HOLY MASS TUESDAY FIRST WEEK OF LENT 2021

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The Roman Catholic Church, according to the General Roman Calendar, celebrates the following in Tuesday, 2021-02-23:

• St. Polycarp, Bishop, Martyr 2021:

  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."

• TUESDAY FIRST WEEK OF LENT 2021:

  Time of Lent.

  FIRST LECTURE OF THE MASS

  Is 55:10-11

  Thus says the LORD:
  Just as from the heavens
  the rain and snow come down
  And do not return there
  till they have watered the earth,
  making it fertile and fruitful,
  Giving seed to the one who sows
  and bread to the one who eats,
  So shall my word be
  that goes forth from my mouth;
  It shall not return to me void,
  but shall do my will,
  achieving the end for which I sent it.
  
  

  RESPONSORIAL PSALM

  Ps 34:4-5, 6-7, 16-17, 18-19

  R. (18b) From all their distress God rescues the just.
  Glorify the LORD with me,
  let us together extol his name.
  I sought the LORD, and he answered me
  and delivered me from all my fears.
  R. From all their distress God rescues the just.
  Look to him that you may be radiant with joy,
  and your faces may not blush with shame.
  When the poor one called out, the LORD heard,
  and from all his distress he saved him.
  R. From all their distress God rescues the just.
  The LORD has eyes for the just,
  and ears for their cry.
  The LORD confronts the evildoers,
  to destroy remembrance of them from the earth.
  R. From all their distress God rescues the just.
  When the just cry out, the LORD hears them,
  and from all their distress he rescues them.
  The LORD is close to the brokenhearted;
  and those who are crushed in spirit he saves.
  R. From all their distress God rescues the just.
  
  

  GOSPEL OF THE MASS

  Mt 6:7-15

  Jesus said to his disciples:
  “In praying, do not babble like the pagans,
  who think that they will be heard because of their many words.
  Do not be like them.
  Your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
  
  “This is how you are to pray:
  
  Our Father who art in heaven,
  hallowed be thy name,
  thy Kingdom come,
  thy will be done,
  on earth as it is in heaven.
  Give us this day our daily bread;
  and forgive us our trespasses,
  as we forgive those who trespass against us;
  and lead us not into temptation,
  but deliver us from evil.
  
  “If you forgive men their transgressions,
  your heavenly Father will forgive you.
  But if you do not forgive men,
  neither will your Father forgive your transgressions.”