September 22nd : Responsorial PsalmPsalm 53(54):3-6,8

September 22nd  : Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 53(54):3-6,8 

The Lord upholds my life.

O God, save me by your name;

  by your power, uphold my cause.

O God, hear my prayer;

  listen to the words of my mouth.

The Lord upholds my life.

For proud men have risen against me,

  ruthless men seek my life.

  They have no regard for God.

The Lord upholds my life.

But I have God for my help.

  The Lord upholds my life.

I will sacrifice to you with willing heart

  and praise your name for it is good.

The Lord upholds my life.

September 22nd : Responsorial PsalmPsalm 53(54):3-6,8 The Lord upholds my life.O God, save me by your name; by your power, uphold my cause.O God, hear my prayer; listen to the words of my mouth.The Lord upholds my life.For proud men have risen against me, ruthless men seek my life. They have no regard for God.The Lord upholds my life.But I have God for my help. The Lord upholds my life.I will sacrifice to you with willing heart and praise your name for it is good.The Lord upholds my life.

September 22nd  : Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 53(54):3-6,8 

The Lord upholds my life.

O God, save me by your name;

  by your power, uphold my cause.

O God, hear my prayer;

  listen to the words of my mouth.

The Lord upholds my life.

For proud men have risen against me,

  ruthless men seek my life.

  They have no regard for God.

The Lord upholds my life.

But I have God for my help.

  The Lord upholds my life.

I will sacrifice to you with willing heart

  and praise your name for it is good.

The Lord upholds my life.

O God, save me by your name;

  by your power, uphold my cause.

O God, hear my prayer;

  listen to the words of my mouth.

The Lord upholds my life.

For proud men have risen against me,

  ruthless men seek my life.

  They have no regard for God.

The Lord upholds my life.

But I have God for my help.

  The Lord upholds my life.

I will sacrifice to you with willing heart

  and praise your name for it is good.

The Lord upholds my life.

September 22nd : First ReadingThe wicked prepare to ambush the just man.A reading from the book of Wisdom 2:12,17-20

September 22nd : First Reading

The wicked prepare to ambush the just man.

A reading from the book of Wisdom 2:12,17-20 

The godless say to themselves:

‘Let us lie in wait for the virtuous man, since he annoys us

and opposes our way of life,

reproaches us for our breaches of the law

and accuses us of playing false to our upbringing.

‘Let us see if what he says is true,

let us observe what kind of end he himself will have.

If the virtuous man is God’s son, God will take his part

and rescue him from the clutches of his enemies.

Let us test him with cruelty and with torture,

and thus explore this gentleness of his

and put his endurance to the proof.

Let us condemn him to a shameful death

since he will be looked after – we have his word for it.’

The Word of the Lord.

September 21st : Gospel It is not the healthy who need the doctor, but the sick A reading from the Holy Gospel according to St.Matthew 9: 9-13

 September 21st :  Gospel 

It is not the healthy who need the doctor, but the sick

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to St.Matthew 9: 9-13 

As Jesus was walking on, he saw a man named Matthew sitting by the customs house, and he said to him, ‘Follow me.’ And he got up and followed him.

  While he was at dinner in the house it happened that a number of tax collectors and sinners came to sit at the table with Jesus and his disciples. When the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, ‘Why does your master eat with tax collectors and sinners?’ When he heard this he replied, ‘It is not the healthy who need the doctor, but the sick. Go and learn the meaning of the words: What I want is mercy, not sacrifice. And indeed I did not come to call the virtuous, but sinners.’

The Word of the Lord.

September 21st : Responsorial Psalm Psalm 18(19):2-5

 September 21st :  Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 18(19):2-5 

Their word goes forth through all the earth.

The heavens proclaim the glory of God,

  and the firmament shows forth the work of his hands.

Day unto day takes up the story

  and night unto night makes known the message.

Their word goes forth through all the earth.

No speech, no word, no voice is heard

  yet their span extends through all the earth,

  their words to the utmost bounds of the world.

Their word goes forth through all the earth.

Gospel Acclamation 

Alleluia, alleluia!

We praise you, O God,

we acknowledge you to be the Lord.

The glorious company of the apostles praise you, O Lord.

Alleluia!

September 21st : First reading We are all to come to unity, fully mature in the knowledge of the Son of God A reading from the letter of St.Paul to Ephesians 4: 1-7,11-13

 September 21st : First reading

We are all to come to unity, fully mature in the knowledge of the Son of God

A reading from the letter of St.Paul to Ephesians 4: 1-7,11-13

I, the prisoner in the Lord, implore you to lead a life worthy of your vocation. Bear with one another charitably, in complete selflessness, gentleness and patience. Do all you can to preserve the unity of the Spirit by the peace that binds you together. There is one Body, one Spirit, just as you were all called into one and the same hope when you were called. There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and one God who is Father of all, over all, through all and within all.

Each one of us, however, has been given his own share of grace, given as Christ allotted it. To some, his gift was that they should be apostles; to some, prophets; to some, evangelists; to some, pastors and teachers; so that the saints together make a unity in the work of service, building up the body of Christ. In this way we are all to come to unity in our faith and in our knowledge of the Son of God, until we become the perfect Man, fully mature with the fullness of Christ himself.

The Word of the Lord.

செப்டம்பர் 21 : நற்செய்தி வாசகம் இயேசு “என்னைப் பின்பற்றி வா” என்றார். மத்தேயுவும் எழுந்து இயேசுவைப் பின்பற்றிச் சென்றார். ✠ மத்தேயு எழுதிய தூய நற்செய்தியிலிருந்து வாசகம் 9: 9-13

 செப்டம்பர் 21 :  நற்செய்தி வாசகம்

இயேசு “என்னைப் பின்பற்றி வா” என்றார். மத்தேயுவும் எழுந்து இயேசுவைப் பின்பற்றிச் சென்றார்.

✠ மத்தேயு எழுதிய தூய நற்செய்தியிலிருந்து வாசகம் 9: 9-13

அக்காலத்தில்

மத்தேயு என்பவர் சுங்கச்சாவடியில் அமர்ந்திருந்ததை இயேசு கண்டார்; அவரிடம், “என்னைப் பின்பற்றி வா” என்றார். அவரும் எழுந்து இயேசுவைப் பின்பற்றிச் சென்றார். பின்பு அவருடைய வீட்டில் பந்தியில் அமர்ந்திருந்த போது வரிதண்டுபவர்கள், பாவிகள் ஆகிய பலர் வந்து இயேசுவோடும் அவருடைய சீடரோடும் விருந்துண்டனர்.

இதைக் கண்ட பரிசேயர் அவருடைய சீடரிடம், “உங்கள் போதகர் வரி தண்டுபவர்களோடும் பாவிகளோடும் சேர்ந்து உண்பது ஏன்?” என்று கேட்டனர். இயேசு இதைக் கேட்டவுடன், “நோயற்றவர்க்கு அல்ல, நோயுற்றவர்க்கே மருத்துவர் தேவை. ‘பலியை அல்ல, இரக்கத்தையே விரும்புகிறேன்’ என்பதன் கருத்தை நீங்கள் போய்க் கற்றுக்கொள்ளுங்கள்; ஏனெனில் நேர்மையாளரை அல்ல, பாவிகளையே அழைக்க வந்தேன்” என்றார்.

ஆண்டவரின் அருள்வாக்கு.