Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time
Year II
19th August 2024 (Monday)
Psalter: Week 4
Reading of the Day
| First Reading | Ezekiel 24.15-24 |
| Response | You forgot the God who gave you birth. |
| Gospel | Matthew 19:16-22 |
First Reading
Ezekiel 24: 15-24
The word of the Lord came to me: “Son of man, behold, I am about to take the delight of your eyes away from you at a stroke; yet you shall not mourn or weep, nor shall your tears run down. Sigh, but not aloud; make no mourning for the dead. Bind on your turban, and put your shoes on your feet; do not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men.” So I spoke to the people in the morning, and at evening my wife died. And on the next morning I did as I was commanded. And the people said to me, “Will you not tell us what these things mean for us, that you are acting thus?” Then I said to them, “The word of the Lord came to me: ‘Say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the pride of your power, the delight of your eyes, and the yearning of your soul, and your sons and your daughters whom you left behind shall fall by the sword. And you shall do as I have done; you shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men. Your turbans shall be on your heads and your shoes on your feet; you shall not mourn or weep, but you shall rot away in your iniquities and groan to one another. Thus shall Ezekiel be to you a sign; according to all that he has done you shall do. When this comes, then you will know that I am the Lord God.’
Responsorial Psalm
Deuteronomy 32.18-19, 20, 21 (R.18a)
R/. You forgot the God who gave you birth.
You were unmindful of the Rock that bore you,
and you forgot the God who gave you birth.
“The Lord saw it and spurned them,
because of the provocation of his sons and his daughters. R/.
And he said, ‘I will hide my face from them;
I will see what their end will be,
for they are a perverse generation,
children in whom is no faithfulness. R/.
They have made me jealous with what is no god;
they have provoked me to anger with their idols.
So I will make them jealous with those who are no people;
I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation. R/.
Gospel Acclamation
Matthew 5:3
V/. Alleluia
R/. Alleluia
V/. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
R/. Alleluia.
Gospel
Matthew 19:16-22
At that time: And behold, a man came up to him, saying, “Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?” And he said to him, “Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. If you would enter life, keep the commandments.” He said to him, “Which ones?” And Jesus said, “You shall not murder, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother, and, You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” The young man said to him, “All these I have kept. What do I still lack?” Jesus said to him, “If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” When the young man heard this he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.
