A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew 20:20-28
The mother of the sons of Zebedee approached Jesus with her sons and did him homage, wishing to ask him for something.
The mother of the sons of Zebedee approached Jesus with her sons and did him homage, wishing to ask him for something.
The disciples approached Jesus and said, “Why do you speak to the crowd in parables?” He said to them in reply, “Because knowledge of the mysteries of the Kingdom of heaven has been granted to you, but to them it has not been granted.
On that day, Jesus went out of the house and sat down by the sea.
On the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark, and saw the stone removed from the tomb.
Some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Jesus, “Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you.” He said to them in reply, “An evil and unfaithful generation seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it except the sign of Jonah the prophet.
Jesus entered a village where a woman whose name was Martha welcomed him.
The Pharisees went out and took counsel against Jesus to put him to death.
Jesus was going through a field of grain on the sabbath.
Jesus said: “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.
At that time Jesus exclaimed: “I give praise to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to the childlike.