Responsorial Psalm
Praise the Lord, my soul!
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 (Rom 8, 9.11-13)
Yet your existence is not in the flesh, but in the spirit, because the Spirit of God is
within you. If you did not have the Spirit of Christ, you would not belong to him. And
if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is within you, He who raised Jesus
Christ from among the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies. Yes, he will do it
through his Spirit who dwells within you. Then, brothers, let us leave the flesh and no
longer live according to it. If not, we will die. Rather, walking in the Spirit, let us put
to death the body's deeds so that we may live.
GOSPEL (Mt 11,25-30)
On that occasion Jesus said, "Father, Lord of heaven and earth, I praise you, because
you have hidden these things from the wise and learned and revealed them to simple
people. Yes, Father, this is what pleased you. Everything has been entrusted to me by
my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father
except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. Come to me, all you
who work hard and who carry heavy burdens and I will refresh you. Take my yoke
upon you and learn from me for I am gentle and humble of heart; and you will find
rest. For my yoke is good and my burden is light."