Daily Mass Readings for October 25, 2026: Gospel — Mt 22,34-40

2 ⁰ “Whoever sacrifices to a god other than the Lord alone must be utterly destroyed. 2 ¹ “You must not wrong a resident foreigner nor oppress him, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt. 2 ² “You must not afflict any widow or orphan. 2 ³ If you afflict them in any way and they cry to me, I will surely hear their cry, 2 ⁴ and my anger will burn and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives will be widows and your children will be fatherless. 2 ⁵ “If you lend money to any of my people who are needy among you, do not be like a moneylender to him; do not charge him interest. 2 ⁶ If you do take the garment of your neighbor in pledge, you must return it to him by the time the sun goes down,

⁵ in that our gospel did not come to you merely in words, but in power and in the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction (surely you recall the character we displayed when we came among you to help you). ⁶ And you became imitators of us and of the Lord when you received the message with joy that comes from the Holy Spirit, despite great affliction. ⁷ As a result you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia. ⁸ For from you the message of the Lord has echoed forth not just in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place reports of your faith in God have spread, so that we do not need to say anything. ⁹ For people everywhere report how you welcomed us and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God 1 ⁰ and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus our deliverer from the coming wrath.