1ST READING
One
of the saddest things I have ever seen is a child who has no respect
for his or her parents. Similarly, one of the most awful injustices I
have seen is a parent who has no respect for his or her duty as a father
or mother. Relationships are essential to all human communities;
without relationships we become inhuman. Let us treasure the
relationships we have and do all we can to make them grow.
Ephesians 6:1-9
1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 “Honor your father and mother.” This is the first commandment with a promise, 3 “that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on earth.” 4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up with the training
and instruction of the Lord. 5 Slaves, be obedient to your human masters with fear and trembling, in sincerity of heart, as to Christ, 6 not only when being watched, as currying favor, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, 7 willingly serving the Lord and not men, 8 knowing that each will be requited from the Lord for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free.
9 Masters,
act in the same way toward them, and stop bullying, knowing that both
they and you have a Master in heaven and that with him there is no
partiality.
P S A L M
Psalm 145:10-11, 12-13, 13-14
R: The Lord is faithful in all his words.
10 Let all your works give you thanks, O Lord, and let your faithful ones bless you. 11 Let them discourse of the glory of your Kingdom and speak of your might. (R) 12 Making known to men your might and the glorious splendor of your Kingdom. 13 Your Kingdom is a Kingdom for all ages,
and your dominion endures through all generations. (R) The Lord is faithful in all his words and holy in all his works. 14 The Lord lifts up all who are falling and raises up all who are bowed down. (R)
GOSPEL
The
door to salvation is narrow; the one to perdition is wide and spacious.
It is essential that we realize that it will not be easy to be a
disciple of Jesus. We must be ready to persevere and pay the price if we
truly want to be His disciples. It is easy to say that we want to
follow Jesus; it is a totally different reality to actually live this
life.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
God has called us through the Gospel to possess the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Luke 13:22-30
22 Jesus passed through towns and villages, teaching as he went and making his way to Jerusalem. 23 Someone asked him, “Lord, will only a few people be saved?” He answered them, 24 “Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I tell you, will attempt to enter but will not be strong enough. 25 After
the
master of the house has arisen and locked the door, then will you stand
outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ He will say
to you in reply, ‘I do not know where you are from.’ 26 And you will say, ‘We ate and drank in your company and you taught in our streets.’ 27 Then he will say to you, ‘I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you evildoers!’ 28 And there will be wailing and grinding of teeth when you see
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and all the prophets in the Kingdom of God and you yourselves cast out. 29 And
people will come from the east and the west and from the north and the
south and will recline at table in the Kingdom of God. 30 For behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”
think: The door to salvation is narrow; the one to perdition is wide and spacious.
T O D A Y’S BLESSING LIST
Thank You Lord for: ___________________________
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God’s special verse/thought for me today_________
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READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR Isaiah 37-40
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