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Catholic Caucus: Daily Mass Readings, M, St. Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr

November 22, 2018

Memorial of Saint Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr

Reading 1 Rv 5:1-10

I, John, saw a scroll in the right hand of the one who sat on the throne.
It had writing on both sides and was sealed with seven seals.
Then I saw a mighty angel who proclaimed in a loud voice,
"Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?"
But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth
was able to open the scroll or to examine it.
I shed many tears because no one was found worthy
to open the scroll or to examine it.
One of the elders said to me, "Do not weep.
The lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has triumphed,
enabling him to open the scroll with its seven seals."

Then I saw standing in the midst of the throne
and the four living creatures and the elders
a Lamb that seemed to have been slain.
He had seven horns and seven eyes;
these are the seven spirits of God sent out into the whole world.
He came and received the scroll from the right hand
of the one who sat on the throne.
When he took it,
the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders
fell down before the Lamb.
Each of the elders held a harp and gold bowls filled with incense,
which are the prayers of the holy ones.
They sang a new hymn:

"Worthy are you to receive the scroll
and break open its seals,
for you were slain and with your Blood you purchased for God
those from every tribe and tongue, people and nation.
You made them a kingdom and priests for our God,
and they will reign on earth."

Responsorial Psalm Ps 149:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6a and 9b

R. (Rev. 5:10) The Lamb has made us a kingdom of priests to serve our God.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Sing to the LORD a new song
of praise in the assembly of the faithful.
Let Israel be glad in their maker,
let the children of Zion rejoice in their king.
R. The Lamb has made us a kingdom of priests to serve our God.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Let them praise his name in the festive dance,
let them sing praise to him with timbrel and harp.
For the LORD loves his people,
and he adorns the lowly with victory.
R. The Lamb has made us a kingdom of priests to serve our God.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Let the faithful exult in glory;
let them sing for joy upon their couches;
Let the high praises of God be in their throats.
This is the glory of all his faithful. Alleluia.
R. The Lamb has made us a kingdom of priests to serve our God.
or:
R. Alleluia.

Alleluia Ps 95:8

R. Alleluia, alleluia.
If today you hear his voice,
harden not your hearts.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel Lk 19:41-44

As Jesus drew near Jerusalem,
he saw the city and wept over it, saying,
"If this day you only knew what makes for peace–
but now it is hidden from your eyes.
For the days are coming upon you
when your enemies will raise a palisade against you;
they will encircle you and hem you in on all sides.
They will smash you to the ground and your children within you,
and they will not leave one stone upon another within you
because you did not recognize the time of your visitation."

From: Revelation 5:1-10

The Sealed Scroll and the Lamb

[1] And I saw in the right hand of him who was seated on the throne a scroll writ-
ten within and on the back, sealed with seven seals; [2] and I saw a strong angel
proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its
seals?” [3] And no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open
the scroll or to look into it, [4] and I wept much that no one was found worthy to
open the scroll or to look into it. [5] Then one of the elders said to me, “Weep
not; lo, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that
he can open the scroll and its seven seals.”

[6] And between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders, I
saw a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, with seven horns and with se-
ven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth; [7] and he
went and took the scroll from the right hand of him who was seated on the throne.
[8] And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four
elders fell down before the Lamb, each holding a harp, and with golden bowls full
of incense, which are the prayers of the saints; [9] and they sang a new song, sa-
ying, “Worthy are thou to take the scroll and to open its seals, for thou wast slain
and by thy blood didst ransom men for God from every tribe and tongue and peo-
ple and nation, [10] and hast made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and
they shall reign on earth.”

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Commentary:

1-5. The sealed scroll contains God’s mysterious plans for the salvation of man-
kind; no one on earth can disclose them (v. 3). Only the risen Christ can take
the scroll and make its contents known (vv. 6-7). On this account he is praised
by the four living creatures, by the elders (vv. 8-10), by a whole host of angels (vv.
11-12) and by all creation (vv. 13-14).

