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Last Supper, Juan de Juanes

thursday of the thirty-second week in Ordinary Time

…Give us this day our daily bread.”

cf. Gospel of Luke 11:3

daily mass readings

Memorial of Saint Martin of Tours, Bishop

Lectionary: 494

Reading I

In Wisdom is a spirit
    intelligent, holy, unique,
Manifold, subtle, agile,
    clear, unstained, certain,
Not baneful, loving the good, keen,
    unhampered, beneficent, kindly,
Firm, secure, tranquil,
    all-powerful, all-seeing,
And pervading all spirits,
    though they be intelligent, pure and very subtle.
For Wisdom is mobile beyond all motion,
    and she penetrates and pervades all things by reason of her purity.
For she is an aura of the might of God
    and a pure effusion of the glory of the Almighty;
    therefore nought that is sullied enters into her.
For she is the refulgence of eternal light,
    the spotless mirror of the power of God,
    the image of his goodness.
And she, who is one, can do all things,
    and renews everything while herself perduring;
And passing into holy souls from age to age,
    she produces friends of God and prophets.
For there is nought God loves, be it not one who dwells with Wisdom.
For she is fairer than the sun
    and surpasses every constellation of the stars.
Compared to light, she takes precedence;
    for that, indeed, night supplants,
    but wickedness prevails not over Wisdom.

Indeed, she reaches from end to end mightily
    and governs all things well.

Responsorial Psalm

R.    (89a) Your word is for ever, O Lord.
Your word, O LORD, endures forever;
    it is firm as the heavens.
R.    Your word is for ever, O Lord.
Through all generations your truth endures;
    you have established the earth, and it stands firm.
R.    Your word is for ever, O Lord.
According to your ordinances they still stand firm:
    all things serve you.
R.    Your word is for ever, O Lord.
The revelation of your words sheds light,
    giving understanding to the simple.
R.    Your word is for ever, O Lord.
Let your countenance shine upon your servant,
    and teach me your statutes.
R.    Your word is for ever, O Lord.
Let my soul live to praise you,
    and may your ordinances help me.
R.    Your word is for ever, O Lord.

Alleluia

R. Alleluia, alleluia.
I am the vine, you are the branches, says the Lord:
whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel

Asked 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.”

Then he said to his disciples,
“The days will come when you will long to see
one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it.
There will be those who will say to you,
‘Look, there he is,’ or ‘Look, here he is.’
Do not go off, do not run in pursuit.
For just as 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 greatly and be rejected by this generation.”

The Gospel of the Lord

 

Ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ.”

Saint Jerome

daily bible reflection

"The Source of Spiritual Blindness - The Memorial of Martin of Tours" from Letters From Home by St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology. Released: 2021. Genre: Podcast.



Audio reflection on the daily Mass readings from the Saint Paul Center for Biblical Theology, Letters from Home: Daily Bible Reflections.

 

prayer

Let us pray.

Consecration to the Holy Family

Holy Family, we consecrate ourselves and our family to you.

May we be completely united in a love that is lasting, faithful, and open to the gift of new life.

Help us to grow in virtue, to forgive one another from our hearts, and to live in peace all our days.

Keep us strong in faith, persevering in prayer, diligent in our work, and generous toward those in need.

May our home, O Holy Family, truly become a domestic church where we reflect your example in our daily life.

Amen.

Jesus, Mary and Joseph pray for us!

An excerpt of a prayer composed by Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore, Supreme Chaplain, Knights of Columbus.

 

Holy Family, pray for us.

 

Be not afraid!  And may the peace of Christ be with you and your loved ones today and always.  Holy Family, pray for us.  Amen.

The Heavenly and Earthly Trinities (c. 1675-82) by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617 – 1682)
 
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