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Wednesday, 27 August 2025
Wednesday, Twenty-First Week in Ordinary Time, Year 1
Saint Monica, Memorial
Antiphons on p 1979 and Readings on p 1203 of the Daily Missal 

First Reading: 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13

You remember our labour and toil, brethren; 
we worked night and day, 
that we might not burden any of you, 
while we preached to you the gospel of God. 
You are witnesses, and God also, 
how holy and righteous and blameless 
was our behaviour to you believers; 
for you know how, 
like a father with his children, 
we exhorted each one of you 
and encouraged you and charged you 
to walk in a manner worthy of God, 
who calls you into his own kingdom and glory.

And we also thank God constantly for this, 
that when you received the word of God 
which you heard from us, 
you accepted it not as the word of people 
but as what it really is, 
the word of God, 
which is at work in you believers.

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 139:7-12ab (R. see 1a)

R/. O Lord, you search me and you know me.

O where can I go from your spirit,
or where can I flee from your face?
If I climb the heavens, you are there.
If I lie in the grave, you are there.

If I take the wings of the dawn
or dwell at the sea’s furthest end,
even there your hand would lead me;
your right hand would hold me fast.

If I say, “Let the darkness hide me
and the light around me be night,”
even darkness is not dark to you,
the night shall be as bright as day.

R/. O Lord, you search me and you know me.

Gospel: Matthew 23:27-32

At that time: 
Jesus said, “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! 
for you are like whitewashed tombs, 
which outwardly appear beautiful, 
but within they are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness. 
So you also outwardly appear righteous to men, 
but within you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! 
for you build the tombs of the prophets 
and adorn the monuments of the righteous, saying, 
‘If we had lived in the days of our ancestors, 
we would not have taken part with them 
in shedding the blood of the prophets.’ 
Thus you witness against yourselves, 
that you are sons of those who murdered the prophets. 
Fill up, then, the measure of your ancestors.”

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Tuesday, 26 August 2025
Tuesday, Twenty-First Tuesday in Ordinary Time – Year II
Antiphons on p. 1192 and readings on p. 1201 of the Daily Missal.

First Reading: 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8

For you yourselves know, brethren, 
that our visit to you was not in vain; 
but though we had already suffered 
and been shamefully treated at Philippi, 
as you know, 
we had courage in our God 
to declare to you the gospel of God 
in the face of great opposition. 
For our appeal does not spring from error or uncleanness, 
nor is it made with guile; 
but just as we have been approved by God 
to be entrusted with the gospel, 
so we speak, not to please people, 
but to please God who tests our hearts. 
For we never used either words of flattery, 
as you know, or a cloak for greed, 
as God is witness; 
nor did we seek glory from people, 
whether from you or from others, 
though we might have made demands as apostles of Christ. 
But we were gentle among you, 
like a nurse taking care of her children. 
So, being affectionately desirous of you, 
we were ready to share with you 
not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, 
because you had become very dear to us.

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 139: 1-3, 4-6 (R. 1)

R/. O Lord, you search me and you know me.

O Lord, you search me and you know me.
You yourself know my resting and my rising;
you discern my thoughts from afar.
You mark when I walk or lie down;
you know all my ways through and through.

Before ever a word is on my tongue,
you know it, O Lord, through and through.
Behind and before, you besiege me,
your hand ever laid upon me.
Too wonderful for me, this knowledge,
too high, beyond my reach. 

R/. O Lord, you search me and you know me

Gospel: Matthew 23:23-26

At that time:
Jesus said, “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! 
For you tithe mint, dill, and cummin, 
and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: 
justice and mercy and faith. 
these you ought to have done, 
without neglecting the others. 
You blind guides, 
straining out a gnat and swallowing a camel! 

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! 
For you cleanse the outside of the cup and of the plate, 
but inside they are full of extortion and rapacity.
You blind Pharisee! 
First cleanse the inside of the cup and of the plate, 
that the outside also may be clean.

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Monday, 25 August 2025
Monday, Twenty-First Week in Ordinary Time, Year 1
Antiphons on p 1192 and Readings on p 1199 of the Daily Missal.

First Reading: 1 Thessalonians1:1-5.8b-10

Paul, Silvanus and Timothy, 
To the church of the Thessalonians 
in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: 

Grace to you and peace. 

We give thanks to God always for you all, 
constantly mentioning you in our prayers, 
remembering before our God and Father your work of faith 
and labour of love 
and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. 
For we know, brethren beloved by God, 
that he has chosen you; 
for our gospel came to you not only in word 
but also in power and in the Holy Spirit 
and with full conviction. 

