1ST READING
The
things we do reflect to others what we believe. This is why we need to
take care that we do not scandalize others by our actions. It is
imperative that we realize the power of our example to children. If
adults are doing something, it lends credence to the idea that it is
worth doing even when it is something like smoking or getting drunk or
swearing. Children’s minds are very open to new experiences.
Romans 14:7-12
7 Brothers and sisters: None of us lives for oneself, and no one dies for oneself. 8 For if we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord; so then, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s. 9 For this is why Christ died and came to life, that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living. 10 Why then do you judge your brother or sister? Or you, why do you look down on your brother or
sister? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of God; 11 for it is written: “As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bend before me, and every tongue shall give praise to God.” 12 So then each of us shall give an account of himself to God.
P S A L M
Psalm 27:1, 4, 13-14
R: I believe that I shall see the good things of the Lord in the land of the living.
1 The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom should I fear? The Lord is my life’s refuge; of whom should I be afraid? (R) 4 One
thing I ask of the Lord; this I seek: To dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life, that I may gaze on the loveliness of the Lord
and contemplate his temple. (R) 13 I believe that I shall see the bounty of the Lord in the land of the living. 14 Wait for the Lord with courage; be stouthearted, and wait for the Lord. (R)
GOSPEL
When
we are reunited with the object of love we have previously lost, we
rejoice. We all know the experience of finding something or someone who
was lost. This is how the heart of God reacts when we repent of our sins
and return to the sheepfold. He rejoices as we see in the next parable
of the Prodigal Son. God does not desire to punish us; He simply wants
us to let Him love us.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest, says the Lord.
Luke 15:1-10
1 The tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to listen to Jesus, 2 but the Pharisees and scribes began to complain, saying, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” 3 So Jesus addressed this parable to them. 4 “What
man among you having a hundred sheep and losing one of them would not
leave the ninety-nine in the desert and go after the lost one
until he finds it? 5 And when he does find it, he sets it on his shoulders with great joy 6 and,
upon his arrival home, he calls together his friends and neighbors and
says to them, ‘Rejoice with me because I have found my lost sheep.’ 7 I
tell you, in just the same way there will be more joy in heaven over
one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have
no need of repentance. 8 Or what woman having ten coins and
losing one would not light a lamp and sweep the house, searching carefully until she finds it? 9 And when she does find it, she calls together her friends and neighbors and says to them, ‘Rejoice with me because I have found the coin that I lost.’ 10 In just the same way, I tell you, there will be rejoicing among the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
think: The things we do reflect to others what we believe.
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READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR Psalm 21-25
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