Memorial of the Holy Guardian Angels

Reading 1 and//usccb.org/bible/baruch/1:15 BAR 1:15-22 During the Babylonian captivity, the exiles prayedand Justice is with the Lord, our Godand we today are flushed with shame,we men of Judah and citizens of Jerusalem,that we, with our kings and rulersand priests and prophets, and with our ancestors,have sinned in the Lord’s sight and disobeyed him.We have neither heeded the voice of the Lord, our God,nor followed the precepts which the Lord set before us.From the time the Lord led our ancestors out of the land of Egyptuntil the present day,we have been disobedient to the Lord, our God,and only too ready to disregard his voice.And the evils and the curse that the Lord enjoined upon Moses, his servant,at the time he led our ancestors forth from the land of Egyptto give us the land flowing with milk and honey,cling to us even today.For we did not heed the voice of the Lord, our God,in all the words of the prophets whom he sent us,but each one of us went offafter the devices of his own wicked heart,served other gods,and did evil in the sight of the Lord, our God.” Responsorial Psalm and//usccb.org/bible/psalms/79and1 PS 79and1B-2, 3-5, 8, 9 R. For the glory of your name, O Lord, deliver us. O God, the nations have come into your inheritancethey have defiled your holy temple,they have laid Jerusalem in ruins.They have given the corpses of your servantsas food to the birds of heaven,the flesh of your faithful ones to the beasts of the earth. R.For the glory of your name, O Lord, deliver us. They have poured out their blood like waterround about Jerusalem,and there is no one to bury them.We have become the reproach of our neighbors,the scorn and derision of those around us.O LORD, how long? Will you be angry forever?Will your jealousy burn like fire? R.For the glory of your name, O Lord, deliver us. Remember not against us the iniquities of the pastmay your compassion quickly come to us,for we are brought very low. R.For the glory of your name, O Lord, deliver us. Help us, O God our savior,because of the glory of your nameDeliver us and pardon our sinsfor your name’s sake. R.For the glory of your name, O Lord, deliver us. Alleluia and//usccb.org/bible/psalms/103:21 PS 103:21 R.Alleluia, alleluia.Bless the LORD, all you angels,you ministers, who do his will.R.Alleluia, alleluia. Gospel and//usccb.org/bible/matthew/18:1 MT 18:1-5, 10 The disciples approached Jesus and said, Who is the greatest in the Kingdom of heaven?”He called a child over, placed it in their midst, and said, Amen, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children,you will not enter the Kingdom of heaven.Whoever humbles himself like this childis the greatest in the Kingdom of heaven.And whoever receives one child such as this in my name receives me. See that you do not despise one of these little ones,for I say to you that their angels in heavenalways look upon the face of my heavenly Father.”