THE WORD OF THE LORD

Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time

First Reading: Jeremiah 20:10-13

Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 69:8-10, 14, 17, 33-35

R. (14c) Lord, in your great love, answer me.

Second Reading: Romans 5:12-15

Gospel Reading: Matthew 10:26-33

Jesus said to the Twelve: "Fear no one. Nothing is concealed that will not be revealed, nor secret that will not be known. What I say to you in the darkness, speak in the light; what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops. And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather, be afraid of the one who can destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.

Are not two sparrows sold for a small coin? Yet not one of them falls to the ground without your Father's knowledge. Even all the hairs of your head are counted. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. Everyone who acknowledges me before others I will acknowledge before my heavenly Father. But whoever denies me before others, I will deny before my heavenly Father."