed shall be remembered against them; 
for the righteousness which they have done, they shall live. 
Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked, 
says the Lord God, 
and not rather that they should turn from their ways and live? 
But when a righteous person turns away from their righteousness 
and commits iniquity and does the same abominable things 
that the wicked person does, shall they live? 
None of the righteous deeds 
which they have done shall be remembered; 
for the treachery of which they are guilty and 
the sin they have committed, they shall die. 
“Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ 
Hear now, O house of Israel: 
Is my way not just? 
Is it not your ways that are not just? 
When a righteous person turns away from their righteousness 
and commits iniquity, they shall die for it; 
for the iniquity which they have committed, they shall die. 
Again, when a wicked person turns away from the wickedness
they have committed and does what is lawful and right, 
they shall save their life. 
Because they considered and turned away 
from all the transgressions which they had committed, 
they shall surely live, they shall not die.

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 130:1-2.3-4.5-7a.7bc-8 (R. 3)

R/. If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities,
​Lord, who could stand?

Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord;
Lord, hear my voice!
O let your ears be attentive
to the sound of my pleading.

If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities,
Lord, who could stand?
But with you is found forgiveness,
that you may be revered.

I long for you, O Lord, 
my soul longs for his word.
My soul hopes in the Lord
more than watchmen for daybreak.
More than watchmen for daybreak,
let Israel hope for the Lord.

For with the Lord there is mercy,
in him is plentiful redemption.
It is he who will redeem Israel
from all its iniquities.

R/. If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities,
​Lord, who could stand?

Gospel: Matthew 5:20-26

At that time: 
Jesus said to his disciples, 
“Unless your righteousness exceeds 
that of the scribes and Pharisees, 
you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 
“You have heard that it was said to the people of old, 
‘You shall not kill; and whoever kills shall be liable to judgment.’ 
But I say to you that everyone who is angry 
with his brother or sister shall be liable to judgment; 
whoever insults his brother or sister shall be liable to the council, 
and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ shall be liable to the hell of fire. 
So if you are offering your gift at the altar, 
and there remember that your brother or sister 
has something against you, 
leave your gift there before the altar and go; 
first, be reconciled to your brother or sister, 
and then come and offer your gift. 
Make friends quickly with your accuser, 
while you are going with them to court, 
lest your accuser hand you over to the judge, 
and the judge to the guard, and you be put in prison; 
truly, I say to you, 
you will never get out till you have paid the last pen

Send us a text

Thursday, 13 March 2025
Thursday of the First Week of Lent
 Antiphons and Readings on p. 212 of the Daily Missal.

First Reading: Esther 14: 1, 3-4, 11, 13-14

In those days: 
 Esther the queen, seized with deathly anxiety, 
 fled to the Lord. 
 And she lay on the earth together with all her maidservants. 
 From morning until evening, and said: 
 “God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob, 
 blessed are you; 
 help me, who am alone and have no helper but you, 
 for my danger is in my hand. 
 I have heard from the books of my ancestors 
 that you liberate all those who are pleasing to you, 
 O Lord, until the very end. 
 And now, assist me, who am all alone, 
 and have now one but you, O Lord, my God. 
 Come to my aid, for I am an orphan. 
 Put eloquent speech in my mouth before the lion, 
 and turn his heart to hate the man who is fighting against us, 
 so that there may be an end of him and those who agree with him. 
 But save us from the hand of our enemies; 
 turn our mourning into gladness and our affliction into well-being.”

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 138:1-2a.2bcd-3.7d-8 (R. 3a)

R/. On the day I called, you answered me, O Lord.

I thank you, Lord, with all my heart;
 you have heard the words of my mouth.
 In the presence of the angels, I praise you.
 I bow down toward your holy temple.

I give thanks to your name
 for your merciful love and your faithfulness.
 You have exalted your name over all.
 On the day I called, you answered me;
 you increased the strength of my soul.

With your right hand you save me;
 the Lord will accomplish this for me.
 O Lord, your merciful love is eternal;
 discard not the work of your hands.

R/. On the day I called, you answered me, O Lord.

Glory and praise to you, O Christ.
Create in me a clean heart, O God; restore to me the joy of your salvation.
 Glory and praise to you, O Christ.

