Monday, 10 March 2025
Monday of the First Week of Lent.
Readings and Antiphons on p. 205 of the Daily Missal.
First Reading: Leviticus 19:1-2, 11-18
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 19:8.9.10.15 (R. see John 6:63c)
R/. Your words, O Lord, are Spirit and life.
The law of the Lord is perfect;
it revives the soul.
The decrees of the Lord are steadfast;
they give wisdom to the simple.
The precepts of the Lord are right;
they gladden the heart.
The command of the Lord is clear;
it gives light to the eyes.
The fear of the Lord is pure,
abiding forever.
The judgments of the Lord are true;
they are, all of them, just.
May the spoken words of my mouth,
the thoughts of my heart,
win favour in your sight, O Lord,
my rock and my redeemer!
R/. Your words, O Lord, are Spirit and life.
Gospel: Matthew 25:31-46
At that time:
Jesus said to his disciples,
“When the Son of man comes in his glory,
and all the angels with him,
then he will sit on his glorious throne.
Before him will be gathered all the nations,
and he will separate them one from another
as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats,
and he will place the sheep at his right hand,
but the goats at the left.
Then the King will say to those at his right hand,
‘Come, O blessed of my Father,
inherit the kingdom prepared for you
from the foundation of the world;
for I was hungry and you gave me food,
I was thirsty and you gave me drink,
I was a stranger and you welcomed me,
I was naked and you clothed me,
I was sick and you visited me,
I was in prison and you came to me.’
Then the righteous will answer him,
‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you,
or thirsty and give you drink?
And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you,
or naked and clothe you?
And when did we see you sick or
in prison and visit you?’
And the King will answer them,
‘Truly, I say to you,
as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren,
you did it to me.’
Then he will say to those at his left hand,
‘Depart from me, you cursed,
into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels;
for I was hungry and you gave me no food,
I was thirsty and you gave me no drink,
I was a stranger and you did not welcome me,
naked and you did not clothe me,
sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’
Then they also will answer,
‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or
thirsty or a stranger or
naked or sick or in prison,
and did not minister to you?’
Then he will answer them,
‘Truly, I say to you,
as you did it not to one of the least of these,
you did it not to me.’
And they will go away into eternal punishment,
but the righteous into eternal life.”
