HOLY MASS THURSDAY SEVENTH WEEK OF ORDINARY TIME 2017

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The Roman Catholic Church, according to the General Roman Calendar, celebrates the following in Thursday, 2017-02-23:

• St. Polycarp, Bishop, Martyr 2017:

  FIRST LECTURE OF THE MASS

  Leviticus 19:1-2, 11-18

  1And the LORD said to Moses, 2"Say to all the congregation of the people of Israel, You shall be holy;for I the LORD your God am holy. 11"You shall not steal, nor deal falsely, nor lie to one another. 12And you shall not swear by my name falsely, and so profane the name of your God: I am the LORD. 13"You shall not oppress your neighbor or rob him. The wages of a hired servant shall not remain with you all night until the morning. 14You shall not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God: I am the LORD. 15"You shall do no injustice in judgment;you shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor. 16You shall not go up and down as a slanderer among your people, and you shall not stand forth against the life of your neighbor: I am the LORD. 17"You shall not hate your brother in your heart, but you shall reason with your neighbor, lest you bear sin because of him. 18You shall not take vengeance or bear any grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD.

  RESPONSORIAL PSALM

  Psalms 19:8-10, 15

  7The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul;the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple;8the precepts of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart;the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes;9the fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever;the ordinances of the LORD are true, and righteous altogether. 14Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer.

  GOSPEL OF THE MASS

  Matthew 25:31-46

  31"When the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. 32Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate them one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, 33and he will place the sheep at his right hand, but the goats at the left. 34Then the King will say to those at his right hand, `Come, O blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;35for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, 36I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.' 37Then the righteous will answer him, `Lord, when did we see thee hungry and feed thee, or thirsty and give thee drink? 38And when did we see thee a stranger and welcome thee, or naked and clothe thee? 39And when did we see thee sick or in prison and visit thee?' 40And the King will answer them, `Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.' 41Then he will say to those at his left hand, `Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels;42for I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, 43I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.' 44Then they also will answer, `Lord, when did we see thee hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to thee?' 45Then he will answer them, `Truly, I say to you, as you did it not to one of the least of these, you did it not to me.' 46And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."

• THURSDAY SEVENTH WEEK OF ORDINARY TIME 2017:

  Ordinary Time.

  FIRST LECTURE OF THE MASS

  Sir 5:1-8

  Rely not on your wealth;
  say not: “I have the power.”
  Rely not on your strength
  in following the desires of your heart.
  Say not: “Who can prevail against me?”
  or, “Who will subdue me for my deeds?”
  for God will surely exact the punishment.
  Say not: “I have sinned, yet what has befallen me?”
  for the Most High bides his time.
  Of forgiveness be not overconfident,
  adding sin upon sin.
  Say not: “Great is his mercy;
  my many sins he will forgive.”
  For mercy and anger alike are with him;
  upon the wicked alights his wrath.
  Delay not your conversion to the LORD,
  put it not off from day to day.
  For suddenly his wrath flames forth;
  at the time of vengeance you will be destroyed.
  Rely not upon deceitful wealth,
  for it will be no help on the day of wrath.

  RESPONSORIAL PSALM

  PS 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6

  R. (40:5a) Blessed are they who hope in the Lord.
  Blessed the man who follows not
  the counsel of the wicked
  Nor walks in the way of sinners,
  nor sits in the company of the insolent,
  But delights in the law of the LORD
  and meditates on his law day and night.
  R. Blessed are they who hope in the Lord.
  He is like a tree
  planted near running water,
  That yields its fruit in due season,
  and whose leaves never fade.
  Whatever he does, prospers.
  R. Blessed are they who hope in the Lord.
  Not so the wicked, not so;
  they are like chaff which the wind drives away.
  For the LORD watches over the way of the just,
  but the way of the wicked vanishes.
  R. Blessed are they who hope in the Lord.

  GOSPEL OF THE MASS

  mk 9:41-50

  Jesus said to his disciples:
  “Anyone who gives you a cup of water to drink
  because you belong to Christ,
  amen, I say to you, will surely not lose his reward.
  
  “Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin,
  it would be better for him if a great millstone
  were put around his neck
  and he were thrown into the sea.
  If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off.
  It is better for you to enter into life maimed
  than with two hands to go into Gehenna,
  into the unquenchable fire.
  And if your foot causes you to sin, cut if off.
  It is better for you to enter into life crippled
  than with two feet to be thrown into Gehenna.
  And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out.
  Better for you to enter into the Kingdom of God with one eye
  than with two eyes to be thrown into Gehenna,
  where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.
  
  “Everyone will be salted with fire.
  Salt is good, but if salt becomes insipid,
  with what will you restore its flavor?
  Keep salt in yourselves and you will have peace with one another.”