You know what kind of men we proved to be among you
for your sake.
Your faith in God has gone forth everywhere 
so that we need not say anything. 
For they themselves report concerning us 
what a welcome we had among you, 
and how you turned to God from idols, 
to serve a living and true God, 
and to wait for his Son from heaven, 
whom he raised from the dead, 
Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 149:1b-2.3-4.5-6a & 9bc (R. 4a)

R/. The Lord takes delight in his people.

Sing a new song to the Lord,
his praise in the assembly of the faithful.
Let Israel rejoice in its Maker;
let Sion’s children exult in their king.

Let them praise his name with dancing,
and make music with timbrel and harp.
For the Lord takes delight in his people;
he crowns the poor with salvation.

Let the faithful exult in glory,
and rejoice as they take their rest.
Let the praise of God be in their mouths.
This is an honour for all his faithful.

R/. The Lord takes delight in his people.

Gospel: Matthew 23:13-22

At that time: Jesus said,
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!
because you shut the kingdom of heaven against men;
for you neither enter yourselves
nor allow those who would enter to go in.
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! 
for you traverse sea and land to make a single proselyte, 
and when he becomes a proselyte, 
you make him twice as much a child of hell as yourselves.

“Woe to you, blind guides, who say, 
‘If anyone swears by the temple, it is nothing; 
but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, 
he is bound by his oath.’ 
You blind fools! 
For which is greater, 
the gold or the temple that has made the gold sacred? 
And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it is nothing; 
but if anyone swears by the gift that is on the altar, 
he is bound by his oath.’ 
You blind men! 
For which is greater, 
the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred? 
So he who swears by the altar, 
swears by it and by everything on it; 
and he who swears by the temple, 
swears by it and by Him who dwells in it; 
and he who swears by heaven, 
swears by the throne of God and by Him who sits upon it.”

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Sunday, 24 August 2025
Sunday, Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time – Cycle C
Antiphons on p. 1192 and Readings on p. 1196 of the Daily Missal and on p. 952 of the Sunday Missal.

First Reading: Isaiah 66:18-21

Thus says the Lord:
“I know their works and their thoughts, 
and I am coming to gather all nations and tongues; 
and they shall come and shall see my glory, 
and I will set a sign among them. 
And from them I will send survivors to the nations, 
to Tarshish, Put, and Lud, 
who draw the bow, 
to Tubal and Javan, to the islands afar off, 
that have not heard my fame or seen my glory; 
and they shall declare my glory among the nations.
And they shall bring all your brethren from all the nations 
as an offering to the Lord, 
upon horses, and in chariots, and in litters, 
and upon mules, and upon dromedaries, 
to my holy mountain Jerusalem, 
says the Lord, 
just as the sons of Israel bring their cereal offering 
in a clean vessel to the house of the Lord.
And some of them also I will take 
for priests and for Levites, says the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 117: 1-2 (R. Mark 16:15)

R/. Go to all the world and preach the Gospel.

O praise the Lord, all you nations;
acclaim him, all you peoples!

For his merciful love has prevailed over us;
and the Lord’s faithfulness endures forever.

R/. Go to all the world and preach the Gospel.

Second Reading: Hebrews 12:5-7, 11-13

Brothers and sisters: 
Have you forgotten the exhortation which addresses you as sons?—

“My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord,
nor lose courage when you are punished by him.
For the Lord disciplines him whom he loves,
and chastises every son whom he receives.”

It is for discipline that you have to endure. 
God is treating you as sons; 
for what son is there whom his father does not discipline?

For the moment all discipline 
seems painful rather than pleasant; 
later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness 
to those who have been trained by it.

Therefore lift your drooping hands 
and strengthen your weak knees, 
and make straight paths for your feet, 
so that what is lame may not be put out of joint 
but rather be healed. 

Gospel: Luke 13:22-30

At that time: 
Jesus went on his way through towns and villages, 
teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem. 
And some one said to him, 
“Lord, will those who are saved be few?” 
And he said to them, 
“Strive to enter by the narrow door; 
for many, I tell you, 
will seek to enter and will not be able. 
When once the householder has risen up and shut the door, 
you will begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, 
‘Lord, open to us.’ 
He will answer you, 
‘I do not know where you come from.’ 
Then you will begin to say, 
‘We ate and drank in your presence, 
and you taught in our streets.’ 
But he will say, 
‘I tell you, I do not know where you come from; 
depart from me, all you workers of iniquity!’ 
There you will weep and gnash your teeth, 
when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob 
and all the prophets in the kingdom of God 
and you yourselves thrust out. 
And men will come from east and west, 
and from north and south, 
and sit at table in the kingdom of God. 
And behold, some are last who will be first, 
and some are first who will be last.”

