Saturday, November 20, 2021

Solemnity of our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe

Date: November 21, 2021

New American Bible readings
First reading (Daniel 7: 13–14)
A reading from the book of the Prophet Daniel.
As the visions during the night continued, I saw one like a Son of man coming, on the clouds of heaven; when he reached the Ancient One and was presented before him, the one like a Son of man received dominion, glory, and kingship; all peoples, nations, and languages serve him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that shall not be taken away, his kingship shall not be destroyed.

Second reading (Revelation 1: 5–8)
A reading from the book of Revelation.
Jesus Christ is the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead and ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood, who has made us into a kingdom, priests for his God and Father, to him be glory and power forever and ever. Amen. Behold, he is coming amid the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him. All the peoples of the earth will lament him. Yes. Amen. "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "the one who is and who was and who is to come, the almighty."


Gospel (John 18: 33b–37)
A reading from the holy Gospel according to John.
Pilate said to Jesus, "Are you the King of the Jews?" Jesus answered, "Do you say this on your own or have others told you about me?" Pilate answered, "I am not a Jew, am I? Your own nation and the chief priests handed you over to me. What have you done?" Jesus answered, "My kingdom does not belong to this world. If my kingdom did belong to this world, my attendants would be fighting to keep me from being handed over to the Jews. But as it is, my kingdom is not here." So Pilate said to him, "Then you are a king?" Jesus answered, "You say I am a king. For this I was born and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice."

Catholic Pastoral Edition Bible readings
First reading (Daniel 7: 13–14)
A reading from the book of the Prophet Daniel.

Daniel states, "I continued watching the nocturnal vision: One like a son of man came on the clouds of heaven. He faced the One of Great Age and was brought into his presence. Dominion, honor, and kingship were given to him, and all the people and nations of every language served him. His dominion is eternal and shall never pass away; his kingdom will never be destroyed."

Second reading (Revelation 1: 5–8)
A reading from the book of Revelation.
From Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the first-born of the dead, the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has washed away our sins with his own blood, making us a kingdom and priests for God his Father, to him be the glory and power forever and ever. Amen. See he comes with the clouds and everyone will see him, even those who pierced him; on his account, all the nations of the earth will beat his breast. Yes, it will be so. "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, he who is, who was and who is to come: the Master of the universe.


Gospel (John 18: 33b–37)
A reading from the holy Gospel according to John.
Pilate called Jesus and asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" Jesus replied, "Does this word come from your own accord, or did you hear it from others?" Pilate answered, "Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have handed you over to me. What have you done?" Jesus answered, "My kingship does not come from this world. If I were a king of this world, my guards would have fought to save me from being handed over to the Jews. But my kingship is not from here." Pilate asked him, "So you are a king, then?" Jesus replied, "Just as you say, I am a king. For this, I was born and for this I have come into the world, to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is on the side of truth can hear my voice."

9 comments:

  1. Responsorial Psalm (Psalm 93) (Verses 1, 2, and 5)
    The response is: The LORD is king; he is robed in majesty.

    The LORD is king, in splendor robed; robed is the LORD and girt about with strength.

    And he has made the world firm, not to be moved. Your throne stands firm from of old; from everlasting you are, O LORD.

    Your decrees are worthy of trust indeed; holiness befits your house, O LORD, for length of days.

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  2. Responsorial Psalm (Psalm 93) (Verses 1, 2, and 5)
    The response is: The Lord is king; he is robed in majesty.

    The Lord reigns, robed in majesty; the Lord is girded with strength.

    The world is now firm, it cannot be moved. Your throne stands from long ago, O Lord, from all eternity you are.

    Your decrees can be trusted; holiness dwells in your house day after day without end, O Lord.

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    1. This responsorial psalm is taken from the Catholic Pastoral Edition Bible.

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  3. Alleluia, alleluia.
    Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the kingdom of our father David that is to come!
    Alleluia, alleluia.

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    1. Alleluia, alleluia.
      Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the kingdom of our father David that is to come!
      Alleluia, alleluia.

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  4. Primera lectura (Daniel 7: 13–14)
    Una lectura del libro del profeta Daniel.
    Daniel dice, “Yo estaba mirando, en las visiones nocturnas, y vi que venía sobre las nubes del cielo como un Hijo de hombre; él avanzó hacia el Anciano y lo hicieron acercar hasta él. Y le fue dado el dominio, la gloria y el reino, y lo sirvieron todos los pueblos, naciones y lenguas. Su dominio es un dominio eterno que no pasará, y su reino no será destruido.”

