恭讀聖若望福音 12:1-11

逾越節前六天,耶穌來到伯達尼,就是耶穌從死者中喚起拉匝祿的地方。有人在那裏為他擺設了晚宴,瑪爾大伺侯,而拉匝祿也是和耶穌一起坐席的一位。那時,瑪利亞拿了一斤極珍貴的純「拿爾多」香液,敷抹了耶穌的腳,並用自己的頭髮擦乾,屋裏便充滿了香液的氣味。那要負賣耶穌的依斯加略猶達斯——即他的一個門徒——便說:「為什麼不把這香液去賣三百塊「德納」,施捨給窮人呢?」他說這話,並不是因為他關心窮人,只因為他是個賊,掌管錢囊,常偷取其中所存放的。耶穌就說:「由她吧!這原是她為我安葬之日而保存的。你們常有窮人和你們在一起;至於我,你們卻不常有。」有許多猶太人聽說耶穌在那裏,就來了。不但是為耶穌,也是為看他從死者中所喚起的拉匝祿。為此,司祭長議決連拉匝祿也要殺掉,因為有許多猶太人為了拉匝祿的緣故,離開他們,而信從了耶穌。

—上主的話。

(Holy Week – Monday)

A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to John 12:1-11

1 Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2 There they made him a supper; Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those at table with him. 3 Mary took a pound of costly ointment of pure nard and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment. 4 But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (he who was to betray him), said, 5 “Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?” 6 This he said, not that he cared for the poor but because he was a thief, and as he had the money box he used to take what was put into it. 7 Jesus said, “Let her alone, let her keep it for the day of my burial. 8 The poor you always have with you, but you do not always have me.” 9 When the great crowd of the Jews learned that he was there, they came, not only on account of Jesus but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. 10 So the chief priests planned to put Lazarus also to death, 11 because on account of him many of the Jews were going away and believing in Jesus.

—The Gospel of the Lord.

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