Sunday Readings
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Ecclesiasticus 27: 30-28:7
Only by offering forgiveness can we hope to receive it from the Lord.
Romans 14: 7-9
Christ is the Lord of all – living and dead.
Matthew 18: 21-35
To withhold forgiveness from others is to deny it to ourselves.
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Ezekiel 33: 7-9
We have a responsibility to challenge those who do evil so that they might turn away from their sin and turn towards God.
Romans 13: 8-10
We are reminded of our duty to love our neighbour as ourselves. If we love, we have fulfilled all the commandments.
Matthew 18: 15-20
Jesus tells his disciples that the primary responsibility for righting wrongs lies in the offender and the offended coming together and talking about a solution.
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Isaiah 22: 19-23
Eliakim, as master of the palace, is entrusted with the key of the House of David and is deputed to open and close the palace in the king’s name.
Romans 11: 33-36
The depth of the wisdom and knowledge of God; how unsearchable are God’s ways!
Matthew 16: 13-20
Peter acknowledges Jesus as Christ, Son of the living God; and Jesus recognizes Peter as the rock on which the Church is built and the bearer of the keys of the kingdom.
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Jeremiah 20: 7-9
Jeremiah’s acknowledgement of God’s overpowering love, and his submission to it, come at the cost of hatred and mockery.
Romans 12: 1-2
We can only know God’s will for us by making an oblation of our lives, and shunning worldliness.
Matthew 16: 21-27
Jesus seeks to clarify that his mission will end in seeming disaster, through his suffering and death. Those who want to follow him will have to be prepared to share in this suffering too. There is the promise of future glory for those who do so.
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Apocalypse 11:19, 12:1-6, 10
A woman and her child are at the heart of the battle that sees God overcome evil.
1 Corinthians 15: 20-26
God has raised Jesus from the dead and will do the same for those who live their lives in Christ.
Luke 1: 39-56
Mary sings her song in praise of God who frees us from oppression and injustice.