Gospel: Matthew 7:7-12

At that time: 
 Jesus said to his disciples, 
 “Ask, and it will be given you; 
 seek, and you will find; 
 knock, and it will be opened to you. 
 For everyone who asks receives, 
 and the one who seeks finds, 
 and to the one who knocks, it will be opened. 
 Or which one of you, if his child asks him for bread, 
 will give them a stone? 
 Or if they ask for a fish, will give them a serpent? 
 If you then, who are evil, 
 know how to give good gifts to your children, 
 how much more will your Father who is in heaven 
 give good things to those who ask him! 
 So whatever you wish that people would do to you, 
 do so to them; for this is the law and the prophets.

Send us a text

Wednesday, 12 March 2025
Wednesday of the First Week of Lent
 Antiphons and Readings on p. 210 of the Daily Missal.

First Reading: Jonah 3:1-10

The word of the Lord came to Jonah 
 the second time, saying, 
 “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, 
 and proclaim to it the message that I tell you.” 
 So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh, 
 according to the word of the Lord. 
 Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, 
 three days’ journey in breadth. 
 Jonah began to go into the city, going a day’s journey. 
 And he cried, 
 “Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!” 
 And the people of Nineveh believed God; 
 they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, 
 from the greatest of them to the least of them. 
 Then tidings reached the king of Nineveh, 
 and he arose from his throne, 
 removed his robe, and covered himself 
 with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. 
 And he made proclamation and published through Nineveh, 
 “By the decree of the king and his nobles: 
 Let neither people nor beast, herd nor flock, 
 taste anything; 
 let them not feed, or drink water, 
 but let people and beast be covered with sackcloth, 
 and let them cry mightily to God; 
 yes, let every one turn from his evil way and 
 from the violence which is in his hands. 
 Who knows, God may yet repent and 
 turn from his fierce anger so that we perish not?” 
 When God saw what they did, 
 how they turned from their evil way, 
 God repented of the evil which he had said he would do to them, 
 and he did not do it.

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 51:3-4.12-13.18-19 (R. 19b)

R/. A broken and humbled heart, O God, you will not spurn.

Have mercy on me, O God,
 according to your merciful love;
 according to your great compassion,
 blot out my transgressions.
 Wash me completely from my iniquity,
 and cleanse me from my sin.

Create a pure heart for me, O God;
 renew a steadfast spirit within me.
 Do not cast me away from your presence;
 take not your holy spirit from me.

For in sacrifice you take no delight;
 burnt offering from me would not please you.
 My sacrifice to God, a broken spirit:
 a broken and humbled heart,
 O God, you will not spurn.

R/. A broken and humbled heart, O God, you will not spurn.

Gospel: Luke 11:29-32

At that time: 
 When the crowds were increasing, Jesus began to say, 
 “This generation is an evil generation; 
 it seeks a sign, but no sign shall be given to it 
 except the sign of Jonah. 
 For as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, 
 so will the Son of man be to this generation. 
 The queen of the South will arise at the judgment 
 with the people of this generation and condemn them; 
 for she came from the ends of the earth 
 to hear the wisdom of Solomon, 
 and behold, something greater than Solomon is here. 
 The people of Nineveh will arise at the judgment 
 with this generation and condemn it; f
 or they repented at the preaching of Jonah, 
 and behold, something greater than Jonah is here.”

Send us a text

Tuesday, 11 March 2025
Tuesday of the First Week of Lent.
 Readings and Antiphons on p. 208 of the Daily Missal.

First Reading: Isaiah 55:10-11

A reading from the Book of Isaiah.

Thus says the Lord: 
 “As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, 
 and do not return there but water the earth, 
 making it bring forth and sprout, 
 giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater, 
 so shall my word be that goes forth from my mouth; 
 it shall not return to me empty, 
 but it shall accomplish that which I intend,  
 and prosper in the thing for which I sent it.”

The Word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 34:4-7.16-19 (R. see 18b)

R/. The Lord rescues them in all their distress.

Glorify the Lord with me;
 together let us praise his name.
 I sought the Lord, and he answered me;
 from all my terrors he set me free.

Look towards him and be radiant;
 let your faces not be abashed.
 This lowly one called; the Lord heard,
 and rescued him from all his distress.

The Lord turns his eyes to the just,
 and his ears are open to their cry.
 The Lord turns his face against the wicked
 to destroy their remembrance from the earth.

