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SUNDAY READING November 1 - ALL SAINTS [Solemnity] 1st reading Revelation 7:2-4, 9-14; Psalm 24:1-6; 2nd reading 1 John 3:1-3 ; Gospel Matthew 5:1-12; We shall be blessed if we accept Jesus teaching [Mt 5:1-12], we will become God’s children [1 Jn 3:1] ascend to His mountain and receive His blessing [Ps 24:3-6] and be brought to His glory [Rev 7:9-14] For more see November Saints |
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| November 2 - Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed [All Souls Day] . 1st reading Wisdom 3:1-9; Psalm 23:1-6; 2nd reading Romans 5:5-11 ; Gospel John 11:17-27; Jesus is the Resurrection and the Life [John Jn 11:25] He is our Shepherd [Ps 23:1] Who dies for us [Rom 5:6] and Who will keep our souls in His Hands [Wis 3:1] For more see November Saints | ||
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November 8 - 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time 1st reading 1 Kings 17:10-16; Psalm 146:8-10; 2nd reading Hebrews 9:24-28; Gospel Mark 12:38-44; Jesus asks that we, like the widow, give the little we have [Mk 12:43-44] that He may multiply it as of old [1 Kngs 17:10-16] to care for the needy [Ps 146:7-10] and bring salvation to all [Heb 9:28] |
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November 9 - The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome [Feast] 1st reading Ezekiel 47:1-2, 8-9, 12; Psalm 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9; 2nd reading 1 Corinthians 3:9-11, 16-17; Gospel John 2:13-22; Jesus is the true temple [Jn 2:21] from which flows the living waters [Ps 46:5] to nourish fruit [Ez 47:12] in us, His earthly temple [1 Cor 3:16] For more see November Saints |
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| November 15 - 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time 1st reading Daniel 12:1-3; Psalm 16:5, 8-11; 2nd reading Hebrews 10:11-14, 18; Gospel Mark 13:24-32; Christ will come again [Mk 13:26] to complete His conquest [Heb10:13] and judge all [Dan 12:2-3] and the elect shall rejoice [Ps 16:11] | ||
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November 22 - OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST THE KING [Solemnity] Formerly the Last Sunday in October as a counter to Reformation Day/Sunday celebrated in Protestant Churches on 31 October or nearest Sunday; Now the Last Sunday of Liturgical Year - Always displaces 34th Sunday in Ordinary time 1st reading Daniel 7:13-14; Psalm 93:1-2, 5; 2nd reading Revelation 1:5-8; Gospel John 18:33-37; Jesus returns [Rev 1:7] with a great kingdom, much beyond those of this world [Jn18:36] An eternal [Dan 7:14] unchanging kingdom [Ps 93:5] |
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ADVENT November 29 - 1st Sunday of Advent. Today begins the Liturgical Year, cycle C. 1st reading - Jeremiah 33:14-16; Psalm 25:4-5, 8-9, 10, 14; 2nd reading -1 Thessalonians 3:12 - 4:2; Gospel Luke 21:25-28, 34-36; We walk in the way of the Lord [Ps 25:4] obeying His Commandment of Love [1 Thess 3:12] in watchful [Lk 21:34-36] for the day of His return to establish His visible Kingdom [Jer 33:14-16] For more on Advent see web link |
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