Date: November 6, 2016
First Reading (2 Maccabees 7: 1–2 and 9–14)
A reading from the second book of the Maccabees.
It happened also that seven brothers were arrested with their mother. The king had them scourged and flogged to force them to eat the flesh of a pig which was prohibited by the Law. One of them, speaking in behalf of all, stated, "What do you want to find out from us? We are prepared to die right now rather than break the law of our ancestors." At the moment of his last breath, he stated, "Murderer, you now dismiss us from life, but the King of the world will raise us up. He will give us eternal life since we die for his laws." After this, they punished the third. He stuck his tongue out when asked to, bravely stretched forth his hands, and even had the courage to say: "I have received these limbs from God, but for love of his laws I now consider them as nothing. For I hope to recover them from God." The king and his court were touched by the courage of this young man, so unconcerned about his own sufferings. When this one was dead, they subjected the fourth to the same torture. At the point of death, he cried out, "I would rather die at the hands of mortals, and wait for the promises of God who will raise us up; you, however, shall have no part in the resurrection of life."
Second Reading (2 Thessalonians 2:16 – 3:5)
A reading from the second letter of Saint Paul to the Thessalonians.
Brothers and sisters; May Christ Jesus our Lord who has loved us, may God our Father, who in his mercy gives us everlasting comfort and true hope, strengthen you. May he encourage your hearts and make you steadfast in every good work and word. Finally, brothers and sisters, pray for us that the Word of God may finish the race and be crowned as it was with you. May God guard us from wicked and evil people, since not everyone has faith. The Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and keep you safe from the Evil One. Besides, we have in the Lord this confidence that you are doing and will continue to do what we order you. May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the perseverance for the sake of Christ.
Gospel (Luke 20: 27–38)
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke.
Some Sadducees arrived. These people claim that there is no resurrection and they asked Jesus this question, "Master, in the Scripture Moses told us: 'If anyone dies leaving a wife but no children, his brother must take the wife, and the child to be born will be regarded as the child of the deceased man.' Now, there were seven brothers; the first married a wife, but he died without children; and the second and the third took the wife; in fact all seven died leaving no children. Last of all the woman died. On the day of the resurrection, to which of them will the woman be wife? For the seven had her as wife." And Jesus replied, "Taking husband or wife is proper to people of his world, but for those who are considered worthy of the world to come and of resurrection from the dead, there is no more marriage. Besides, they cannot die for they are like the angels. They too are sons and daughters of God because they are born of the resurrection. Yes, the dead will be raised, and even Moses implied it in the passage about the burning bush, where he calls the Lord the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob. For he is God of the living and not of the dead, and for him all are alive."
First Reading (2 Maccabees 7: 1–2 and 9–14)
A reading from the second book of the Maccabees.
It happened also that seven brothers were arrested with their mother. The king had them scourged and flogged to force them to eat the flesh of a pig which was prohibited by the Law. One of them, speaking in behalf of all, stated, "What do you want to find out from us? We are prepared to die right now rather than break the law of our ancestors." At the moment of his last breath, he stated, "Murderer, you now dismiss us from life, but the King of the world will raise us up. He will give us eternal life since we die for his laws." After this, they punished the third. He stuck his tongue out when asked to, bravely stretched forth his hands, and even had the courage to say: "I have received these limbs from God, but for love of his laws I now consider them as nothing. For I hope to recover them from God." The king and his court were touched by the courage of this young man, so unconcerned about his own sufferings. When this one was dead, they subjected the fourth to the same torture. At the point of death, he cried out, "I would rather die at the hands of mortals, and wait for the promises of God who will raise us up; you, however, shall have no part in the resurrection of life."
Second Reading (2 Thessalonians 2:16 – 3:5)
A reading from the second letter of Saint Paul to the Thessalonians.
Brothers and sisters; May Christ Jesus our Lord who has loved us, may God our Father, who in his mercy gives us everlasting comfort and true hope, strengthen you. May he encourage your hearts and make you steadfast in every good work and word. Finally, brothers and sisters, pray for us that the Word of God may finish the race and be crowned as it was with you. May God guard us from wicked and evil people, since not everyone has faith. The Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and keep you safe from the Evil One. Besides, we have in the Lord this confidence that you are doing and will continue to do what we order you. May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the perseverance for the sake of Christ.
Gospel (Luke 20: 27–38)
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke.