The image of a scroll (or book) containing God’s hidden plans for mankind was
used before, particularly by the prophet Daniel (cf. Dan 12:4-9; also Is 29:11),
who refers to a prophecy remaining sealed until the end of time. St John uses
this image to make the point that the End Time, the Last Days, have already be-
gun with Christ, so now he can reveal God’s plans. The fact that there are seven
seals stresses the hidden nature of the scroll’s contents; and its being written
on both sides shows its richness.

The author of the Book of Revelation, and everyone in fact, really does need to
know what is written on the scroll; for, if he knows God’s plans he will be able to
discover the meaning of life and cease to be anxious about events past, present
and future. Yet no one is able to open the scroll: that is why the author weeps
so bitterly.

The scroll is sealed: the Revelation of the salvation of mankind and the consola-
tion of the Church is being delayed. Soon, however, the seer ceases to weep, for
he learns that Christ (here called “the Lion of the tribe of Judah” and “the Root”
or descendant of David: cf. Gen 49:9; Is 11:1, 10) has conquered and therefore is
able, to break the seven seals.

The Church contemplates Christ’s victory when it “believes that Christ, who died
and was raised for the sake of all, can show man the way and strengthen him
through the Spirit in order to be worthy of his destiny [...]. The Church likewise
believes that the key, the center and the purpose of the whole of man’s history
is to be found in its Lord and Master” (Vatican II, “Gaudium Et Spes”, 10).

“In fact,” the Council adds, “it is only in the mystery of the Word made flesh that
the mystery of man truly becomes clear. For Adam, the first man, was a type of
him who was to come (cf. Rom 5:14). Christ the Lord, Christ the new Adam, in
the very revelation of the mystery of the Father and of his love, fully reveals man
to himself and brings to light his most high calling” (ibid., 22).

6-7. Christ is able to open the scroll on account of his death and resurrection,
an event symbolized by the Lamb standing upright and victorious and at the
same time looking as though it had been immolated. In the Fourth Gospel, John
the Baptist calls Christ “the Lamb of God” (Jn 1:29, 36); in the Apocalypse this
expression is the one most often used to refer to him: he is the Lamb raised to
the very height of God’s throne and has dominion over the entire cosmos (cf. 5:8,
12-13; 6:1, 16; 7:9-10; 13:8; 15:3; etc.). This Christological title, which is a fea-
ture of St John’s writings, has great theological depth; the Church reverses it,
using it frequently in the liturgy — particularly in the Mass, after the kiss of peace
when the Lamb of God is invoked three times; also, just before Holy Communion
is distributed the host is shown to the faithful as him who takes away the sin of
the world and those who are called to his marriage supper are described as
“happy” (cf. Rev 19:9).

The image of the Lamb reminds us of the passover lamb, whose blood was
smeared on the door frames of houses as a sign to the avenging angel not to in-
flict on Israelites the divine punishment being dealt out to the Egyptians (cf. Ex
12:7, 13). St Paul refers to the Lamb in one of his letters: “Christ, our paschal
lamb, has been sacrificed” (1 Cor 5: 7). At a high point in Old Testament prophe-
cy Isaiah portrays the Messiah as the suffering Servant of Yahweh, “a lamb that
is led to the slaughter” (Is 53:7). St Peter, on the basis of that text, states that
our Lord “bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live
to righteousness” (1 Pet 2:24).

The Lamb is a sacrifice for sin, but the Apocalypse also focuses attention on the
victorious power of the risen Lamb by showing him standing on the throne, in the
center of the vision; the horns symbolize his power and the eyes his knowledge,
both of which he has to the fullest degree as indicated by the number seven. The
seven spirits of Christ also indicate the fullness of the Spirit with which Christ is
endowed and which he passes on to his Church (cf. notes on Rev 1:4 and 4:5).
This completes the description of the risen Christ, who through his victory re-
veals the mystery of God.

