GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Alleluia, alleluia!
We praise you, O God,
we acknowledge you to be the Lord.
The glorious company of the apostles praise you, O Lord.
Alleluia!
A READING FROM THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MATTHEW
(YOU RECEIVED WITHOUT CHARGE, GIVE WITHOUT CHARGE.)
JESUS
said to his apostles,
“AS YOU GO,
proclaim
that the kingdom of heaven
is close at hand.
CURE THE SICK,
raise the dead,
cleanse the lepers,
cast out devils.
YOU RECEIVED WITHOUT CHARGE,
give without charge.
PROVIDE YOURSELVES
with no gold or silver,
not even with a few coppers
for your purses,
with no haversack
for the journey
or spare tunic
or footwear
or a staff,
for the workman
deserves his keep.
WHATEVER TOWN
or village
you go into,
ask for someone trustworthy
and stay with him
until you leave.
AS YOU ENTER HIS HOUSE,
salute it,
and if the house deserves it,
let your peace descend upon it;
if it does not,
let your peace
come back to you.”
The Gospel of the Lord.
R.) Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
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