
Reading I Rom 1:1-7
Paul, a
slave of Christ Jesus,
called
to be an Apostle and set apart for the Gospel of God,
which
he promised previously through his prophets in the holy Scriptures,
the
Gospel about his Son, descended from David according to the flesh,
but
established as Son of God in power
according
to the Spirit of holiness
through
resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Through
him we have received the grace of apostleship,
to
bring about the obedience of faith,
for the
sake of his name, among all the Gentiles,
among
whom are you also, who are called to belong to Jesus Christ;
to all
the beloved of God in Rome, called to be holy.
Grace
to you and peace from God our Father
and the
Lord Jesus Christ.
Responsorial Psalm 98:1bcde,
2-3ab, 3cd-4
R. (2a) The Lord has made known his salvation.
Sing to
the LORD a new song,
for he has done wondrous deeds;
His
right hand has won victory for him,
his holy arm.
R. The Lord has made known his salvation.
The
LORD has made his salvation known:
in the sight of the nations he has revealed
his justice.
He has
remembered his kindness and his faithfulness
toward the house of Israel.
R. The Lord has made known his salvation.
All the
ends of the earth have seen
the salvation by our God.
Sing
joyfully to the LORD, all you lands;
break into song; sing praise.
R. The Lord has made known his salvation.
Alleluia Ps 95:8
R.
Alleluia, alleluia.
If
today you hear his voice,
harden
not your hearts.
R.
Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel Lk 11:29-32
While
still more people gathered in the crowd, Jesus said to them,
“This
generation is an evil generation;
it
seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it,
except
the sign of Jonah.
Just as
Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites,
so will
the Son of Man be to this generation.
At the
judgment
the
queen of the south will rise with the men of this generation
and she
will condemn them,
because
she came from the ends of the earth
to hear
the wisdom of Solomon,
and
there is something greater than Solomon here.
At the
judgment the men of Nineveh will arise with this generation
and
condemn it,
because
at the preaching of Jonah they repented,
and
there is something greater than Jonah here.”