Daily Gospel Reading and Reflection

Memorial of Saint Francis XavierMark 16:15-20Jesus appeared to the Eleven and said to them:"Go into the whole worldand proclaim the Gospel to every creature.Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved;whoever does not believe will be condemned.These signs will accompany those who believe:in my name they will drive out demons,they will speak new languages."

Tuesday of the First Week of AdventLuke 10:21-24Turning to the disciples in private he said,"Blessed are the eyes that see what you see.For I say to you,many prophets and kings desired to see what you see,but did not see it,and to hear what you hear, but did not hear it."

Monday of the First Week of AdventMatthew 8:5-11When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those following him,"Amen, I say to you, in no one in Israel have I found such faith.I say to you, many will come from the east and the west,and will recline with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacobat the banquet in the Kingdom of heaven."

Friday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary TimeLuke 21:29-33"Amen, I say to you, this generation will not pass awayuntil all these things have taken place.Heaven and earth will pass away,but my words will not pass away."

Thursday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time - ThanksgivingLuke 17:11-19They stood at a distance from him and raised their voices, saying,“Jesus, Master! Have pity on us!”And when he saw them, he said,“Go show yourselves to the priests.”As they were going they were cleansed. And one of them, realizing he had been healed,returned, glorifying God in a loud voice;and he fell at the feet of Jesus and thanked him."

Wednesday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary TimeLuke 21:12-19"You will be hated by all because of my name,but not a hair on your head will be destroyed.By your perseverance you will secure your lives."

Tuesday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary TimeLuke 21:5-11While some people were speaking abouthow the temple was adorned with costly stones and votive offerings,Jesus said, "All that you see here–the days will come when there will not be lefta stone upon another stone that will not be thrown down."

Memorial of Saint Andrew Dũng-Lạc, Priest, and Companions, MartyrsMatthew 10:17-22"When they hand you over,    do not worry about how you are to speak    or what you are to say.You will be given at that moment what you are to say.For it will not be you who speak    but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you."

Memorial of the Presentation of the Virgin MaryMatthew 12:46-50And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said,"Here are my mother and my brothers.For whoever does the will of my heavenly Fatheris my brother, and sister, and mother."

Thursday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary TimeLuke 19:41-44As 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."

Wednesday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary TimeLuke 19:11-28"He replied, 'I tell you,to everyone who has, more will be given,but from the one who has not,even what he has will be taken away.Now as for those enemies of mine who did not want me as their king,bring them here and slay them before me.'"

Tuesday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary TimeLuke 19:1-10When he reached the place, Jesus looked up and said, “Zacchaeus, come down quickly,for today I must stay at your house.” And he came down quickly and received him with joy. When they saw this, they began to grumble, saying, “He has gone to stay at the house of a sinner.”

Memorial of Saint Elizabeth of HungaryLuke 6:27-38Jesus said to his disciples:"To you who hear I say,love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you."

Friday of the Thirty-second Week in Ordinary TimeLuke 17:26-37"Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it,but whoever loses it will save it.I tell you, on that night there will be two people in one bed;one will be taken, the other left.And there will be two women grinding meal together;one will be taken, the other left."They said to him in reply, "Where, Lord?"He said to them, "Where the body is,there also the vultures will gather."

Memorial of Saint Frances Xavier CabriniLuke 17:20-25Asked by the Pharisees when the Kingdom of God would come,Jesus said in reply,"The coming of the Kingdom of God cannot be observed,and no one will announce, 'Look, here it is,' or, 'There it is.'For behold, the Kingdom of God is among you."

Memorial of Saint Josaphat, Bishop and MartyrJohn 17:20-26"Righteous Father, the world also does not know you,but I know you, and they know that you sent me.I made known to them your name and I will make it known,that the love with which you loved memay be in them and I in them."

