A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew 23:1-12
Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples, saying, “The scribes and the Pharisees have taken their seat on the chair of Moses.
Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples, saying, “The scribes and the Pharisees have taken their seat on the chair of Moses.
Hear the word of the Lord,/ princes of Sodom!/ Listen to the instruction of our God,/ people of Gomorrah!
Jesus said to his disciples: “Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
“Lord, great and awesome God, you who keep your merciful covenant toward those who love you and observe your commandments!
“Lord, great and awesome God, you who keep your merciful covenant toward those who love you and observe your commandments!
Beloved: Bear your share of hardship for the gospel with the strength that comes from God.
The Lord said to Abram: “Go forth from the land of your kinsfolk and from your father’s house to a land that I will show you.
Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.
