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My brothers and sisters, the Lord be with you.
(And also with you) Glory to you O Lord.
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke.
May the Lord's words be on our mind, on our lips and in our hearts.
Great crowds were traveling with Jesus, and he turned and addressed them,
"If anyone comes to me without hating his father and mother,
wife and children, brothers and sisters, and even his own life,
he cannot be my disciple. Whoever does not carry his own cross and come
after me cannot be my disciple.
Which of you wishing to construct a tower does not first sit down and calculate the
cost to see if there is enough for its completion?
Otherwise, after laying the foundation and finding himself unable to finish the work
the onlookers should laugh at him and say, 'This one began to build but did not have
the resources to finish.' Or what king marching into battle would not
first sit down and decide whether with ten thousand troops
he can successfully oppose another king advancing upon him with twenty thousand troops?
But if not, while he is still far away, he will send a delegation to ask for peace
terms. In the same way,
anyone of you who does not renounce all his possessions
cannot be my disciple."
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ.