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Tuesday, 29 October 2024
Tuesday, Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time – Year II
Antiphons on p. 1393 and Readings on p. 1403 of the Daily Missal.

Entrance Antiphon.
Let the hearts that seek the Lord rejoice; Turn to the Lord and his strength; constantly seek his face.

First Reading: Ephesians 5:21-33

A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Ephesians.

Brothers and sisters: 

Be subject to one another out of reverence for Christ. 
Wives, be subject to your husbands, 
as to the Lord. 
For the husband is the head of the wife 
as Christ is the head of the church, his body, 
and is himself its Saviour. 
As the church is subject to Christ, 
so let wives also be subject in everything to their husbands. 
Husbands, love your wives, 
as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, 
that he might sanctify her, 
having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, 
that he might present the church to himself in splendour, 
without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, 
that she might be holy and without blemish. 
Even so, husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. 
He who loves his wife loves himself. 
For no man ever hates his own flesh, 
but nourishes and cherishes it, 
as Christ does the Church, 
because we are members of his body. 
“For this reason, a man shall leave his father and mother 
and be joined to his wife, 
and the two shall become one flesh.” 
This is a great mystery, 
and I mean in reference to Christ and the Church; 
however, let each one of you love his wife as himself, 
and let the wife see that she respects her husband.

The Word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 128:1-2, 3, 4-5 (R. 1a)

Let us now pray the Responsorial Psalm

R/. Blessed are all who fear the Lord.

Blessed are all who fear the Lord,
and walk in his ways!
By the labour of your hands, you shall eat.
You will be blessed and prosper.

Your wife like a fruitful vine
in the heart of your house;
your children like shoots of the olive
around your table.

Indeed thus shall be blessed
the man who fears the Lord.
May the Lord bless you from Sion.
May you see Jerusalem prosper
all the days of your life!

R/. Blessed are all who fear the Lord.

Please stand for the Gospel.

Alleluia, Alleluia.
Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the kingdom.
Alleluia.

Gospel: Luke 13:18-21

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke.

At that time: 
Jesus said, “What is the kingdom of God like?
And to what shall I compare it? 
It is like a grain of mustard seed 
which a man took and sowed in his garden, 
and it grew and became a tree, 
and the birds of the air made nests in its branches.” 

And again he said, 
“To what shall I compare the kingdom of God? 
It is like leaven which a woman took 
and hid in three measures of meal, 
till it was all leavened.”

The Gospel of the Lord.

Communion Antiphon.

We will ring out our joy at your saving help, and exult in the name of our God.

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Monday, 28 October 2024
Feast of Saints Simon & Jude, Apostles 
Antiphons and Readings on p. 1794 of the Daily Missal.

Entrance Antiphon.

These are the holy men that the Lord chose in his own sheer love; and he gave them eternal glory.

First Reading: Ephesians 2:19-22

A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Ephesians.

Brothers and sisters: 

You are no longer strangers and sojourners, 
but you are fellow citizens with the saints 
and members of the household of God, 
built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, 
Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, 
in whom the whole structure is joined together 
and grows into a holy temple in the Lord; 
in whom you also are built into it 
for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.

The Word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 19:1-2.3-4ab (R. 4a)

Let us now pray the Responsorial Psalm

R/. Their sound goes forth through all the earth.

The heavens declare the glory of God,
and the firmament proclaims the work of his hands.
Day unto day conveys the message,
and night unto night imparts the knowledge.

No speech, no word, whose voice goes unheeded;
their sound goes forth through all the earth,
their message to the utmost bounds of the world.

R/. Their sound goes forth through all the earth.

Alleluia, Alleluia
We praise you, O God, we acclaim you as the Lord; the glorious band of apostles sings your praise, O Lord!
Alleluia.

Gospel: Luke 6:12-19

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke.

In these days Jesus went out into the hills to pray, 
and all night he continued in prayer to God. 
And when it was day, he called his disciples, 
and chose from them twelve, whom he named apostles; 
Simon, whom he named Peter, 
and Andrew his brother, 
and James and John, and Philip, 
and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, 
and James the son of Alphaeus, 
and Simon who was called the Zealot, 
and Judas the son of James, 
and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor. 

