A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew 9:1-8
After entering a boat, Jesus made the crossing, and came into his own town.
After entering a boat, Jesus made the crossing, and came into his own town.
When Jesus came to the territory of the Gadarenes, two demoniacs who were coming from the tombs met him.
As Jesus got into a boat, his disciples followed him.
You alone have I favored,/ more than all the families of the earth;/ Therefore I will punish you/ for all your crimes.
When Jesus went into the region of Caesarea Philippi he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” They replied, “Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter said in reply, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Jesus said to him in reply, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah.
I, Paul, am already being poured out like a libation, and the time of my departure is at hand.
In those days, King Herod laid hands upon some members of the Church to harm them.
Jesus said to his apostles: “Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever does not take up his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me.
