Daily Readings - 17/09/2026

^15:1 Brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, the gospel that you received and in which you are firmly established;

^15:2 because the gospel will save you only if you keep believing exactly what I preached to you – believing anything else will not lead to anything.

^15:3 Well then, in the first place, I taught you what I had been taught myself, namely that Christ died for our sins, in accordance with the scriptures;

^15:4 that he was buried; and that he was raised to life on the third day, in accordance with the scriptures;

^15:5 that he appeared first to Cephas and secondly to the Twelve.

^15:6 Next he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers at the same time, most of whom are still alive, though some have died;

^15:7 then he appeared to James, and then to all the apostles;

^15:8 and last of all he appeared to me too; it was as though I was born when no one expected it.

^15:9 I am the least of the apostles; in fact, since I persecuted the Church of God, I hardly deserve the name apostle;

^15:10 but by God’s grace that is what I am, and the grace that he gave me has not been fruitless. On the contrary, I, or rather the grace of God that is with me, have worked harder than any of the others;

^15:11 but what matters is that I preach what they preach, and this is what you all believed.

^118:1 Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, his love is everlasting!

^118:2 Let the House of Israel say it, ‘His love is everlasting!’

^118:3 Let the House of Aaron say it, ‘His love is everlasting!’

^118:4 Let those who fear Yahweh say it, ‘His love is everlasting!’

^118:5 Hard-pressed, I invoked Yahweh, he heard me and came to my relief.

^118:6 With Yahweh on my side, I fear nothing: what can man do to me?

^118:7 With Yahweh on my side, best help of all, I can triumph over my enemies.

^118:8 I would rather take refuge in Yahweh than rely on men;

^118:9 I would rather take refuge in Yahweh than rely on princes.

^118:10 The pagans were swarming round me, in the name of Yahweh I cut them down;

^118:11 they swarmed round me closer and closer, in the name of Yahweh I cut them down;

^118:12 they swarmed round me like bees, they blazed like a thorn-fire, in the name of Yahweh I cut them down.

^118:13 I was pressed, pressed, about to fall, but Yahweh came to my help;

^118:14 Yahweh is my strength and my song, he has been my saviour.

^118:15 Shouts of joy and safety in the tents of the virtuous: Yahweh’s right hand is wreaking havoc,

^118:16 Yahweh’s right hand is winning, Yahweh’s right hand is wreaking havoc!

^118:17 No, I shall not die, I shall live to recite the deeds of Yahweh;

^118:18 though Yahweh has punished me often, he has not abandoned me to Death.

^118:19 Open the gates of virtue to me, I will come in and give thanks to Yahweh.

^118:20 This is Yahweh’s gateway, through which the virtuous may enter.

^118:21 I thank you for having heard me, you have been my saviour.

^118:22 It was the stone rejected by the builders that proved to be the keystone;

^118:23 this is Yahweh’s doing and it is wonderful to see.

^118:24 This is the day made memorable by Yahweh, what immense joy for us!

^118:25 Please, Yahweh, please save us. Please, Yahweh, please give us prosperity.

^118:26 Blessings on him who comes in the name of Yahweh! We bless you from the house of Yahweh.

^118:27 Yahweh is God, he smiles on us. With branches in your hands draw up in procession as far as the horns of the altar,

^118:28 You are my God, I give you thanks, I extol you, my God; I give you thanks for having heard me, you have been my saviour.

^118:29 Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, his love is everlasting!

^7:36 One of the Pharisees invited him to a meal. When he arrived at the Pharisee’s house and took his place at table,

^7:37 a woman came in, who had a bad name in the town. She had heard he was dining with the Pharisee and had brought with her an alabaster jar of ointment.

^7:38 She waited behind him at his feet, weeping, and her tears fell on his feet, and she wiped them away with her hair; then she covered his feet with kisses and anointed them with the ointment.

^7:39 When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, ‘If this man were a prophet, he would know who this woman is that is touching him and what a bad name she has’.

^7:40 Then Jesus took him up and said, ‘Simon, I have something to say to you’. ‘Speak, Master’ was the reply.

^7:41 ‘There was once a creditor who had two men in his debt; one owed him five hundred denarii, the other fifty.

^7:42 They were unable to pay, so he pardoned them both. Which of them will love him more?’

^7:43 ‘The one who was pardoned more, I suppose’ answered Simon. Jesus said, ‘You are right’.

^7:44 Then he turned to the woman. ‘Simon,’ he said ‘you see this woman? I came into your house, and you poured no water over my feet, but she has poured out her tears over my feet and wiped them away with her hair.

^7:45 You gave me no kiss, but she has been covering my feet with kisses ever since I came in.

^7:46 You did not anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with ointment.

^7:47 For this reason I tell you that her sins, her many sins, must have been forgiven her, or she would not have shown such great love. It is the man who is forgiven little who shows little love.’

^7:48 Then he said to her, ‘Your sins are forgiven’.

^7:49 Those who were with him at table began to say to themselves, ‘Who is this man, that he even forgives sins?’

^7:50 But he said to the woman, ‘Your faith has saved you; go in peace’.