Readings of the day

Mass readings

1. First reading Philippians 3:17-4:1

   ¹⁷Brothers, be imitators together of me, and note those who walk this way, even as you have us for an example. ¹⁸For many walk, of whom I told you often, and now tell you even weeping, as the enemies of the cross of Christ, ¹⁹whose end is destruction, whose god is the belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who think about earthly things. ²⁰For our citizenship is in heaven, from where we also wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, ²¹who will change the body of our humiliation to be conformed to the body of his glory, according to the working by which he is able even to subject all things to himself. ¹Therefore, my brothers, beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, my beloved.

   WEB-C · World English Bible (Catholic). Public Domain. Source: eBible.org. Read in context: Philippians 3:17-4:1

2. Responsorial Psalm Psalms 122:1-2, 3-4a, 4b-5

   ¹A Song of Ascents. By David. I was glad when they said to me, “Let’s go to the LORD’s house!” ²Our feet are standing within your gates, Jerusalem! ³Jerusalem is built as a city that is compact together, ⁴where the tribes go up, even the LORD’s tribes, according to an ordinance for Israel, to give thanks to the LORD’s name. ⁵For there are set thrones for judgment, the thrones of David’s house.

   Some verses are read only in part; the whole verse is shown.

   WEB-C · World English Bible (Catholic). Public Domain. Source: eBible.org. Read in context: Psalms 122:1-2, 3-4a, 4b-5

3. Gospel acclamation 1 John 2:5

4. Gospel Luke 16:1-8

   ¹He also said to his disciples, “There was a certain rich man who had a manager. An accusation was made to him that this man was wasting his possessions. ²He called him, and said to him, ‘What is this that I hear about you? Give an accounting of your management, for you can no longer be manager.’ ³“The manager said within himself, ‘What will I do, seeing that my lord is taking away the management position from me? I don’t have strength to dig. I am ashamed to beg. ⁴I know what I will do, so that when I am removed from management, they may receive me into their houses.’ ⁵Calling each one of his lord’s debtors to him, he said to the first, ‘How much do you owe to my lord?’ ⁶He said, ‘A hundred batos of oil.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.’ ⁷Then he said to another, ‘How much do you owe?’ He said, ‘A hundred cors of wheat.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill, and write eighty.’ ⁸“His lord commended the dishonest manager because he had done wisely, for the children of this world are, in their own generation, wiser than the children of the light.

   WEB-C · World English Bible (Catholic). Public Domain. Source: eBible.org. Read in context: Luke 16:1-8