    Salmo responsorial (Salmo 93) (Versículos 1, 2 y 5)
    La respuesta es: El Señor es rey; está vestido de poder.
    • ¡Reina el Señor, revestido de majestad! El Señor se ha revestido, se ha ceñido de poder.
    • El mundo está firmemente establecido: ¡no se moverá jamás! Tu trono está firme desde siempre, tú existes desde la eternidad.
    • Tus testimonios, Señor, son dignos de fe, la santidad embellece tu Casa a lo largo de los tiempos.

    Segunda lectura (Apocalipsis 1: 5–8)
    Una lectura del libro de Apocalipsis.
    Y de parte de Jesucristo, el testigo fiel, el primer nacido de entre los muertos, el rey de los reyes de la tierra. Él nos ama y por su sangre nos ha purificado de nuestros pecados, haciendo de nosotros un reino y una raza de sacerdotes de Dios, su Padre. A él la gloria y el poder por los siglos de los siglos. Amén. Miren, viene entre nubes; lo verán todos, incluso los que lo traspasaron, y llorarán por su muerte todas las naciones de la tierra. Sí, así será. Yo soy el Alfa y la Omega, dice el Señor Dios, Aquel que es, que era y que ha de venir, el Todopoderoso Maestro del universo.

    Evangelio (Juan 18: 33b–37)
    Una lectura del Evangelio Santo según San Juan.
    Pilato llamó a Jesús y le preguntó: “¿Eres tú el rey de los judíos?” Jesús le respondió: “¿Dices esto por ti mismo u otros te lo han dicho de mí?” Pilato explicó: “¿Acaso yo soy judío? Tus compatriotas y los sumos sacerdotes te han puesto en mis manos. ¿Qué es lo que has hecho?” Jesús respondió: “Mi realeza no es de este mundo. Si mi realeza fuera de este mundo, los que están a mi servicio habrían combatido para que yo no fuera entregado a los judíos. Pero mi realeza no es de aquí.” Pilato le dijo: “¿Entonces tú eres rey?” Jesús respondió: “Tú lo dices: yo soy rey. Para esto he nacido y he venido al mundo: para dar testimonio de la verdad. Él que es de la verdad, escucha mi voz.”

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  5. Unang pagbabasa (Daniel 7: 13–14)
    Ang pagbabasa sa aklat ni Daniel.
    Patuloy ang aking pangitain. Nakita ko sa alapaap sa langit ang parang isang tao. Lumapit siya sa Nabubuhay Magpakailanpaman. Binigyan siya ng kapamahalaan, ng karangalan at ng kaharian upang paglingkuran siya ng lahat ng tao sa bawat bansa at wika. Ang pamamahala niya ay hindi magwawakas, at ang kanyang kaharian ay hindi mawawasak.

    Awit (Awit 93) (Mga bersikulo o taludtod 1, 2 at 5)
    Ang sagot ay: Si Yahweh ay naghahari, na ang suot ng kapangyarihan.
    • Si Yahweh ay naghahari, na ang suot sa katawan damit na maharlika at puspos ng kalakasan.
    • Matatag na itinayo ang sandigan ng daigdig, kahit ano ang gawin pa'y hindi ito mayayanig. Ang trono mo ay matatag simula pa noong una, bago pa ang kasaysayan, ika'y likas na naro'n na.
    • Walang hanggan, O Yahweh, ang lahat ng tuntunin mo, sadyang banal at matatag ang sambahang iyong templo.

    Pangalawang pagbabasa (Pahayag 1: 5–8)
    Ang pagbabasa sa aklat ng Pahayag.
    At mula kay Jesu-Cristo, ang tapat na saksi, ang panganay sa mga binuhay mula sa kamatayan, at ang pinuno ng mga hari sa lupa. Iniibig niya tayo, at sa pamamagitan ng kanyang dugo ay pinalaya niya tayo sa ating mga kasalanan. Ginawa niya tayong isang kaharian ng mga pari upang maglingkod sa kanyang Diyos at Ama. Kay Jesu-Cristo ang kaluwalhatian at kapangyarihan magpakailanman! Amen. Tingnan ninyo, dumarating siyang nasa mga alapaap at makikita siya ng lahat, pati ng mga tumusok sa kanya; tatangis ang lahat ng lipi sa lupa dahil sa kanya. Magkagayon nawa. Amen. “Ako ang Alpha at ang Omega,” sabi ng Panginoong Diyos na Makapangyarihan sa lahat, ang kasalukuyan, nakaraan, at darating.

