Invitation
May I hereby draw your attention to
the daily reading of the Gospel?
This invitation wants to share with you the joy of the Gospel.
Everyone, no one except,
can experience this joy by opening their hearts
to the healing effect of God’s word.
Available every day
Consideration
If we were to begin the reading one verse earlier, we would get interesting biographical elements. Out of concern, Paul sent Timothy back to Tessalonica from Athens, and now he returns with very good news. Everything is in order with the church. Paul literally says that he is alive again. He is already looking forward to returning and this will later become reality. Here ends the first part of the letter.
FIRST READING I Tess. 3, 7-13
May the Lord increase you abundantly
in love for one another and for all.
From the first letter of the holy apostle Paul to the Christians of
of Tessalonica
Brothers and sisters,
Because of you, because of your faith,
we are filled with comfort
in all the constraints and pressures which we must endure.
We live again
now that you stand firm in the Lord.
How can we thank Him for you
for all the joy
which you bring us before the face of our God?
Day and night we pray to Him with the greatest fervour,
that we may see you again
and complete what is lacking in your faith.
May He, God our Father, and our Lord Jesus
make possible for us the way to you.
And may the Lord increase you abundantly
in love for one another and for all,
as also our love goes out to you.
He strengthen your hearts, that you may be blameless in holiness
before the face of God our Father
at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his Saints.
INTERLUDIUM Ps. 90(89), 3-4, 12-13, 14, 17
Bless us most graciously, Lord, from this time forth,
and let our whole life be happy.
What is mortal returns to dust,
Thou sayest: Return, child of man!
To Thee a thousand years are one day,
as yesterday that is past,
an hour of sleep in the night.
Teach us to value our days
and so come to wisdom of heart.
Abandon, Lord, how long wilt thou torment us?
Have mercy on your servants.
Give us henceforth Thy most generous blessing
and let all our lives be happy.
Your blessing, Lord God, may watch over us,
guide our hands in all they do.
ALLELUIA Ps. 25(24), 4c, 5a
Alleluia.
Teach me your paths, Lord;
lead me in your word.
Alleluia.
GOSPEL Mt 24, 42-51
Be vigilant!
From the Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to
Matthew
At that time Jesus said to his disciples :
“Be ye therefore vigilant
for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming.
“Understand this :
If the owner of the house knew
at what hour of the night the thief would come,
he would keep watch and not let his house be broken into.
“Be ye therefore ready also
because the Son of Man is coming at the hour
when ye know not.
“Who then is the faithful and prudent servant,
whom the Lord hath set over his servants
to give them their food in due season?
“Happy is that servant
if the Lord find him at his coming engaged in this.
“Verily I say unto you :
He will appoint him over all that he possesses.
“But if the servant is bad and says to himself :
“My lord will be away for some time yet,
and he begins to beat the other servants
and eats and drinks with drunkards,
then the lord of that servant will come on a day
when he does not expect it, and at an hour which he does not know ;
and he shall cut him down
and he shall divide him the lot of the hypocrites.
“There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
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Laudato Si
Encyclic of
POPE FRANCIS
On Care of the Common Home
31. Greater scarcity of water will lead to an increase in the cost of food and the various products which depend on its use. Some studies warn that an acute water shortage may occur within a few decades unless urgent action is taken. The environmental repercussions could affect billions of people; it is also conceivable that the control of water by large multinational businesses may become a major source of conflict in this century.
To be continued
The Bible text in this edition is taken from De Nieuwe Bijbelvertaling,
©Nederlands Bijbelgenootschap 2004/2007.
Recitals from Liturgical suggestions for the week and Sundays
Laudato Si Official English translation
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