Brothers and sisters: I, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to live in a manner worthy
of the call you have received, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one
another through love, striving to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace: one
Body and one Spirit, as you were also called to the one hope of your call; one Lord, one faith, one
baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
But grace was given to each of us according to the measure of Christ's gift.
And
he gave some as Apostles, others as prophets, others as evangelists, others as pastors and teachers,
to equip the holy ones for the work of ministry, for building up the Body of Christ, until we all
attain to the unity of faith and knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the extent of
the full stature of Christ.
R. (5) Their message goes out through all the
earth.
The heavens declare the glory of God;
and the firmament proclaims his
handiwork.
Day pours out the word to day,
and night to night imparts knowledge.
R.
Their message goes out through all the earth.
Not a word nor a
discourse
whose voice is not heard;
Through all the earth their voice resounds,
and to the
ends of the world, their message.
R. Their message goes out through all the
earth.
As Jesus passed by, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the customs post. He said
to him, "Follow me." And he got up and followed him. While he was at table in his house, many tax
collectors and sinners came and sat with Jesus and his disciples.
The Pharisees
saw this and said to his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?" He
heard this and said, "Those who are well do not need a physician, but the sick do. Go and learn the
meaning of the words, I desire mercy, not sacrifice. I did not come to call the righteous
but sinners."
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