When the just cry out, the Lord hears,
 and rescues them in all their distress.
 The Lord is close to the broken-hearted;
 those whose spirit is crushed he will save.

R/. The Lord rescues them in all their distress.

Glory and praise to you, O Christ.
Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.
 Glory and praise to you, O Christ.

Gospel: Matthew 6:7-15

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew.

At that time: Jesus said to his disciples, 
 “And in praying do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do; 
 for they think that they will be heard 
 for their many words. 
 Do not be like them, 
 for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. 
 Pray then like this:

Our Father who art in heaven,
 Hallowed be thy name.
 Thy kingdom come,
 Thy will be done,
 On earth, as it is in heaven.
 Give us this day our daily bread;
 And forgive us our trespasses,
 As we forgive those who trespass against us; 
 And lead us not into temptation,
 But deliver us from evil.

For if you forgive people their trespasses, 
 your heavenly Father also will forgive you; 
 but if you do not forgive people their trespasses, 
 neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

The Gospel of the Lord.

Send us a text

Monday, 10 March 2025
Monday of the First Week of Lent.
 Readings and Antiphons on p. 205 of the Daily Missal.

First Reading: Leviticus 19:1-2, 11-18

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 19:8.9.10.15 (R. see John 6:63c)

R/. Your words, O Lord, are Spirit and life.

The law of the Lord is perfect;
 it revives the soul.
 The decrees of the Lord are steadfast;
 they give wisdom to the simple.

The precepts of the Lord are right;
 they gladden the heart.
 The command of the Lord is clear;
 it gives light to the eyes.

The fear of the Lord is pure,
 abiding forever.
 The judgments of the Lord are true;
 they are, all of them, just.

May the spoken words of my mouth,
 the thoughts of my heart,
 win favour in your sight, O Lord,
 my rock and my redeemer!

R/. Your words, O Lord, are Spirit and life.

Gospel: Matthew 25:31-46

At that time: 
 Jesus said to his disciples, 
 “When the Son of man comes in his glory, 
 and all the angels with him, 
 then he will sit on his glorious throne. 
 Before him will be gathered all the nations, 
 and he will separate them one from another 
 as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, 
 and he will place the sheep at his right hand, 
 but the goats at the left. 
 Then the King will say to those at his right hand, 
 ‘Come, O blessed of my Father, 
 inherit the kingdom prepared for you 
 from the foundation of the world; 
 for I was hungry and you gave me food, 
 I was thirsty and you gave me drink, 
 I was a stranger and you welcomed me, 
 I was naked and you clothed me, 
 I was sick and you visited me, 
 I was in prison and you came to me.’ 
 Then the righteous will answer him, 
 ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, 
 or thirsty and give you drink? 
 And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, 
 or naked and clothe you? 
 And when did we see you sick or 
 in prison and visit you?’ 
 And the King will answer them, 
 ‘Truly, I say to you, 
 as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, 
 you did it to me.’ 
 Then he will say to those at his left hand, 
 ‘Depart from me, you cursed, 
 into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels; 
 for I was hungry and you gave me no food, 
 I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, 
 I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, 
 naked and you did not clothe me, 
 sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ 
 Then they also will answer, 
 ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or 
 thirsty or a stranger or 
 naked or sick or in prison, 
 and did not minister to you?’ 
 Then he will answer them, 
 ‘Truly, I say to you, 
 as you did it not to one of the least of these, 
 you did it not to me.’ 
 And they will go away into eternal punishment, 
 but the righteous into eternal life.”

Send us a text

Sunday, 9 March 2025
The First Sunday of Lent, Year C
 Antiphons on p. 197 and Readings on p. 202 of the Daily Missal and p. 803 of the Sunday Missal.

First Reading: Deuteronomy 26:4-10

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 91:1-2.10-15 (R. cf. 15b)

R/. Be with me, O Lord, when I am in distress.

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High,
 and abides in the shade of the Almighty,
 says to the Lord, “My refuge,
 my stronghold, my God in whom I trust!”

Upon you no evil shall fall,
 no plague approach your tent.
 For you has he commanded his angels
 to keep you in all your ways.

They shall bear you upon their hands,
 lest you strike your foot against a stone.
 On the lion and the viper you will tread,
 and trample the young lion and the serpent.

