恭讀聖瑪竇福音 18:1-5,10,12-14

就在那時刻,門徒來到耶穌跟前說:「在天國裏究竟誰是最大的?」耶穌就叫一個小孩來,使他站在他們中間,說:「我實在告訴你們:你們若不悔改而變成如同小孩一樣,你們決不能進天國。所以,誰若自謙自卑如同這一個小孩,這人就是天國中最大的。無論誰因我的名字,收留一個這樣的小孩,就是收留我。你們小心!不要輕視這些小子中的一個,因為我告訴你們:他們的天使在天上,常見我在天之父的面。」
耶穌又說:「你們以為如何?如果一個人有一百隻羊,其中一隻迷失了路,他豈不把那九十九隻羊留在山上,而去尋找那隻迷失了路的嗎?如果他幸運找著了,我實在告訴你們:他為這一隻,比為那九十九隻沒有迷路的,更覺歡喜;同樣,使這些小子中的一個喪亡,決不是你們在天之父的意願。」

—上主的話。

(19th Week in Ordinary Time – Tuesday)

A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew 18:1-5, 10, 12-14

1 At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” 2 And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them, 3 and said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 Whoever humbles himself like this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5 “Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me; 10 “See that you do not despise one of these little ones; for I tell you that in heaven their angels always behold the face of my Father who is in heaven.12 What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go in search of the one that went astray? 13 And if he finds it, truly, I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that never went astray. 14 So it is not the will of my Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.

—The Gospel of the Lord.

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