This Week’s Gospel Message

Thursday, September 12th, 2019

This week’s Gospel message for Sunday, September 15th  is from Luke 15:1-32.

“Tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to listen to Jesus, but the Pharisees and scribes began to complain, saying, ‘This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.’ [Jesus said] ‘I tell you . . . there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance.’” “No person is truly lost in the sight of God. Anyone can be found worthy of reconciliation.”

Source:  Pastoral Patterns, Autumn 2019

DAILY READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday 1 Tim 2:1-8; Luke 7:1-10

Saints Cornelius, Pope, and Cyprian, Bishop, Martyrs (Memorial) – “Cornelius was elected pope during the Decian persecution. A priest named Novatian tried to usurp Cornelius’ place, but Cyprian, the powerful bishop of Carthage, supported Cornelius, and Novatian was condemned. But under renewed persecution, Cornelius . . . died in exile. A few years later . . . Cyprian was also arrested, banished, and condemned to death.” Source: Living With Christ, September 2019     

Tuesday 1 Tim 3:1-13; Luke 7:11-17

Wednesday 1 Tim 3:14-16; Luke 7:31-35         

Thursday 1 Tim 4:12-16; Luke 7:36-50         

Friday 1 Tim 6:2c-12; Luke 8:1-3

Saints Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn, Priest, and Paul Chŏng Ha-sang, and Companions, Martyrs (Memorial) – “In the early 1800s, Christian communities began to flourish in Korea, under the leadership of laity. In 1836, missionaries from the Parish Foreign Mission Society secretly entered the country. The Christian communities encountered hostility and . . . over 10,000 Christians were killed. Among them were the layman Paul Chŏng Ha-sang and Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn.” Source: Living With Christ, September 2019

Saturday Eph 4:1-7, 11-13; Matt 9:9-13

Saint Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist (Feast) – [The apostle Matthew] “appears in the list of the twelve apostles in all three synoptic gospels, but only in Matthew’s gospel is he identified as a tax collector.” [The gospel author Matthew] “portrays Jesus as both the fulfillment of the hopes of Judaism and as the inaugurator of the new Christian way of relating to God.” Source: Living With Christ, September 2019

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