Saint Peter Chrysologus, Bishop and Doctor

1The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, 2“Arise, and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will cause you to hear my words.” 3Then I went down to the potter’s house, and behold, he was making something on the wheels. 4When the vessel that he made of the clay was marred in the hand of the potter, he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it. 5Then the LORD’s word came to me, saying, 6“House of Israel, can’t I do with you as this potter?” says the LORD. “Behold, as the clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in my hand, house of Israel.

1Praise the LORD!

Praise the LORD, my soul.

2While I live, I will praise the LORD.

I will sing praises to my God as long as I exist.

3Don’t put your trust in princes,

in a son of man in whom there is no help.

4His spirit departs, and he returns to the earth.

In that very day, his thoughts perish.

5Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help,

whose hope is in the LORD, his God,

6who made heaven and earth,

the sea, and all that is in them;

who keeps truth forever;

47“Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a dragnet that was cast into the sea and gathered some fish of every kind, 48which, when it was filled, fishermen drew up on the beach. They sat down and gathered the good into containers, but the bad they threw away. 49So it will be in the end of the world. The angels will come and separate the wicked from among the righteous, 50and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” 51Jesus said to them, “Have you understood all these things?” They answered him, “Yes, Lord.” 52He said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has been made a disciple in the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who is a householder, who brings out of his treasure new and old things.” 53When Jesus had finished these parables, he departed from there.