Some Sadducees arrived. These people claim that there is no resurrection and they asked Jesus this question, "Master, in the Scripture Moses told us: 'If anyone dies leaving a wife but no children, his brother must take the wife, and the child to be born will be regarded as the child of the deceased man.' Now, there were seven brothers; the first married a wife, but he died without children; and the second and the third took the wife; in fact all seven died leaving no children. Last of all the woman died. On the day of the resurrection, to which of them will the woman be wife? For the seven had her as wife." And Jesus replied, "Taking husband or wife is proper to people of his world, but for those who are considered worthy of the world to come and of resurrection from the dead, there is no more marriage. Besides, they cannot die for they are like the angels. They too are sons and daughters of God because they are born of the resurrection. Yes, the dead will be raised, and even Moses implied it in the passage about the burning bush, where he calls the Lord the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob. For he is God of the living and not of the dead, and for him all are alive."
Responsorial Psalm (Psalm 17) (Verses 1, 5–6, 8, and 15)
ReplyDeleteThe response is: Lord, when your glory appears, my joy will be full.
Hear a just cause, O Lord, listen to my complaint. Give heed to my prayer for there is no deceit on my lips.
Hold firm my steps upon your path, that my feet may not stumble. I call on you, you will answer me, O God; incline your ear and hear my word.
Keep me as the apple of your eye; under the shadow of your wings hide me, as for me, righteous in your sight, I shall see your face and, awakening, gaze my fill on your likeness.
This responsorial psalm is taken from the Catholic Pastoral Edition Bible.
DeletePrimera Lectura (2 Macabeos 7: 1–2 y 9–14)
ReplyDeleteUna lectura del segundo libro de los Macabeos.
También fueron detenidos siete hermanos con su madre, y el rey quiso obligarlos, haciéndoles azotar con correas de cuero, a comer carne de cerdo prohibida por la Ley. Uno de ellos tomó la palabra en nombre de todos y dijo: “¿Qué exiges y qué quieres saber de nosotros? Estamos dispuestos a morir antes que desobedecer a la Ley de nuestros padres.” En el momento de dar su último suspiro dijo: “¡No eres más que un criminal! Nos quitas la vida presente, pero el Rey del Universo nos resucitará a una vida eterna, a nosotros que morimos por fidelidad a sus leyes.” Después de éste torturaron al tercero; cuando el verdugo se lo pidió, presentó inmediatamente la lengua y extendió sin vacilar sus manos. Tuvo la valentía de declarar: “Del Cielo he recibido estas manos, pero las sacrifico por sus leyes, y de él espero que me las devuelva.” Hasta el mismo rey y su corte quedaron asombrados de la valentía de ese joven que no tomaba en cuenta para nada sus sufrimientos. Cuando murió, sometieron al cuarto a los mismos suplicios. Estando a punto de morir, dijo: “Felices los que mueren a manos de los hombres, teniendo la esperanza recibida de Dios de ser resucitados por él; pero para ti no habrá resurrección para la vida.”
Salmo responsorial (Salmo 17) (Versículos 1: 5–6, 8 y 15)
La respuesta es: Señor, cuando tu gloria aparezca, mi alegría será completa.
• Escucha, Señor, mi justa demanda, atiende a mi clamor; presta oído a mi plegaria, porque en mis labios no hay falsedad.
• Mis pies se mantuvieron firmes en los caminos señalados: ¡mis pasos nunca se apartaron de tus huellas! Yo te invoco, Dios mío, porque tú me respondes: inclina tu oído hacia mí y escucha mis palabras.
• Protégeme como a la pupila de tus ojos; escóndeme a la sombra de tus alas. Pero yo, por tu justicia, contemplaré tu rostro, y al despertar, me saciaré de tu presencia.
Segunda Lectura (2 Tesalonicenses 2:16 – 3:5)
Una lectura de la segunda carta de San Pablo a los Tesalonicenses.
Que nuestro Señor Jesucristo y Dios, nuestro Padre, que nos amó y nos dio gratuitamente un consuelo eterno y una feliz esperanza, los reconforte y fortalezca en toda obra y en toda palabra buena. Finalmente, hermanos, rueguen por nosotros, para que la Palabra del Señor se propague rápidamente y sea glorificada como lo es entre ustedes. Rueguen también para que nos vemos libres de los hombres malvados y perversos, ya que no todos tienen fe. Pero el Señor es fiel: él los fortalecerá y los preservará del Maligno. Nosotros tenemos plena confianza en el Señor de que ustedes cumplen y seguirán cumpliendo nuestras disposiciones. Que el Señor los encamine hacia el amor de Dios y les dé la perseverancia de Cristo.
Evangelio (Lucas 20: 27–38)
Una lectura del Evangelio Santo según el San Lucas.
