A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke 9:1-6
Jesus summoned the Twelve and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases, and he sent them to proclaim the Kingdom of God and to heal the sick.
Jesus summoned the Twelve and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases, and he sent them to proclaim the Kingdom of God and to heal the sick.
Every word of God is tested;/ he is a shield to those who take refuge in him./ Add nothing to his words,/ lest he reprove you, and you will be exposed as a deceiver.
The mother of Jesus and his brothers came to him but were unable to join him because of the crowd.
Like a stream is the king’s heart in the hand of the Lord;/ wherever it pleases him, he directs it.
As Jesus passed by, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the customs post.
Brothers and sisters: I, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to live in a manner worthy of the call you have received, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another through love, striving to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace: one Body and one Spirit, as you were also called to the one hope of your call; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
Jesus told his disciples this parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out at dawn to hire laborers for his vineyard.