And he came down with them and stood on a level place, 
with a great crowd of his disciples 
and a great multitude of people 
from all Judea and Jerusalem 
and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, 
who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases; 
and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. 
And all the crowd sought to touch him, 
for power came forth from him and healed them all.

The Gospel of the Lord.

Communion Antiphon.

Whoever loves me will keep my word, says the Lord; and my Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our home with him.

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Sunday, 27 October 2024
Sunday, Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time – Year B
Antiphons on p. 1393 and Readings on p. 1395 of the Daily Missal and p.755 of the Sunday Missal.

First Reading: Jeremiah 31:7-9

A reading from the Book of Jeremiah.

Thus says the Lord:
“Sing aloud with gladness for Jacob, 
and raise shouts for the chief of the nations; 
proclaim, give praise, and say, 
‘The Lord has saved his people, the remnant of Israel.’ 
Behold, I will bring them from the north country, 
and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth, 
among them the blind and the lame, 
the woman with child and her who is in travail, together; 
a great company, they shall return here. 
With weeping, they shall come, 
and with consolations, I will lead them back, 
I will make them walk by brooks of water, 
in a straight path in which they shall not stumble; 
for I am a father to Israel, 
and Ephraim is my firstborn.

The Word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 126:1-2ab.2cd-3.4-5.6 (R.3)

Let us now pray the Responsorial Psalm:

R/. What great deeds the Lord worked for us!
​Indeed, we were glad.

When the Lord brought back the exiles of Sion,
we thought we were dreaming.
Then was our mouth filled with laughter;
on our tongues, songs of joy.

Then the nations themselves said, “What great deeds
the Lord worked for them!”
What great deeds the Lord worked for us!
Indeed, we were glad.

Bring back our exiles, O Lord,
as streams in the south.
Those who are sowing in tears
will sing when they reap.

They go out, they go out, full of tears,
bearing seed for the sowing;
they come back, they come back with a song,
bearing their sheaves.

R/. What great deeds the Lord worked for us!
​Indeed, we were glad.

Second Reading: Hebrews 5:1-6

A reading from the Letter to the Hebrews.

Every high priest chosen from among men
is appointed to act on behalf of people in relation to God,
to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.
He can deal gently with the ignorant and wayward
since he himself is beset with weakness.
Because of this, he is bound to offer sacrifice for his own sins
as well as for those of the people.
And one does not take the honour upon himself, 
but he is called by God, just as Aaron was.

So also Christ did not exalt himself to be made a high priest,
but was appointed by him who said to him,
“You are my Son,
today I have begotten you”;
as he says also in another place, 
“You are a priest forever, 
according to the order of Melchizedek.”

The Word of the Lord.

Please stand for the Gospel.

Alleluia, alleluia.
Our Saviour Christ Jesus abolished death
and brought life and immortality to light through the Gospel.
Alleluia.

Gospel: Mark 10:46-52

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Mark.

At that time: 
As Jesus was leaving Jericho 
with his disciples and a great multitude, 
Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, the son of Timaeus, 
was sitting by the roadside. 
And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, 
he began to cry out and say, 
“Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” 
And many rebuked him, telling him to be silent; 
but he cried out all the more, 
“Son of David, have mercy on me!” 

And Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” 

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Saturday, 26 October 2024
Saturday, Twenty-ninth week in Ordinary Time – Year II
Saturday, Mass of our Lady
Antiphons on page 1866 (CBVM # 7) and Readings on Page 1391 of the Daily Missal

First Reading: Ephesians 4:7-16

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 122:1-2.3-4ab.4cd-5 (R. see 1)

Let us now pray the Responsorial Psalm

R/. Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.

I rejoiced when they said to me,
“Let us go to the house of the Lord.”
And now our feet are standing
within your gates, O Jerusalem.

Jerusalem is built as a city
bonded as one together.
It is there that the tribes go up,
the tribes of the Lord.

For Israel’s witness it is
to praise the name of the Lord.
There were set the thrones for judgment,
the thrones of the house of David.

R/. Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.

Please stand for the Gospel.

Alleluia, Alleluia.
I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, says the Lord, but that he turn from his way and live.
Alleluia.