Since he clings to me in love, I will free him,
 protect him, for he knows my name.
 When he calls on me, I will answer him;
 I will be with him in distress;
 I will deliver him, and give him glory.

R/. Be with me, O Lord, when I am in distress.

Second Reading: Romans 10:8-13

Brothers and sisters: 

What does the scripture say? 
 The word is near you, on your lips and in your heart 
 (that is, the word of faith which we preach); 
 because, if you confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord 
 and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, 
 you will be saved. 
 For people believe with the heart and so are justified, 
 and they confess with their lips and so are saved. 
 The scripture says, 
 “No one who believes in him will be put to shame.” 
 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; 
 the same Lord is Lord of all 
 and bestows his riches upon all who call upon him. 
 For, “everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord 
 will be saved.”

Gospel: Luke 4:1-13

At that time:
 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit,
 returned from the Jordan
 and was led by the Spirit for forty days in the wilderness,
 tempted by the devil.
 And he ate nothing in those days;
 and when they were ended, he was hungry.
 The devil said to him,
 “If you are the Son of God,
 command this stone to become bread.” 

And Jesus answered him, 
 “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone.’” 

And the devil took him up, 
 and showed him all the kingdoms of the world 
 in a moment of time, 
 and said to him, “To you, I will give all this authority and their glory; 
 for it has been delivered to me, 
 and I give it to whom I will. 
 If you, then, will worship me, it shall all be yours.” 

And Jesus answered him,
 “It is written,
 ‘You shall worship the Lord your God,
 and him only shall you serve.’” 

And he took him to Jerusalem,
 and set him on the pinnacle of the temple,
 and said to him,
 “If you are the Son of God,
 throw yourself down from here;
 for it is written,
 ‘He will give His angels charge of you, to guard you,’ and
 on their hands, they will bear you up,
 lest you strike your foot against a stone.’” 

And Jesus answered him, 
 “It is said, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’” 

And when the devil had ended every temptation, 
 he departed from him until an opportune time.

Send us a text

Saturday, 8 March 2025
Saturday after Ash Wednesday
Antiphons and Readings page 194 of the Daily Missal

 First Reading: Isaiah 58: 9c-14

Thus says the Lord: 
 “If you take away from the midst of you the yoke,
 the pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness,
 if you pour yourself out for the hungry
 and satisfy the desire of the afflicted,
 then shall your light rise in the darkness
 and your gloom be as the noonday.
 And the Lord will guide you continually,
 and satisfy your desire with good things, 
 and make your bones strong;
 and you shall be like a watered garden,
 like a spring of water,
 whose waters do not fail.
 And your ancient ruins shall be rebuilt;
 you shall raise up the foundations of many generations;
 you shall be called the repairer of the breach,
 the restorer of streets to dwell in.

“If you turn back your foot from the sabbath,
 from doing your pleasureon my holy day,
 and call the sabbath a delight
 and the holy day of the Lord honourable;
 if you honour it, not going your own ways,
 or seeking your own pleasure, or talking idly;
 then you shall take delight in the Lord,
 and I will make you ride upon the heights of the earth;
 I will feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father,
 for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”

Responsorial psalm: Psalm 86:1-2.3-4.5-6 (R. 11ab)

R/.  Teach me, O Lord, your way, so that I may walk in your truth.

Turn your ear, O Lord, and answer me,
 for I am poor and needy.
 Preserve my soul, for I am faithful;
 save the servant who trusts in you, my God.

Have mercy on me, O Lord,
 for I cry to you all the day long.
 Gladden the soul of your servant,
 for I lift up my soul to you, O Lord.

O Lord, you are good and forgiving,
 full of mercy to all who call to you.
 Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer,
 and attend to my voice in supplication. 

R/. Teach me, O Lord, your way, so that I may walk in your truth.

Gospel: Luke 5:27-32

At that time: 
 Jesus saw a tax collector, named Levi, 
 sitting at the tax office; 
 and he said to him, “Follow me.” 
 And he left everything, and rose and followed him.

And Levi made him a great feast in his house; 
 and there was a large company of tax collectors and others 
 sitting at table with them. 
 And the Pharisees and their scribes 
 murmured against his disciples, saying, 
 “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” 

And Jesus answered them, 
 “Those who are well have no need of a physician, 
 but those who are sick; 
 I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”