September 13, 2026

30Wrath and anger, these also are abominations, yet a sinner holds on to them. 1The vengeful will face the Lord’s vengeance; indeed he remembers their sins in detail. 2Forgive your neighbor the wrong done to you; then when you pray, your own sins will be forgiven. 3Does anyone nourish anger against another and expect healing from the LORD? 4Can one refuse mercy to a sinner like oneself, yet seek pardon for one’s own sins? 5If a mere mortal cherishes wrath, who will forgive his sins? 6Remember your last days and set enmity aside; remember death and decay, and cease from sin! 7Remember the commandments and do not be angry with your neighbor; remember the covenant of the Most High, and overlook faults.

1Psalm 103 Praise of Divine Goodness - Of David. I - Bless the LORD, my soul; all my being, bless his holy name! 2Bless the LORD, my soul; and do not forget all his gifts, 3Who pardons all your sins, and heals all your ills, 4Who redeems your life from the pit, and crowns you with mercy and compassion, 9He will not always accuse, and nurses no lasting anger; 10He has not dealt with us as our sins merit, nor requited us as our wrongs deserve. 11III - For as the heavens tower over the earth, so his mercy towers over those who fear him. 12As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our sins from us.

7None of us lives for oneself, and no one dies for oneself. 8For if we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord; so then, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s. 9For this is why Christ died and came to life, that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living.

34I give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so you also should love one another.

21Then Peter approaching asked him, “Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him? As many as seven times?” 22Jesus answered, “I say to you, not seven times but seventy-seven times. 23That is why the kingdom of heaven may be likened to a king who decided to settle accounts with his servants. 24When he began the accounting, a debtor was brought before him who owed him a huge amount. 25Since he had no way of paying it back, his master ordered him to be sold, along with his wife, his children, and all his property, in payment of the debt. 26At that, the servant fell down, did him homage, and said, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay you back in full.’ 27Moved with compassion the master of that servant let him go and forgave him the loan. 28When that servant had left, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a much smaller amount. He seized him and started to choke him, demanding, ‘Pay back what you owe.’ 29Falling to his knees, his fellow servant begged him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay you back.’ 30But he refused. Instead, he had him put in prison until he paid back the debt. 31Now when his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were deeply disturbed, and went to their master and reported the whole affair. 32His master summoned him and said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you your entire debt because you begged me to. 33Should you not have had pity on your fellow servant, as I had pity on you?’ 34Then in anger his master handed him over to the torturers until he should pay back the whole debt. 35So will my heavenly Father do to you, unless each of you forgives his brother from his heart.”