Saturday of the Twenty-third week in Ordinary Time

First Letter to Timothy

1,15-17.

Beloved: This saying is trustworthy and deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. Of these I am the foremost.
But for that reason I was mercifully treated, so that in me, as the foremost, Christ Jesus might display all his patience as an example for those who would come to believe in him for everlasting life.
To the king of ages, incorruptible, invisible, the only God, honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

Psalms

113(112),1-2.3-4.5a.6-7.

Praise, you servants of the LORD,
praise the name of the LORD.
Blessed be the name of the LORD
both now and forever.
From the rising to the setting of the sun
is the name of the LORD to be praised.
High above all nations is the LORD;
above the heavens is his glory.
Who is like the LORD, our God,
who looks upon the heavens and the earth below?
He raises up the lowly from the dust;
from the dunghill he lifts up the poor.

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke

6,43-49.

Jesus said to his disciples : "A good tree does not bear rotten fruit, nor does a rotten tree bear good fruit.
For every tree is known by its own fruit. For people do not pick figs from thornbushes, nor do they gather grapes from brambles.
A good person out of the store of goodness in his heart produces good, but an evil person out of a store of evil produces evil; for from the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.
Why do you call me, 'Lord, Lord,' but not do what I command?
I will show you what someone is like who comes to me, listens to my words, and acts on them.
That one is like a person building a house, who dug deeply and laid the foundation on rock; when the flood came, the river burst against that house but could not shake it because it had been well built.
But the one who listens and does not act is like a person who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When the river burst against it, it collapsed at once and was completely destroyed."

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St. Cyprian and St. Cornelius(Martyrs)

SAINT CORNELIUS Pope and Martyr(?-253) St. Cornelius became Bishop of Rome in 251. He defended the Church against the Novatian schismatics with St. Cyprian's help. He was exiled by Emperor Gallus; and died in exile in 253 at Civitavecchia. His body was brought to Rome and interred in the cemetery of Saint Callistus.SAINT CYPRIANBishop and Martyr(c. 210-258) St. Cyprian was an African of noble birth, a pagan, and a teacher of rhetoric. In middle life, he encountered Christ and experienced metanoia. After his baptism, he was ordained a priest. He was later consecrated Bishop of Carthage. When Decius' persecution erupted, Bp. Cyprian regrouped outside his episcopal city. He later returned to serve others during a plague. Afterward, he was banished; and saw a vision of his martyrdom. Being recalled from exile, Bp. Cyprian received capital punishment. On the occasion of his sentencing, he said, "Thanks be to God." He desired to die while preaching Jesus and Mary. The executioner beheaded him before a crowd of Christians on September 14, 258. Respectfully, the pagans allowed his burial.God our Father, in Saints Cornelius and Cyprian you have given your people an inspiring example of dedication to the pastoral ministry and constant witness to Christ in their suffering. May their prayers and faith give us courage to work for the unity of our Church. Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

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