    Ebanghelyo (Juan 18: 33–37)
    Ang magandang balita ayon kay San Juan.
    Si Pilato ay pumasok uli sa palasyo at ipinatawag si Jesus. “Ikaw ba ang Hari ng mga Judio?” tanong niya. Sumagot si Jesus, “Galing ba sa sarili mo ang tanong na iyan, o may ibang nagsabi sa iyo tungkol sa akin?” Tugon ni Pilato, “Sa tingin mo ba'y Judio ako? Ang mga kababayan mo at ang mga punong pari ang nagdala sa iyo rito. Ano ba ang ginawa mo?” Sumagot si Jesus, “Ang kaharian ko'y hindi sa sanlibutang ito. Kung sa sanlibutang ito ang aking kaharian, ipinaglaban sana ako ng aking mga tauhan upang hindi maipagkanulo sa mga Judio. Ngunit hindi mula sa sanlibutang ito ang aking kaharian!” “Kung ganoon, isa ka ngang hari?” sabi ni Pilato. Sumagot si Jesus, “Ikaw na ang nagsasabing ako'y hari. Ito ang dahilan kung bakit ako ipinanganak at naparito sa sanlibutan, upang magpatotoo tungkol sa katotohanan. Nakikinig sa aking tinig ang sinumang nasa katotohanan.”

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  6. Bacaan pertama (Daniel 7: 13–14)
    Pembacaan dari kitab nabi Daniel.
    Aku terus melihat dalam penglihatan malam itu, tampak datang dengan awan-awan dari langit seorang seperti anak manusia; datanglah ia kepada Yang Lanjut Usianya itu, dan ia dibawa ke hadapan-Nya. Lalu diberikan kepadanya kekuasaan dan kemuliaan dan kekuasaan sebagai raja, maka orang-orang dari segala bangsa, suku bangsa dan bahasa mengabdi kepadanya. Kekuasaannya ialah kekuasaan yang kekal, yang tidak akan lenyap, dan kerajaannya ialah kerajaan yang tidak akan musnah.

    Bacaan kedua (Wahyu 1: 5–8)
    Pembacaan dari kitab Wahyu.
    Dan dari Yesus Kristus, Saksi yang setia, yang pertama bangkit dari antara orang mati dan yang berkuasa atas raja-raja bumi ini. Bagi Dia, yang mengasihi kita dan yang telah melepaskan kita dari dosa kita oleh darah-Nya—dan yang telah membuat kita menjadi suatu kerajaan, menjadi imam-imam bagi Allah, Bapa-Nya, —bagi Dialah kemuliaan dan kuasa sampai selama-lamanya. Amin. Lihatlah, Ia datang dengan awan-awan dan setiap mata akan melihat Dia, juga mereka yang telah menikam Dia. Dan semua bangsa di bumi akan meratapi Dia. Ya, amin. “Aku adalah Alfa dan Omega, firman Tuhan Allah, yang ada dan yang sudah ada dan yang akan datang, Yang Mahakuasa.”

    Bacaan Injil (Yohanes 18: 33–37)
    Pembacaan dari Injil kudus menurut Santo Yohanes.
    Maka kembalilah Pilatus ke dalam gedung pengadilan, lalu memanggil Yesus dan bertanya kepada-Nya: “Engkau inikah raja orang Yahudi?” Jawab Yesus: “Apakah engkau katakan hal itu dari hatimu sendiri, atau adakah orang lain yang mengatakannya kepadamu tentang Aku?” Kata Pilatus: “Apakah aku seorang Yahudi? Bangsa-Mu sendiri dan imam-imam kepala yang telah menyerahkan Engkau kepadaku; apakah yang telah Engkau perbuat?” Jawab Yesus: “Kerajaan-Ku bukan dari dunia ini; jika Kerajaan-Ku dari dunia ini, pasti hamba-hamba-Ku telah melawan, supaya Aku jangan diserahkan kepada orang Yahudi, akan tetapi Kerajaan-Ku bukan dari sini.” Maka kata Pilatus kepada-Nya: “Jadi Engkau adalah raja?” Jawab Yesus: “Engkau mengatakan, bahwa Aku adalah raja. Untuk itulah Aku lahir dan untuk itulah Aku datang ke dalam dunia ini, supaya Aku memberi kesaksian tentang kebenaran; setiap orang yang berasal dari kebenaran mendengarkan suara-Ku.”

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