HOLY MASS READINGS FOR NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Friday of  the Thirty Second Week in Ordinary Weekday  (White)

Memorial of St. Albert the Great, Bishop and Doctor

LH: Office of  Memorial, Week IV

Mass and Preface of the Memorial

FIRST READING
“He who abides in the doctrine has both the Father and the Son.”
A reading from the second Letter of Saint John (2 John 4-9)

[Elect lady,] I rejoiced greatly to find some of your children following the truth, just as we have been commanded by the Father. And now I beg you, lady, not as though I were writing you a new commandment, but the one we have had from the beginning, that we love one another. And this is love, that we follow his commandments; this is the commandment, as you have heard from the beginning, that you follow love. For many deceivers have gone out into the world, men who will not acknowledge the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh; such a one is the deceiver and the antichrist. Look to yourselves, that you may not lose what you have worked for, but may win a full reward. Any one who goes ahead and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God; he who abides in the doctrine has both the Father and the Son.

The word of the Lord.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM 

Psalm 119: 1.2.10.11.17. I b (R. lb)

R/. Blessed are those who walk in the law of the Lord!

Blessed are those whose way is blameless,
who walk in the law of the Lord! R/.

Blessed are those who keep his decrees!
With all their hearts they seek him. R/.

I have sought you with all my heart;

let me not stray from your commands. R/.
I treasure your word in my heart,
lest I sin against you. R/.

Deal bountifully with your servant,
that I may live and keep your word. R/.
Open my eyes, that I may see
the wonders of your law. R/.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION 

Luke 21:2b

Alleluia. 

Look up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near. 

Alleluia.

GOSPEL
“So it will be on the day when the Son of man is revealed.”
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke (Luke 17:26-37)

At that time: Jesus said to his disciples, “As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be in the days of the Son of man. They ate, they drank, they married, they were given in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. Likewise as it was in the days of Lot— they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built, but on the day when Lot went out from Sodom, fire and brimstone rained from heaven and destroyed them all— so will it be on the day when the Son of man is revealed. On that day, let him who is on the housetop, with his goods in the house, not come down to take them away; and likewise let him who is in the field not turn back. Remember Lot’s wife. Whoever seeks to gain his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it. I tell you, in that night there will be two men in one bed; one will be taken and the other left. There will be two women grinding together; one will be taken and the other left.” And they said to him, “Where, Lord?” He said to them, “Where the body is, there the eagles will be gathered together.”

The Gospel of the Lord.

DIVINE APPEAL 140

ON THE EUCHARIST:A DIVINE APPEAL

(Revelation to Sr Anna Ali of the Most Holy Eucharist)

VOLUME 1

“I speak so simply to you.”

“My daughter, listen to Me. Pray a great deal. I ask you to get used 

to My Presence when My Presence takes hold of you tightly... You are

a victim in the Sacrament of My Love. You have to pray. I speak so 

simply to you. I draw all your attention to pray. I lead and give you light.

I am thirsty. I care for you. Look at Me in prison. I am so lonely and

blasphemed.

My daughter, bring Me souls. Each soul is a part of My Love. I gave

all of Myself for mankind. Bring Me more souls. My Love is not a

global love. I do not wish anyone to perish. This is why I bring My

warning from My Divine Mercy. Time is short for saving souls.

The world has lost its senses. The good do not pray. The consecrated

souls have whipped Me and abused Me on all sides of My Presence.

I wait and long for each soul as if it was the only one on earth. For the

sake of souls look at Me always and give Me your oblation. Do not

lose any of this precious time for saving souls. In the Sacrament of

My Love keep Me in silence and give Me company. Dress the many

wounds caused by the consecrated souls. My invitation is for all.

As I am exposed I will pour the treasures of My infinite mercy into

human souls. Allow all your intentions to be a part of My intentions

for the sake of praying for souls. Do not fear to put yourself in the

high spirit of contemplation.”

“I give My blessing.”

