Welcome to Sunday Homelies with me, Father Mike Schmitz.

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for the one who gave everything to feed you.

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The Lord be with you.

You're reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew.

Chapter 18 verses 21 through 35.

Peter approached Jesus and asked him, Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive?

As many as seven times?

Jesus answered, I say to you not seven times, but 77 times.

That is why the kingdom of heaven may be likened to a king who decided to settle accounts

with his servants.

When he began the accounting, a debtor was brought before him who owed him a huge amount.

Since he had no way of paying it back, his master ordered him to be sold along with his wife,

his children, knowledge, property, and payment of the debt.

At that, his servant fell down, did a momage and said, be patient with me and I will pay you back in full.

Moved with compassion, the master of that servant let him go and forgave him alone.

When that servant had left, he found another one of his fellow servants who owed him

a much smaller amount.

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