Gospel
text (Mathew 9,9-13): As
Jesus moved on from there, He saw a man named Matthew at his seat in the
custom-house, and he said to him, «Follow me». And Matthew got up and followed
him. Now it happened, while Jesus was at table in Matthew's house, many tax
collectors and other sinners joined Jesus and his disciples. When the Pharisees
saw this they said to his disciples, «Why is it that your master eats with those
sinners and tax collectors?». When Jesus heard this he said, «Healthy people do
not need a doctor, but sick people do. Go and find out what this means: ‘What I
want is mercy, not sacrifice’. I did not come to call the righteous but
sinners».
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