Gospel: Luke 13:1-9

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke.

There were some present at that very time 
who told Jesus of the Galileans 
whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. 
And he answered them, 
“Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners 
than all the other Galileans 
because they suffered thus? 
I tell you, No; 
but unless you repent you will all likewise perish. 
Or those eighteen 
upon whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them, 
do you think that they were worse offenders 
than all the others who dwelt in Jerusalem? 
I tell you, No; 
but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.” 

And he told this parable: 
“A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, 
and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. 
And he said to the vinedresser, 
‘Behold, these three years 
I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree, 
and I find none. 
Cut it down; 
why should it use up the ground?’ 

And he answered him, 
‘Let it alone, sir, this year also, 
till I dig about it and put on manure. 
And if it bears fruit next year, well and good; 
but if not, you can cut it down.’”

The Gospel of the Lord.

Communion Antiphon.

Mary treasured all these words, reflection on them in her heart.

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Friday, 25 October 2024
Friday in Twenty-Ninth Week in Ordinary Time – Year II
Antiphons on p. 1371 and Readings on p. 1389 of the Daily Missal.

Entrance Antiphon.

To you I call; for you will surely heed me, O God; turn your ear to me; hear my words. Guard me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings.

First Reading: Ephesians 4:1-6

A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Ephesians.

Brothers and sisters: 

I, a prisoner for the Lord, 
beg you to walk in a manner 
worthy of the calling to which you have been called, 
with all lowliness and meekness, 
with patience, 
forbearing one another in love, 
eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit 
in the bond of peace. 
There is one body and one Spirit, 
just as you were called 
to the one hope that belongs to your call, 
one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 
one God and Father of us all, 
who is above all and through all and in all.

The Word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 24:1-2.3-4ab.5-6(R. see 6)

Let us now pray the Responsorial Psalm

R/. These are the people who seek your face, O Lord.

The Lord’s is the earth and its fullness,
the world, and those who dwell in it.
It is he who set it on the seas;
on the rivers, he made it firm.

Who shall climb the mountain of the Lord?
Who shall stand in his holy place?
The clean of hands and pure of heart,
whose soul is not set on vain things.

Blessings from the Lord shall he receive,
and right reward from the God who saves him.
Such are the people who seek him,
who seek the face of the God of Jacob.

R/. These are the people who seek your face, O Lord.

Please stand for the Gospel.

Alleluia, Alleluia.
Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the kingdom.
Alleluia.

Gospel: Luke 12:54-59

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke.

At that time: 
Jesus said to the multitudes, 
“When you see a cloud rising in the west, 
you say at once, ‘A shower is coming’; 
and so it happens. 
And when you see the south wind blowing, you say, 
‘There will be scorching heat’, 
and it happens. 
You hypocrites! 
You know how to interpret the appearance of earth and sky; 
but why do you not know how to interpret the present time? 

“And why do you not judge for yourselves what is right? 
As you go with your accuser before the magistrate, 
make an effort to settle with him on the way, 
lest he drag you to the judge, 
and the judge hand you over to the officer, 
and the officer put you in prison. 
I tell you, you will never get out 
till you have paid the very last copper.”

The Gospel of the Lord.

Communion Antiphon.

Behold, the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him, who hope in his merciful love, to rescue their souls from death, to keep them alive in famine.

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Thursday, 24 October 2024
Thursday in Twenty-Ninth Week in Ordinary Time – Year II
Antiphons on p. 1371 and Readings on p. 1386 of the Daily Missal.

Entrance Antiphon.

To you I call; for you will surely heed me, O God; turn your ear to me; hear my words. Guard me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings.

First Reading: Ephesians 3:14-21

A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Ephesians.

Brothers and sisters: 

I bow my knees before the Father, 
from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, 
that according to the riches of his glory 
he may grant you to be strengthened with might 
through his Spirit in the inner man, 
and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; 
that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 
may have power to comprehend with all the saints 
what is the breadth and length and height and depth, 
and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, 
that you may be filled with all the fulness of God.

Now to him who by the power at work within us 
is able to do far more abundantly 
than all that we ask or think, 
to him be glory in the Church 
and in Christ Jesus to all generations, 
forever and ever. 
Amen.

