Gospel of 15 October 2018

Letter of Saint Paul the Apostle to Galatians 4,22-24.26-27.31.5,1.
Brothers, it is written that Abraham had two children, one from the slave girl and one from the free woman.
But that of the slave was born according to the flesh; that of the free woman, by virtue of the promise.
Now these things are said by allegory: the two women in fact represent the two Covenants; one, that of Mount Sinai, which generates in slavery, represented by Hagar
Instead, the Jerusalem above is free and is our mother.
In fact, it is written: Rejoice, sterile, that you do not give birth, you shout in joy that you do not know the pains of childbirth, because many are the children of the abandoned, more than those of the woman who has a husband.
Thus, brothers, we are not children of a slave, but of a free woman.
Christ freed us to remain free; therefore stand firm and do not allow yourself to be forced into slavery again.

Salmi 113(112),1-2.3-4.5a.6-7.
Praise, servants of the Lord,
praise the name of the Lord.
Blessed be the name of the Lord,
Now and forever.

From sunrise to sunset
praise the name of the Lord.
The Lord is exalted over all peoples,
higher than the heavens is his glory.

Who is equal to the Lord our God who sits on high
who bends to look in the heavens and on the earth?
It raises the poor man from the dust
from the garbage he raises the poor man,

From the Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Luke 11,29-32.
At that time, as the crowds gathered, Jesus began to say: «This generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.
For as Jonah was a sign for those of Nìnive, so also the Son of man will be a sign for this generation.
The queen of the south will rise in judgment together with the men of this generation and condemn them; for it came from the ends of the earth to hear Solomon's wisdom. And behold, there is much more than Solomon here.
Those of Nìnive will arise in judgment together with this generation and condemn it; because they converted to the preaching of Jonah. And behold, there is much more than Jonah here ».