Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ
according to Matthew 11.16-19, 25-30
GLORY TO YOU, O LORD!
At that time Jesus said, ‘To what will I compare this
generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and
calling to one another, “We played the flute for you, and you
did not dance; we wailed, and you did not mourn.” For John
came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, “He has a
demon”; the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they
say, “Look, a glutton, and a drunkard, a friend of tax-collectors
and sinners!” Yet wisdom is vindicated by her deeds.
I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you
have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and
have revealed them to infants; yes, Father, for such was your
gracious will. All things have been handed over to me by my
Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no
one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the
Son chooses to reveal him.
Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy
burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and
learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you
will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my
burden is light.’
This is the Gospel of the Lord. PRAISE TO YOU, O CHRIST!