The Word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 33:1-2, 4-5, 11-12, 18-19 (R. 5b)

Let us now pray the Responsorial Psalm

R/. The Lord's merciful love fills the earth.

Ring out your joy to the Lord, O you just;
for praise is fitting for the upright.
Give thanks to the Lord upon the harp;
with a ten-stringed lute sing him songs.

For the word of the Lord is faithful,
and all his works to be trusted.
The Lord loves justice and right,
and his merciful love fills the earth.

The designs of the Lord stand forever,
the plans of his heart from age to age.
Blessed the nation whose God is the Lord,
the people he has chosen as his heritage.

Yes, the Lord’s eyes are on those who fear him,
who hope in his merciful love,
to rescue their souls from death,
to keep them alive in famine.

R/. The Lord's merciful love fills the earth.

Please stand for the Gospel.

Alleluia, Alleluia.
I count everything as refuse, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him.
Alleluia.

Gospel: Luke 12:49-53

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke.

At that time: 
Jesus said to his disciples, 
“I came to cast fire upon the earth, 
and would that it were already kindled! 
I have a baptism to be baptized with; 
and how I am constrained until it is accomplished! 
Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth? 
No, I tell you, but rather division; 
for henceforth in one house there will be five divided, 
three against two and two against three; 
they will be divided, 
father against son and son against father, 
mother against daughter and daughter against her mother, 
mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law 
and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.”

The Gospel of the Lord.

Communion Antiphon.

Behold, the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him, who hope in his merciful love, to rescue their souls from death, to keep them alive in famine.

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Wednesday, 23 October 2024
Wednesday, Twenty-Ninth Week in Ordinary Time – Year II
Antiphons on p. 1371 and Readings on p. 1384 of the Daily Missal.

Entrance Antiphon.

To you I call; for you will surely heed me, O God; turn your ear to me; hear my words. Guard me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings.

First Reading: Ephesians 3:2-12

A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Ephesians.

Brothers and sisters: 
I assume that you have heard 
of the stewardship of God’s grace 
that was given to me for you, 
how the mystery was made known to me by revelation, 
as I have written briefly. 
When you read this 
you can perceive my insight into the mystery of Christ, 
which was not made known 
to the sons and daughters of people in other generations 
as it has now been revealed 
to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit; 
that is, how the Gentiles are fellow heirs, 
members of the same body, 
and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus 
through the gospel. 

Of this gospel, I was made a minister 
according to the gift of God’s grace 
which was given me by the working of his power. 
To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, 
this grace was given, 
to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, 
and to make all people see 
what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages 
in God who created all things; 
that through the Church 
the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known 
to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places. 
This was according to the eternal purpose 
which he has realized in Christ Jesus our Lord, 
in whom we have boldness and confidence of access 
through our faith in him.

The Word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm: Isaiah 12:2-3, 4bcde, 5-6 (R. see 3)

Let us now pray the Responsorial Psalm

R/. With joy you will draw water from the wells of the Saviour.

“Behold, God is my salvation;
I will trust, and will not be afraid;
for the Lord God is my strength and my song,
and he has become my salvation.”
With joy, you will draw water from the wells of salvation.

“Give thanks to the Lord,
call upon his name;
make known his deeds among the nations,
proclaim that his name is exalted.

“Sing praises to the Lord, for he has done gloriously;
let this be known in all the earth.
Shout, and sing for joy, O inhabitant of Zion,
for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.”

R/. With joy you will draw water from the wells of the Saviour.

Please stand for the Gospel.

Alleluia, Alleluia.
Watch, therefore and be ready; the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.
Alleluia.

Gospel: Luke 12:39-48

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke.

At that time: 
Jesus said to his disciples, 
“Know this, that if the householder had known 
at what hour the thief was coming, 
he would have been awake 
and would not have left his house to be broken into. 
You also must be ready; 
for the Son of man is coming at an hour you do not expect.” 

Peter said, “Lord, 
are you telling this parable for us or for all?” 

