Gospel of 12 March 2019

Book of Isaiah 55,10-11.
Thus says the Lord:
«Like rain and snow
they come down from heaven and do not return to it
without having irrigated the earth,
without having fertilized and sprouted it,
to give the seed to the sower
and bread to eat,
so it will be with the word
out of my mouth:
will not return to me without effect,
without having done what I want
and without having accomplished what I sent it for. "

Salmi 34(33),4-5.6-7.16-17.18-19.
Celebrate the Lord with me,
let's celebrate his name together.
I looked for the Lord and he answered me
and from all fears he freed me.

Look at him and you will be radiant,
your faces will not be confused.
This poor man cries and the Lord listens to him,
it frees him from all his anxieties.

The eyes of the Lord on the righteous,
his ears to their cry for help.
The face of the Lord against evildoers,
to erase its memory from the earth.

They cry and the Lord listens to them,
it saves them from all their anxieties.
The Lord is close to those who have wounded hearts,
he saves the broken spirits.

From the Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Matthew 6,7-15.
At that time, Jesus said to his disciples: «By praying, do not waste words like pagans, who believe they are being listened to by words.
So do not be like them, because your Father knows what things you need even before you ask him.
You therefore pray thus: Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be your name;
Come your kingdom; your will be done, as in heaven so on earth.
Give us today our daily bread,
and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors,
and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For if you forgive men their sins, your heavenly Father will also forgive you;
but if you do not forgive men, neither will your Father forgive your sins. "