Léctio sancti Evangélii secúndum Matthǽum (23,1-12)
In illo tempore: Locútus est Iesus ad turbas et ad discípulos suos dicens: “Super cáthedram Móysis sedérunt scribæ et pharisǽi. Ómnia ergo, quæcúmque díxerint vobis, fácite et serváte; secúndum ópera vero eórum nolíte fácere: dicunt enim et non fáciunt. Álligant autem ónera grávia et importabília et impónunt in úmeros hóminum, ipsi autem dígito suo nolunt ea movére. Ómnia vero ópera sua fáciunt, ut videántur ab homínibus: dilátant enim phylactéria sua et magníficant fímbrias, amant autem primum recúbitum in cenis et primas cáthedras in synagógis et salutatiónes in foro et vocári ab homínibus Rabbi. Vos autem nolíte vocári Rabbi; unus enim est Magíster vester, omnes autem vos fratres estis. Et Patrem nolíte vocáre vobis super terram, unus enim est Pater vester, cæléstis. Nec vocémini Magístri, quia Magíster vester unus est, Christus. Qui maíor est vestrum, erit miníster vester. Qui autem se exaltáverit, humiliábitur; et, qui se humiliáverit, exaltábitur.
In that time: Jesus spake to the multitudes and to his Disciples, saying: Upon the chair of Moyses have sitten the Scribes and the Pharisees. All things therefore whatsoever they shall say to you, observe ye and do ye: but according to their works do ye not, for they say and do not. For they bind heavy burdens & importable: & put them upon men's shoulders: but with a finger of their own they will not move them. But they do all their works for to be seen of men. For they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge their fringes. And they love the first places at suppers, and the first chairs in the Synagogues, and salutations in the market-place, and to be called of men, Rabbi. But be not you called Rabbi. For one is your Master, and all you are brethren. And call none Father to yourself upon earth: for one is your Father, he that is in Heaven. Neither be ye called Masters: for one is your Master, Christ. He that is the greater of you, shall be your servitor. And he that exalteth himself, shall be humbled: and he that humbleth himself, shall be exalted.
