30TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A: Universalis
You must love your neighbour as yourself.
If you are harsh with the widow and orphan, my anger will flare against you
CI: The Lord said to Moses, ‘Tell the sons of Israel this:
‘“You must not molest the stranger or oppress him, for you lived as strangers in the land of Egypt. You must not be harsh with the widow, or with the orphan; if you are harsh with them, they will surely cry out to me, and be sure I shall hear their cry; my anger will flare and I shall kill you with the sword, your own wives will be widows, your own children orphans.
‘“If you lend money to any of my people, to any poor man among you, you must not play the usurer with him: you must not demand interest from him.
‘“If you take another’s cloak as a pledge, you must give it back to him before sunset. It is all the covering he has; it is the cloak he wraps his body in; what else would he sleep in? If he cries to me, I will listen, for I am full of pity.”’
Responsorial Psalm: I love you, Lord, my strength
Second Reading 1 Thessalonians 1:5-10
You broke with idolatry and became servants of God; you are now waiting for his Son
You observed the sort of life we lived when we were with you, which was for your instruction, and you were led to become imitators of us, and of the Lord; and it was with the joy of the Holy Spirit that you took to the gospel, in spite of the great opposition all round you. This has made you the great example to all believers in Macedonia and Achaia since it was from you that the word of the Lord started to spread – and not only throughout Macedonia and Achaia, for the news of your faith in God has spread everywhere. We do not need to tell other people about it: other people tell us how we started the work among you, how you broke with idolatry when you were converted to God and became servants of the real, living God; and how you are now waiting for Jesus, his Son, whom he raised from the dead, to come from heaven to save us from the retribution which is coming.
Gospel Matthew 22:34-40 The commandments of love
CDR: When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees they got together and, to disconcert him, one of them put a question, ‘Master, which is the greatest commandment of the Law?’ Jesus said, ‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second resembles it: You must love your neighbour as yourself. On these two commandments hang the whole Law, and the Prophets also.’
I love you, Lord, my strength. Father, my God make me imitator of your Son Jesus Christ. Give me the joy of your Holy Spirit. Jesus my Master, you said the greatest commandment of the Law is to love the Lord my God with all my heart, all my soul and all my mind, and that I must love my neighbour as myself.. Lord Jesus come to my aid for without you to guide and direct me, I am helpless. I want to obey your commandments to love my God, and to love my neighbour. Be with me Lord.
Jesus I trust in you. Mother Mary pray for me. Saint Joseph pray for me. God's Angels and Saints pray for me. My Angel Guardian pray for me. Be my guide and guard.
Pray the Holy Rosary: Hail Mary full of grace.
To end October month let us sing hymns to Jesus Christ our Master, and to our Blessed Mother. The Mother of our Master, Jesus Christ.
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