Thursday of the Thirty‑first week in Ordinary Time

First Reading: Romans 14:7-12
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 27:1-4, 13-14
Gospel: Luke 15:1-10

First Reading
Romans 14:7-12
Brethren:None of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself. For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s. For to this end Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living. Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God; for it is written, “As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.” So then each of us will give an account of himself to God.

The word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm
Psalms 27:1-4, 13-14
R. I believe I shall see the Lord’s goodness in the land of the living.

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; whom should I dread?
R. I believe I shall see the Lord’s goodness in the land of the living.

There is one thing I ask of the Lord, only this do I seek: to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord, to inquire at his temple.
R. I believe I shall see the Lord’s goodness in the land of the living.

I believe I shall see the Lord’s goodness in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong; be stouthearted, and wait for the Lord!
R. I believe I shall see the Lord’s goodness in the land of the living.

Gospel
Luke 15:1-10
At that time:The tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear Jesus. And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.” So he told them this parable: “What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it? And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbours, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.’ Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance. “Or what woman, having ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and seek diligently until she finds it? And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbours, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I had lost.’ Just so, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”

The Gospel of the Lord.