2.30 a.m., 7th May 1988 

Copyright © 2015 Bishop Cornelius K. Arap Korir, Catholic Diocese of Eldoret, Kenya. All rights reserved. Reproduced from ON THE EUCHARIST: A DIVINE APPEAL, Volume 1 by www.adivineappeal.com

HOLY MASS READINGS FOR NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Thursday of  the Thirty Second Week in Ordinary Weekday  (Green)

LH: Office of the Day, Week IV

Mass and Preface of the day

FIRST READING
Receive him, no longer as a slave, but as a beloved brother.
A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to Philemon (Philemon 7-20)

Beloved: I have derived much joy and comfort from your love, my brother, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you. Accordingly, though I am bold enough in Christ to command you to do what is required, yet for love’s sake I prefer to appeal to you — I, Paul, an ambassador and now a prisoner also for Christ Jesus — I appeal to you for my child, Onesimus, whose father I have become in my imprisonment. (Formerly he was useless to you, but new he is indeed useful to you and to me.) I am sending him back to you, sending my very heart. I would have been glad to keep him with me, in order that he might serve me on your behalf during my imprisonment for the gospel; but I preferred to do nothing without your consent in order that your goodness might not be by compulsion but of your own free will. Perhaps this is why he was parted from you for a while, that you might have him back for ever, no longer as a slave but more than a slave, as a beloved brother, especially to me but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord. So if you consider me your partner, receive him as you would receive me. If he has wronged you at all, or owes you anything, charge that to my account. I, Paul, write this with my own hand, I will repay it — to say nothing of your owing me even your own self. Yes, brother, I want some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ.

The word of the Lord.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM 

Psalm 146:6c-7.8-9a.9bc-10 (R. 5a)

R/. Blessed is he who is helped by Jacob’s God.

It is the Lord who preserves fidelity forever,
who does justice to those who are oppressed.
It is he who gives bread to the hungry,
the Lord who sets prisoners free. R/.

It is the Lord who opens the eyes of the blind,
the Lord who raises up those who are bowed down.
It is the Lord who loves the just,
the Lord who protects the stranger. R/.

The Lord upholds the orphan and the widow,
but thwarts the path of the wicked.
The Lord will reign forever,
the God of Sion from age to age. R/.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION 

John 15:5

Alleluia. 

I am the vine, you are the branches says the Lord. He who abides in me, and I in him, bears much fruit. 

Alleluia.

GOSPEL
“The kingdom of God is in your midst. ”
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke (Luke 17:20-25)

At that time: Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God was coming, Jesus answered them, “The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed; nor will they say, ‘Behold, here it is!’ or ‘There!’ for behold, the kingdom of God is in your midst.” And he said to the disciples, “The days are coming when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and you will not see it. And they will say to you, ‘Behold, there!’ or ‘B hold, here!’ Do not go, do not follow them. For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of man be in his day. But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.”

The Gospel of the Lord.

HOLY MASS READINGS FOR NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Tuesday of  the Thirty Second Week in Ordinary Weekday  (Red)

Memorial of St. Josaphat, Bishop and Martyr 

LH: Office of  Memorial, Week IV

Mass and Preface of the Memorial

FIRST READING
We must live godly lives, awaiting our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ.
A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to Titus (Titus 2.1-8. 11-14)

Beloved: Teach what befits sound doctrine. Bid the older men be temperate, serious, sensible, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness. Bid the older women likewise to be reverent in behaviour, not to be slanderers or slaves to drink; they are to teach what is good, and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be sensible, chaste, domestic, kind, and submissive to their husbands, that the word of God may not be discredited. Likewise urge the younger men to control themselves. Show yourself in all respects a model of good deeds, and in your teaching show integrity, gravity, and sound speech that cannot be censured, so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say of us. For the grace of God has appeared for the salvation of all men, training us to renounce irreligion and worldly passions, and to live sober, upright, and godly lives in this world, awaiting our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all iniquity and to purify for himself a people of his own who are zealous for good deeds.

The word of the Lord.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM 

Ps 37:3-4.18 and 23.27 and 29 (R. 39a)

R/. From the Lord comes the salvation of the just.

Trust in the Lord and do good;
then you will dwell in the land
and safely pasture.
Find your delight in the Lord,
who grants your heart’s desire. R/.

The Lord takes note of the days of the blameless;
their heritage will last forever.
By the Lord are the steps made firm
of one in whose path He delights. R/.

Then turn away from evil and do good,

and you may abide forever.
The just shall inherit the land;
there they shall abide forever. R/.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION 

John 14:23

Alleluia. 

If a man loves me, he will keep my word, says the Lord; and my Father will love him, and we will come to him. 

Alleluia.

