September 2, 2003, Saturday of the 21st week in ordinary time.

A reading from the first letter of St. Paul to the Thessalonians.

Brothers and sisters,

On the subject of fraternal charity, you have no need for anyone to write you.

For you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another.

Indeed, you do this for all the brothers throughout Macedonia.

Nevertheless, we urge you, brothers and sisters, to progress even more

and to aspire to live a tranquil life, to mind your own affairs, and to work with your own hands as we instructed you.

The Word of the Lord

The Responsorial Psalm

The response is, The Lord comes to rule the earth with justice. Sing to the Lord a new song,

for he has done wondrous deeds. His right hand has won victory for him, his holy arm.

The Lord comes to rule the earth with justice.

Let the sea and what fills it resound.

The world and those who dwell in it.

Let the rivers clap their hands.

The mountains shout with them for joy.

The Lord comes to rule the earth with justice.

Before the Lord, for he comes, for he comes to rule the earth.

He will rule the world with justice and the peoples with equity.

The Lord comes to rule the earth with justice.

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew.

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