Responsorial Psalm
Ps 146:6-7, 8-9, 9-10
R. (cf. Is 35:4) Lord, come and save us.
or: R. Alleluia.
The LORD God keeps faith forever,
secures justice for the oppressed,
gives food to the hungry.
The LORD sets captives free.
The LORD gives sight to the blind;
the LORD raises up those who were bowed down.
The LORD loves the just;
the LORD protects strangers.
The fatherless and the widow he sustains,
but the way of the wicked he thwarts.
The LORD shall reign forever;
your God, O Zion, through all generations.
Second Reading
Jas 5:7-10
Be patient, brothers and sisters, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits
for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient with it until it receives the early and
the late rains. You too must be patient. Make your hearts firm, because the coming of
the Lord is at hand. Do not complain, brothers and sisters, about one another, that you
may not be judged. Behold, the Judge is standing before the gates. Take as an example
of hardship and patience, brothers and sisters, the prophets who spoke in the name of
the Lord.
Gospel
Mt 11:2-11
When John the Baptist heard in prison of the works of the Christ, he sent his disciples
to Jesus with this question, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for
another?” Jesus said to them in reply, “Go and tell John what you hear and see: the
blind regain their sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are
raised, and the poor have the good news proclaimed to them. And blessed is the one
who takes no offense at me.”
As they were going off, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John, “What did you
go out to the desert to see? A reed swayed by the wind? Then what did you go out to
see? Someone dressed in fine clothing? Those who wear fine clothing are in royal
palaces. Then why did you go out? To see a prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a
prophet. This is the one about whom it is written: Behold, I am sending my messenger
ahead of you; he will prepare your way before you. Amen, I say to you, among those
born of women there has been none greater than John the Baptist; yet the least in the
kingdom of heaven is greater than he.”