You will draw water joyfully from the springs of salvation

Reading 1 and//usccb.org/bible/ephesians/3and2 EPH 3and2-12 Brothers and sistersandYou have heard of the stewardship of God’s gracethat was given to me for your benefit,namely, that the mystery was made known to me by revelation,as I have written briefly earlier.When you read thisyou can understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,which was not made known to human beings in other generationsas it has now been revealedto his holy Apostles and prophets by the Spirit,that the Gentiles are coheirs, members of the same Body,and copartners in the promise in Christ Jesus through the Gospel.Of this I became a minister by the gift of God’s gracethat was granted me in accord with the exercise of his power.To me, the very least of all the holy ones, this grace was given,to preach to the Gentiles the inscrutable riches of Christ,and to bring to light for all what is the plan of the mysteryhidden from ages past in God who created all things,so that the manifold wisdom of Godmight now be made known through the Churchto the principalities and authorities in the heavens.This was according to the eternal purposethat he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord,in whom we have boldness of speechand confidence of access through faith in him. Responsorial Psalm and//usccb.org/bible/isaiah/12:2 IS 12:2-3, 4BCD, 5-6 R. (see 3)You will draw water joyfully from the springs of salvation.God indeed is my saviorI am confident and unafraid.My strength and my courage is the LORD,and he has been my savior.With joy you will draw waterat the fountain of salvation.R.You will draw water joyfully from the springs of salvation.Give thanks to the LORD, acclaim his nameamong the nations make known his deeds,proclaim how exalted is his name.R.You will draw water joyfully from the springs of salvation.Sing praise to the LORD for his glorious achievementlet this be known throughout all the earth.Shout with exultation, O city of Zion,for great in your midstis the Holy One of Israel!R.You will draw water joyfully from the springs of salvation. Alleluia and//usccb.org/bible/matthew/24:42 MT 24:42A, 44 R.Alleluia, alleluia.Stay awake!For you do not know on which day your Lord will come.R.Alleluia, alleluia. Gospel and//usccb.org/bible/luke/12:39 LK 12:39-48 Jesus said to his disciplesand Be sure of thisandif the master of the house had known the hourwhen the thief was coming,he would not have let his house be broken into.You also must be prepared,for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come. Then Peter said, Lord, is this parable meant for us or for everyone? And the Lord replied, Who, then, is the faithful and prudent stewardwhom the master will put in charge of his servantsto distribute the food allowance at the proper time?Blessed is that servant whom his master on arrival finds doing so.Truly, I say to you, he will put himin charge of all his property.But if that servant says to himself,‘My master is delayed in coming,’and begins to beat the menservants and the maidservants,to eat and drink and get drunk,then that servant’s master will comeon an unexpected day and at an unknown hourand will punish the servant severelyand assign him a place with the unfaithful.That servant who knew his master’s willbut did not make preparations nor act in accord with his willshall be beaten severelyand the servant who was ignorant of his master’s willbut acted in a way deserving of a severe beatingshall be beaten only lightly.Much will be required of the person entrusted with much,and still more will be demanded of the person entrusted with more.