XXIII of ordinary time
Gospel (Mk 7,31-37) - At that time, Jesus, having left the region of Tyre, passing through Sidon, came towards the Sea of Galilee in the full territory of the Decapolis. They brought him a deaf mute and begged him to lay his hand on him. He took him aside, away from the crowd, put his fingers in his ears and touched his tongue with saliva; then looking towards the sky, he let out a sigh and said to him: "Effata", that is: "Open up!". And immediately his ears were opened, the knot of his tongue was untied, and he spoke correctly. And he commanded them not to tell anyone. But the more he forbade it, the more they proclaimed it and, full of amazement, said: "He has done everything well: he makes the deaf hear and the mute speak!".
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Healing of a man with a withered hand
Gospel (Lk 6,6-11) - One Saturday Jesus entered the synagogue and began to teach. There was a man there who had a paralyzed right hand. The scribes and Pharisees watched him to see if he healed him on the Sabbath, to find something to accuse him of. But Jesus knew their thoughts and said to the man who had a paralyzed hand: "Get up and stand here in the middle!". He stood up and stood between them. Then Jesus said to them: «I ask you: on the Sabbath, is it lawful to do good or to do evil, to save a life or to take it away?». And looking at them all around, he said to the man: "Stretch out your hand!". He did it and his hand was healed. But they, beside themselves with anger, began to argue among themselves about what they could do to Jesus.
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He chose twelve, to whom he gave the name Apostles
Gospel (Lk 6,12-19) - In those days, Jesus went to the mountain to pray and spent the whole night praying to God. When it was day, he called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them, to whom he also gave the name of apostles: Simon, to whom he also gave the name of Peter; Andrea, his brother; James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas; James, son of Alphaeus; Simon, called Zealot; Judah, son of James; and Judas Iscariot, who became the traitor. Having descended with them, he stopped in a flat place. There was a large crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea, from Jerusalem and from the coast of Tire and Sidon, who had come to listen to him and be healed of their illnesses; even those who were tormented by unclean spirits were healed. The whole crowd tried to touch him, because a strength came out of him that healed everyone.
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Beatitudes and curses
Gospel (Lk 6,20-26) - At that time, raising his eyes towards his disciples, Jesus said: «Blessed are you poor, because the kingdom of God is yours. Blessed are you who are hungry now, because you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who cry now, for you will laugh. Blessed are you when men hate you and when they banish you and revile you and reject your name as wicked, because of the Son of man. Rejoice on that day and rejoice, for, behold, your reward is great in heaven. In fact, their fathers did the same thing with the prophets. »But woe to you, rich people, because you already have your consolation. Woe to you who are now full, for you will be hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will be afflicted and weep. Woe to you when all men speak well of you. For in the same way their fathers did with the false prophets."
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For Jesus there are no enemies
Gospel (Lk 6,27-38) - At that time, Jesus said to his disciples: «To you who listen, I say: love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who treat you badly. To him who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also; from anyone who takes your cloak, don't even refuse your tunic. Give to everyone who asks you, and to anyone who takes your things, do not ask for them back. And as you want men to do to you, so do you also to them. If you love those who love you, what gratitude is due to you? Even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who do good to you, what gratitude is due to you? Even sinners do the same. And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what gratitude is due to you? Even sinners lend to sinners to receive the same. Instead, love your enemies, do good and lend without expecting anything from it, and your reward will be great and you will be children of the Most High, because he is benevolent…
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The plank in one's own eye
Gospel (Lk 6,39-42) - At that time, Jesus told his disciples a parable: «Can a blind man lead another blind man? Won't they both fall into a ditch? A disciple is no more than the master; but everyone who is well prepared will be like his teacher. Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother's eye and do not notice the plank that is in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, “Brother, let me remove the speck that is in your eye,” while you yourself do not see the plank that is in your eye? Hypocritical! First take the plank out of your own eye and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye."
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God loved the world so much that he gave his son
Gospel (Jn 3,13-17) - At that time, Jesus said to Nicodèmo: «No one has ever ascended to heaven except he who descended from heaven, the Son of man. And as Moses raised the serpent in the desert, so the Son of Man must be raised, so that whoever believes in him may have eternal life. In fact, God loved the world so much that he gave his only begotten Son, so that whoever believes in him should not be lost but have eternal life. Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but so that the world might be saved through him."
