Tuesday of the Third Week of Advent

Reading 1 and//www.usccb.org/bible/zephaniah/3and1 ZEP 3and1-2, 9-13 Thus says the LORDandWoe to the city, rebellious and polluted,to the tyrannical city!She hears no voice,accepts no correctionIn the LORD she has not trusted,to her God she has not drawn near.For then I will change and purifythe lips of the peoples,That they all may call upon the name of the LORD,to serve him with one accordFrom beyond the rivers of Ethiopiaand as far as the recesses of the North,they shall bring me offerings.On that dayYou need not be ashamedof all your deeds,your rebellious actions against meFor then will I remove from your midstthe proud braggarts,And you shall no longer exalt yourselfon my holy mountain.But I will leave as a remnant in your midsta people humble and lowly,Who shall take refuge in the name of the LORDandthe remnant of Israel.They shall do no wrongand speak no liesNor shall there be found in their mouthsa deceitful tongueThey shall pasture and couch their flockswith none to disturb them. Responsorial Psalm and//www.usccb.org/bible/psalms/34and2 PS 34and2-3, 6-7, 17-18, 19 AND 23 R. (7a)The Lord hears the cry of the poor. I will bless the LORD at all timeshis praise shall be ever in my mouth.Let my soul glory in the LORDthe lowly will hear me and be glad. R.The Lord hears the cry of the poor. Look to him that you may be radiant with joy,and your faces may not blush with shame.When the poor one called out, the LORD heard,and from all his distress he saved him. R.The Lord hears the cry of the poor. The LORD confronts the evildoers,to destroy remembrance of them from the earth.When the just cry out, the LORD hears them,and from all their distress he rescues them. R.The Lord hears the cry of the poor. The LORD is close to the brokenheartedand those who are crushed in spirit he saves.The LORD redeems the lives of his servantsno one incurs guilt who takes refuge in him. R.The Lord hears the cry of the poor. Alleluia R.Alleluia, alleluia.Come, O Lord, do not delayforgive the sins of your people.R.Alleluia, alleluia. Gospel and//www.usccb.org/bible/matthew/21:28 MT 21:28-32 Jesus said to the chief priests and the elders of the peopleand What is your opinion?A man had two sons.He came to the first and said,‘Son, go out and work in the vineyard today.’The son said in reply, ‘I will not,’but afterwards he changed his mind and went.The man came to the other son and gave the same order.He said in reply, ‘Yes, sir,’ but did not go.Which of the two did his father’s will?”They answered, The first.”Jesus said to them, Amen, I say to you,tax collectors and prostitutesare entering the Kingdom of God before you.When John came to you in the way of righteousness,you did not believe himbut tax collectors and prostitutes did.Yet even when you saw that,you did not later change your minds and believe him.”