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Gospel for the Optional Memorial of Saint Albert the Great, Bishop and Doctor of the Church

Matthew 13:47-52

Summary: Jesus said the Kingdom is like a net that gathers all. At the end, the good will be kept, and the wicked removed. Those who understand this must share both new and old truths.

Gospel Acclamation: Open our hearts, O Lord, to listen to the words of your Son. (Acts 16:14b)

The Net and the End of the Age

Jesus said to the crowds: “The Kingdom of heaven is like a net thrown into the sea, which collects fish of every kind. When it is full they haul it ashore and sit down to put what is good into buckets. What is bad they throw away. Thus it will be at the end of the age. The angels will go out and separate the wicked from the righteous and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth.

Do you understand all these things?” They answered, “Yes.” And he replied, “Then every scribe who has been instructed in the Kingdom of heaven is like the head of a household who brings from his storeroom both the new and the old.”

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