8-10. The greatness of Christ the Lamb is duly acknowledged and proclaimed
through the worship rendered him, firstly, from the four living creatures and the
twenty-four elders, then from all the angels and finally from the whole of creation
(vv. 11-13). St John selects these three points to highlight on the praise rendered
by the heavenly Church, with which the pilgrim Church on earth joins through its
own prayer (symbolized by the image of the golden bowls). Later on (15:7ff),
seven bowls appear again, this time filled with God’s wrath, which is caused by
the complaint of the righteous who are being cruelly tormented by the agents of
evil.

All this shows the value of the prayers of those who stay loyal to God: “the pra-
yer of a righteous man has great power in its effects” (Jas 5: 16), for “the prayer
of the humble pierces the clouds, and he will not be consoled until it reaches the
Lord” (Sir 35:17).

The “new song” proclaims that Christ alone decides the destinies of the world
and of mankind; this is a consequence of himself being offered in sacrifice as the
atoning victim “par excellence”. By shedding his blood Christ has won for himself
an immense people, from every nation under heaven; in them, a holy people, his
chosen ones that people which was originally assembled in the Sinai desert (cf.
Ex 19:6; 1 Pet 2:9f) has come to full maturity. When it says that they have been
ransomed from every tribe and nation, it is pointing out that God’s salvific plans
extend to the whole human race: he “desires all men to be saved and to come to
the knowledge of the truth” (1 Tim 2:4). This does not exempt us from making an
effort to merit salvation, for, as St Augustine teaches, “God who created you with-
out your cooperation will not save you without your cooperation” (”Sermon” 169,
11). Here is how another early writer puts it: “we know that God will give to each
individual the opportunity to be saved — to some in one way, to others in another.
But whether we respond eagerly or listlessly depends on ourselves” (Cassian,
“Collationes”, 3, 12).

“Didst ransom men for God”: in many important Greek manuscripts this reads,
“you ransomed us for God”, and some even change the reading of the following
verse: “you made us a kingdom...and we will reign”. The earlier Latin translation,
the Vulgate, chose that reading, which emphasizes that those who are intoning
the chant are men, that is, members of the Church triumphant in heaven. The
new official Latin version, the New Vulgate, follows what it considers to be the
most reliable Greek text. But the meaning does not really change.

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Source: “The Navarre Bible: Text and Commentaries”. Biblical text from the
Revised Standard Version and New Vulgate. Commentaries by members of
the Faculty of Theology, University of Navarre, Spain.

Published by Four Courts Press, Kill Lane, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, Ireland, and
by Scepter Publishers in the United States.

From: Luke 19:41-44

Jesus Weeps Over Jerusalem

[41] And when He (Jesus) drew near and saw the city He wept over it, [42]
saying, “Would that even today you knew the things that make for peace! But
now they are hid from your eyes. [43] For the days shall come upon you, when
your enemies will cast a bank about you and surround you, and hem you in on
every side, [44] and dash you to the ground, you and your children within you,
and they will not leave one stone upon another in you; because you did not
know the time of your visitation.”

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Commentary:

41-44. When the procession reaches a place where there is a good view of the
city, they are disconcerted by Jesus’ unexpected weeping. Our Lord explains
why He is weeping, by prophesying the destruction of the city which He loved
so much: not one stone will remain on another, and its inhabitants will be mas-
sacred—a prophecy which was fulfilled in the year 70, when Titus razed the city
and the temple was destroyed. These historical events will be a punishment
for Jerusalem failing to recognize the time of its visitation, that is, for closing its
gates to the salvific coming of the Redeemer. Jesus loved the Jews with a very
special love: they were the first to whom the Gospel was preached (cf. Matthew
10:5-6); to them He directed His ministry (cf. Matthew 15:24); He showed by His
word and by His miracles that He was the Son of God and the Messiah foretold
in the Scriptures. But the Jews for the most part failed to appreciate the grace
the Lord was offering them; their leaders led them to the extreme of calling for
Jesus to be crucified.

Jesus visits every one of us; He comes as our Savior; He teaches us through
the preaching of the Church; He gives us forgiveness and grace through the sa-
craments. We should not reject our Lord, we should not remain indifferent to
His visit.

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by Scepter Publishers in the United States.