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Saturday 23 August 2025
Saturday, Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
Mass of Our Lady
Antiphons on p. 1862 (CBVM 1) and readings on p.1189 (Daily Missal)

First Reading: Ruth 2:1-3.8-11; 4:13-17

Now Naomi had a kinsman of her husband’s, 
a man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech, 
whose name was Boaz. 
And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, 
“Let me go to the field, 
and glean among the ears of grain 
after him in whose sight I shall find favour.” 

And she said to her, “Go, my daughter.” 
So she set forth and went 
and gleaned in the field after the reapers; 
and she happened to come to the part of the field 
belonging to Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech. 

Then Boaz said to Ruth, 
“Now, listen, my daughter, 
do not go to glean in another field or leave this one, 
but keep close to my maidens. 
Let your eyes be upon the field which they are reaping 
and go after them. 
Have I not charged the young men not to molest you? 
And when you are thirsty, 
go to the vessels and drink what the young men have drawn.” 

Then she fell on her face, bowing to the ground, 
and said to him, 
“Why have I found favour in your eyes, 
that you should take notice of me 
when I am a foreigner?” 

But Boaz answered her, 
“All that you have done for your mother-in-law 
since the death of your husband has been fully told me, 
and how you left your father and mother and your native land 
and came to a people that you did not know before. 

So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife,
and he went into her,
and the Lord gave her conception,
and she bore a son.
Then the women said to Naomi, 
“Blessed be the Lord, 
who has not left you this day without next of kin; 
and may his name be renowned in Israel! 
He shall be to you a restorer of life 
and a nourisher of your old age; 
for your daughter-in-law who loves you, 
who is more to you than seven sons, 
has borne him.” 
Then Naomi took the child and laid him in her bosom, 
and became his nurse. 
And the women of the neighbourhood gave him a name, saying, 
“A son has been born to Naomi.” 
They named him Obed; 
he was the father of Jesse, the father of David.

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 128:1-2.3.4.5 (R. 4)

R/. Indeed thus shall be blessed
     the man who fears the Lord.

Blessed are all who fear the Lord,
and walk in his ways!
By the labour of your hands you shall eat.
You will be blessed and prosper.

Your wife like a fruitful vine
in the heart of your house;
your children like shoots of the olive
around your table.

Indeed thus shall be blessed
the man who fears the Lord.

May the Lord bless you from Sion.
May you see Jerusalem prosper
all the days of your life!

R/. Indeed thus shall be blessed
     the man who fears the Lord.

Gospel: Matthew 23:1-12

At that time: 
Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, 
“The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat; 
so practice and observe whatever they tell you, 
but not what they do; 
for they preach, but do not practice. 
They bind heavy burdens, hard to bear, 
and lay them on people’s shoulders; 
but they themselves will not move them with their finger. 
They do all their deeds to be seen by people; 
for they make their phylacteries broad and their fringes long, 
and they love the place of honour at feasts 
and the best seats in the synagogues,&nbs

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Friday, 22 August 2025
Memorial of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Readings and Antiphons on p. 1728 of the Daily Missal.

First Reading: Isaiah 9:2-7

The people who walked in darkness
have seen a great light;
those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness,
on them a light has shined.
You have multiplied the nation
you have increased its joy;
they rejoice before you
as with joy at the harvest,
as men rejoice when they divide the spoil. 
For the yoke of his burden,
and the staff for their shoulders,
the rod of their oppressor
you have broken as on the day of Midian.
For every boot of the tramping in battle tumult
and every garment rolled in blood
will be destined for burning,
will be burned as fuel for the fire.
For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given,
and the government will be on his shoulder,
And his name will be called
“Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”
Of the increase of his government and of peace
there will be no end.
upon the throne of David, and over his kingdom,
to establish it, and to uphold it
with justice and righteousness
from this time forth and for evermore.
The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 113:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8

R/. May the name of the Lord be blest for evermore.

Praise, O servants of the Lord,
praise the name of the Lord!
May the name of the Lord be blest
both now and for evermore!

From the rising of the sun to its setting,
praised be the name of the Lord!
High above all nations is the Lord,
above the heavens his glory.

Who is like the Lord, our God,
who dwells on high,
who lowers himself to look down
upon heaven and earth?

From the dust he lifts up the lowly,
from the ash heap he raises the poor,
to set them in the company of princes,
yes, with the princes of his people.

R/. May the name of the Lord be blest for evermore.

Gospel: Luke 1: 26-38

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke.

