St. Rita Church recently issued the following announcement.

First Reading: Sirach 27:30—28:7 

Sirach advises all to forgive the faults of their neighbor. Only by forgiving the sins of others, can a person expect to be forgiven his sins. 

Second Reading: Romans 14:7-9 

Paul stresses that no one is his own master; we are responsible to the Lord, and we belong to him in both life and death. 

Gospel: Matthew 18:21-35 

This narrative points out the difference between mercy and justice. When Peter asks how often he should forgive someone who wrongs him, Jesus answers, “…not seven times: I say seventy times seven times.” Jesus then narrates the story of the king who was merciful to his official by forgiving him all his debts, but this same official showed no mercy to his own servant.

Original source can be found here.