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Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time of Sunday October 15, 2023

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October 15, 2023

(Psalm 130 [129]:3-4)
If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities, Lord, who could stand? But with you is found forgiveness, O God of Israel.

Texts of the day

Texts of the day

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First reading

First Reading (Isaiah 25:6-10a)

On this mountain the LORD of hosts will provide for all peoples a feast of rich food and choice wines, juicy, rich food and pure, choice wines. On this mountain he will destroy the veil that veils all peoples, the...

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Psalm

Responsorial Psalm  (Psalm 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6)

The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. In verdant pastures he gives me repose; beside restful waters he leads me; he refreshes my soul. R.  He guides me in right paths for his name's sake. Even though I...

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Second reading

Second Reading  (Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20)

Brothers and sisters: I know how to live in humble circumstances; I know also how to live with abundance. In every circumstance and in all things I have learned the secret of being well fed and of going hungry, of...

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Gospel

Gospel  (Matthew 22:1-14)

For the shorter version, omit the parts in brackets. Jesus again in reply spoke to the chief priests and elders of the people in parables, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be likened to a king who gave a wedding...

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A place at the table

Do you rejoice in the coming banquet that is heaven? Are you clothing your heart in a way that is pleasing to God? The parable in today’s gospel appears to offer a grim picture of our final salvation—that God calls...

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