September 11, 2014

Qari

The First Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians 8: 1-7, 11-13

8:1	Now concerning those things that are sacrificed to idols: we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but charity builds up.
8:2	But if anyone considers himself to know anything, he does not yet know in the way that he ought to know.
8:3	For if anyone loves God, he is known by him.
8:4	But as to the foods that are immolated to idols, we know that an idol in the world is nothing, and that no one is God, except One.
8:5	For although there are things that are called gods, whether in heaven or on earth, (if one even considers there to be many gods and many lords)
8:6	yet we know that there is only one God, the Father, from whom all things are, and in whom we are, and one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom all things are, and by whom we are.
8:7	But knowledge is not in everyone. For some persons, anke issa, with consent to an idol, eat what has been sacrificed to an idol. And their conscience, being infirm, becomes polluted.
8:11	And should an infirm brother perish by your knowledge, even though Christ died for him?
8:12	So when you sin in this way against the brothers, and you harm their weakened conscience, then you sin against Christ.
8:13	Minħabba din, if food leads my brother to sin, I will never eat meat, lest I lead my brother to sin.

Evanġelju

L-Evanġelju Qaddis Skont Luqa 6: 27-38

6:27	Imma ngħid lilkom li qed tisimgħu: Ħobb lill-għedewwa tiegħek. Agħmel il-ġid lil min jobgħodek.
6:28	Ibierku dawk li jisħetkom, u itolbu għal dawk li jqarrquk.
6:29	U lil min jolqtek fuq ħaddejn, joffri l-ieħor ukoll. U minn min ineħħilek il-kowt, ma żżommx lanqas it-tunika tiegħek.
6:30	Imma qassam lil dawk kollha li jitolbuk. U terġax titlob lil dak li jneħħi dak li hu tiegħek.
6:31	U eżattament kif tixtieq li n-nies jittrattawk, jittrattawhom ukoll l-istess.
6:32	U jekk tħobb lil dawk li jħobbuk, liema kreditu huwa dovut lilek? Għax anke l-midinbin iħobbu lil dawk li jħobbuhom.
6:33	U jekk tagħmel il-ġid lil dawk li jagħmlulkom il-ġid, liema kreditu huwa dovut lilek? Tabilħaqq, anki l-midinbin iġibu ruħhom b’dan il-mod.
6:34	U jekk tissellef lil dawk li mingħandhom tittama li tirċievi, liema kreditu huwa dovut lilek? Għax anke l-midinbin jisilfu lill-midinbin, sabiex tirċievi l-istess bi tpattija.
6:35	Allura tassew, ħobb lill-għedewwa tiegħek. Agħmel il-ġid, u jsellef, bit-tama ta’ xejn lura. U allura l-premju tiegħek ikun kbir, u tkunu wlied l-Iktar Għoli, għax hu stess hu qalb tajba mal-ingrati u mal-ħżiena.
6:36	Għalhekk, kun ħniena, bħalma Missierkom hu ħanin ukoll.
6:37	Tiġġudikax, u ma tiġux iġġudikati. Tikkundannax, u ma tkunx ikkundannat. Aħfru, u inti tkun maħfur.
6:38	Agħti, u jingħatalkom: miżura tajba, ippressat 'l isfel u mħawwad flimkien u tfur, se jpoġġu fuq ħoġorkom. Żgur, l-istess miżura li tuża biex tkejjel, se jintuża biex jerġa’ jkejjel lura lilek.”