Twenty-First Week in Ordinary Time
Year II
27th August 2024 (Tuesday)
Psalter: Week 1
Reading of the Day
| First Reading | 2 Thessalonians 2:1-3a, 14-17 |
| Response | The Lord comes to judge the earth |
| Gospel | Matthew 23:23-26 |
First Reading
2 Thessalonians 2:1-3a, 14-17
Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we ask you, brothers, not to be quickly shaken in mind or alarmed, either by a spirit or a spoken word, or a letter seeming to be from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come. Let no one deceive you in any way. To this he called you through our gospel, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. So then, brothers, stand firm and hold to the traditions that you were taught by us, either by our spoken word or by our letter. Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts and establish them in every good work and word.
Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 96:10, 11-12a, 12b-13 (R. 13b)
R/. The Lord comes to judge the earth
Say to the nations, “The Lord is king.”
The world he made firm in its place;
he will judge the peoples in fairness. R/.
Let the heavens rejoice and earth be glad;
let the sea and all within it thunder praise.
Let the land and all it bears rejoice. R/.
Then will all the trees of the wood shout for joy
at the presence of the Lord, for he comes,
he comes to judge the earth.
He will judge the world with justice;
he will govern the peoples with his truth. R/.
Gospel Acclamation
Hebrews 4:12
V/. Alleluia
R/. Alleluia
V/. The word of God is living and active, discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
R/. Alleluia.
Gospel
Matthew 23:23-26
At the time: Jesus said: “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others. You blind guides, straining out a gnat and swallowing a camel! “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and the plate, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. You blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and the plate, that the outside also may be clean.