And the Lord said, 
“Who then is the faithful and wise steward, 
whom his master will set over his household, 
to give them their portion of food at the proper time? 
Blessed is that servant whom his master when he comes 
will find so doing. 
Truly, I tell you

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Tuesday 22 October, 2024
Tuesday, 29th Week of Ordinary Time, Year II
Memorial, St John Paul II, pope
Antiphons on p. 1916 and Readings on p.1381 of Daily Missal 

Entrance Antiphon
The Lord chose him for himself as high priest, and opening his treasure house, made him rich in all good things.

First Reading: Ephesians 2:12-22

A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Ephesians

Brothers and sisters: 
Remember that you were at that time 
separated from Christ, 
alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, 
and strangers to the covenants of promise, 
having no hope and without God in the world. 
But now in Christ Jesus 
you who once were far off 
have been brought near in the blood of Christ. 
For he is our peace, 
who has made us both one, 
and has broken down the dividing wall of hostility, 
by abolishing in his flesh 
the law of commandments and ordinances, 
that he might create in himself 
one new person in place of the two, 
so making peace, 
and might reconcile us both to God 
in one body through the cross, 
thereby bringing the hostility to an end. 
And he came and preached peace to you 
who were far off and peace to those who were near; 
for through him we both have access 
in one Spirit to the Father. 
So then you are no longer strangers and sojourners, 
but you are fellow citizens 
with the saints and members of the household of God, 
built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, 
Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, 
in whom the whole structure is joined together 
and grows into a holy temple in the Lord; 
in whom you also are built into it 
for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.

The word of the Lord.

Responsorial psalm: Ps 85:9ab 10.11-12.13-14

R./ The Lord speaks of peace for his people

I will hear what the Lord God speaks;
he speaks of peace for his people and his faithful,
His salvation is near for those who fear him,
and his glory will dwell in our land.

Merciful love and faithfulness have met;
justice and peace have kissed.
Faithfulness shall spring from the earth,
and justice look down from heaven.

Also the Lord will bestow his bounty,
and our earth shall yield its increase.
Justice will march before him,
and guide his steps on the way.

R./ The Lord speaks of peace for his people

Gospel acclamation:
Alleluia. Alleluia.  Watch at all times, praying that you may be able to stand before the Son of man. Alleluia.

Gospel: Luke 12:35-38

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke

At that time: 
Jesus said to his disciples, 
“Let your loins be girded and your lamps burning, 
and be like men who are waiting 
for their master to come home from the marriage feast, 
so that they may open to him at once 
when he comes and knocks. 
Blessed are those servants 
whom the master finds awake when he comes; 
truly, I say to you, 
he will put on his apron and have them sit at table, 
and he will come and serve them. 
If he comes in the second watch, 
or in the third, and finds them so, 
blessed are those servants!

The Gospel of the Lord.

Communion Antiphon
The Good Shepherd has laid down his life for his sheep.

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Monday, 21 October 2024
Monday, 29th week in Ordinary Time, Year II
Antiphons on p. 1371 and Readings on p. 1378 and of the Daily Missal.

Entrance Antiphon
To you I call; for you will surely heed me, O God; turn your ear to me; hear my words. Guard me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings.

First Reading: Ephesians 2:1-10

A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Ephesians.

Brothers and sisters: 

You he made alive, 
when you were dead through the trespasses and sins 
in which you once walked, 
following the course of this world, 
following the prince of the power of the air, 
the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience. 
Among these, we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, 
following the desires of body and mind, 
and so we were by nature children of wrath, 
like the rest of humankind. 
But God, who is rich in mercy, 
out of the great love with which he loved us, 
even when we were dead through our trespasses, 
made us alive together with Christ 
(by grace you have been saved), 
and raised us up with him, 
and made us sit with him 
in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 
that in the coming ages 
he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace 
in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 
For by grace you have been saved through faith, 
and this is not your own doing, 
it is the gift of God—not because of works, 
lest any man should boast. 
For we are his workmanship, 
created in Christ Jesus for good works, 
which God prepared beforehand, 
that we should walk in them.

The Word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 100:1-2.3.4.5 (R. 3b)

Let us now pray the Responsorial Psalm

R/. The Lord made us; we belong to him.

Cry out with joy to the Lord, all the earth.
Serve the Lord with gladness.
Come before him, singing for joy.

