Roman Catholic Gospel

October 16th : Gospel

You overlook justice and the love of God*A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St.Luke 11:42-46* The Lord said to the Pharisees: ‘Alas for you Pharisees! You who pay your tithe of mint and rue and all sorts of garden herbs and overlook justice and the love of God! These you should have practised, without leaving the others undone. Alas for you Pharisees who like taking the seats...

* Psalm 1:1-4,6 *Anyone who follows you, O Lord, will have the light of life.*Happy indeed is the man who follows not the counsel of the wicked;nor lingers in the way of sinners nor sits in the company of scorners,but whose delight is the law of the Lord and who ponders his law day and night.*Anyone who follows you, O Lord, will have the light of life.*He is like...

To belong to Christ, crucify all self-indulgence*A Reading from the letter of St.Paul to the Galatians 5:18-25* If you are led by the Spirit, no law can touch you. When self-indulgence is at work the results are obvious: fornication, gross indecency and sexual irresponsibility; idolatry and sorcery; feuds and wrangling, jealousy, bad temper and quarrels; disagreements, factions, envy;...

*🌹📿OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY📿🌹* _These are the readings for the memorial_*FIRST READING*Acts 1:12-14The apostles all joined in continuous prayer with Mary, the mother of JesusAfter Jesus was taken up into heaven the apostles went back from the Mount of Olives, as it is called, to Jerusalem, a short distance away, no more than a sabbath walk; and when they reached the city they went to...

'I will follow you wherever you go'A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St.Luke 9:57-62 As Jesus and his disciples travelled along they met a man on the road who said to him, ‘I will follow you wherever you go.’ Jesus answered, ‘Foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.’ Another to whom he said, ‘Follow me’,...

Psalm 87(88):10-15 Let my prayer come into your presence, O Lord.I call to you, Lord, all the day long; to you I stretch out my hands.Will you work your wonders for the dead? Will the shades stand and praise you?Let my prayer come into your presence, O Lord.Will your love be told in the grave or your faithfulness among the dead?Will your wonders be known in the dark ...

How can man be in the right against God?A Reading from the Book of Job 9:1-13,14-16 Job spoke to his friends:Indeed, I know it is as you say: how can man be in the right against God?If any were so rash as to challenge him for reasons, one in a thousand would be more than they could answer.His heart is wise, and his strength is great: who then can successfully defy...

They were afraid to ask him what he meant*A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St.Luke 9: 43-45* At a time when everyone was full of admiration for all he did, Jesus said to his disciples, ‘For your part, you must have these words constantly in your mind: “The Son of Man is going to be handed over into the power of men.”’ But they did not understand him when he said this; it...

Psalm 89(90): 3-6,12-14,17 *O Lord, you have been our refuge from one generation to the next.*You turn men back to dust and say: ‘Go back, sons of men.’To your eyes a thousand years are like yesterday, come and gone, no more than a watch in the night.*O Lord, you have been our refuge from one generation to the next.*You sweep men away like a dream, like the...

Remember your creator in the days of your youth*A reading from the book of Ecclesiastes 11: 9-12:8*Rejoice in your youth, you who are young;let your heart give you joy in your young days.Follow the promptings of your heartand the desires of your eyes.But this you must know: for all these things God will bring you to judgement.Cast worry from your heart,shield your flesh from pain.Yet youth,...

'John? I beheaded him; so who is this?'*A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St.Luke 9:7-9*Herod the tetrarch had heard about all that was being done by Jesus; and he was puzzled, because some people were saying that John had risen from the dead, others that Elijah had reappeared, still others that one of the ancient prophets had come back to life. But Herod said, ‘John? I beheaded him. So...

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October 16th : Responsorial Psalm

October 16th : First Reading

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