SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - YEAR A
Readings
First: Leviticus 19: 1-2, 17-18 - Be holy, for I your God am Holy. [resolve conflicts with your brother] Love your neighbor as yourself.
Psalm 102 - The Lord is compassion and love / My soul give thanks to the Lord / It is he who forgives all your guilt / As far as the east is from the west.
Second: I Corinthians 3:16-23 - The wisdom of the world is foolishness to God ... you belong to Christ and Christ belongs to God.
Gospel: Matthew 5: 38-48 - Jesus says to turn the other cheek. Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, You must be perfect just as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Themes
Love - of enemies and neighbors. Peace-making.
https://www.liturgytools.net/2014/02/hymns-7th-sunday-ordinary-time-year-a-catholic.html?m=1
Copyright information
Picture: "The Inspiration of Saint Matthew" (1602), by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. (1571–1610), in San Luigi dei Francesi, Rome, Italy. Public Domain.
