1ST READING
The souls of the righteous are with God. We need to ensure that we are counted among the righteous if we want to go to heaven. Unfortunately, that is not an easy task. We need to embrace God’s call to holiness and live it out. It is not enough to know what we believe we should do — we have to live and do it. That is what a righteous person does. He lives according to the truth of the Gospel as revealed by Jesus Christ.
Wisdom 2:23–3:9
23 God formed man to be imperishable; the image of his own nature he made them. 24 But by the envy of the Devil, death entered the world, and they who are in his possession experience it. 3: 1But the souls of the just are in the hand of God, and no torment shall touch them. 2 They seemed, in the view of the foolish, to be dead; and their passing away was thought an affliction 3 and their going forth from us, utter destruction. But they are in peace. 4 For if before men, indeed, they be punished, yet is their hope full of immortality; 5 Chastised a little, they shall be greatly blessed, because God tried them and found them worthy of himself. 6 As gold in the furnace, he proved them, and as sacrificial offerings he took them to himself. 7 In the time of their visitation they shall shine, and shall dart about as sparks through stubble; 8 They shall judge nations and rule over peoples, and the Lord shall be their King forever. 9 Those who trust in him shall understand truth, and the faithful shall abide with him in love: Because grace and mercy are with his holy ones, and his care is with the elect.
P S A L M
Psalm 34:2-3, 16-17, 18-19
R: I will bless the Lord at all times.
1 [2] I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall be ever in my mouth. 2 [3] Let my soul glory in the Lord; the lowly will hear me and be glad. (R) 15 [16] The Lord has eyes for the just, and ears for their cry. 16 [17] The Lord confronts the evildoers, to destroy remembrance of them from the earth. (R) 17 [18] When the just cry out, the Lord hears them, and from all their distress he rescues them. 18 [19] The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; and those who are crushed in spirit he saves. (R)
GOSPEL
A disciple’s life is one of service to the Gospel and the Kingdom of God. There should be no place in the Church for any sense of privilege from its leaders as we are all totally dependent on the grace of God for everything that we have and are able to do. It is by His grace that we are gifted with talents. We must learn to use them with humility for the benefit of the Church as well as ourselves.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him.
Luke 17:7-10
7 Jesus said to the Apostles: “Who among you would say to your servant who has just come in from plowing or tending sheep in the field, ‘Come here immediately and take your place at table’? 8 Would he not rather say to him, ‘Prepare something for me to eat. Put on your apron and wait on me while I eat and drink. You may eat and drink when I am finished’? 9 Is he grateful to that servant because he did what was commanded? 10 So should it be with you. When you have done all you have been commanded, say, ‘We are unprofitable servants; we have done what we were obliged to do.’”
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