HOLY MASS THURSDAY AFTER ASH WEDNESDAY 2023

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The Roman Catholic Church, according to the General Roman Calendar, celebrates the following in Thursday, 2023-02-23:

• St. Polycarp, Bishop, Martyr 2023:

  FIRST LECTURE OF THE MASS

  Leviticus 19:1-2, 11-18

  1And the LORD said to Moses, 2"Say to all the congregation of the people of Israel, You shall be holy; for I the LORD your God am holy. 11"You shall not steal, nor deal falsely, nor lie to one another. 12And you shall not swear by my name falsely, and so profane the name of your God: I am the LORD. 13"You shall not oppress your neighbor or rob him. The wages of a hired servant shall not remain with you all night until the morning. 14You shall not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God: I am the LORD. 15"You shall do no injustice in judgment; you shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor. 16You shall not go up and down as a slanderer among your people, and you shall not stand forth against the life of your neighbor: I am the LORD. 17"You shall not hate your brother in your heart, but you shall reason with your neighbor, lest you bear sin because of him. 18You shall not take vengeance or bear any grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD.

  RESPONSORIAL PSALM

  Psalms 19:8-10, 15

  7The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple; 8the precepts of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes; 9the fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever; the ordinances of the LORD are true, and righteous altogether. 14Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer.

  GOSPEL OF THE MASS

  Matthew 25:31-46

  31"When the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. 32Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate them one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, 33and he will place the sheep at his right hand, but the goats at the left. 34Then the King will say to those at his right hand, `Come, O blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; 35for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, 36I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.' 37Then the righteous will answer him, `Lord, when did we see thee hungry and feed thee, or thirsty and give thee drink? 38And when did we see thee a stranger and welcome thee, or naked and clothe thee? 39And when did we see thee sick or in prison and visit thee?' 40And the King will answer them, `Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.' 41Then he will say to those at his left hand, `Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels; 42for I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, 43I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.' 44Then they also will answer, `Lord, when did we see thee hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to thee?' 45Then he will answer them, `Truly, I say to you, as you did it not to one of the least of these, you did it not to me.' 46And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."

• THURSDAY AFTER ASH WEDNESDAY 2023:

  Time of Lent.

  FIRST LECTURE OF THE MASS

  Dt 30:15-20

  Moses said to the people:
  “Today I have set before you
  life and prosperity, death and doom.
  If you obey the commandments of the LORD, your God,
  which I enjoin on you today,
  loving him, and walking in his ways,
  and keeping his commandments, statutes and decrees,
  you will live and grow numerous,
  and the LORD, your God,
  will bless you in the land you are entering to occupy.
  If, however, you turn away your hearts and will not listen,
  but are led astray and adore and serve other gods,
  I tell you now that you will certainly perish;
  you will not have a long life
  on the land that you are crossing the Jordan to enter and occupy.
  I call heaven and earth today to witness against you:
  I have set before you life and death,
  the blessing and the curse.
  Choose life, then,
  that you and your descendants may live, by loving the LORD, your God,
  heeding his voice, and holding fast to him.
  For that will mean life for you,
  a long life for you to live on the land that the LORD swore
  he would give to your fathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.”
  

  RESPONSORIAL PSALM

  Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6

  R. (40:5a) Blessed are they who hope in the Lord.
  Blessed the man who follows not
  the counsel of the wicked
  Nor walks in the way of sinners,
  nor sits in the company of the insolent,
  But delights in the law of the LORD
  and meditates on his law day and night.
  R. Blessed are they who hope in the Lord.
  He is like a tree
  planted near running water,
  That yields its fruit in due season,
  and whose leaves never fade.
  Whatever he does, prospers.
  R. Blessed are they who hope in the Lord.
  Not so the wicked, not so;
  they are like chaff which the wind drives away.
  For the LORD watches over the way of the just,
  but the way of the wicked vanishes.
  R. Blessed are they who hope in the Lord.
  

  GOSPEL OF THE MASS

  Lk 9:22-25

  Jesus said to his disciples:
  “The Son of Man must suffer greatly and be rejected
  by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes,
  and be killed and on the third day be raised.”
  
  Then he said to all,
  “If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself
  and take up his cross daily and follow me.
  For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it,
  but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.
  What profit is there for one to gain the whole world
  yet lose or forfeit himself?”