At that time:
The angel Gabriel was sent from God 
to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,
to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, 
of the house of David; 
and the virgin’s name was Mary. 
And he came to her and said, 
“Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you!” 
But she was greatly troubled at the saying, 
and considered in her mind what sort of greeting this might be.
And the angel said to her, 
“Do not be afraid, Mary, 
for you have found favor with God. 
And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, 
and you shall call his name Jesus.
He will be great, 
and will be called the Son of the Most High;
and the Lord God will give to him 
the throne of his father David,
and he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever;
and of his kingdom there will be no end.”

And Mary said to the angel, 
“How can this be, since I have no husband?” 

And the angel said to her,
“The Holy Spirit will come upon you,
and the power of the Most High will overshadow you;
therefore the child to be born will be called holy,
the Son of God.

“And behold, 
your kinswoman Elizabeth in her old age 
has also conceived a son; 
and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. 
For with God nothing will be impossible.” 

And Mary said, 
“Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; 
let it be to me according to your word.” 

And the angel departed from her.

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Thursday, 21 August 2025
Thursday, Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time, Year 1
Memorial, St Pius X, Pope
Antiphons on p 1916 and readings on p 1182 of the Daily Missal.

First Reading: Judges 11:29-39a

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 40:5.7-8a.8b-9.10 (R. see 8a.9a)

R/. See, I have come, Lord, to do your will.

Blessed the man who has placed
his trust in the Lord,
and has not gone over to the proud
who follow false gods.

You delight not in sacrifice and offerings,
but in an open ear.
You do not ask for holocaust and victim.
Then I said, “See, I have come.”

In the scroll of the book it stands written of me:
“I delight to do your will, O my God;
your instruction lies deep within me.”

Your justice I have proclaimed
in the great assembly.
My lips I have not sealed;
you know it, O Lord.

R/. See, I have come, Lord, to do your will.

Gospel: Matthew 22:1-14

At that time: 
Again Jesus spoke to the chief priests 
and the elders of the people in parables, saying, 
“The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king 
who gave a marriage feast for his son 
and sent his servants 
to call those who were invited to the marriage feast, 
but they would not come. 

Again he sent other servants, saying, 
‘Tell those who are invited, 
Behold, I have made ready my dinner, 
my oxen and my fat calves are killed, 
and everything is ready; 
come to the marriage feast.’ 
But they made light of it and went off, 
one to his farm, another to his business, 
while the rest seized his servants, 
treated them shamefully, and killed them. 
The king was angry, 
and he sent his troops and destroyed those murderers 
and burned their city. 

Then he said to his servants, 
‘The wedding is ready, 
but those invited were not worthy. 
Go therefore to the streets, 
and invite to the marriage feast as many as you find.’ 
And those servants went out into the streets 
and gathered all whom they found, both bad and good; 
so the wedding hall was filled with guests.

“But when the king came in to look at the guests, 
he saw there a man who had no wedding garment; 
and he said to him, 
‘Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?’ 
And he was speechless. 
Then the king said to the attendants, 
‘Bind him hand and foot, 
and cast him into the outer darkness; 
where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ 
For many are called, but few are chosen.” 

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Wednesday, 20 August 2025
Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time, Year 1
Memorial, St Bernard, Abbott and Doctor
Antiphons on p 1727 and readings on p 1179 of the Daily Missal

First Reading: Judges 9:6-15

At that time: 
All the citizens of Shechem came together, 
and all Beth-millo 
and they went and made Abimelech king, 
by the oak of the pillar at Shechem. 

When it was told to Jotham, 
he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim, 
and cried aloud and said to them, 
“Listen to me, you people of Shechem, 
that God may listen to you. 
The trees once went forth to anoint a king over them; 
and they said to the olive tree, 
‘Reign over us.’ 

But the olive tree said to them, 
‘Shall I leave my fatness, 
by which gods and people are honoured, 
and go to sway over the trees?’ 

And the trees said to the fig tree, 
‘Come you, and reign over us.’ 

But the fig tree said to them, 
‘Shall I leave my sweetness and my good fruit, 
and go to sway over the trees?’ 

And the trees said to the vine, 
‘Come you, and reign over us.’ 

But the vine said to them, 
‘Shall I leave my wine which cheers gods and people, 
and go to sway over the trees?’ 

Then all the trees said to the bramble, 
‘Come you, and reign over us.’ 

And the bramble said to the trees, 
‘If in good faith you are anointing me, king, over you, 
then come and take refuge in my shade; 
but if not, 
let fire come out of the bramble 
and devour the cedars of Lebanon.’

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 21:2-3.4-5.6-7 (R. 2a)

R/. In your strength, O Lord, the king rejoices.

In your strength, O Lord, the king rejoices;
how greatly your salvation makes him glad!
You have granted him his heart’s desire;
you have not withheld the prayer of his lips.

