9As Jesus passed by from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax collection office. He said to him, “Follow me.”

He got up and followed him.

10As he sat in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples. 11When the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

12When Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick do. 13But you go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”

Upcoming Proclamations

God willing, the Church will proclaim this Gospel on July 12, 2025, and then again on November 16, 2025.