GOSPEL
“We are unworthy servants, we have only done what was our duty.”
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke (Luke 17:7- 10)

At that time: Jesus said, “Will any one of you, who has a servant ploughing or keeping sheep, say to him when he has come in from the field, ‘Come at once and sit down at table’? Will he not rather say to him, ‘Prepare supper for me, and put on your apron and serve me, till I eat and drink; and afterward you shall eat and drink’? Does he thank the servant because he did what was commanded? So you also, when you have done all that is commanded you, say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done what was our duty. ”’

The Gospel of the Lord.

HOLY MASS READINGS FOR NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Monday of  the Thirty Second Week in Ordinary Weekday  (White)

Memorial of St. Martin of  Tours

LH: Office of  Memorial, Week IV

Mass and Preface of the Memorial

FIRST READING
“Appoint elders as I directed you.”
The beginning of the Letter of Saint Paul to Titus (Titus 1:1-9)

Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to further the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth which accords with godliness, in hope of eternal life which God, who never lies, promised ages ago and at the proper time manifested in his word through the preaching with which I have been entrusted by command of God our Saviour; to Titus, my true child in a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour. This is why I left you in Crete, that you might amend what was defective, and appoint elders in every town as I directed you, if any man is blameless, the husband of one wife, and his children are believers and not open to the charge of debauchery and not being insubordinate. For a bishop, as God’s steward, must be blameless; he must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain, but hospitable, a lover of goodness, master of himself, upright, holy, and self-controlled; he must hold firm to the sure word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in sound doctrine and also to confute those who contradict it.

The word of the Lord.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM 

Psalm 24:1-2.3-4ab.5-6 (R. 6)

R/. These are the people who seek your face, O Lord.

The Lord’s is the earth and its fullness,
the world, and all who dwell in it.
It is he who set it on the seas; 
on the rivers he made it firm. R/.

Who shall climb the mountain of the Lord?
Who shall stand in his holy place?
The clean of hands and pure of heart,
whose soul is not set on vain things. R/.

Blessings from the Lord Shall he receive,
and right reward from the God who saves him.
Such are the people who seek him,
Who seek the face of the God of Jacob. R/.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION 

Philippians 2:15d. 16a

Alleluia. 

You will shine as lights in the world, holding fast the word of life.

Alleluia.

GOSPEL
If your brother turns to you seven times, and says, “I repent,” you must forgive him.
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke (Luke 17:1-6)

At that time: Jesus said to his disciples, “Temptations to sin are sure to come; but woe to him by whom they come! It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were cast into the sea, than that he should cause one of these little ones to sin. Take heed to yourselves; if your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him; and if he sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, and say, “I repent,’ you must forgive him.” The apostles said to the Lord, “increase our faith!” And the Lord said, “if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this sycamore tree, ‘Be rooted up, and be planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.”

The Gospel of the Lord.

HOLY MASS READINGS FOR NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Thirty Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B   (Green)

Mass of the Thirty Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

LH: Office of the Thirty Second Sunday, Week IV

Gloria, Creed, Preface of Sundays in Ordinary Time

FIRST READING
The widow made a little cake from her meal and brought it to Elijah.
A reading from the first Book of Kings (1 Kings 17:10-16)

In those days: Elijah [the prophet] arose and went to Zarephath; and when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks; and he called to her and said, “Bring me a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.” And as she was going to bring it, he called to her and said, “Bring me a morsel of bread in your hand.” And she said, “As the Lord your God lives, I have nothing baked, only a handful of meal in a jar, and a little oil in a pitcher; and now, I am gathering a couple of sticks, that I may go in and prepare it for myself and my son, that we may eat it, and die.” And Elijah said to her, “Fear not; go and do as you have said; but first make me a little cake of it and bring it to me, and after ward make for yourself and your son. For thus says the LORD the God of Israel, ‘The Jar of meal shall not be spent, and the pitcher of oil shall not fail, until the day that the LORD sends rain upon the earth.’” And she went and did as Elijah said; and she, and he, and her household ate for many days. The jar of meal was not spent, neither did the pitcher of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD which he spoke by Elijah.

The word of the Lord.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM 

Ps 146:6c-7.8-9a.9bc-10ab (R. 1b)

R/. Come, Lord, and save us.

It is the Lord who preserves fidelity forever,
Who does justice to those who are oppressed.
It is he who gives bread to the hungry,
The LORD who sets prisoners free. R/.

