First Reading - Wis 7:7-11
I prayed, and prudence was
given me; I pleaded, and the
spirit of wisdom came to me.
I preferred her to scepter and throne, and deemed riches nothing in comparison with her, nor did I liken any priceless gem to her, because all gold, in view of her, is a little sand, and before her, silver is to be accounted mire.
Beyond health and comeliness I loved her, and I chose to have her rather than the light, because the splendor of her never yields to sleep.
Yet all good things together came to me in her company, and countless riches at her hands.
I preferred her to scepter and throne, and deemed riches nothing in comparison with her, nor did I liken any priceless gem to her, because all gold, in view of her, is a little sand, and before her, silver is to be accounted mire.
Beyond health and comeliness I loved her, and I chose to have her rather than the light, because the splendor of her never yields to sleep.
Yet all good things together came to me in her company, and countless riches at her hands.
Responsorial Psalm - Ps 90
R –Fill us with your love, O Lord,
and we will sing for joy!
* Teach us to number our
days aright, that we may gain
wisdom of heart. Return, O
Lord! How long? Have pity on
your servants! R.
* Fill us at daybreak with
your kindness, that we may
shout for joy and gladness all
our days. Make us glad, for the
days when you afflicted us, for
the years when we saw evil. R.
* Let your work be seen by
your servants and your glory
by their children. And may the
gracious care of the Lord our
God be ours. Prosper the work
of our hands for us! Prosper
the work of our hands! R.
Second Reading - Heb 4:12-13
Brothers and sisters:
Indeed the word of God is
living and effective, sharper
than any two-edged sword,
penetrating even between soul
and spirit, joints and marrow,
and able to discern reflections
and thoughts of the heart.
No creature is concealed
from him, but everything is
naked and exposed to the eyes
of him to whom we must render
an account.
Gospel Acclamation
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Blessed are the poor in
spirit, for theirs is the
kingdom of heaven.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Gospel - Mk 10:17-30
As Jesus was setting out on
a journey, a man ran up, knelt
down before him, and asked him, “Good teacher, what must
I do to inherit eternal life?”
Jesus answered him, “Why
do you call me good? No one is
good but God alone. You know
the commandments: “You shall
not kill. You shall not commit
adultery. You shall not steal.
You shall not bear false witness. You shall not defraud.
Honor your father and your
mother.”
The man replied and said
to him, “Teacher, all of these I
have observed from my youth.”
Jesus looking at him, loved him
and said to him, “You are lacking in one thing. Go, sell what
you have, and give to the poor,
and you will have treasure in
heaven; then come, follow me.”
At that statement the man’s
face fell, and he went away sad,
for he had many possessions.
Jesus looked around and
said to his disciples, “How hard
it is for those who have wealth
to enter the Kingdom of God!”
The disciples were amazed at
his words. So Jesus again said
to them in reply, “Children,
how hard it is to enter the Kingdom of God! It is easier for a
camel to pass through the eye
of a needle than for one who is
rich to enter the Kingdom of
God.” They were exceedingly
astonished and said among
themselves, “Then who can be
saved?” Jesus looked at them
and said, “For human beings
it is impossible, but not for
God. All things are possible
for God.”
Peter began to say to him,
“We have given up everything
and followed you.” Jesus said,
“Amen, I say to you, there is no
one who has given up house or
brothers or sisters, or mother
or father, or children or lands
for my sake and for the sake of
the Gospel who will not receive
a hundred times more now in
this present age: houses and
brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands –
with persecutions! – and eternal life in the age to come.”
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