1ST READING
Today,
we celebrate the feast of one of the greatest moral theologians of the
Church. In fact, he is the patron saint of moral theologians. St.
Alphonsus was also distressed at the lack of pastoral care given to the
rural communities in Italy and so one of the main charisms of the
Redemptorists, the order he founded, was doing parish missions in poor
and rural communities. Let us always try to do whatever we can to help
those who are less fortunate than we are in life.
Exodus 40:16-21, 34-38
16 Moses did exactly as the Lord had commanded him. 17 On the first day of the first month of the second year, the Dwelling was erected. 18 It was Moses who erected the Dwelling. He placed its pedestals, set up its boards, put in its bars, and set up its columns. 19 He spread the tent over the Dwelling and put the covering on top of the tent, as the Lord had commanded him. 20 He took the commandments and put them in the ark; he placed poles alongside the ark and set the propitiatory upon it. 21 He
brought the ark into the Dwelling and hung the curtain veil, thus
screening off the ark of the commandments, as the Lord had commanded him. 34 Then the cloud covered the meeting tent, and the glory of the Lord filled the Dwelling. 35 Moses could not enter the meeting tent, because
the cloud settled down upon it and the glory of the Lord filled the Dwelling. 36 Whenever the cloud rose from the Dwelling, the children of Israel would set out on their journey. 37 But if the cloud did not lift, they would not go forward; only when it lifted did they go forward. 38 In the
daytime the cloud of the Lord was seen over the Dwelling; whereas at
night, fire was seen in the cloud by the whole house of Israel in all
the stages of their journey.
P S A L M
Psalm 84: 3, 4, 5-6, 8, 11
R: How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord, mighty God!
2 [3] My soul yearns and pines for the courts of the Lord. My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. (R) 3 [4] Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest in which she puts her young — your altars, O Lord of hosts, my king and my God! (R) 4 [5] Blessed they who dwell in your house! Continually they praise
you. 5 [6] Blessed the men whose strength you are! 7 [8] They go from strength to strength. (R) 10 [11] I had
rather one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I had rather
lie at the threshold of the house of my God than dwell in the tents of
the wicked. (R)
GOSPEL
The
Gospel always has relevance to our lives, no matter who we are or what
we do or where we happen to live. A wise disciple is able to discern the
relevance of any scriptural teaching for himself or herself. It is
important that we give the Scriptures every opportunity to speak to us
so that we can draw from them to the fullest.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Open our hearts, O Lord, to listen to the words of your Son.
Matthew 13:47-53
47 Jesus said to the disciples: “The Kingdom of heaven is like a net thrown into the sea, which collects fish of every kind. 48 When it is full they haul it ashore and sit down to put what is good into buckets. What is bad they throw away. 49 Thus it will be at the end of the age. The angels will go out and separate the wicked from the righteous 50 and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be
wailing and grinding of teeth. 51 Do you understand all these things?” They answered, “Yes.” 52 And
he replied, “Then every scribe who has been instructed in the Kingdom
of heaven is like the head of a household who brings from his storeroom
both the new and the old.” 53 When Jesus finished these parables, he went away from there.
think: Let us try to do whatever we can to help those who are less fortunate than we are in life.
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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