Daily Readings for October 10, 2018

1st READING

Paul gives his version of how he came to have the apostolate to the Gentiles and Peter to the Jews. Paul had a missionary gift that has been unsurpassed in the history of the Church. It is perhaps comparable to some of the men who first took the Gospel to Eastern Asia, the Americas, and Africa. The distances they traveled far exceeded Paul’s. However, it is difficult and probably not all that helpful to try and compare the situations.

Galatians 2:1-2, 7-14

1 Brothers and sisters: After fourteen years I again went up to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus along also. 2 I went up in accord with a revelation, and I presented to them the Gospel that I preach to the Gentiles — but privately to those of repute — so that I might not be running, or have run, in vain. 7 On the contrary, when they saw that I had been entrusted with the Gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter to the circumcised, 8 for the one who worked in Peter for an apostolate to the circumcised worked also in me for the Gentiles, 9 and when they recognized the grace bestowed upon me, James and Cephas and John, who were reputed to be pillars, gave me and Barnabas their right hands in partnership, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised. 10 Only, we were to be mindful of the poor, which is the very thing I was eager to do. 11 And when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face because he clearly was wrong. 12 For, until some people came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles; but when they came, he began to draw back and separated himself, because he was afraid of the circumcised. 13 And the rest of the Jews also acted hypocritically along with him, with the result that even Barnabas was carried away by their hypocrisy. 14 But when I saw that they were not on the right road in line with the truth of the Gospel, I said to Cephas in front of all, “If you, though a Jew, are living like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?”

P S A L M 

Psalm 117:1, 2

1 Praise the Lord, all you nations; glorify him, all you peoples! 2 For steadfast is his kindness toward us, and the fidelity of the Lord endures forever. (R) 

GOSPEL

We all need to pray every day. If you are not into this habit yet, then now is the time to begin. Start by praying for a short time, and then build it up to what you think is suitable for your situation. There is no excuse for not praying every day. It is the lifeblood of our faith and, without it, our faith will die. Let us ask the Holy Spirit to help us pray daily.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

You have received a spirit of adoption as sons through which we cry: Abba! Father!

Luke 11:1-4

1 Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.” 2 He said to them, “When you pray, say: Father, hallowed be your name, your Kingdom come. 3 Give us each day our daily bread 4 and forgive us our sins for we ourselves forgive everyone in debt to us, and do not subject us to the final test.”