Cuidado com os falsos profetas: eles vêm até vós vestidos de ovelha, mas por dentro são lobos ferozes. Beware of false prophets.

English:


Beware of false prophets.

Readings of the day


First Reading
:22,8-2 Kings 13, 2 Kings :23,1-3
8. The high priest Hilkiah said to the secretary Shaphan: I found the book of the Law in the House of Yahweh! Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, who also read it.
9. Then the secretary Shaphan was the king and gave him a report saying, Thy servants have joined the money that was found in the temple and handed him over to the foremen in charge of the House of Yahweh.
10. Then, the secretary informed the king Shaphan: The priest Hilkiah handed me a book. Shaphan read the book before the king.
11. Upon hearing the words from the book of law, the king tore his clothes
12. and commanded the priest Hilkiah, the son of Ahikam Shaphan Acobor the son of Micah, the Secretary and Shaphan Asaiah minister of the King:
13. Go and consult the Lord about me, about the people and all Judah, concerning the words of this book that was found. Great to be that the anger of Jehovah was kindled against us because our fathers have not obeyed the words of this book, nor put into practice everything we had been prescribed.
1. Then the king commanded that presented themselves before him all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.
2. He went to the house of the LORD with all men of Judah and all inhabitants of Jerusalem, the priests, prophets and all the people, from smallest to largest. Read before them the entire contents of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the Lord.
3. Standing on the dais, the king concluded the covenant before the LORD which requires following the Lord and observe his commandments, statutes and decrees, with all your heart and with all your soul, fulfilling the words of the covenant written in this book. And all the people joined the Alliance.

Salmo Responsorial
Sal: 119.33; Sal: 119.34; Sal: 119.35; Sal: 119.36; Sal: 119.37; Sal: 119.40
33. § Indicates me, Lord, the way of thy statutes and I will follow him until the end.
34. Give me understanding, that observe thy law and keep it with all my heart.
35. Direct me in the path of thy commandments, because it is my joy.
36. Incline my heart to Thy testimonies and not to covetousness.
37. Turn away my eyes so I do not see the vanity, let me live in your way.
40. Behold, I would thy precepts: for thy righteousness preserve my life.

Gospel
Mt :7,15-20
15. Beware of false prophets, they come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves.
16. By their fruits ye shall know them. Chance to gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
17. So every good tree produces good fruit and every bad tree bears bad fruit.
18. A good tree can not give bad fruit, nor a bad tree bear good fruit.
19. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
20. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.