G O S P E L
Sometimes we may think that when we go to Mass, keep the commandments and pray, we are already doing something extraordinary and that God should be very pleased with us. Jesus reveals here that if we do these things, we are only doing our duty, or what is expected of us, and nothing extraordinary. Since we owe everything to God, we can ultimately give Him back nothing that is not His, and our little efforts hardly free us from our huge debt of gratitude for all that He has done for us.
ALLELUIA
R: Alleluia, alleluia
Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him.
R: Alleluia, alleluia
Luke 17:7-10
7 Jesus said to the Apostles: “Who among you would say to your servant who has just come in from plowing or tending sheep in the field, ‘Come here immediately and take your place at table’? 8 Would he not rather say to him, ‘Prepare something for me to eat. Put on your apron and wait on me while I eat and drink. You may eat and drink when I am finished’? 9 Is he grateful to that servant because he did what was commanded? 10 So should it be with you. When you have done all you have been commanded, say, ‘We are unprofitable servants; we have done what we were obliged to do.’ ”
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