Gospel: Matthew 25:31-46
When the Son of Man comes in his glory with all his angels, he will sit on the throne of his glory. All the nations will be brought
before him; and, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, so will he do with them, placing the sheep on his right hand and
the goats on his left. The king will say to those on his right, ‘Come, blessed of my Father! Take possession of the kingdom prepared
for you from the beginning of the world. For I was hungry, and you fed me. I was thirsty, and you gave me something to drink. I was a stranger, and
you welcomed me into your home. I was naked, and you clothed me. I was sick, and you visited me. I was in prison, and you came to see me.’ Then
the righteous will ask him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry, and give you food; thirsty, and give you something to drink; or a stranger, and welcome
you; or naked, and clothe you? When did we see you sick, or in prison, and go to see you?’ The king will answer, ‘Truly I say to you: just as you did it
for one of the least of these brothers or sisters of mine, you did it to me.’ Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Go, cursed people, out of my sight,
into the eternal fire, which has been prepared for the devil and his angels! For I was hungry, and you did not give me anything to eat; I was thirsty, and
you gave me nothing to drink; I was a stranger, and you did not welcome me into your house; I was naked, and you did not clothe me; I was sick, and
in prison, and you did not visit me.’ They, too, will ask, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry, thirsty, naked or a stranger, sick or in prison, and did not help
you?’ The king will answer them, ‘Truly I say to you: just as you did not do it for one of the least of these, you did not do it for me.’ And these will go into
eternal punishment; but the just, to eternal life.”

Reflection:

Look at the response of the sheep on the right: “Lord,
when did we see you hungry and gave you food, thirsty and
gave you drink…?” When the King clarifies, we can imagine
their response to be one of shock, surprise, delight—an
“aha” experience! What does this episode tell us? That these
righteous ones had no idea that it was the Lord they were
feeding and helping when they took care of the poor and
the needy in their life on earth! They didn’t do so because they
“saw” the face of Christ in them (as some saints did); nor because
the Scriptures commanded them to do so (as some of us
do). They did so simply because it came so naturally for them to
help; because loving and caring was their first nature. Like God’s
own nature. We might find them seated on the right and the left
of Christ in his glory!

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Gospel: Luke 4:1-13
Jesus was now full of the Holy Spirit. As he returned from the Jordan, the Spirit led him into the desert, where he was tempted
by the devil for forty days. He did not eat anything during that time, and at the end he was hungry. The devil then said to him,
“If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to turn into bread.” But Jesus answered, “Scripture says: People cannot live on bread
alone.” Then the devil took him up to a high place, and showed him, in a flash, all the nations of the world. And he said to Jesus, “I can give

Gospel: Luke 5:27-32
After this, Jesus went out, and noticing a tax collector named Levi, sitting in the tax-office, he said to him, “Follow
me!” So Levi, leaving everything, got up and followed Jesus. Levi gave a great feast for Jesus, and many tax
collectors came to his house, and took their places at the table with the other people. Then the Pharisees and their

Gospel: Matthew 9:14-15
Then the disciples of John came to him with the question, “How is it that we and the Pharisees fast on many
occasions, but not your disciples?” Jesus answered them, “How can you expect wedding guests to mourn as

Gospel: Luke 9:22-25
And he added, “The Son of Man must suffer many things. He will be rejected by the elders and chief priests and
teachers of the law, and be put to death. Then after three days he will be raised to life.” Jesus also said to all the people,
“If you wish to be a follower of mine, deny yourself and take up your cross each day, and follow me! For if you choose

Gospel: Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18
Be careful not to make a show of your good deeds before people. If you do so, you do not gain anything from your Father
in heaven. When you give something to the poor, do not have it trumpeted before you, as do those who want to be noticed in the
synagogues and in the streets, in order to be praised by people. I assure you, they have their reward.

Gospel: Mark 10:28-31
Peter spoke up and said, “We have given up everything to follow you.” Jesus answered, “Truly, there is no one who
has left house, or brothers or sisters, or father or mother, or children, or lands, for my sake, and for the gospel, who
will not receive his reward. I say to you: even in the midst of persecution, he will receive a hundred times as many houses,

Gospel: Mark 10:17-27
Just as Jesus was setting out on his journey again, a man ran up, knelt before him and asked, “Good Master, what
must I do to have eternal life?” Jesus answered, “Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. You know the
commandments: Do not kill; do not commit adultery; do not steal; do not bear false witness; do not cheat; honor your

Gospel: Luke 6:39-45
And Jesus offered this example, “Can a blind person lead another blind person? Surely both will fall into a ditch. A disciple is not above the master;
but when fully trained, he will be like the master. So why do you pay attention to the speck in your brother’s eye, while you have a log in your eye,
and are not conscious of it? How can you say to your neighbor, ‘Friend, let me take this speck out of your eye,’ when you can’t remove the log in your

Gospel: Mark 10:13-16
People were bringing their little children to him to have him touch them; and the disciples rebuked them for this.
When Jesus noticed it, he was very angry and said, “Let the children come to me and don’t stop them, for the kingdom
of God belongs to such as these. Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will not