Category: Mass Readings

“‘… ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. … If you … who are wicked, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the Father in Heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?’”

“She had a sister named Mary who sat beside the Lord at His Feet listening to Him Speak. * * * The Lord said to [Martha] in reply, ‘Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things. There is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part and it will not be taken from her.’”

“‘And who is my neighbor?’ Jesus replied, ‘A man fell victim to robbers as he went down from Jerusalem to Jericho. … a Samaritan traveler who came upon him was moved with compassion … poured oil and wine over his wounds and bandaged them. … lifted him up on his own animal, took him to an inn, and cared for

“‘… what God has joined together, no human being must separate.’ … ‘Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her; and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.’”