{"id":4358,"date":"2018-03-06T00:56:05","date_gmt":"2018-03-06T05:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/?p=4358"},"modified":"2018-03-02T15:57:14","modified_gmt":"2018-03-02T20:57:14","slug":"mass-readings-march-6th-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/mass-readings-march-6th-2018","title":{"rendered":"Mass Readings for March 6th 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; color: #993300;\">First Reading &#8211; Dn 3<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\">Azariah stood up in the fire and prayed aloud:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor your name\u2019s sake, O Lord, do not deliver us up forever,<br \/>\nor make void your covenant.<br \/>\nDo not take away your mercy from us,<br \/>\nfor the sake of Abraham, your beloved,<br \/>\nIsaac your servant, and Israel your holy one,<br \/>\nTo whom you promised to multiply their offspring<br \/>\nlike the stars of heaven,<br \/>\nor the sand on the shore of the sea.<br \/>\nFor we are reduced, O Lord, beyond any other nation,<br \/>\nbrought low everywhere in the world this day<br \/>\nbecause of our sins.<br \/>\nWe have in our day no prince, prophet, or leader,<br \/>\nno burnt offering, sacrifice, oblation, or incense,<br \/>\nno place to offer first fruits, to find favor with you.<br \/>\nBut with contrite heart and humble spirit<br \/>\nlet us be received;<br \/>\nAs though it were burnt offerings of rams and bullocks,<br \/>\nor thousands of fat lambs,<br \/>\nSo let our sacrifice be in your presence today<br \/>\nas we follow you unreservedly;<br \/>\nfor those who trust in you cannot be put to shame.<br \/>\nAnd now we follow you with our whole heart,<br \/>\nwe fear you and we pray to you.<br \/>\nDo not let us be put to shame,<br \/>\nbut deal with us in your kindness and great mercy.<br \/>\nDeliver us by your wonders,<br \/>\nand bring glory to your name, O Lord.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; color: #993300;\">Gospel -Mt 18<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\">Peter approached Jesus and asked him,<br \/>\n&#8220;Lord, if my brother sins against me,<br \/>\nhow often must I forgive him?<br \/>\nAs many as seven times?&#8221;<br \/>\nJesus answered, &#8220;I say to you, not seven times but seventy-seven times.<br \/>\nThat is why the Kingdom of heaven may be likened to a king<br \/>\nwho decided to settle accounts with his servants.<br \/>\nWhen he began the accounting,<br \/>\na debtor was brought before him who owed him a huge amount.<br \/>\nSince he had no way of paying it back,<br \/>\nhis master ordered him to be sold,<br \/>\nalong with his wife, his children, and all his property,<br \/>\nin payment of the debt.<br \/>\nAt that, the servant fell down, did him homage, and said,<br \/>\n&#8216;Be patient with me, and I will pay you back in full.&#8217;<br \/>\nMoved with compassion the master of that servant<br \/>\nlet him go and forgave him the loan.<br \/>\nWhen that servant had left, he found one of his fellow servants<br \/>\nwho owed him a much smaller amount.<br \/>\nHe seized him and started to choke him, demanding,<br \/>\n&#8216;Pay back what you owe.&#8217;<br \/>\nFalling to his knees, his fellow servant begged him,<br \/>\n&#8216;Be patient with me, and I will pay you back.&#8217;<br \/>\nBut he refused.<br \/>\nInstead, he had him put in prison<br \/>\nuntil he paid back the debt.<br \/>\nNow when his fellow servants saw what had happened,<br \/>\nthey were deeply disturbed, and went to their master<br \/>\nand reported the whole affair.<br \/>\nHis master summoned him and said to him, &#8216;You wicked servant!<br \/>\nI forgave you your entire debt because you begged me to.<br \/>\nShould you not have had pity on your fellow servant,<br \/>\nas I had pity on you?&#8217;<br \/>\nThen in anger his master handed him over to the torturers<br \/>\nuntil he should pay back the whole debt.<br \/>\nSo will my heavenly Father do to you,<br \/>\nunless each of you forgives your brother from your heart.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; 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