Tenth Weekin Ordinary Time
Year II
13th June 2024 (Thursday)
Psalter: 2
Reading of the Day
| First Reading | 1 Kings 18:41-46 |
| Response | Praise is due to you in Sion, O God. |
| Gospel | Matthew 5:20-26 |
First Reading
1 Kings 18:41-46
In those days: Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is a sound of the rushing of rain.” So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Mount Carmel. And he bowed himself down on the earth and put his face between his knees. And he said to his servant, “Go up now, look towards the sea.” And he went up and looked and said, “There is nothing.” And he said, “Go again,” seven times. And at the seventh time he said, “Behold, a little cloud like a man’s hand is rising from the sea.” And he said, “Go up, say to Ahab, ‘Prepare your chariot and go down, lest the rain stop you.’” And in a little while the heavens grew black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode and went to Jezreel. And the hand of the Lord was on Elijah, and he gathered up his garment and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 65:10abcd, 10e-11, 12-13 (R. 2ab)
R/. Praise is due to you in Sion, O God.
You visit the earth, give it water;
you fill it with riches.
God’s ever-flowing river brims over
to prepare the grain. R/.
And thus you provide for the earth:
you drench its furrows;
you level it, soften it with showers;
you bless its growth. R/.
You crown the year with your bounty.
Abundance flows in your pathways;
in pastures of the desert it flows.
The hills are girded with joy. R/.
Gospel Acclamation
See John 13:34
V/. Alleluia
R/. Alleluia
V/. A new commandment I give to you, says the Lord, that you love one another, just as I have loved you.
R/.Alleluia.
Gospel
Matthew 5:20-26
At that time: Jesus said to his disciples, “For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.’ But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to the hell of fire. So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift. Come to terms quickly with your accuser while you are going with him to court, lest your accuser hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the guard, and you be put in prison. Truly, I say to you, you will never get out until you have paid the last penny.