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XXIV of ordinary time
Gospel (Mk 8,27-35) - At that time, Jesus left with his disciples towards the villages around Caesarea Philippi, and on the way he questioned his disciples saying: "Who do people say that I am?". And they answered him: «John the Baptist; others say Elijah and others one of the prophets." And he asked them: "But who do you say that I am?". Peter answered him: "You are the Christ." And he strictly ordered them not to speak about him to anyone. And he began to teach them that the Son of man had to suffer greatly, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the scribes, be killed and, after three days, be resurrected. He made this speech openly. Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. But he, turning and looking at his disciples, rebuked Peter and said: «Get behind me, Satan! Because you do not think according to God, but according to men." Having summoned the crowd together with his disciples, he said to them: «If anyone wants to come after me, let him deny himself, take…
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Command with a word and my servant will be healed
Gospel (Lk 7,1-10) - At that time, Jesus, when he had finished speaking all his words to the people who were listening, entered Capernaum. A centurion's servant was sick and about to die. The centurion held him very dear. Therefore, having heard about Jesus, he sent some elders of the Jews to him to ask him to come and save his servant. When they came to Jesus, they insistently begged him: "He deserves that you grant him what he asks for - they said -, because he loves our people and it was he who built our synagogue". Jesus walked with them. He was not far from the house when the centurion sent some friends to tell him: «Lord, don't bother yourself! I am not worthy that you should come under my roof; for this reason I myself did not consider myself worthy of coming to you; but say the word and my servant will be healed. In fact, I too am in the condition of a subordinate and I have soldiers under me and I say to one: "Go!", and he goes; and to another: “Come!”, and he comes; and…
Resurrection of a young man in Nain
Gospel (Lk 7,11-17) - At that time, Jesus went to a city called Nain and his disciples and a large crowd traveled with him. When he was near the city gate, behold, a dead man, the only son of a widowed mother, was being carried to the tomb; and many people of the city were with her. Seeing her, the Lord had compassion and said to her: "Don't cry!". And as she approached she touched the coffin, while the bearers stopped. Then he said, “Young man, I say to you, get up!” The dead man sat up and began to speak. And he gave it to his mother. They were all filled with fear and glorified God, saying: "A great prophet has arisen among us, and God has visited his people." The fame of these facts spread throughout Judea and throughout the region.
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Great are the works of the Lord
Gospel (Lk 7,31-35) - At that time, the Lord said: «To whom can I compare the people of this generation? Who is it similar to? It is similar to children who, sitting in the square, shout to each other like this: "We played the flute for you and you didn't dance, we sang a lament and you didn't cry!". In fact, John the Baptist came, who does not eat bread and does not drink wine, and you say: "he is possessed by demons". The Son of Man has come, eating and drinking, and you say: "Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!". But Wisdom was recognized as right by all his children."
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The forgiven sinner
Gospel (Lk 7,36-50) - At that time, one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to eat with him. He entered the Pharisee's house and sat down at the table. And behold, a woman, a sinner from that city, hearing that she was in the house of the Pharisee, brought a jar of perfume; standing behind her, near his feet, crying, she began to wet them with tears, then she dried them with her hair, kissed them and sprinkled them with perfume. Seeing this, the Pharisee who had invited him said to himself: "If this man were a prophet, he would know who he is, and of what kind the woman who touches him is: he is a sinner!". Jesus then said to him: "Simon, I have something to tell you." And he replied: "Say it, master." «A creditor had two debtors: one owed him five hundred denarii, the other fifty. Since they had nothing to repay, he forgave the debt to both of them. So which of them will love him more?" Simone replied: "I suppose he is the one to whom he has forgiven the most." Jesus said to him, "You…
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Women who collaborated with Jesus
Gospel (Lk 8,1-3) - At that time, Jesus went through cities and villages, preaching and announcing the good news of the kingdom of God. There were with him the Twelve and some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, called Magdalene, from which seven demons had come out; Joanna, wife of Cuza, Herod's administrator; Susanna and many others, who served them with their goods.
Matteo's call
Gospel (Mt 9.9-13) - At that time, as Jesus was going away, he saw a man called Matthew, sitting at the tax counter, and said to him: "Follow me". And he got up and followed him. While he was sitting at table in the house, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat at table with Jesus and his disciples. Seeing this, the Pharisees said to his disciples: "How come your teacher eats together with tax collectors and sinners?". Hearing this, he said: «It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. Go and learn what it means: “I want mercy and not sacrifices”. In fact, I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners."