Se le acercaron algunos saduceos, que niegan la resurrección, y le dijeron: “Maestro, Moisés nos ha ordenado: ‘Si alguien está casado y muere sin tener hijos, que su hermano, para darle descendencia, se case con la viuda.’ Ahora bien, había siete hermanos. El primero se casó y murió sin tener hijos. El segundo se casó con la viuda, y luego el tercero. Y así murieron los siete sin dejar descendencia. Finalmente, también murió la mujer. Cuando resuciten los muertos, ¿de quién será esposa, ya que los siete la tuvieron por mujer?” Jesús les respondió: “En este mundo los hombres y las mujeres se casa, pero los que sean juzgados dignos de participar del mundo futuro y de la resurrección, no se casarán. Ya no pueden morir, porque son semejantes a los ángeles y son hijos de Dios, al ser hijos de la resurrección. Que los muertos van resucitar, Moisés lo ha dado a entender en el pasaje de la zarza, cuando llama al Señor el Dios de Abraham, el Dios de Isaac y el Dios de Jacob. Porque él no es Dios de muertos, sino de vivientes; todos, en efecto, viven para él.”
Let my prayer come into your presence. Incline your ear to my cry for help, O Lord.
ReplyDeleteLet us recognize before the Lord that we are sinners in need of forgiveness so that his eternal life may grow in us.
ReplyDeleteThis is the Kyrie for the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time.
ReplyDelete— Priest: Lord Jesus, you reassure us that God is a God not of the dead but a God of the living to whom we are alive. Lord, have mercy.
Congregation: Lord, have mercy.
— Priest: Jesus Christ, you rose from the dead to go ahead of us on the way to eternal life. Christ, have mercy.
Congregation: Christ, have mercy.
— Priest: Lord Jesus, you live in the Father's glory to take our fears away and to keep our hope alive. Lord, have mercy.
Congregation: Lord, have mercy.
— Have mercy on us, Lord, save us from the death of sin and bring us the joy of your pardon. Lead us to everlasting life. Amen.
This is the Collect (Opening Prayer) of the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time.
ReplyDeleteLet us pray. Almighty and merciful God, graciously keep from us all adversity, so that, unhindered in mind and body alike, we may pursue in freedom of heart the things that are yours. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.
This is the Gospel Acclamation for the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time.
ReplyDeleteAlleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Jesus Christ is the firstborn of the dead; to him be glory and power; forever and ever.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
In the Saturday 5:00 PM mass held in the Chapel of the Eucharistic Lord, the priest's homily lasted for 14'06"20.
ReplyDeleteLook with favor, we pray, O Lord, upon the sacrificial gifts offered here, that, celebrating in mystery the Passion of your Son, we may honor it with loving devotion. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
ReplyDeleteIt is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation, always and everywhere to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God. For in you we live and move and have our being, and while in this body we not only experience the daily effects of your care, but even now possess the pledge of life eternal. For having received the first fruits of the Spirit, through whom you raised up Jesus from the dead, we hope for an everlasting share in the Paschal Mystery. And so, with all the Angels, we praise you, as in joyful celebration we acclaim…
ReplyDeleteNourished by this sacred gift, O Lord, we give you thanks and beseech your mercy, that by pouring forth your Spirit, the grace of integrity may endure in those your heavenly power has entered. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
ReplyDeleteThis is the Blessing (Closing Prayer) for the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time.
ReplyDeleteBow your heads and pray for God's blessing.
We should be people of hope and joy, for Christ is risen, and on account of our risen Lord we are sure that we too shall rise with Him one day. Amen.
Let this certainty fill us with indestructible hope in life and in the love of God. And may the Almighty God bless us: the Father, and the Son, † and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
The Mass has ended, and you are sent. Therefore, let us go in peace and joy of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
Unang pagbabasa (2 Macabeo 7: 1–2 at 9–14)
ReplyDeleteAng pagbabasa sa pangalawang aklat ng mga Macabeo.