Luke
	English: Douay-Rheims	Latin: Vulgata Clementina	Greek NT: Byzantine/Majority Text (2000)
	Luke 17
11.	And it came to pass, as he was going to Jerusalem, he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.	Et factum est, dum iret in Jerusalem, transibat per mediam Samariam et Galilæam.	και εγενετο εν τω πορευεσθαι αυτον εις ιερουσαλημ και αυτος διηρχετο δια μεσου σαμαρειας και γαλιλαιας
12.	And as he entered into a certain town, there met him ten men that were lepers, who stood afar off;	Et cum ingrederetur quoddam castellum, occurrerunt ei decem viri leprosi, qui steterunt a longe :	και εισερχομενου αυτου εις τινα κωμην απηντησαν αυτω δεκα λεπροι ανδρες οι εστησαν πορρωθεν
13.	And lifted up their voice, saying: Jesus, master, have mercy on us.	et levaverunt vocem, dicentes : Jesu præceptor, miserere nostri.	και αυτοι ηραν φωνην λεγοντες ιησου επιστατα ελεησον ημας
14.	Whom when he saw, he said: Go, shew yourselves to the priests. And it came to pass, as they went, they were made clean.	Quos ut vidit, dixit : Ite, ostendite vos sacerdotibus. Et factum est, dum irent, mundati sunt.	και ιδων ειπεν αυτοις πορευθεντες επιδειξατε εαυτους τοις ιερευσιν και εγενετο εν τω υπαγειν αυτους εκαθαρισθησαν
15.	And one of them, when he saw that he was made clean, went back, with a loud voice glorifying God.	Unus autem ex illis, ut vidit quia mundatus est, regressus est, cum magna voce magnificans Deum,	εις δε εξ αυτων ιδων οτι ιαθη υπεστρεψεν μετα φωνης μεγαλης δοξαζων τον θεον
16.	And he fell on his face before his feet, giving thanks: and this was a Samaritan.	et cecidit in faciem ante pedes ejus, gratias agens : et hic erat Samaritanus.	και επεσεν επι προσωπον παρα τους ποδας αυτου ευχαριστων αυτω και αυτος ην σαμαρειτης
17.	And Jesus answering, said, Were not ten made clean? and where are the nine?	Respondens autem Jesus, dixit : Nonne decem mundati sunt ? et novem ubi sunt ?	αποκριθεις δε ο ιησους ειπεν ουχι οι δεκα εκαθαρισθησαν οι δε εννεα που
18.	There is no one found to return and give glory to God, but this stranger.	Non est inventus qui rediret, et daret gloriam Deo, nisi hic alienigena.	ουχ ευρεθησαν υποστρεψαντες δουναι δοξαν τω θεω ει μη ο αλλογενης ουτος
19.	And he said to him: Arise, go thy way; for thy faith hath made thee whole.	Et ait illi : Surge, vade : quia fides tua te salvum fecit.	και ειπεν αυτω αναστας πορευου η πιστις σου σεσωκεν σε

11. And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.
12. And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:
13. And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.
14. And when he saw them, he said to them, Go show yourselves to the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed.
15. And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,
16. And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.
17. And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?
18. There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.
19. And he said to him, Arise, go your way: your faith has made you whole.

AMBROSE; After speaking the foregoing parable, our Lord censures the ungrateful;

TITUS BOST. saying, And it came to pass, showing that the Samaritans were indeed well disposed towards the mercies above mentioned, but the Jews not so. For there was enmity between the Jews and the Samaritans, and He to allay this, passed into the midst of both nations, that he might cement both into one new man.

CYRIL; The Savior next manifests His glory by drawing over Israel to the faith. As it follows, And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, men who were banished from the towns and cities, and counted unclean, according to the rites of the Mosaic law.

TITUS BOST. They associated together from the sympathy they felt as partakers of the same calamity, and were waiting till Jesus passed, anxiously looking out to see Him approach. As it is said, Which stood afar off, for the Jewish law esteems leprosy unclean, whereas the law of the Gospel calls unclean not the outward, but the inward leprosy.

