A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke (17,
1-6)
“Jesus said to his disciples, “Occasions for stumbling
are bound to come, but woe to anyone by whom they come! It would be better for
you if a millstone were hung around your neck and you were thrown into the sea
than for you to cause one of these little ones to stumble. Be on your guard! If
another disciple sins, you must rebuke the offender, and if there is
repentance, you must forgive. And if the same person sins against you seven
times a day, and turns back to you seven times and says, ‘I repent,’ you must
forgive.”
The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”
The Lord replied, “If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say
to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey
you.
This is the word of the Lord.