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Sts. Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn and Paul Chŏng Ha-sang, and Companions, of Wednesday September 20, 2023

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September 20, 2023

The blood of the holy Martyrs was poured out for Christ upon the earth; therefore they have gained everlasting rewards.

Texts of the day

Texts of the day

Wednesday September 20, 2023 Other dates
First reading

Reading (1 Timothy 3:14-16)

Beloved: I am writing you, although I hope to visit you soon. But if I should be delayed, you should know how to behave in the household of God, which is the Church of the living God, the pillar and...

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Psalm

Responsorial Psalm  (Psalm 111:1-2, 3-4, 5-6)

I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart     in the company and assembly of the just. Great are the works of the LORD,     exquisite in all their delights. R.  Majesty and glory are...

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Gospel

Gospel  (Luke 7:31-35)

Jesus said to the crowds: “To what shall I compare the people of this generation? What are they like? They are like children who sit in the marketplace and call to one another,     ‘We played the flute for...

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comment

“Then to what shall I compare the people of this generation? What are they like?” (Luke 7:31).

Today, Jesus might ask the same question of us: To what can we be compared? We often behave like the children in the marketplace, pitting ourselves one against the other, name-calling and deriding the beliefs of others. Jealousy, insecurity, a...

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