Daily Readings - March 30, 2019 - Saturday

First Reading: Hosea 6: 1 - 6
Psalm 51
Gospel: Luke 18: 9 - 14


Holy Gospel According to Saint Luke:

Jesus told another parable to some persons fully convinced of their own righteousness, who looked down on others, “Two men went up to the Temple to pray; one was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood by himself and said: ‘I thank you, God, that I am not like other people, grasping, crooked, adulterous, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week and give the tenth of all my income to the Temple.’

In the meantime the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast saying: ‘O God, be merciful to me, a sinner.’

I tell you, when this man went down to his house, he had been set right with God, but not the other. For whoever makes himself out to be great will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be raised.”


First Reading:

Come, let us return to Yahweh. 

He who shattered us to pieces, will heal us as well; 

he has struck us down, but he will bind up our wounds.

Two days later he will bring us back to life;

 on the third day, he will raise us up, 

and we shall live in his presence.

Let us strive to know Yahweh. 

His coming is as certain as the dawn;

his judgment will burst forth like the light;

 he will come to us as showers come, 

like spring rain that waters the earth.

O Ephraim, what shall I do with you? 

O Judah, how shall I deal with you? 

This love of yours is like morning mist, 

like morning dew that quickly disappears.

This is why I smote you through the prophets,

 and have slain you by the words of my mouth.

For it is love that I desire, not sacrifice;

 it is knowledge of God, not burnt offerings.

Responsorial Psalm:

It is mercy I desire, and not sacrifice.