Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time
Year II
12th August 2024 (Monday)
Psalter: Week 3
Reading of the Day
| First Reading | Ezekiel 1:2-5, 24-28c |
| Response | Heaven and earth are full of your glory. |
| Gospel | Matthew 17:22-27 |
First Reading
Ezekiel 1:2-5, 24-28c
On the fifth day of the month (it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin), the word of the Lord came to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the Chebar canal, and the hand of the Lord was upon him there. As I looked, behold, a stormy wind came out of the north, and a great cloud, with brightness round it, and fire flashing forth continually, and in the midst of the fire, as it were gleaming metal. And from the midst of it came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: they had a human likeness. And when they went, I heard the sound of their wings like the sound of many waters, like the sound of the Almighty, a sound of tumult like the sound of an army. When they stood still, they let down their wings. And there came a voice from above the expanse over their heads. When they stood still, they let down their wings. And above the expanse over their heads there was the likeness of a throne, in appearance like sapphire; and seated above the likeness of a throne was a likeness with a human appearance. And upward from what had the appearance of his waist I saw as it were gleaming metal, like the appearance of fire enclosed all round. And downward from what had the appearance of his waist I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and there was brightness round him. Like the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud on the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness all round. Such was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. And when I saw it, I fell on my face.
Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 148:1-2, 11-12, 13, 14
R/. Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Praise the Lord from the heavens;
praise him in the heights.
Praise him, all his angels;
praise him, all his hosts. R/.
Kings of the earth and all peoples,
princes and all judges of the earth,
young men and maidens as well,
the old and the young together. R/.
Let them praise the name of the Lord,
for his name alone is exalted,
his splendor above heaven and earth. R/.
He exalts the strength of his people.
He is the praise of all his faithful,
the praise of the children of Israel,
of the people to whom he is close. R/.
Gospel Acclamation
See 2 Thessalonians 2:14
V/. Alleluia
R/. Alleluia
V/. God has called us through the Gospel, to obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ
R/. Alleluia.
Gospel
Matthew 17:22-27
At that time: As the disciples were gathering in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him, and he will be raised on the third day.” And they were greatly distressed. When they came to Capernaum, the collectors of the twodrachma tax went up to Peter and said, “Does your teacher not pay the tax?” He said, “Yes.” And when he came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do kings of the earth take toll or tax? From their sons or from others?” And when he said, “From others”, Jesus said to him, “Then the sons are free. However, not to give offence to them, go to the lake and cast a hook and take the first fish that comes up, and when you open its mouth you will find a shekel. Take that and give it to them for me and for yourself.”