Know that he, the Lord, is God.
He made us; we belong to him.
We are his people, the sheep of his flock.

Enter his gates with thanksgiving
and his courts with songs of praise.
Give thanks to him, and bless his name.

Indeed, how good is the Lord,
eternal his merciful love.
He is faithful from age to age.

R/. The Lord made us; we belong to him.

Please stand for the Gospel.

Alleluia, Alleluia.
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Alleluia.

Gospel: Luke 12:13-21

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke.

At that time: 
One of the multitude said to Jesus, 
“Teacher, bid my brother divide the inheritance with me.” 

But he said to him, 
“Man, who made me a judge or divider over you?” 
And he said to them, “Take heed, 
and beware of all covetousness; 
for a man’s life does not consist 
in the abundance of his possessions.” 
And he told them a parable, saying, 
“The land of a rich man brought forth plentifully; 
and he thought to himself, 
‘What shall I do, 
for I have nowhere to store my crops?’ 
And he said, ‘I will do this: 
I will pull down my barns, and build larger ones, 
and there I will store all my grain and my goods. 
And I will say to my soul, 
Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; 
take your ease, eat, drink, be merry.’ 

But God said to him, ‘Fool! 
This night your soul is required of you; 
and the things you have prepared, 
whose will they be?’ 

So is he who lays up

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Sunday, 20 October 2024
Sunday, Twenty-Ninth week in Ordinary Time – Year B
Antiphons on p. 1371 and Readings on p. 1373 of the Daily Missal and p751 of the Sunday Missal.

Entrance Antiphon.
To you I call; for you will surely heed me, O God; turn your ear to me; hear my words. Guard me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings.

First Reading: Isaiah 53:10-11

A reading from the Book of Isaiah.

It was the will of the Lord to bruise him; 
he has put him to grief; 
when he makes himself an offering for sin, 
he shall see his offspring, he shall prolong his days; 
the will of the Lord shall prosper in his hand; 
he shall see the fruit of the travail of his soul and be satisfied; 
by his knowledge shall the righteous one, my servant, 
make many to be accounted righteous, 
and he shall bear their iniquities.

The Word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 33:4-5.18-19.20 & 22 (R. 22)

Let us now pray the Responsorial Psalm:

R/. May your merciful love be upon us,
​as we hope in you, O Lord.

For the word of the Lord is faithful,
and all his works to be trusted.
The Lord loves justice and right,
and his merciful love fills the earth.

Yes, the Lord’s eyes are on those who fear him,
who hope in his merciful love,
to rescue their souls from death,
to keep them alive in famine.

Our soul is waiting for the Lord.
He is our help and our shield.
May your merciful love be upon us,
as we hope in you, O Lord.

R/. May your merciful love be upon us,
​as we hope in you, O Lord.

Second Reading: Hebrews 4:14-16

A reading from the Letter to the Hebrews.

Brothers and sisters: 
Since we have a great high priest 
who has passed through the heavens, 
Jesus, the Son of God, 
let us hold fast our confession. 
For we have not a high priest who is unable 
to sympathize with our weaknesses, 
but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, 
yet without sinning. 
Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, 
that we may receive mercy and find grace 
to help in time of need.

The Word of the Lord.

Please stand for the Gospel.

Alleluia, alleluia.
The Son of Man came not to be served but to serve,
and to give his life as a ransom for many.
Alleluia.

Gospel: Mark 10:35-45

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Mark.

At that time: 
James and John, the sons of Zebedee, 
came forward to Jesus, and said to him, 
“Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you.” 

And he said to them, “What do you want me to do for you?” 

And they said to him, “Grant us to sit, 
one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory.” 

But Jesus said to them, 
“You do not know what you are asking. 
Are you able to drink the chalice that I drink, 
or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?” 

And they said to him, “We are able.” 

And Jesus said to them, 
“The chalice that I drink you will drink; 
and with the baptism with which I am baptized, 
you will be baptized; 
but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, 
but it is for those for whom it has been prepared.” 

And when the ten heard it, 
they began to be indignant at James and John. 

And Jesus called them to him and said to them, 
“You know 
that those who are supposed to rule over the Gentiles 
lord it over them, <