First Reading

Romans 14:7-12

7For none of us lives for himself, and none of us dies for himself. 8For if we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. 9For Christ died and rose again for this purpose: that he might be the ruler of both the dead and the living. 10So then, why do you judge your brother? Or why do you despise your brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. 11For it is written: “As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bend to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.” 12And so, each one of us shall offer an explanation of himself to God.

Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 26

4One thing I have asked of the Lord, this I will seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, so that I may behold the delight of the Lord, and may visit his temple. 5For he has hidden me in his tabernacle. In the day of evils, he has protected me in the hidden place of his tabernacle. 6He has exalted me upon the rock, and now he has exalted my head above my enemies. I have circled around and offered a sacrifice of loud exclamation in his tabernacle. I will sing, and I will compose a psalm, to the Lord. 7Hear my voice, O Lord, with which I have cried out to you. Have mercy on me, and hear me. 8My heart has spoken to you; my face has sought you. I yearn for your face, O Lord. 9Do not turn your face away from me. In your wrath, do not turn aside from your servant. Be my helper. Do not abandon me, and do not despise me, O God, my Savior. 10For my father and my mother have left me behind, but the Lord has taken me up. 11O Lord, establish a law for me in your way, and direct me in the right path, because of my enemies. 12Do not surrender me to the souls of those who trouble me. For unjust witnesses have risen up against me, and iniquity has lied to itself. 13I believe that I shall see the good things of the Lord in the land of the living. 14Wait for the Lord, act manfully; and let your heart be strengthened, and remain with the Lord.

Gospel

Luke 15:1-10

1Now tax collectors and sinners were drawing near to him, so that they might listen to him. 2And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, “This one accepts sinners and eats with them.” 3And he told this parable to them, saying: 4“What man among you, who has one hundred sheep, and if he will have lost one of them, would not leave the ninety-nine in the desert and go after the one whom he had lost, until he finds it? 5And when he has found it, he places it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 6And returning home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them: ‘Congratulate me! For I have found my sheep, which had been lost.’ 7I say to you, that there will be so much more joy in heaven over one sinner repenting, than over the ninety-nine just, who do not need to repent. 8Or what woman, having ten drachmas, if she will have lost one drachma, would not light a candle, and sweep the house, and diligently search until she finds it? 9And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying: ‘Rejoice with me! For I have found the drachma, which I had lost.’ 10So I say to you, there will be joy before the Angels of God over even one sinner who is repentant.”