Sunday, September 13, 2026

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24th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Forgiveness And Mercy (A) 130
Questions
Adults: When someone hurts you, how do you forgive them?
Children: When have you forgiven someone who treated you unfairly?
Key Passage
Then Peter came and said to him, "Lord, if another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?" Jesus said to him, "Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times." (Matthew 18:21–22)

Readings

First Reading • Call To Forgiveness And Mercy
Sirach 27:30—28:7 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
Psalm
Psalms 103:1-2, 3-4, 9-10, 11-12 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
Second Reading • To Live And Die For Christ
Romans 14:7-9 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
Gospel • The Merciless Official
Matthew 18:21-35 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)