21 giugno 2026, XII domenica del tempo ordinario dalla chiesa dei SS Nabore e Felice in Griante

Antiphon The Lord is the strength of his people, a refuge of salvation for his anointed. Save your people, O Lord, and bless your inheritance; be their shepherd and support forever. (Cf. Ps 27:8-9) The Gloria is said. Collect Grant us, O Lord, to always live in fear and love for your holy name, for you never deprive of your guidance those you have established on the rock of your love. Through our Lord Jesus Christ. Or: O God, who entrust to our weakness the prophetic proclamation of your word, deliver us from all fear, that we may never be ashamed of our faith, but boldly confess your name before men. Through our Lord Jesus Christ. First Reading He has freed the life of the poor from the hands of evildoers. From the Book of the Prophet Jeremiah Jeremiah 20:10-13 I heard the slander of many: "Terror is on every side! Denunciate him! We will denounce him!" All my friends expected my downfall: "Perhaps he will be deceived, so we can prevail against him, and take our revenge." But the Lord is with me like a mighty warrior; therefore my persecutors will falter and not prevail; they will be ashamed because they will not succeed; it will be an everlasting and indelible shame. O Lord of hosts, who tests the righteous, who sees the heart and the mind, may I see your vengeance on them, for to you I have committed my cause! Sing praise to the Lord, praise the Lord, for he has delivered the life of the poor from the hands of evildoers. The Word of God. Responsorial Psalm From Psalm 69 R. In your abundant goodness, answer me, O God. For your sake I bear insult, and shame covers my face; I have become a stranger to my brothers, a foreigner to my mother's children. For zeal for your house has consumed me; the insults of those who insult you have fallen upon me. R. But I pray to you, Lord, in the time of your favor. O God, in your abundant goodness, answer me, in the faithfulness of your salvation. Answer me, O Lord, for your steadfast love is good; turn to me in your great compassion. R. Let the poor see it and be glad; You who seek God, take courage, for the Lord hears the poor, and does not despise his own who are in prison. Let the heavens and the earth praise him, the seas and all that swarms in them. R. Second Reading The gift of grace is not like the fall. From the Letter of Saint Paul the Apostle to the Romans Rom 5:12-15 Brothers and sisters: Just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, for all sinned. For until the Law, sin was in the world; and though sin is not imputed where the Law is lacking, death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those who had not sinned according to the likeness of the transgression of Adam, who is a type of the one who was to come. But the gift of grace is not like the fall. For if by the fall of the one the many died, much more have the grace of God, and the gift given by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, abounded for many. The Word of God. Gospel Acclamation Alleluia, alleluia. The Spirit of truth will testify to me, says the Lord, and you also are witnesses. (John 15:26b, 27a) Alleluia. Gospel Do not fear those who kill the body. From the Gospel according to Matthew Mt 10:26-33 At that time, Jesus said to his apostles: "Do not fear men, for nothing is covered that will not be revealed, nor hidden that will not be known. What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops. And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; but rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell. Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. Even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not be afraid therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows. Therefore whoever acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven. But whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven. The Word of the Lord. The Creed is said. On the Offerings May this sacrifice of expiation and praise purify and renew us, O Lord, so that our thoughts and actions may be in accordance with your will. Through Christ our Lord. Communion Antiphon The eyes of all look to you, waiting, and you give them their food in due season. (Ps 144:15) Or: "I am the good shepherd, and I lay down my life for the sheep," says the Lord. (Cf. Jn 10:11, 15) *A Even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not be afraid: you are worth more than many sparrows! (Mt 10:30-31)