14th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Zechariah 9:9-10 (JB)

A reading from the prophet Zechariah

See how humbly your king comes to you!

The Lord says this:

‘Rejoice heart and soul, daughter of Zion!

Shout with gladness, daughter of Jerusalem!

See now, your king comes to you;

he is victorious, he is triumphant,

humble and riding on a donkey,

on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

He will banish chariots from Ephraim

and horses from Jerusalem;

the bow of war will be banished.

He will proclaim peace for the nations.

His empire shall stretch from sea to sea,

from the River to the ends of the earth.’

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

Zechariah 9:9-10 (NRSV)

A reading from the book of the prophet Zechariah

Rejoice greatly O daughter Zion!

Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem!

Lo, your king comes to you;

triumphant and victorious is he,

humble and riding on a donkey,

on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

He will cut off the chariot from Ephraim

and the war horse from Jerusalem;

and the warrior’s bow shall be cut off,

and he shall command peace to the nations;

his dominion shall be from sea to sea,

and from the River to the ends of the earth.

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

Ps 144:1-2, 8-11, 13-14 (JB)

R. I will praise your name for ever,

my king and my God.

or

R. Alleluia!

I will give you glory, O God my King,

I will bless your name for ever.

I will bless you day after day

and praise your name for ever. R.

The Lord is kind and full of compassion,

slow to anger, abounding in love.

How good is the Lord to all,

compassionate to all his creatures. R.

All your creatures shall thank you, O Lord,

and your friends shall repeat their blessing.

They shall speak of the glory of your reign

and declare your might, O God. R.

The Lord is faithful in all his words

and loving in all his deeds.

The Lord supports all who fall

and raises all who are bowed down. R.

Romans 8:9, 11-13 (JB)

A reading from the letter of St Paul to the Romans

If by the Spirit you put an end to the misdeeds of the body, you will live.

Your interests are not in the unspiritual, but in the spiritual, since the Spirit of God has made his home in you. In fact, unless you possessed the Spirit of Christ you would not belong to him, and if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, then he who raised Jesus from the dead will give life to your own mortal bodies through his Spirit living in you.

So then, my brothers, there is no necessity for us to obey our unspiritual selves or to live unspiritual lives. If you do live in that way, you are doomed to die; but if by the Spirit you put an end to the misdeeds of the body you will live.

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

Romans 8:9, 11-13 (NRSV)

A reading from the letter of Paul to the Romans

My sisters and brothers,

you are not in the flesh;

you are in the Spirit,

since the Spirit of God dwells in you.

Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ

does not belong to him.

If the Spirit of God who raised Jesus from the dead

dwells in you,

he who raised Christ from the dead

will give life to your mortal bodies also

through his Spirit that dwells in you.

So then, brothers and sisters, we are debtors,

not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh.

For if you live according to the flesh, you will die;

but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body,

you will live.

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

cf Matthew 11:25 (JB)

Alleluia, alleluia!

Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth;

you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the kingdom.

Alleluia!

Matthew 11:25 (NRSV)

Alleluia, alleluia!

Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth;

you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the kingdom.

Alleluia!

Matthew 11:25-30 (JB)

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew

I am gentle and humble of heart.

Jesus exclaimed, ‘I bless you, Father, Lord of heaven and of earth, for hiding these things from the learned and the clever and revealing them to mere children. Yes, Father, for that is what it pleased you to do. Everything has been entrusted to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father, just as no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.

‘Come to me, all you who labour and are overburdened, and I will give you rest. Shoulder my yoke and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. Yes, my yoke is easy and my burden light.’

The Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Matthew 11:25-30 (NRSV)

A reading from the holy gospel according to Matthew

At that time Jesus said,

“I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth,

because you have hidden these things

from the wise and the intelligent

and have revealed them to infants;

yes, Father, for such was your gracious will.”

Then, turning to his disciples, Jesus said:

“All things have been handed over to me by my Father;

and no one knows the Son except the Father,

and no one knows the Father except the Son

and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.

“Come to me, all you that are weary

and are carrying heavy burdens,

and I will give you rest.

Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me;

for I am gentle and humble in heart,

and you will find rest for your souls.

For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

The Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.