Tuesday 12 August 2014
Tuesday
of week 19 in Ordinary Time
Readings at Mass
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First reading
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Ezekiel
2:8-3:4 ©
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I, Ezekiel, heard a voice speaking.
It said, ‘You, son of man, listen to the words I say; do not be a rebel like
that rebellious set. Open your mouth and eat what I am about to give you.’ I
looked. A hand was there, stretching out to me and holding a scroll. He
unrolled it in front of me; it was written on back and front; on it was written
‘lamentations, wailings, meanings.’ He said, ‘Son of man, eat what is given to
you; eat this scroll, then go and speak to the House of Israel.’ I opened my
mouth; he gave me the scroll to eat and said, ‘Son of man, feed and be
satisfied by the scroll I am giving you.’ I ate it, and it tasted sweet as
honey.
Then he said, ‘Son of
man, go to the House of Israel and tell them what I have said.’
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Psalm
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Psalm
118:14,24,72,103,111,131 ©
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Your promise is sweet to my taste, O
Lord.
I rejoiced to do your will
as though all riches
were mine.
Your will is my delight;
your statutes are my
counsellors.
Your promise is sweet to my taste, O
Lord.
The law from your mouth means more
to me
than silver and gold.
Your promise is sweeter to my taste
than honey in the mouth.
Your promise is sweet to my taste, O
Lord.
Your will is my heritage for ever,
the joy of my heart.
I open my mouth and I sigh
as I yearn for your
commands.
Your promise is sweet to my taste, O
Lord.
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Gospel Acclamation
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Mt11:25
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Alleluia, alleluia!
Blessed are you, Father,
Lord of heaven and earth,
for revealing the mysteries of the
kingdom
to mere children.
Alleluia!
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Or
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Mt11:29
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Alleluia, alleluia!
Shoulder my yoke and learn from me,
says the Lord,
for I am gentle and humble in heart.
Alleluia!
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Gospel
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Matthew
18:1-5,10,12-14 ©
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The disciples came to Jesus and
said, ‘Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?’ So he called a little
child to him and set the child in front of them. Then he said, ‘I tell you
solemnly, unless you change and become like little children you will never
enter the kingdom of heaven. And so, the one who makes himself as little as
this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
‘Anyone who welcomes a
little child like this in my name welcomes me. See that you never despise any
of these little ones, for I tell you that their angels in heaven are
continually in the presence of my Father in heaven.
‘Tell me. Suppose a man
has a hundred sheep and one of them strays; will he not leave the ninety-nine
on the hillside and go in search of the stray? I tell you solemnly, if he finds
it, it gives him more joy than do the ninety-nine that did not stray at all.
Similarly, it is never the will of your Father in heaven that one of these
little ones should be lost.’
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