Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
FIRST READING
(Daniel 9.3, 4b-10)
3 I, Daniel, turned to the Lord God,
to seek an answer by prayer and supplication
with fasting and sackcloth and ashes.
4 I prayed to the Lord my God and made confession, saying,
“Ah, Lord, great and awesome God,
keeping covenant and steadfast love
with those who love you and keep your commandments,
5 we have sinned and done wrong, acted wickedly and rebelled,
turning aside from your commandments and ordinances.
6 We have not listened to your servants the prophets,
who spoke in your name to our kings, our princes,
and our ancestors, and to all the people of the land.
7 “Righteousness is on your side, O Lord,
but open shame, as at this day, falls on us,
the people of Judah, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and all Israel,
those who are near and those who are far away,
in all the lands to which you have driven them,
because of the treachery that they have committed against you.
8 Open shame, O Lord, falls on us, our kings, our officials,
and our ancestors, because we have sinned against you.
9 “To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness,
for we have rebelled against him,
10 and have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God
by following his laws, which he set before us
by his servants the prophets.”
RESPONSORIAL PSALM
(Psalm 79.8, 9, 11,13)
(R.102.10a)
R. Lord, do not deal with us as our sins deserve.
8 Do not remember against us
the iniquities of our ancestors;
let your compassion come speedily to meet us,
for we are brought very low.
9 Help us, O God of our salvation,
for the glory of your name;
deliver us, and forgive our sins,
for your name’s sake.
11 Let the groans of the prisoners come before you;
according to your great power preserve those doomed to die.
13 Then we your people, the flock of your pasture,
will give thanks to you forever;
from generation to generation
we will recount your praise.
GOSPEL
(Luke 6.36-38)
Jesus said to his disciples:
36 “Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
37 Do not judge, and you will not be judged;
do not condemn, and you will not be condemned.
Forgive, and you will be forgiven;
38 give, and it will be given to you.
A good measure,
pressed down, shaken together, running over,
will be put into your lap;
for the measure you give will be the measure you get back.”
