A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew 18:21-35
Peter approached Jesus and asked him, “Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive?
Peter approached Jesus and asked him, “Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive?
Brothers and sisters: None of us lives for oneself, and no one dies for oneself.
Wrath and anger are hateful things,/ yet the sinner hugs them tight./ The vengeful will suffer the Lord’s vengeance,/ for he remembers their sins in detail./ Forgive your neighbor’s injustice;/ then when you pray, your own sins will be forgiven./ Could anyone nourish anger against another/ and expect healing from the Lord?/ Could anyone refuse mercy to another like himself,/ can he seek pardon for his own sins?/ If one who is but flesh cherishes wrath,/ who will forgive his sins?/ Remember your last days, set enmity aside;/ remember death and decay, and cease from sin!/ Think of the commandments, hate not your neighbor;/ remember the Most High’s covenant, and overlook faults.
Jesus said to his disciples: “A good tree does not bear rotten fruit, nor does a rotten tree bear good fruit.
My beloved ones, avoid idolatry.
Jesus told his disciples a parable: “Can a blind person guide a blind person?
Brothers and sisters: If I preach the Gospel, this is no reason for me to boast, for an obligation has been imposed on me, and woe to me if I do not preach it!
