October 22, 2017. Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings
First Reading Is. 45:1.4-6
I have taken Cyrus by his right hand to subdue nations before him.
Thus says the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus,
whom he has taken by his right hand
to subdue nations before him
and strip the loins of kings,
to force gateways before him
that their gates be closed no more:
It is for the sake of my servant Jacob,
of Israel my chosen one,
that I have called you by your name,
conferring a title though you do not know me.
I am the Lord, unrivalled;
there is no other God besides me.
Though you do not know me, I arm you
that men may know from the rising to the setting of the sun
that, apart from me, all is nothing
The Word of the Lord
Second Reading Thessalonians 1:1-5
From Paul, Silvanus and Timothy, to the Church in Thessalonika which is in God the
Father and the Lord Jesus Christ; wishing you grace and peace.
We always mention you in our prayers and thank God for you all, and constantly
remember before God our Father how you have shown your faith in action, worked
for love and persevered through hope, in our Lord Jesus Christ.
We know, brothers, that God loves you and that you have been chosen, because
when we brought the Good News to you, it came to you not only as words, but as
power and as the Holy Spirit and as utter conviction
The Word of the Lord
Gospel Mt. 22:1-14
The Pharisees went away to work out between them how to trap Jesus in what he
said. And they sent their disciples to him, together with the Herodians, to say,
‘Master, we know that you are an honest man and teach the way of God in an honest
way, and that you are not afraid of anyone, because a man’s rank means nothing to
you. Tell us your opinion, then. Is it permissible to pay taxes to Caesar or not?’ But
Jesus was aware of their malice and replied, ‘You hypocrites! Why do you set this
trap for me? Let me see the money you pay the tax with.’ They handed him a
denarius, and he said, ‘Whose head is this? Whose name?’ ‘Caesar’s’ they replied. He
then said to them, ‘Very well, give back to Caesar what belongs to Caesar – and to
God what belongs to God.’
The Gospel of the Lord.
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