THEOPHYL. They therefore stand afar off as if ashamed of the uncleanness which was impaled to them, thinking that Christ would loathe them as others did. Thus they stood afar off, but were made nigh to Him by their prayers. For the Lord is nigh to all them that call upon him in truth. Therefore it follows, And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy upon us.

TITUS BOST. They pronounce the name of Jesus, and gain to themselves the reality. For Jesus is by interpretation Savior. They say, Have mercy upon us, because they were sensible of His power, and sought neither for gold and silver, but that their bodies might put on again a healthful appearance.

THEOPHYL. They do not merely supplicate or entreat Him as if He were a man, but they call Him Master or Lord, as if almost they looked upon Him as God. But He bids them show themselves to the priests, as it follows, And when he saw them, he said, Go, show yourselves to the priests. For they were examined whether they were cleansed from their leprosy or not.

CYRIL; The law also ordered, that those who were cleansed from leprosy should offer sacrifice for the sake of their purification.

THEOPHYL. Therefore in bidding them go to the priests he meant nothing more than that they were just about to be healed; and so it follows, And it came to pass that as they went they were healed.

CYRIL; Whereby the Jewish priests who were jealous of His glory might know that it was by Christ granting them health that they were suddenly and miraculously healed.

THEOPHYL. But out of the ten, the nine Israelites were ungrateful, whereas the Samaritan stranger returned and lifted up his voice in thanksgiving, as it follows, And one of them turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God.

TITUS BOST. When he found that he was cleansed, he had boldness to draw near, as it follows, And fell down on his face at his feet giving him thanks. Thus by his prostration and prayers shelving at once both his faith and his gratitude. It follows, And he was a Samaritan.

THEOPHYL. We may gather from this that a man is not one whit hindered from pleasing God because he comes from a cursed race, only let him bear in his heart an honest purpose. Further, let not him that is born of saints boast himself, for the nine who were Israelites were ungrateful; and hence it follows, And Jesus answering him said, Were there not ten cleansed?

TITUS BOST. Wherein it is shown, that strangers were more ready to receive the faith, but Israel was slow to believe; and so it follows, And he said to him, Arise, go your way, your faith has made you whole.

AUG. The lepers may be taken mystically for those who, having no knowledge of the true faith, profess various erroneous doctrines. For they do not conceal their ignorance, but brazen it forth as the highest wisdom, making a vain show of it with boasting words. But since leprosy is a blemish in color, when true things appear clumsily mixed up with false in a single discourse or narration, as in the color of a single body, they represent a leprosy streaking and disfiguring as it were with true and false dyes the color of the human form. Now these lepers must be so put away from the Church, that being as far removed as possible, they may with loud shouts call upon Christ. But by their calling Him Teacher, I think it is plainly implied that leprosy is truly the false doctrine which the good teacher may wash away. Now we find that of those upon whom our Lord bestowed bodily mercies, not one did He send to the priests, save the lepers, for the Jewish priesthood was a figure of that priesthood which is in the Church. All vices our Lord corrects and heals by His own power working inwardly in the conscience, but the teaching of infusion by means of the Sacrament, or of catechizing by word of mouth, was assigned to the Church. And as they went, they were cleansed; just as the Gentiles to whom Peter came, having not yet received the sacrament of Baptism, whereby we come spiritual to the priests, are declared cleansed by the infusion of the Holy Spirit. Whoever then follows true and sound doctrine in the fellowship of the Church, proclaiming himself to be free from the confusion of lies, as it were a leprosy, yet still ungrateful to his Cleanser does not prostrate himself with pious humility of thanksgiving, is like to those of whom the Apostle says, that when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, nor were thankful. Such then will remain in the ninth number as imperfect. For the nine need one, that by a certain form of unity they may be cemented together, in order to become ten. But he who gave thanks was approved of as a type of the one only Church. And since these were Jews, they are declared to have lost through pride the kingdom of heaven, wherein most of all unity is preserved. But the man who was a Samaritan, which is by interpretation “guardian,” giving back to Him who gave it that which he had received, according to the Psalm, My strength will I preserve for you, has kept the unity of the kingdom with humble devotion.

