Monday of the 32nd week of Ordinary Time

1Love justice, you who judge the land. Think of the Lord in goodness and seek him in simplicity of heart. 2For he is found by those who do not test him, yet he reveals himself to those who have faith in him. 3For perverse thoughts separate from God. But his virtue, when it is tested, corrects the foolish. 4For wisdom will not enter into a malicious soul, nor dwell in a body subdued by sin. 5For the holy spirit of instruction will flee from falsehood, and he will withdraw himself from thoughts that are without understanding, and he will not be reached when iniquity overcomes. 6For the spirit of wisdom is benevolent, and will not release the evil speaker from his talk, because God is a witness of his temperament, and a true examiner of his heart, and an auditor of his words. 7For the spirit of the Lord has filled the world, and he who contains all things, retains knowledge of every voice.

1Unto the end. A Psalm of David. O Lord, you have examined me, and you have known me.

2You have known my sitting down and my rising up again.

3You have understood my thoughts from afar. My path and my fate, you have investigated.

4And you have foreseen all my ways. For there is no word in my tongue.

5Behold, O Lord, you have known all things: the newest and the very old. You have formed me, and you have placed your hand over me.

6Your knowledge has become a wonder to me. It has been reinforced, and I am not able to prevail against it.

7Where will I go from your Spirit? And where will I flee from your face?

8If I ascend into heaven, you are there. If I descend into Hell, you are near.

9If I assume my feathers in early morning, and dwell in the utmost parts of the sea,

10even there, your hand will lead me forth, and your right hand will hold me.

1And he said to his disciples: “It is impossible for scandals not to occur. But woe to him through whom they come! 2It would be better for him if a millstone were placed around his neck and he were thrown into the sea, than to lead astray one of these little ones. 3Be attentive to yourselves. If your brother has sinned against you, correct him. And if he has repented, forgive him. 4And if he has sinned against you seven times a day, and seven times a day has turned back to you, saying, ‘I am sorry,’ then forgive him.” 5And the Apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.” 6But the Lord said: “If you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you may say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted, and be transplanted into the sea.’ And it would obey you.