Gospel
text (Mathew 9,1-8): Jesus
got back into the boat, crossed the lake again, and came to his hometown. Here
they brought a paralyzed man to him, lying on a bed. Jesus saw their faith and
said to the paralytic, «Courage, my son! Your sins are forgiven». Then some
teachers of the Law said to themselves, «This man insults God». Jesus was aware
of what they were thinking, and said, «Why have you such evil thoughts? Which
is easier to say: ‘Your sins are forgiven’ or ‘Stand up and walk’? You must
know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins». He then said
to the paralyzed man, «Stand up! Take your stretcher and go home». The man got
up, and went home. When the crowds saw this, they were filled with awe and
praised God for giving such power to human beings.
Gospel text ( L uke 11,1-4): One day Jesus was praying in a certain place and when He had finished, one of his disciples said to him, «Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples». And Jesus said to them, «When you pray, say this: Father, hallowed be your name, may your kingdom come, give us each day the kind of bread we need, and forgive us our sins, for we also for-give all who do us wrong, and do not bring us to the test»
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