Daily Mass Readings – Sunday, 13 September 2026

30 Anger and fury are both of them abominable, and the sinful man shall be subject to them.

28:1 He that seeketh to revenge himself, shall find vengeance from the Lord, and he will surely keep his sins in remembrance.

2 Forgive thy neighbour if he hath hurl thee: and then shall thy sins be forgiven to thee when thou prayest.

3 Man to man reserveth anger, and doth he seek remedy of God?

4 He hath no mercy on a man like himself, and doth he entreat for his own sins?

5 He that is but flesh, nourisheth anger, and doth he ask forgiveness of God? who shall obtain pardon for his sins?

6 Remember thy last things, and let enmity cease: For corruption and death hang over in his commandments.

7 Remember the fear of God, and be not angry with thy neighbour. Remember the covenant of the most High, and overlook the ignorance of thy neighbour.

R. (8) The Lord is kind and merciful, slow to anger, and rich in compassion.

1 Bless the Lord, O my soul: and let all that is within me bless his holy name.

2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and never forget all he hath done for thee.

R. The Lord is kind and merciful, slow to anger, and rich in compassion.

3 Who forgiveth all thy iniquities: who healeth all thy diseases.

4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction: who crowneth thee with mercy and compassion.

R. The Lord is kind and merciful, slow to anger, and rich in compassion.

9 He will not always be angry: nor will he threaten for ever.

10 He hath not dealt with us according to our sins: nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.

R. The Lord is kind and merciful, slow to anger, and rich in compassion.

11 For according to the height of the heaven above the earth: he hath strengthened his mercy towards them that fear him.

12 As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our iniquities from us.

R. The Lord is kind and merciful, slow to anger, and rich in compassion.

7 For none of us liveth to himself; and no man dieth to himself.

8 For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; or whether we die, we die unto the Lord. Therefore, whether we live, or whether we die, we are the Lord’s.

9 For to this end Christ died and rose again; that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living.

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

34 I give you a new commandment, says the Lord: love one another as I have loved you.

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

21 Then came Peter unto him and said: Lord, how often shall my brother offend against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?

22 Jesus saith to him: I say not to thee, till seven times; but till seventy times seven times.

23 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened to a king, who would take an account of his servants.

24 And when he had begun to take the account, one was brought to him, that owed him ten thousand talents.

25 And as he had not wherewith to pay it, his lord commanded that he should be sold, and his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made.

26 But that servant falling down, besought him, saying: Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.

27 And the lord of that servant being moved with pity, let him go and forgave him the debt.

28 But when that servant was gone out, he found one of his fellow servants that owed him an hundred pence: and laying hold of him, throttled him, saying: Pay what thou owest.

29 And his fellow servant falling down, besought him, saying: Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.

30 And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he paid the debt.

31 Now his fellow servants seeing what was done, were very much grieved, and they came and told their lord all that was done.

32 Then his lord called him; and said to him: Thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all the debt, because thou besoughtest me:

33 Shouldst not thou then have had compassion also on thy fellow servant, even as I had compassion on thee?

34 And his lord being angry, delivered him to the torturers until he paid all the debt.

35 So also shall my heavenly Father do to you, if you forgive not every one his brother from your hearts.

Scripture places our anger beside the mercy of God and asks us to see the difference. We are warned against cherishing resentment, while the Lord is praised as slow to anger, rich in compassion, and willing to remove our sins as far as east is from west. Jesus makes this mercy concrete in the servant whose enormous debt is forgiven. Yet the same servant, having received compassion, refuses to show it to someone who owes him far less.

The parable reveals that forgiveness is not an isolated gift we receive; it must shape the way we belong to one another. We live and die for the Lord, and Christ, who died and rose to be Lord of all, claims our relationships as part of his kingdom. Forgiving “from the heart” does not deny that wounds are real or that justice matters. It means refusing to let anger become our master, remembering the mercy by which we ourselves stand before God. The practical beginning may be a prayer for the grace to release one grievance, speak without retaliation, or stop rehearsing another person’s debt. Love grows when the mercy we have received is allowed to pass through us.

Merciful Father, I praise you for your patience, compassion, and forgiveness. Keep me from holding tightly to anger or seeking revenge. When I remember the wrongs done to me, help me also remember the far greater mercy you have shown me. Give me a heart that can forgive sincerely, while granting wisdom to act with justice and peace. May Christ, who is Lord of the living and the dead, reign over my thoughts, words, and relationships. Teach me to love as he has loved, and to become an instrument of your healing mercy. Amen.