BEDE; He fell upon his face, because he blushes with shame when he remembers the evils he had committed. And he is commended to rise and walk, because he who, knowing his own weakness, lies lowly on the ground, is led to advance by the consolation of the divine word to mighty deeds. But if faith made him whole, who hurried himself back to give thanks, therefore does unbelief destroy those who have neglected to give glory to God for mercies received. Wherefore that we ought to increase our faith by humility, as it is declared in the former parable, so in this is it exemplified in the actions themselves.

Catena Aurea Luke 17

Scripture readings from the Jerusalem Bible by Darton, Longman & Todd

Readings at Mass

Liturgical Colour: Red.

First reading
Apocalypse 5:1-10 ©

The blood of the Lamb bought men for God

I, John, saw that in the right hand of the One sitting on the throne there was a scroll that had writing on back and front and was sealed with seven seals. Then I saw a powerful angel who called with a loud voice, ‘Is there anyone worthy to open the scroll and break the seals of it?’ But there was no one, in heaven or on the earth or under the earth, who was able to open the scroll and read it. I wept bitterly because there was nobody fit to open the scroll and read it, but one of the elders said to me, ‘There is no need to cry: the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed, and he will open the scroll and the seven seals of it.’

Then I saw, standing between the throne with its four animals and the circle of the elders, a Lamb that seemed to have been sacrificed; it had seven horns, and it had seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits God has sent out all over the world. The Lamb came forward to take the scroll from the right hand of the One sitting on the throne, and when he took it, the four animals prostrated themselves before him and with them the twenty-four elders; each one of them was holding a harp and had a golden bowl full of incense made of the prayers of the saints. They sang a new hymn:

‘You are worthy to take the scroll

and break the seals of it,

because you were sacrificed, and with your blood

you bought men for God

of every race, language, people and nation

and made them a line of kings and priests,

to serve our God and to rule the world.’

Responsorial Psalm	Psalm 149:1-6,9 ©

You made us a line of kings and priests to serve our God.

Alleluia!

Sing a new song to the Lord,

his praise in the assembly of the faithful.

Let Israel rejoice in its Maker,

let Zion’s sons exult in their king.

You made us a line of kings and priests to serve our God.

Alleluia!

Let them praise his name with dancing

and make music with timbrel and harp.

For the Lord takes delight in his people.

He crowns the poor with salvation.

You made us a line of kings and priests to serve our God.

Alleluia!

Let the faithful rejoice in their glory,

shout for joy and take their rest.

Let the praise of God be on their lips:

this honour is for all his faithful.

You made us a line of kings and priests to serve our God.

Alleluia!

Gospel Acclamation	Ps118:135

Alleluia, alleluia!

Let your face shine on your servant,

and teach me your decrees.

Alleluia!

Or:	Ps94:8

Alleluia, alleluia!

Harden not your hearts today,

but listen to the voice of the Lord.

Alleluia!

Gospel	Luke 19:41-44 ©

Jesus sheds tears over the coming fate of Jerusalem

As Jesus drew near Jerusalem and came in sight of the city he shed tears over it and said, ‘If you in your turn had only understood on this day the message of peace! But, alas, it is hidden from your eyes! Yes, a time is coming when your enemies will raise fortifications all round you, when they will encircle you and hem you in on every side; they will dash you and the children inside your walls to the ground; they will leave not one stone standing on another within you – and all because you did not recognise your opportunity when God offered it!’

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November 22, 2018

Thanksgiving Day

Reading 1 Sir 50:22-24

Responsorial Psalm Ps 145:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11

Reading 2 1 Cor 1:3-9

Alleluia Ps 66:16

Gospel Lk 17:11-19

November 22, 2018

Memorial of Saint Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr

Reading 1 Rv 5:1-10

Responsorial Psalm Ps 149:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6a and 9b

Alleluia Ps 95:8

Gospel Lk 19:41-44

Readings at Mass