33rd Week, Saturday, Nov 20
1 Maccabees 6:3-13 / Luke 20:27-40
Antiochus dies grief-stricken; He paid dearly for his sins against Israel.
33rd Week, Friday, Nov 19
33rd Week, Friday, Nov 19
1 Maccabees 4:36-37, 52-59 / Luke 19:45-48
Judas goes to Jerusalem; He purified and rededicated the Temple.
33rd Week: Nov 15-20:
33rd Week: Nov 15-20:
Nov 15 Monday (St. Albert the Great, Bishop, Doctor of the Church):
33rd Week, Wednesday, Nov 17
33rd Week, Wednesday, Nov 17
2 Maccabees 7:1, 20-31 / Luke 19:11-28
Seven brothers are martyred; Their mother exhorted them to persevere.
Christ the King -34th Sunday
Introduction: It was Pope Pius XI who brought the Feast of Christ the King into the liturgy in 1925, to bring Christ, his rule and Christian values back into lives of Christians, into society and into politics.
33rd Week, Tuesday, Nov 16
33rd Week, Tuesday, Nov 16
2 Maccabees 6:18-31 / Luke 19:1-10
Old Eleazar is martyred; He left an example to the young.
32nd Week, Saturday, Nov 13
32nd Week, Saturday, Nov 13
Wisdom 18:14-16; 19:6-9 / Luke 18:1-8
The sea becomes a dry road; Israel saw what God did and rejoiced.
32nd Week, Thursday, Nov 11
32nd Week, Thursday, Nov 11
Wisdom 7:22-8:1 / Luke 17:20-25
Wisdom is all-seeing; Wisdom defeats wickedness.
32nd Week: Nov 8-13:
32nd Week: Nov 8-13:
Nov 8 Monday:
The context: In today’s Gospel passage, Jesus gives us two warnings: 1) We should not give scandal to anyone. 2) We need to practice unconditional forgiveness. Jesus also stresses our need for trusting Faith in God’s power if we are to avoid giving scandal and to practice forgiveness.
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