Sunday 22 October 2023 – XXIX of Ordinary Time

+ From the Gospel according to Matthew (22, 15 – 21)

At that time, the Pharisees went away and held a meeting to see how to catch Jesus in his speeches.
So they sent their disciples to him, with the Herodians, to say to him: «Teacher, we know that you are truthful and teach the way of God according to truth. You are not in awe of anyone, because you don’t look anyone in the face. So, tell us your opinion: is it lawful to pay tribute to Caesar or not?”.
But Jesus, knowing their malice, replied: «Hypocrites, why do you want to test me? Show me the tribute coin.” And they presented him with a denarius. He asked them: “Whose image and inscription are they?”. They answered him: “Caesar’s.”
Then he said to them, “Render therefore to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”

Word of the Lord.