First Reading: Leviticus 19:1-2, 11-18
1 And the LORD said to Moses,
2 "Say to all the congregation of the people of Israel,
You shall be holy; for I the LORD your God am holy. 11 "You shall not steal, nor deal falsely, nor lie to one another. 12 And you shall not swear by my name falsely, and so profane the name of your God: I am the LORD. 13 "You shall not oppress your neighbor or rob him. The wages of a hired servant shall not remain with you all night until the morning. 14 You shall not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God: I am the LORD. 15 "You shall do no injustice in judgment; you shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor. 16 You shall not go up and down as a slanderer among your people, and you shall not stand forth against the life of your neighbor: I am the LORD. 17 "You shall not hate your brother in your heart, but you shall reason with your neighbor, lest you bear sin because of him. 18 You shall not take vengeance or bear any grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD.
Psalm: Psalm 19:8-10, 15
8 the precepts of the LORD are right, rejoicing the
heart; the commandment of the LORD is pure,
enlightening the eyes;
9 the fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever; the ordinances of the LORD are true, and righteous
altogether.
10 More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb.
Gospel: Matthew 25:31-46
31 "When the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the
angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will
separate them one from another as a shepherd
separates the sheep from the goats, 33 and he will place the sheep at his right hand, but the
goats at the left. 34 Then the King will say to those at his right hand,
`Come, O blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom
prepared for you from the foundation of the world; 35 for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty
and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you
welcomed me, 36 I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you
visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.' 37 Then the righteous will answer him, `Lord, when did
we see thee hungry and feed thee, or thirsty and give
thee drink? 38 And when did we see thee a stranger and welcome
thee, or naked and clothe thee? 39 And when did we see thee sick or in prison and visit
thee?' 40 And the King will answer them, `Truly, I say to you, as
you did it to one of the least of these my brethren,
you did it to me.' 41 Then he will say to those at his left hand, `Depart
from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for
the devil and his angels; 42 for I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was
thirsty and you gave me no drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked
and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you
did not visit me.' 44 Then they also will answer, `Lord, when did we see
thee hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or
in prison, and did not minister to thee?' 45 Then he will answer them, `Truly, I say to you, as you
did it not to one of the least of these, you did it not
to me.' 46 And they will go away into eternal punishment, but
the righteous into eternal life."
Reflections of the day
Some say it is unreasonable to be courteous and
gentle with a reckless person who insults you for no
reason at all. I have made a pact with my tongue; not speak when my heart is disturbed.
-- St. Francis de Sales
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