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XXV of ordinary time
Gospel (Mk 9,30-37) - At that time, Jesus and his disciples were passing through Galilee, but he did not want anyone to know. In fact, he taught his disciples and said to them: «The Son of man is delivered into the hands of men and they will kill him; but once killed, after three days he will rise again." However, they did not understand these words and were afraid to question him. They arrived in Capernaum. When he was in the house, he asked them: "What were you arguing about in the street?". And they were silent. In fact, on the street they had argued among themselves who was bigger. Sitting down, he called the Twelve and said to them: "If anyone wants to be first, he must be last of all and servant of all." And taking a child, he placed him among them and, embracing him, said to them: «Whoever welcomes one of these children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me, but the one who sent me."
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The light on the chandelier
Gospel (Lk 8,16-18) - At that time, Jesus said to the crowd: «No one lights a lamp and covers it with a vase or puts it under a bed, but places it on a lampstand, so that whoever enters can see the light. There is nothing secret that is not manifested, nothing hidden that is not known and comes into full light. So be careful how you listen; because to him who has, it will be given, but to him who does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken away."
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The family of Jesus
Gospel (Lk 8,19-21) - At that time, his mother and brothers went to visit Jesus, but they could not approach him because of the crowd. It was announced to him: "Your mother and your brothers are outside and wish to see you." But he replied: "My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and put it into practice."
Mission of the Twelve Apostles
Gospel (Lk 9,1-6) - At that time, Jesus summoned the Twelve and gave them strength and power over all demons and to heal diseases. And he sent them to announce the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. He said to them: «Take nothing for the journey, neither staff, nor bag, nor bread, nor money, and do not bring two tunics. Whatever house you enter, stay there, and then leave from there. As for those who do not welcome you, leave their city and shake the dust from your feet as a testimony against them." Then they went out and went from village to village, everywhere announcing the good news and performing healings.
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Herod Antipas wonders who Jesus is
Gospel (Lk 9,7-9) - At that time, the tetrarch Herod heard about all these events and did not know what to think, because some said: «John has risen from the dead», others: «Elijah has appeared», and still others: «One of the ancients has risen prophets." But Herod said: «John, I had him beheaded; So who is this, about whom I hear these things?”. And he tried to see it.
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You are the Christ of God
Gospel (Lk 9,18-22) - One day Jesus was in a lonely place praying. The disciples were with him and he asked them this question: "Who do the crowds say that I am?" They replied: «John the Baptist; others say Elijah; others one of the ancient prophets who has risen." Then he asked them: "But who do you say that I am?". Peter replied: "The Christ of God." He strictly ordered them not to tell anyone about it. «The Son of man – he said – must suffer greatly, be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the scribes, be killed and be resurrected on the third day».
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Second announcement of the passion
Gospel (Lk 9,43b-45) - On that day, while everyone was amazed at all the things he did, Jesus said to his disciples: "Put these words in your mind: the Son of man is about to be handed over into the hands of men." However, they did not understand these words: they remained so mysterious to them that they did not grasp their meaning, and they were afraid to question him on this subject.
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XXVI of ordinary time
Gospel (Mk 9,38-43.45.47-48) - At that time, John said to Jesus: "Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name and we wanted to stop him, because he did not follow us." But Jesus said: «Do not prevent him, because there is no one who works a miracle in my name and can immediately speak evil of me: whoever is not against us is for us. For whoever gives you a glass of water to drink in my name because you belong to Christ, truly I say to you, will not lose his reward. Whoever scandalizes even one of these little ones who believe in me, it is much better for him that a millstone be hung around his neck and he be thrown into the sea. If your hand causes you to scandal, cut it off: it is better for you to enter life with one hand, rather than with two hands to go into Geènna, into the unquenchable fire. And if your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off: it is better for you to enter life with one foot, rather than being thrown into Gehenna with both feet. And if your eye causes…
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Who is the greatest?
Gospel (Lk 9,46-50) - At that time, a discussion arose among the disciples as to which of them was greater. Then Jesus, knowing the thoughts of their hearts, took a child, placed him near him and said to them: «Whoever welcomes this child in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. For he who is the least among you all is great." John spoke up, saying: "Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name and we prevented him, because he does not follow you with us." But Jesus answered him: "Do not prevent him, because whoever is not against you is for you."
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