Gospel of 12 October 2018

Letter of St. Paul the Apostle to Galatians 3,7: 14-XNUMX.
Brothers, know that Abraham's children are those who come from faith.
And the Scripture, predicting that God would justify the pagans by faith, announced this happy announcement to Abraham: All nations will be blessed in you.
As a result, those who have faith are blessed with Abraham who believed.
Those instead who refer to the works of the law, are under the curse, since it is written: Cursed anyone who does not remain faithful to all the things written in the book of the law to practice them.
And that no one can justify himself before God for the law results from the fact that the righteous will live by virtue of faith.
Now the law is not based on faith; on the contrary, he says that whoever practices these things will live for them.
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, becoming himself a curse for us, as it is written: Cursed be he who hangs from the wood,
so that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham would pass to the people and we would receive the promise of the Spirit by faith.

Salmi 111(110),1-2.3-4.5-6.
I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart,
in the assembly of the just and in the assembly.
Great works of the Lord,
let those who love them contemplate them.

His works are splendor of beauty,
his justice lasts forever.
He left a memory of his wonders:
pity and tenderness is the Lord.

He gives food to those who fear him,
he always remembers his alliance.
He showed his people the power of his works,
he gave him the legacy of the people.

From the Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Luke 11,15-26.
At that time, after Jesus had shattered a demom, some said: "It is in the name of Beelzebub, leader of the demons, that he casts out the demons."
Others then, to test him, asked him for a sign from heaven.
Knowing their thoughts, he said: «Each kingdom divided in itself is in ruins and one house falls on the other.
Now, if even Satan is divided in himself, how will his kingdom stand? You say that I cast out demons in the name of Beelzebub.
But if I cast out demons in the name of Beelzebub, your disciples in the name of who cast them out? Therefore they themselves will be your judges.
But if I cast out demons with the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come to you.
When a strong, well-armed man stands guard over his palace, all his possessions are safe.
But if someone stronger than him arrives and wins him, he snatches away the armor in which he trusted and distributes the booty.
Whoever is not with me is against me; and whoever does not gather with me scatters.
When the unclean spirit comes out of man, he wanders around arid places in search of rest and, not finding any, says: I will return to my house from which I came out.
Come, he finds it swept and adorned.
Then go, take with him seven other spirits worse than him and they enter and lodge there and the final condition of that man becomes worse than the first ».