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Thursday, 11 November 2027

Saint Martin of Tours, Bishop

Ordinary Time · White

Readings for the universal ChurchGeneral Roman Calendar, used by Catholics worldwide

First Reading

Wisdom 7:22b-8:1

7:22For in her is the spirit of understanding: holy, one, manifold, subtile, eloquent, active, undefiled, sure, sweet, loving that which is good, quick, which nothing hindereth, beneficent, 23Gentle, kind, steadfast, assured, secure, having all power, overseeing all things, and containing all spirits, intelligible, pure, subtile. 24For wisdom is more active than all active things: and reacheth everywhere by reason of her purity. 25For she is a vapour of the power of God, and a certain pure emanation of the glory of the almighty God: and therefore no defiled thing cometh into her. 26For she is the brightness of eternal light, and the unspotted mirror of God's majesty, and the image of his goodness. 27And being but one, she can do all things: and remaining in herself the same, she reneweth all things, and through nations conveyeth herself into holy souls, she maketh the friends of God and prophets. 28For God loveth none but him that dwelleth with wisdom. 29For she is more beautiful than the sun, and above all the order of the stars: being compared with the light, she is found before it. 30For after this cometh night, but no evil can overcome wisdom.

8:1She reacheth therefore from end to end mightily, and ordereth all things sweetly.

Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 119:89, 90, 91, 130, 135, 175

89LAMED. For ever, O Lord, thy word standeth firm in heaven.

90Thy truth unto all generations: thou hast founded the earth, and it continueth.

91By thy ordinance the day goeth on: for all things serve thee.

130The declaration of thy words giveth light: and giveth understanding to little ones.

135Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: and teach me thy justifications.

175My soul shall live and shall praise thee: and thy judgments shall help me.

Gospel

Luke 17:20-25

20And being asked by the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come? he answered them, and said: The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: 21Neither shall they say: Behold here, or behold there. For lo, the kingdom of God is within you. 22And he said to his disciples: The days will come, when you shall desire to see one day of the Son of man; and you shall not see it. 23And they will say to you: See here, and see there. Go ye not after, nor follow them: 24For as the lightening that lighteneth from under heaven, shineth unto the parts that are under heaven, so shall the Son of man be in his day. 25But first he must suffer many things, and be rejected by this generation.

Same readings worldwide and in the United States.

Text: Douay-Rheims (public domain). Reading citations: cpbjr/catholic-readings-api (MIT license). The Lectionary text used at Mass in the United States is the NABRE, which you can read at USCCB.