Lectionary: 643
Reading 1 EPH 4:1-7, 11-13
Brothers and sisters:
I, a prisoner for the Lord,
urge you to live in a manner worthy of the call you have received,
with all humility and gentleness, with patience,
bearing with one another through love,
striving to preserve the unity of the Spirit
through the bond of peace:
St. Paul is calling all Christians to live in accordance with their conversion. Those who believe in Jesus Christ should live in accordance with the Commandments of God.
one Body and one Spirit,
as you were also called to the one hope of your call;
one Lord, one faith, one baptism;
one God and Father of all,
who is over all and through all and in all.
When we accept this call and are Baptized, we become one with Christ.
But grace was given to each of us
according to the measure of Christ’s gift.
And each of us received the grace of God according to the measure of our faith.
And he gave some as Apostles, others as prophets,
others as evangelists, others as pastors and teachers,
to equip the holy ones for the work of ministry,
for building up the Body of Christ,
until we all attain to the unity of faith
and knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood,
to the extent of the full stature of Christ.
Each of our gifts is unique. All that we do we should do in the name of Christ.
Responsorial Psalm PS 19:2-3, 4-5
R. (5) Their message goes out through all the earth.
The heavens declare the glory of God;
and the firmament proclaims his handiwork.
Day pours out the word to day,
and night to night imparts knowledge.
R. Their message goes out through all the earth.
Not a word nor a discourse
whose voice is not heard;
Through all the earth their voice resounds,
and to the ends of the world, their message.
R. Their message goes out through all the earth.
The message of God's love has been spread throughout the world. Even those who have never seen a Bible or a Church have the message of God written in their hearts.
Gospel MT 9:9-13
As Jesus passed by,
he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the customs post.
He said to him, “Follow me.”
And he got up and followed him.
The Apostle, St. Matthew, was a tax collector. When Jesus called, he got up immediately and followed Him.
While he was at table in his house,
many tax collectors and sinners came
and sat with Jesus and his disciples.
Jesus went to St. Matthews house to dine. And many who dined there were outcasts of the Jews.
The Pharisees saw this and said to his disciples,
“Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
The Jews saw this and frowned, because it was against the Old Law.
He heard this and said,
“Those who are well do not need a physician, but the sick do.
Go and learn the meaning of the words,
I desire mercy, not sacrifice.
I did not come to call the righteous but sinners.”
But Jesus said, "I accept them because I am the Physician. Those who are well do not need a doctor. I came to save sinners to repentance."
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