Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Lectionary: 138

Reading 1

Responsorial Psalm

R. (1b) Praise the Lord, my soul!
or:
R. Alleluia.
Blessed is he who keeps faith forever,
 secures justice for the oppressed,
 gives food to the hungry.
The LORD sets captives free.
R. Praise the Lord, my soul!
or:
R. Alleluia.
The LORD gives sight to the blind;
 the LORD raises up those who were bowed down.
The LORD loves the just;
 the LORD protects strangers.
R. Praise the Lord, my soul!
or:
R. Alleluia.
The fatherless and the widow he sustains,
 but the way of the wicked he thwarts.
The LORD shall reign forever;
 your God, O Zion, through all generations. Alleluia.
R. Praise the Lord, my soul!
or:
R. Alleluia.

Reading 2

Alleluia

Gospel

• Lk 16:19-31
  Jesus said to the Pharisees:
  "There was a rich man who dressed in purple garments and fine linen
  and dined sumptuously each day.
  And lying at his door was a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores,
  who would gladly have eaten his fill of the scraps
  that fell from the rich man's table.
  Dogs even used to come and lick his sores.
  When the poor man died,
  he was carried away by angels to the bosom of Abraham.
  The rich man also died and was buried,
  and from the netherworld, where he was in torment,
  he raised his eyes and saw Abraham far off
  and Lazarus at his side.
  And he cried out, 'Father Abraham, have pity on me.
  Send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue,
  for I am suffering torment in these flames.'
  Abraham replied,
  'My child, remember that you received
  what was good during your lifetime
  while Lazarus likewise received what was bad;
  but now he is comforted here, whereas you are tormented.
  Moreover, between us and you a great chasm is established
  to prevent anyone from crossing who might wish to go
  from our side to yours or from your side to ours.'
  He said, 'Then I beg you, father,
  send him to my father's house, for I have five brothers,
  so that he may warn them,
  lest they too come to this place of torment.'
  But Abraham replied, 'They have Moses and the prophets.
  Let them listen to them.'
  He said, 'Oh no, father Abraham,
  but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.'
  Then Abraham said, 'If they will not listen to Moses and the prophets,
  neither will they be persuaded if someone should rise from the dead.'"

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of goodwill.
We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you, we give you
thanks for your great glory, Lord God, heavenly King, O God, almighty Father.
Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,
you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us; you take away the sins of
the world, receive our prayer; you are seated at the right hand of the Father,
have mercy on us. For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord,
your alone ar ethe Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit,
in the glory of God the Father. 
Amen.

I believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.
I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the Only Begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages.
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father;
through him, all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation
he came down from heaven,
(At the words that follow, up to and including 'and became man', all bow.)
and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,
and became man.
For our sake, he was crucified under Pontius Pilate,
he suffered death and was buried,
and rose again on the third day
in accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead
and his kingdom will have no end.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son, 
who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.
I believe in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church.
I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins
and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead 
and the life of the world to come. Amen.