First Reading - Wis 11:22-12:2
Before the Lord, the whole
universe is as a grain from a
balance or a drop of morning
dew come down upon the earth. But you have mercy on all, because you can do all things; and
you overlook people’s sins that
they may repent. For you love
all things that are and loathe
nothing that you have made;
for what you hated, you would
not have fashioned. And how
could a thing remain, unless
you willed it; or be preserved,
had it not been called forth by
you? But you spare all things,
because they are yours, O Lord
and lover of souls, for your imperishable spirit is in all things.
Therefore you rebuke off enders
little by little, warn them and
remind them of the sins they
are committing, that they may
abandon their wickedness and
believe in you, O Lord!
Responsorial Psalm - Ps 145
R – I will praise your name for
ever, my King and my God!
* I will extol you, O my God
and King, and I will bless your
name forever and ever. Every
day will I bless you, and I will
praise your name forever and
ever. R.
* The Lord is gracious and
merciful, slow to anger and of
great kindness. The Lord is
good to all and compassionate
toward all his works. R.
* Let all your works give
you thanks, O Lord, and let
your faithful ones bless you.
Let them discourse of the glory
of your kingdom and speak of
your might. R.
* The Lord is faithful in all
his words and holy in all his
works. The Lord lifts up all
who are falling and raises up
all who are bowed down. R.
Second Reading - 2 Thes 1:11-2:2
Brothers and sisters:
We always pray for you,
that our God may make you
worthy of his calling and powerfully bring to fulfillment every good purpose and every
effort of faith, that the name of
our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, in
accord with the grace of our
God and Lord Jesus Christ.
We ask you, brothers and
sisters, with regard to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ
and our assembling with
him, not to be shaken out of
your minds suddenly, or to be
alarmed either by a “spirit,”
or by an oral statement, or by
a letter allegedly from us to the
effect that the day of the Lord is
at hand.
Gospel Acclamation - Jn 3:16
Alleluia! Alleluia!
God so loved the world
that he gave his only Son,
so that everyone who believes in him might have
eternal life.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Gospel - Lk 19:1-10
At that time, Jesus came
to Jericho and intended to pass through the town. Now a man
there named Zacchaeus, who
was a chief tax collector and
also a wealthy man, was seeking to see who Jesus was; but
he could not see him because
of the crowd, for he was short
in stature. So he ran ahead and
climbed a sycamore tree in order to see Jesus, who was about
to pass that way.
When he reached the place,
Jesus looked up and said, “Zacchaeus, come down quickly,
for today I must stay at your
house.”Zacchaeus came down
quickly and received Jesus
with joy. When they all saw
this, they began to grumble,
saying, “He has gone to stay at
the house of a sinner!”
But Zacchaeus stood there
and said to the Lord, “Behold,
half of my possessions, Lord, I
shall give to the poor, and if I
have extorted anything from
anyone, I shall repay it four
times over.” And Jesus said
to him, “Today salvation has
come to this house because
this man too is a descendant of
Abraham. For the Son of Man
has come to seek and to save
what was lost.”
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