It is the LORD who opens the eyes of the blind,
The LORD who raises up those who are bowed down.
It is the LORD who loves the just,
The LORD who protects the stranger. R/.

The LORD upholds the orphan and the widow,
But thwarts the path of the wicked.
The LORD will reign forever,
The God of Sion from age to age. R/.

SECOND READING
“Christ offered himself once to bear the sins of many.”
A reading from the Letter to the Hebrews (Hebrews 9:24-28)

Christ has entered, not into a sanctuary made with hands, a copy of the true one, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf. Nor was it to offer himself repeatedly, as he high priest enters the Holy place yearly with blood not his own; for then he would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But as it is, he has appeared once for all at the end of the age to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. And just as it is appointed for men to die once, and after that comes judgement, so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him.

The word of the Lord.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION 

Matthew 5:3

Alleluia. 

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 

Alleluia.

GOSPEL
“This poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the treasury. ”
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark (Mark 12:38-44)

At that time: In his teaching Jesus said to the crowds, “Beware of the scribes, who like to go about in long robes, and to have salutations in the market places and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honour at feasts, who devour widows’ houses and for a pretence make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation.” And he sat down opposite the treasury, and watched the multitude putting money into the treasury. Many rich people put in large sums. And a poor widow came, and put in two copper coins, which make a penny. And he called his disciples to him, and said to them, “Truly, I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the treasury. For they all contributed out of their abundance; but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, her whole living.”

The Gospel of the Lord

Or shorter

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark (Mark 12:41-44)

At that time: Jesus sat down opposite the treasury, and watched the multitude putting money into the treasury. Many rich people put in large sums. And a poor widow came, and put in two copper coins, which make a penny. And he called his disciples to him, and said to them, “Truly, I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the treasury. For they all contributed out of their abundance; but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, her whole living.”

The Gospel of the Lord

RESTORING EUCHARISTIC REVERENCE

Divine Appeal Reflection - 139

Today, consider in Divine Appeal 139: "My Heart is broken in pain because I am so much abused in the Sacrament of My Love."

It should be evident that the sanctity of Christ's Eucharistic presence is revered in our churches. Outward manifestations of our recognition that we are in the presence of the King of Kings include little but meaningful gestures like genuflecting before the tabernacle. This gesture of respect serves as a reminder that our beloved Jesus is not just a figure but is actually here and waiting for our loyalty and affection. Dressing modestly for Mass is another way we can express our respect for the holy ground we tread upon. Just as we would prepare ourselves to meet someone of great importance, our attire for Holy Mass should reflect the dignity of the occasion. It is not about imposing rules but about showing love and honor for our Adorable Jesus, who humbled Himself to be present in the Eucharist.

A spirit of recollection should permeate our behavior inside the church. Silence in the sanctuary allows us to open our hearts to God, preparing our souls to receive His grace. Every whisper and distraction detracts from the sacred encounter that Jesus longs to have with us. Reverence is not confined to a few; it is a collective response to the divine mystery unfolding before our eyes at each Mass. Instilling in our children a deep sense of Eucharistic reverence stands among our most sacred duties. They learn by observing us. When they see us genuflect with sincerity, dress respectfully, and participate prayerfully, they absorb these actions as expressions of love for our Adorable Jesus. Passing on this treasure of faith is a legacy that will shape their relationship with Christ forever.

In a world that often forgets the sacred, we are gently urged to remember that Jesus, in His Sacrament of Love, patiently waits for our adoration and faith-filled contemplation. Taking time to encounter Him in this way is not a burden but a transformative act that nourishes both the Church and the world. The call to Eucharistic worship is an invitation to draw near to Christ, who longs for our hearts to meet His in love and reverence. We are called to make our churches places of deep encounter with the living God, not just spaces for community gathering.

Reverence begins in the heart but manifests in our actions. It deepens our personal relationship with our Adorable Jesus, nurtured through silent adoration, and is expressed through heartfelt participation in the Holy Mass. May our churches reflect this sacred reverence, and may our love for our Adorable Jesus in the Eucharist transform our hearts and inspire others to draw closer to His loving presence.

Prayer

O Adorable Jesus, present in the Most Holy Eucharist, grant us hearts filled with reverence, so we may worthily receive You and adore Your divine presence. Strengthen our faith and transform our churches into sanctuaries of true devotion, bringing souls closer to Your infinite love. 

Sr. Anna Ali of the Most Holy Eucharist, intercede for us.