You came to meet him with blessings of prosperity;
you have set on his head a crown of pure gold.
He asked you for life and this you have given:
days that will last from age to age.

By your saving help great is his glory;
you have bestowed upon him majesty and splendour;
you have granted him blessings forever,
made him rejoice with the joy of your presence.

R/. In your strength, O Lord, the king rejoices.

Gospel: Matthew 20:1-16a

At that time:
Jesus told his disciples this parable:
“The kingdom of heaven is like a householder 
who went out early in the morning 
to hire labourers for his vineyard. 
After agreeing with the labourers for a denarius a day, 
he sent them into his vineyard. 

And going out about the third hour 
he saw others standing idle in the market place; 
and to them, he said, 
‘You go into the vineyard too, 
and whatever is right I will give you.’ 
So they went. 

Going out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour, 
he did the same. 

And about the eleventh hour, 
he went out and found others standing; 
and he said to them, 
‘Why do you stand here idle all day?’ 

They said to him, 
‘Because no one has hired us.’ 
He said to them, 
‘You go into the vineyard too.’ 

And when evening came, 
the owner of the vineyard said to his steward, 
‘Call the labourers and pay them their wages, 
beginning with the last, up to the first.’ 

And when those hired about the eleventh hour came, 
each of them received a denarius. 
Now when the first came, 
they thought they would receive more; 
but each of them also received a denarius. 
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Tuesday, 19 August 2025
Tuesday, Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time, Year 1
Antiphons on p 1167 and readings on p.1176 of the Daily Missal

First Reading: Judges 6:11-24a

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 85:9.11-14 (R. see 9b)

R/. The Lord speaks of peace for his people.

I will hear what the Lord God speaks;
he speaks of peace for his people and his faithful,
and those who turn their hearts to him.

Merciful love and faithfulness have met;
justice and peace have kissed.
Faithfulness shall spring from the earth,
and justice look down from heaven.

Also the Lord will bestow his bounty,
and our earth shall yield its increase.
Justice will march before him,
and guide his steps on the way.

R/. The Lord speaks of peace for his people.

Gospel: Matthew 19:23-30

At that time: 
Jesus said to his disciples, 
“Truly, I say to you, 
it will be hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. 
Again I tell you, 
it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle 
than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” 
When the disciples heard this they were greatly astonished, 
saying, “Who then can be saved?” 

But Jesus looked at them and said to them, 
“With people this is impossible, 
but with God all things are possible.” 

Then Peter said in reply, 
“Behold, we have left everything and followed you. 
What then shall we have?” 

Jesus said to them, “Truly, I say to you, 
in the new world, 
when the Son of man shall sit on his glorious throne, 
you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, 
judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 
And everyone who has left houses 
or brothers or sisters or father or mother 
or children or lands, for my name’s sake, 
will receive a hundredfold, and inherit eternal life. 
But many that are first will be last, 
and the last first.

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Monday, 18 August 2025
Monday, Twentieth week in Ordinary Time, Year I
Antiphons on page 1167 and readings on page 1173 of the Daily Missal

First Reading: Judges 2:11-19

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 106:34-37.39-40.43ab & 44 (R. see 4ab)

R/. O Lord, remember us with the favour
​you show to your people.

They failed to destroy the peoples,
as the Lord had commanded them;
instead, they mingled with the nations,
and learned to act as they did.

They also served their idols,
and these became a snare to entrap them.
They even offered their sons
and their daughters in sacrifice to demons.

So they defiled themselves by their actions;
their deeds were those of a harlot.
Then God’s anger blazed against his people;
he was filled with horror at his heritage.

Time after time he rescued them,
but in their malice they dared to defy him.
In spite of this he paid heed to their distress,
so often as he heard their cry.

R/. O Lord, remember us with the favour
​you show to your people.

Gospel: Matthew 19:16-22

At that time: 
Behold, one came up to Jesus, saying, 
“Teacher, what good deed must I do, to have eternal life?” 

And he said to him, 
“Why do you ask me about what is good? 
One there is who is good. 
If you would enter life, keep the commandments.” 

He said to him, “Which?” 

And Jesus said, “You shall not kill, 
You shall not commit adultery, 
You shall not steal, 
You shall not bear false witness, 
Honour your father and mother, and, 
You shall love your neighbour as yourself.” 

The young man said to him, 
“All these I have observed; 
what do I still lack?” 

Jesus said to him, “If you would be perfect, 
go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, 
and you will have treasure in heaven; 
and come, follow me.” 

When the young man heard this he went away sorrowful; 
for he had great possessions.