Alleluia
I will sing to the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to God while I live. Compassionate and gracious is the Lord, slow to anger and abounding in love. The Lord is good to everyone; his mercy embraces all his creation.
All your works will give you thanks; all your saints, O Lord, will praise you. They will tell of the glory of your kingdom and speak of your power.
Your reign is from age to age; your dominion endures from generation to generation. The Lord is true to his promises and lets his mercy show in all he does. The Lord lifts up those who are falling and raises those who are beaten down.
2nd. READING (2Thes 1,11-2,2) We constantly pray for you; may our God make you worthy of his calling. May he, by his power, fulfil your good purposes and your work prompted by faith. In that way, the name of Jesus our Lord will be glorified through you, and you through him, according to the loving plan of God and of Christ Jesus the Lord. Brothers and sisters, let us speak about the coming of Christ Jesus, our Lord, and our gathering to meet him. Do not be easily unsettled. Do not be alarmed by what a prophet says or by any report, or by some letter said to be ours, saying the day of the Lord is at hand.
Gospel
Jesus entered Jericho and was going through the city, a man named Zaccheus was
there. He was a tax collector and a wealthy man. He wanted to see what Jesus was
like, but he was a short man and could not see because of the crowd. So he ran ahead
and climbed up a sycamore tree. From there he would be able to see Jesus who had to
pass that way. When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him,
"Zaccheus, come down quickly for I must stay at your house today." So Zaccheus
hurried down and received him joyfully. All the people who saw it began to grumble
and said, "He has gone to the house of a sinner as a guest." But Zaccheus spoke to
Jesus, "The half of my goods, Lord, I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I
will pay him back four times as much." Looking at him Jesus said, "Salvation has
come to this house today, for he is also a true son of Abraham. The Son of Man has
come to seek and to save the lost."