Memorial of Saint Martin of Tours, BishopMatthew 25:31-40"Then the righteous will answer him and say,'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you,or thirsty and give you drink?When did we see you a stranger and welcome you,or naked and clothe you?When did we see you ill or in prison, and visit you?'And the king will say to them in reply,'Amen, I say to you, whatever you didfor one of the least brothers of mine, you did for me.'"

Memorial of Saint Leo the Great, Pope and Doctor of the ChurchMatthew 16:13-19"And so I say to you, you are Peter,and upon this rock I will build my Church,and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it.I will give you the keys to the Kingdom of heaven.Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven;and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”

Friday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary TimeLuke 16:1-8"And the master commended that dishonest steward for acting prudently.For the children of this worldare more prudent in dealing with their own generationthan the children of light.”

Thursday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary TimeLuke 15:1-10The tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to listen to Jesus,but the Pharisees and scribes began to complain, saying,"This man welcomes sinners and eats with them."

Wednesday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary TimeLuke 14:25-33Great crowds were traveling with Jesus,and he turned and addressed them,"If anyone comes to me without hating his father and mother,wife and children, brothers and sisters,and even his own life,he cannot be my disciple.Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after mecannot be my disciple."

Memorial of Saint Charles Borromeo, BishopJohn 10:11-16Jesus said:"I am the good shepherd.A good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.A hired man, who is not a shepherdand whose sheep are not his own,sees a wolf coming and leaves the sheep and runs away,and the wolf catches and scatters them."

Monday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary TimeLuke 14:12-14"Rather, when you hold a banquet,invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind;blessed indeed will you be because of their inability to repay you.For you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous."

Friday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary TimeLuke 14:1-6On a sabbath Jesus went to dineat the home of one of the leading Pharisees,and the people there were observing him carefully.In front of him there was a man suffering from dropsy.Jesus spoke to the scholars of the law and Pharisees in reply, asking,"Is it lawful to cure on the sabbath or not?"

Thursday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary TimeLuke 13:31-35"Jerusalem, Jerusalem,you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you,how many times I yearned to gather your children togetheras a hen gathers her brood under her wings,but you were unwilling!Behold, your house will be abandoned.But I tell you, you will not see me until the time comes when you say,Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord."

Wednesday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary TimeLuke 13:22-30"And people will come from the east and the westand from the north and the southand will recline at table in the Kingdom of God.For behold, some are last who will be first,and some are first who will be last.”

Feast of Saints Simon and Jude, ApostlesLuke 6:12-16Jesus went up to the mountain to pray,and he spent the night in prayer to God.When day came, he called his disciples to himself,and from them he chose Twelve, whom he also named Apostles:Simon, whom he named Peter, and his brother Andrew,James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew,Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus,Simon who was called a Zealot,and Judas the son of James,and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.

Monday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary TimeLuke 13:10-17Jesus was teaching in a synagogue on the sabbath.And a woman was there who for eighteen yearshad been crippled by a spirit;she was bent over, completely incapable of standing erect.When Jesus saw her, he called to her and said,"Woman, you are set free of your infirmity."He laid his hands on her,and she at once stood up straight and glorified God.

Friday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary TimeLuke 12:54-59Jesus said to the crowds,"When you see a cloud rising in the westyou say immediately that it is going to rain–and so it does;and when you notice that the wind is blowing from the southyou say that it is going to be hot–and so it is.You hypocrites!You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky;why do you not know how to interpret the present time?"

Thursday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary TimeLuke 12:49-53Jesus said to his disciples:"I have come to set the earth on fire,and how I wish it were already blazing!There is a baptism with which I must be baptized,and how great is my anguish until it is accomplished!"

Wednesday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary TimeLuke 12:39-48"Blessed is that servant whom his master on arrival finds doing so.Truly, I say to you, he will put himin charge of all his property."

Tuesday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary TimeLuke 12:35-38Jesus said to his disciples:"Gird your loins and light your lampsand be like servants who await their master's return from a wedding,ready to open immediately when he comes and knocks."

