The Responsorial Psalm: "The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy."
I hope we can all say that we are filled with joy because we are truly aware that the Lord has done great things for us. If we are not filled with that joy, perhaps we should be reflecting on all the graces and gifts that the Lord has given to each of us.
The Gospel is from John 8: 1-11 and is the story of the woman caught in adultery. The Gospel does not mention the man; the scribes and Pharisees only brought the woman and made her stand in the middle while they tell Jesus that they caught her in the very act of committing adultery. According to the law, they are to stone such women. To test Jesus, they ask him what he thinks. Jesus just bends down and begins to write on the ground with his finger. He tells them, "Let the one among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her." Again, he bent down and wrote on the ground. They went away one by one, beginning with the elders. When he was left alone with the woman, Jesus said to her, "Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?' Then Jesus says, "Neither do I condemn you. Go and from now on do not sin any more."
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