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| "He Went Through the Villages on the Way to Jerusalem" -- by James Tissot |
FIRST
READING: Ephesians
6: 1 - 9
1
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
2
"Honor your father and mother" (this is the first
commandment with a
promise),
3
"that it may be well with you and that you may live long on the
earth."
4
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in
the
discipline
and instruction of the Lord.
5
Slaves, be obedient to those who are your earthly masters, with fear
and
trembling,
in singleness of heart, as to Christ;
6
not in the way of eye-service, as men-pleasers, but as servants of
Christ,
doing
the will of God from the heart,
7
rendering service with a good will as to the Lord and not to men,
8
knowing that whatever good any one does, he will receive the same
again
from
the Lord, whether he is a slave or free.
9
Masters, do the same to them, and forbear threatening, knowing that
he who
is
both their Master and yours is in heaven, and that there is no
partiality with
him.
PSALM:
Psalms 145:
10 - 14
10
All thy works shall give thanks to thee, O LORD, and all thy saints
shall
bless
thee!
11
They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and tell of thy power,
12
to make known to the sons of men thy mighty deeds, and the glorious
splendor
of thy kingdom.
13
Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endures
throughout
all generations. The LORD is faithful in all his words, and gracious
in
all his deeds.
14
The LORD upholds all who are falling, and raises up all who are bowed
down.
GOSPEL:
Luke 13:
22 - 30
22
He went on his way through towns and villages, teaching, and
journeying
toward
Jerusalem.
23
And some one said to him, "Lord, will those who are saved be
few?" And
he
said to them,
24
"Strive to enter by the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will
seek to enter
and
will not be able.
25
When once the householder has risen up and shut the door, you will
begin
to
stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, `Lord, open to us.'
He will
answer
you, `I do not know where you come from.'
26
Then you will begin to say, `We ate and drank in your presence, and
you
taught
in our streets.'
27
But he will say, `I tell you, I do not know where you come from;
depart
from
me, all you workers of iniquity!'
28
There you will weep and gnash your teeth, when you see Abraham and
Isaac
and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God and you
yourselves
thrust out.
29
And men will come from east and west, and from north and south, and
sit
at
table in the kingdom of God.
30
And behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who
will be
last."
