Twenty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time
Feast of Saint Matthew, Apostle and evangelist
21st September 2024 (Saturday)
Psalter: Proper
Reading of the Day
| First Reading | Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-13 |
| Response | Their sound goes forth through all the earth. |
| Gospel | Matthew 9:9-13 |
First Reading
Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-13
Brethren: I, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling, to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ’s gift. And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints, for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.
Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 19:2-3, 4-5 (R. 5a)
R/. Their sound goes forth through all the earth.
The heavens declare the glory of God,
and the firmament proclaims the work of his hands.
Day unto day conveys the message,
and night unto night imparts the knowledge. R/.
No speech, no word, whose voice goes unheeded;
their sound goes forth through all the earth,
their message to the utmost bounds of the world. R/.
Gospel Acclamation
See Matthew 11:25
V/. Alleluia
R/. Alleluia
V/. We praise you, O God; we acclaim you as Lord; the glorious company of Apostles praise you.
R/. Alleluia.
Gospel
Matthew 9:9-13
As Jesus passed by, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth; and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he rose and followed him. And as Jesus reclined at table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and were reclining with Jesus and his disciples. And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” But when he heard it, he said, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. Go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice. For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.”
