Week of Trinity XVII - Saturday

<p>THE WEEK OF TRINITY XVII - SATURDAY</p><p>LESSON: MATTHEW 20:20‒28</p><p>“The tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’ I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.” Luke 18:13‒14</p><p>St. Augustine adds a gloss at this point. I wish he had left it somewhere on the way because it smells of Adam’s cask. He says, “A ruler...