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| "The Meal in the House of the Pharisee" -- by James Tissot |
FIRST
READING: 1
Corinthians 15: 1 - 11
1
Now I make known unto you, brethren, the gospel which I preached to
you, which also you have received, and wherein you stand;
2
By which also you are saved, if you hold fast after what manner I
preached unto you, unless you have believed in vain.
3
For I delivered unto you first of all, which I also received: how
that Christ died for our sins, according to the scriptures:
4
And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day,
according to the scriptures:
5
And that he was seen by Cephas; and after that by the eleven.
6
Then he was seen by more than five hundred brethren at once: of whom
many remain until this present, and some are fallen asleep.
7
After that, he was seen by James, then by all the apostles.
8
And last of all, he was seen also by me, as by one born out of due
time.
9
For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an
apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
10
But by the grace of God, I am what I am; and his grace in me hath not
been void, but I have laboured more abundantly than all they: yet not
I, but the grace of God with me.
11
For whether I, or they, so we preach, and so you have believed.
PSALM:
Psalms 118:
1 - 2, 16 - 17, 28
1
Give praise to Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
2
Let Israel now say that he is good: that his mercy endureth for ever.
16
The right hand of the Lord hath wrought strength: the right hand of
the Lord hath exulted me: the right hand of the Lord hath wrought
strength.
17
I shall not die, but live: and shall declare the works of the Lord.
28
Thou art my God, and I will praise thee: thou art my God, and I will
exalt thee. I will praise thee, because thou hast heard me, and art
become my salvation.
GOSPEL:
Luke 7:
36 - 50
36
And one of the Pharisees desired him to eat with him. And he went
into the house of the Pharisee, and sat down to meat.
37
And behold a woman that was in the city, a sinner, when she knew that
he sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of
ointment;
38
And standing behind at his feet, she began to wash his feet, with
tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his
feet, and anointed them with the ointment.
39
And the Pharisee, who had invited him, seeing it, spoke within
himself, saying: This man, if he were a prophet, would know surely
who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him, that she is a
sinner.
40
And Jesus answering, said to him: Simon, I have somewhat to say to
thee. But he said: Master, say it.
41
A certain creditor had two debtors, the one who owed five hundred
pence, and the other fifty.
42
And whereas they had not wherewith to pay, he forgave them both.
Which therefore of the two loveth him most?
43
Simon answering, said: I suppose that he to whom he forgave most. And
he said to him: Thou hast judged rightly.
44
And turning to the woman, he said unto Simon: Dost thou see this
woman? I entered into thy house, thou gavest me no water for my feet;
but she with tears hath washed my feet, and with her hairs hath wiped
them.
45
Thou gavest me no kiss; but she, since she came in, hath not ceased
to kiss my feet.
46
My head with oil thou didst not anoint; but she with ointment hath
anointed my feet.
47
Wherefore I say to thee: Many sins are forgiven her, because she hath
loved much. But to whom less is forgiven, he loveth less.
48
And he said to her: Thy sins are forgiven thee.
49
And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves:
Who is this that forgiveth sins also?
50
And he said to the woman: Thy faith hath made thee safe, go in peace.