Sa isa namang pagkakataon, isang ina at ang kanyang pitong anak na lalaki ang ipinahuli ng hari. Sila'y pinahirapan para piliting kumain ng karneng baboy na ipinagbabawal ng Kautusan. Isa sa mga anak ang nangahas tumayo at nagsalita, “Ano ba ang nais ninyong mangyari sa pagpapahirap sa amin? Matamis pa sa amin ang mamatay kaysa lumabag sa mga kautusan ng aming mga ninuno!” Ngunit bago namatay, sinabi niya nang malakas sa hari, “Kasumpa-sumpang halimaw! Maaari mong kunin ang buhay namin dito sa lupa, ngunit bubuhayin kaming muli ng Hari ng buong daigdig upang hindi na muling mamatay, sapagkat sinusunod namin ang kanyang mga utos.” Ganoon ding parusa ang sinapit ng ikatlong anak. Noong siya'y utusang ilawit ang kanyang dila, ginawa niya ito agad at walang atubiling iniabot ang kanyang mga kamay. Ganito ang sinabi niya, “Tinanggap ko ang mga kamay na ito buhat sa langit. Subalit mas mahalaga para sa akin ang mga utos ng Diyos, at umaasa akong ibabalik niya ang mga kamay ko.” Pati ang hari at mga tauhan niya'y humanga sa ipinakita niyang tapang ng loob at sa pagiging handa sa pagtanggap ng pagpaparusa nila. Namatay rin ang ikatlong kapatid na ito. Isinunod namang parusahan ang ikaapat sa ganito ring malupit na pamamaraan. Nang mamamatay na, sinabi nito, “Ako'y maligayang mamamatay sa kamay ninyo sapagkat alam kong ako'y muling bubuhayin ng Diyos. Ngunit ikaw, Antioco, ay walang pag-asang mabubuhay uli.”
Pangalawang pagbabasa (2 Tesalonica 2:16 – 3:5)
Ang pagbabasa sa pangalawang sulat ni San Pablo sa mga taga-Tesalonica.
Aliwin nawa kayo ng ating Panginoong Jesu-Cristo mismo at ng ating Diyos Ama na umibig sa atin, at dahil sa kanyang kagandahang-loob ay nagbigay sa atin ng walang hanggang kaaliwan at magandang pag-asa. Bigyan nawa kayo ng matatag na kalooban para sa lahat ng mabuting gawa at salita. Mga kapatid, bilang pagtatapos, ipanalangin ninyo kami upang ang salita ng Panginoon ay mabilis na lumaganap at parangalan ng lahat, tulad ng ginawa ninyo. Idalangin din ninyong maligtas kami sa mga taong mapaminsala at masasama, sapagkat hindi lahat ay may pananampalataya sa Diyos. Ngunit tapat ang Panginoon; siya ang magpapatatag at mag-iingat sa inyo laban sa Masama. Dahil sa Panginoon, malaki ang aming pagtitiwala na sinusunod ninyo at patuloy na susundin ang mga itinuro namin sa inyo. Patnubayan nawa kayo ng Panginoon upang lalo ninyong maunawaan ang pag-ibig ng Diyos at ang katatagang nagmumula kay Cristo.
Ebanghelyo (Lucas 20: 27–38)
Ang magandang balita ayon kay San Lucas.
Ilang Saduseo naman ang lumapit kay Jesus. Ang mga ito ay nagtuturong walang muling pagkabuhay ng mga patay. Sabi nila, “Guro, isinulat ni Moises para sa atin ang batas na ito, ‘Kung mamatay ang isang lalaki at maiwang walang anak ang kanyang asawa, ang kapatid ng lalaki'y dapat pakasal sa biyuda upang magkaanak sila para sa namatay.’ Mayroong pitong magkakapatid na lalaki. Nag-asawa ang panganay at namatay na walang anak. Nagpakasal sa biyuda ang pangalawa, subalit ito'y namatay ding walang anak. Ganoon din ang nangyari sa pangatlo hanggang sa pampito. At silang lahat ay namatay na walang anak. Sa kahuli-hulihan, namatay naman ang babae. Ngayon, sa muling pagkabuhay, sino sa pito ang kikilalaning asawa ng babae, yamang silang lahat ay napangasawa niya?” Sumagot si Jesus, “Sa buhay na ito, ang mga lalaki at mga babae ay nag-aasawa. Ngunit ang mga lalaki't babaing karapat-dapat na mapasama sa muling pagkabuhay ay hindi na mag-aasawa. Hindi na rin sila mamamatay sapagkat matutulad sila sa mga anghel. Sila'y mga anak ng Diyos dahil sila'y napabilang sa mga muling binuhay. Maging si Moises ay nagpapatunay na muling binubuhay ang mga patay. Sapagkat sa salaysay tungkol sa nagliliyab na mababang puno, ang Panginoon ay tinawag niyang ‘Diyos ni Abraham, Diyos ni Isaac at Diyos ni Jacob.’ Ang Diyos ay hindi Diyos ng mga patay kundi ng mga buháy, sa kanya'y nabubuhay ang lahat.”