Responsorial Psalm
Upright is the word of the LORD,
and all his works are trustworthy.
He loves justice and right;
of the kindness of the LORD the earth is full.
See, the eyes of the LORD are upon those who fear him,
upon those who hope for his kindness,
to deliver them from death
and preserve them in spite of famine.
Our soul waits for the LORD,
who is our help and our shield.
May your kindness, O LORD, be upon us
who have put our hope in you.
2nd. READING (2 Tm 1:8b-10)
Beloved: Bear your share of hardship for the gospel with the strength that comes from
God.
He saved us and called us to a holy life, not according to our works but according to
his own design and the grace bestowed on us in Christ Jesus before time began, but
now made manifest through the appearance of our savior Christ Jesus, who destroyed
death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.
Gospel
Jesus said to his disciples: "You have heard that it was said, You shall love your
neighbour and hate your enemy. But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for
those who persecute you, that you may be children of your heavenly Father, for he
makes his sun rise on the bad and the good, and causes rain to fall on the just and the
unjust. For if you love those who love you, what recompense will you have? Do not
the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet your brothers and sisters only, what is
unusual about that? Do not the pagans do the same? So be perfect, just as your
heavenly Father is perfect."
