Readings at Mass

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First reading	Galatians 5:1-6

‘Circumcision counts for nothing, but only faith working through love.’

Brothers and Sisters: For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.

Look: I, Paul, say to you that if you accept circumcision, Christ will be of no advantage to you. I testify again to every man who accepts circumcision that he is obligated to keep the whole law. You are severed from Christ, you who would be justified by the law; you have fallen away from grace. For through the Spirit, by faith, we ourselves eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness. For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith working through love.

How to listen

Responsorial Psalm
Ps 119(118):41, 43. 44-45. 47-48. ℟41a

Lord, let your mercy come upon me.

Lord, let your mercy come upon me,

the salvation you have promised.

Never take the word of truth from my mouth,

for I hope in your decrees.

Lord, let your mercy come upon me.

I shall always keep your law,

for ever and ever.

I shall walk on a spacious plain,

for I seek your precepts.

Lord, let your mercy come upon me.

In your commands I have found my delight;

these I have loved.

I reach out to your commands, which I love,

and ponder your statutes.

Lord, let your mercy come upon me.

Gospel Acclamation	Hebrews 4:12

Alleluia, alleluia.

The word of God is living and active,

discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

Alleluia.

Gospel	Luke 11:37-41

‘Give alms, and behold, everything is clean for you.’

At that time: While Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee asked him to dine with him, so he went in and reclined at table. The Pharisee was astonished to see that he did not first wash before dinner. And the Lord said to him, ‘Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. You fools! Did not he who made the outside make the inside also? But give as alms those things that are within, and behold, everything is clean for you.’

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The readings on this page are from the English Standard Version, which is used at Mass in Great Britain. The Jerusalem Bible (which is used at Mass in much of the English-speaking world) will appear instead if you set this page to use a calendar from outside Great Britain. The New American Bible readings, which are used at Mass in the United States, are available in the Universalis apps, programs and downloads.