Responsorial Psalm
This is my pray to you, O Lord,
at a time most favourable to you.
In your great love, O God, answer me with your
unfailing help. In your mercy, O Lord,
give me a good answer; in
your great compassion, turn to me.
But I myself am humbled and wounded;
your salvation, O God, will lift me up.
I will praise the name of God in song;
I will glorify him with thanksgiving.
Let the lowly witness this and be glad.
You who seek God, may your hearts be revived.
For the Lord hears the needy
and does not despise those in captivity.
For God will save Zion
and rebuild the cities of Judah.
The children of his servants shall inherit it,
and those who love his name will dwell in it.
2nd. READING (Col 1,15-20)
Christ Jesus is the image of the unseen God, and for all creation he is the firstborn, for
in him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible: thrones,
rulers, authorities, powers...All was made through him and for him.He is before all and
all things hold together in him. And he is the head of the body, that is the Church, for
he is the first, the first raised from the dead that he may be the first in everything, for
God was pleased to let fullness dwell in him. Through him God willed to reconcile all
things to himself, and through him, through his blood shed on the cross, God
establishes peace, on earth as in Heaven.
Gospel
There was a lawyer who, to disconcert Jesus, stood up and said to him: "Master, what
shall I do to receive eternal life?" Jesus replied, "What is written in the Scripture?
How do you understand it?" The man answered, "It is written: You shall love the
Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength and with
all your mind. And you shall love your neighbour as yourself." Jesus replied, "What a
good answer! Do this and you shall live." The man wanted to keep up appearances,
so he replied, "Who is my neighbour?" Jesus then said, "There was a man going down
from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him,
beat him and went off leaving him half dead. It happened that a priest was going along
that road and saw the man, but passed by on the other side. Likewise a Levite saw the
man and passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan, too, was going that way, and
when he came upon the man, he was moved with compassion. He went over to him
and treated his wounds with oil and wine and wrapped them with bandages. Then he
put him on his own mount and brought him to an inn where he took care of him. The
next day he had to set off, but he gave two silver coins to the innkeeper and told him:
'Take care of him and whatever you spend on him, I will repay when I come back.'"
Jesus then asked, "Which of these three, do you think, made himself neighbour to the
man who fell into the hands of robbers?" The teacher of the Law answered, "the one
who had mercy on him." And Jesus said, "Go then and do the same."
