HOLY MASS READINGS FOR NOVEMBER 24, 2024

THE SOLEMNITY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE  (White)

LH: Office of the Solemnity 

Gloria, Creed, Preface of the Solemnity

FIRST READING
“His dominion is an everlasting dominion.”
A reading from the Book of the Prophet Daniel (Daniel 7:13-14)

I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him. And to him was given dominion and glory and kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom one that shall not be destroyed.

The word of the Lord.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM 

Psalm 93:1ab.1d-2.5 (R. 1a)

R/. The Lord is king, with majesty enrobed.

The Lord is king, with majesty enrobed.
The Lord has robed himself with might;
he has girded himself with power. R/.

The world you made firm, not to be moved;
your throne has stood firm from of old.
From all eternity, O Lord, you are. R/.

Truly your decrees are to be trusted.
Holiness is fitting to your house,
O Lord, until the end of time. R/.

SECOND READING
“The ruler of the kings on earth... made us a kingdom, priests to his God.”
 A reading from the Book of Revelation (Revelation 1:.5-8)

Jesus Christ is the faithful witness, the first-born of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, every one who pierced him; and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Even so. Amen. “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.

The word of the Lord.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

Mark 11:9b.10a

Alleluia. 

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the kingdom of our father David that is coming! 

Alleluia.

GOSPEL
“You say that I am a king.”
A reading from the holy Gospel according to John (John 18:33b-37)

At that time: Pilate said to Jesus, “Are you the King of the Jews?” Jesus answered, “Do you say this of your own accord, or did others say it to you about me?” Pilate answered, “Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have handed you over to me; what have you done?” Jesus answered, “My kingship is not of this world; if my kingship were of this world, my servants would fight, that I might not be handed over to the Jews; but my kingship is not from the world.” Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this I was born, and for this I have come into the world, to bear witness to the truth. Every one who is of the truth hears my voice.

The Gospel of the Lord.