Deut 34:1-12; Matthew 18

Memorial of Saint Clare, Virgin
Readings on p.1153 and Antiphons on p 1974 of the Daily Missal

Entrance Antiphon
I am like a growing olive tree in the house of God. I trust in the mercy of God, for ever and ever.

First Reading: Deuteronomy 34:1-12

A reading from the Book of Deuteronomy

In those days:
Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo,
to the top of Pisgah, which is opposite Jericho.
And the Lord showed him all the land,
Gilead as far as Dan,
all Naphtali, the land of Ephraim and Manasseh,
all the land of Judah as far as the western sea,
the Negeb, and the Plain, that is,
the valley of Jericho the city of palm trees,
as far as Zoar.
And the Lord said to him,
“This is the land of which I swore
to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob,
‘I will give it to your descendants.’
I have let you see it with your eyes,
but you shall not go over there.”
So Moses the servant of the Lord
died there in the land of Moab,
according to the word of the Lord,
and he buried him in the valley
in the land of Moab opposite Beth-peor;
but no one knows the place of his burial to this day.
Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died;
his eye was not dim,
nor his natural force abated.

And the people of Israel
wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days;
then the days of weeping and mourning for Moses were ended.

And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom,
for Moses had laid his hands upon him;
so the people of Israel obeyed him,
and did as the Lord had commanded Moses.
And there has not arisen a prophet since in Israel like Moses,
whom the Lord knew face to face,
none like him for all the signs and the wonders
which the Lord sent him to do in the land of Egypt,
to Pharaoh and to all his servants and to all his land,
and for all the mighty power
and all the great and terrible deeds
which Moses wrought in the sight of all Israel.

The Word of the Lord

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 66:1-3a.5 & 8.16-17 (R. see 20a, 9a)

Let us now pray the Responsorial Psalm:

R/. Blest be God, who gave life to my soul.

Cry out with joy to God, all the earth;
O sing to the glory of his name.
O render him glorious praise.
Say to God, “How awesome your deeds!

Come and see the works of God:
awesome his deeds among the children of men.
O peoples, bless our God;
let the voice of his praise resound,

Come and hear, all who fear God;
I will tell what he did for my soul.
To him I cried aloud,
with exaltation ready on my tongue.

R/. Blest be God, who gave life to my soul.

Please stand for the Gospel

Alleluia, alleluia.
God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself,
and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation.
Alleluia.

Gospel: Matthew 18:15-20

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew

At that time:
Jesus said to his disciples,
“If your brother sins against you,
go and tell him his fault,
between you and him alone.
If he listens to you,
you have gained your brother.
But if he does not listen,
take one or two others along with you,
that every word may be confirmed
by the evidence of two or three witnesses.
If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church;
and if he refuses to listen even to the church,
let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.
Truly, I say to you,
whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven,
and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Again I say to you,
if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask,
it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.
For where two or three are gathered in my name,
there am I in the midst of them.”

The Gospel of the Lord

Communion Antiphon
My heart overflows with noble words. To the king I address the song I have made.