Daily Readings - 21/09/2026

^4:1 I, the prisoner in the Lord, implore you therefore to lead a life worthy of your vocation.

^4:2 Bear with one another charitably, in complete selflessness, gentleness and patience.

^4:3 Do all you can to preserve the unity of the Spirit by the peace that binds you together.

^4:4 There is one Body, one Spirit, just as you were all called into one and the same hope when you were called.

^4:5 There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

^4:6 and one God who is Father of all, over all, through all and within all.

^4:7 Each one of us, however, has been given his own share of grace, given as Christ allotted it.

^4:11 And to some, his gift was that they should be apostles; to some, prophets; to some, evangelists; to some, pastors and teachers;

^4:12 so that the saints together make a unity in the work of service, building up the body of Christ.

^4:13 In this way we are all to come to unity in our faith and in our knowledge of the Son of God, until we become the perfect Man, fully mature with the fullness of Christ himself.

^19:1 The heavens declare the glory of God, the vault of heaven proclaims his handiwork;

^19:2 day discourses of it to day, night to night hands on the knowledge.

^19:3 No utterance at all, no speech, no sound that anyone can hear;

^19:4 yet their voice goes out through all the earth, and their message to the ends of the world. High above, he pitched a tent for the sun,

^19:5 who comes out of his pavilion like a bridegroom, exulting like a hero to run his race.

^19:6 He has his rising on the edge of heaven, the end of his course is its furthest edge, and nothing can escape his heat.

^19:7 The Law of Yahweh is perfect, new life for the soul; the decree of Yahweh is trustworthy, wisdom for the simple.

^19:8 The precepts of Yahweh are upright, joy for the heart; the commandment of Yahweh is clear, light for the eyes.

^19:9 The fear of Yahweh is pure, lasting for ever; the judgements of Yahweh are true, righteous, every one,

^19:10 more desirable than gold, even than the finest gold; his words are sweeter than honey, even than honey that drips from the comb.

^19:11 Thus your servant is formed by them, observance brings great reward.

^19:12 But who can detect his own failings? Wash out my hidden faults.

^19:13 And from pride preserve your servant, never let it dominate me. So shall I be above reproach, free from grave sin.

^19:14 May the words of my mouth always find favour, and the whispering of my heart, in your presence, Yahweh, my Rock, my Redeemer!

^9:9 As Jesus was walking on from there he saw a man named Matthew[*b] sitting by the customs house, and he said to him, ‘Follow me’. And he got up and followed him.

^9:10 While he was at dinner in the house it happened that a number of tax collectors and sinners[*c] came to sit at the table with Jesus and his disciples.

^9:11 When the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, ‘Why does your master eat with tax collectors and sinners?’

^9:12 When he heard this he replied, ‘It is not the healthy who need the doctor, but the sick.

^9:13 Go and learn the meaning of the words: What I want is mercy, not sacrifice.[*d] And indeed I did not come to call the virtuous, but sinners.’