First Reading - Jos 5:9.10-12
The Lord said to Joshua,
“Today I have removed the
reproach of Egypt from you.”
While the Israelites were
encamped at Gilgal on the
plains of Jericho, they celebrated the Passover on the evening of the fourteenth of the
month. On the day after the
Passover, they ate of the produce of the land in the form of
unleavened cakes and parched
grain. On that same day after
the Passover on which they ate
of the produce of the land, the
manna ceased. No longer was
there manna for the Israelites,
who that year ate of the yield
of the land of Canaan.
Responsorial Psalm - Ps 34
R –Taste and see the goodness
of the Lord!
* I will bless the Lord at all
times; his praise shall be ever
in my mouth. Let my soul glory in the Lord; the lowly will
hear me and be glad. R.
* Glorify the Lord with me,
let us together extol his name.
I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me
from all my fears. R.
* Look to him that you may
be radiant with joy, and your
faces may not blush with
shame. When the poor one
called out, the Lord heard, and
from all his distress he saved
him. R.
Second Reading - 2 Cor 5:17-21
Brothers and sisters:
Whoever is in Christ is a
new creation: the old things
have passed away; behold,
new things have come.
And all this is from God,
who has reconciled us to himself through Christ and given
us the ministry of reconciliation, namely, God was reconciling the world to himself
in Christ, not counting their
trespasses against them and
entrusting to us the message of
reconciliation.
So we are ambassadors for
Christ, as if God was appealing through us. We implore
you on behalf of Christ, be
reconciled to God!
For our sake he made him
to be sin who did not know sin,
so that we might become the righteousness of God in him.
Verse before the Gospel
I will get up and go to
my Father and shall say
to him: “Father, I have
sinned against heaven
and against you.”
Gospel - Lk 15:1-3.11-32
Tax collectors and sinners
were all drawing near to listen to Jesus, but the Pharisees
and scribes began to complain,
saying, “This man welcomes
sinners and eats with them.”
So to them, Jesus addressed
this parable:
“A man had two sons,
and the younger son said to
his father, ‘Father, give me
the share of your estate that
should come to me.’ So the father divided the property between them. After a few days,
the younger son collected all
his belongings and set off to
a distant country where he
squandered his inheritance on
a life of dissipation.
When he had freely spent
everything, a severe famine
struck that country, and he
found himself in dire need. So
he hired himself out to one of
the local citizens who sent him
to his farm to tend the swine. And he longed to eat his fill of
the pods on which the swine
fed, but nobody gave him any.
Coming to his senses, he
thought, ‘How many of my
father’s hired workers have
more than enough food to eat,
while here am I, dying from
hunger. I shall get up and go
to my father and I shall say to
him, “Father, I have sinned
against heaven and against
you. I no longer deserve to be
called your son; treat me as
you would treat one of your
hired workers.” ’ So he got up
and went back to his father.
While he was still a long
way off, his father caught
sight of him, and was filled
with compassion. He ran to
his son, embraced him and
kissed him. His son said to
him, ‘Father, I have sinned
against heaven and against
you; I no longer deserve to be
called your son.’ But his father
ordered his servants, ‘Quickly
bring the fi nest robe and put it
on him; put a ring on his finger
and sandals on his feet. Take
the fattened calf and slaughter
it. Then let us celebrate with a
feast, because this son of mine
was dead, and has come to life
again; he was lost, and has
been found.’ Then the celebration began.
Now the older son had been
out in the field and, on his way
back, as he neared the house,
he heard the sound of music
and dancing. He called one of
the servants and asked what
this might mean. The servant
said to him, ‘Your brother has
returned and your father has
slaughtered the fattened calf
because he has him back safe
and sound.’ He became angry,
and when he refused to enter
the house, his father came out
and pleaded with him. He said
to his father in reply, ‘Look, all
these years I served you and
not once did I disobey your
orders; yet you never gave
me even a young goat to feast
on with my friends. But when
your son returns, who swallowed up your property with
prostitutes, for him you have
slaughter the fattened calf.’
He said to him, ‘My son you are here with me always;
everything I have is yours. But
now we must celebrate and
rejoice, because your brother
was dead and has come to life
again; he was lost and has been
found.’ ”
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