Monday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary TimeLuke 12:13-21Someone in the crowd said to Jesus,"Teacher, tell my brother to share the inheritance with me."He replied to him,"Friend, who appointed me as your judge and arbitrator?"Then he said to the crowd,"Take care to guard against all greed,for though one may be rich,one's life does not consist of possessions."

Memorial of Saint Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and MartyrJohn 12:24-26Jesus said to his disciples:"Amen, amen, I say to you,unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies,it remains just a grain of wheat;but if it dies, it produces much fruit."

Thursday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary TimeLuke 11:47-54The Lord said:"Woe to you who build the memorials of the prophetswhom your fathers killed.Consequently, you bear witness and give consentto the deeds of your ancestors,for they killed them and you do the building."

Memorial of Saint Teresa of Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the ChurchJohn 15:1-8Jesus said to his disciples:"I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine grower.He takes away every branch in me that does not bear fruit,and everyone that does he prunes so that it bears more fruit."

Tuesday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary TimeLuke 11:37-41After Jesus had spoken,a Pharisee invited him to dine at his home.He entered and reclined at table to eat.The Pharisee was amazed to seethat he did not observe the prescribed washing before the meal.The Lord said to him, "Oh you Pharisees!Although you cleanse the outside of the cup and the dish,inside you are filled with plunder and evil."

Monday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary TimeLuke 11:29-32While still more people gathered in the crowd, Jesus said to them,"This generation is an evil generation;it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it,except the sign of Jonah.Just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites,so will the Son of Man be to this generation."

Friday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary TimeLuke 11:15-26But he knew their thoughts and said to them,“Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid wasteand house will fall against house."

Thursday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary TimeLuke 11:5-13"And I tell you, ask and you will receive;seek and you will find;knock and the door will be opened to you.For everyone who asks, receives;and the one who seeks, finds;and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened."

Wednesday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary TimeLuke 11:1-4"Father, hallowed be your name,your Kingdom come.Give us each day our daily breadand forgive us our sinsfor we ourselves forgive everyone in debt to us,and do not subject us to the final test."

Memorial of Our Lady of the RosaryLuke 1:26-38The angel Gabriel was sent from Godto a town of Galilee called Nazareth,to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph,of the house of David,and the virgin's name was Mary.And coming to her, he said,"Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you."

Monday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary TimeLuke 10:25-37"Which of these three, in your opinion,was neighbor to the robbers' victim?"He answered, "The one who treated him with mercy."Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise."

Friday of the Twenty-sixth Week in Ordinary TimeLuke 10:13-16Jesus said to them,"Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida!For if the mighty deeds done in your midsthad been done in Tyre and Sidon,they would long ago have repented,sitting in sackcloth and ashes."

Memorial of the Guardian AngelsMatthew 18:1-5, 10"See that you do not despise one of these little ones,for I say to you that their angels in heavenalways look upon the face of my heavenly Father."

Memorial of Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the ChurchMatthew 18:1-4"Whoever humbles himself like this childis the greatest in the Kingdom of heaven."

Memorial of Saint Jerome, Priest and Doctor of the ChurchMatthew 13:47-52"Then every scribe who has been instructed in the Kingdom of heavenis like the head of a household who brings from his storeroomboth the new and the old."

Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, ArchangelsJohn 1:47-51And he said to him, "Amen, amen, I say to you,you will see heaven openedand the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man."

Friday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary TimeLuke 9:18-22He said, “The Son of Man must suffer greatlyand be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes,and be killed and on the third day be raised.”

Thursday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary TimeLuke 9:7-9But Herod said, "John I beheaded.Who then is this about whom I hear such things?"And he kept trying to see him.

Wednesday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary TimeLuke 9:1-6Jesus summoned the Twelve and gave them power and authorityover all demons and to cure diseases,and he sent them to proclaim the Kingdom of Godand to heal the sick.