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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.

31st Week, Thursday, Nov 4

 31st Week, Thursday, Nov 4

Romans 14:7-12 / Luke 15:1-10       

Our lives belong to God; We'll have to give an account to him.