Today is Saturday October 31st, 2015 - Saturday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time

A reading from the letter of Paul to the RomansRomans 11: 1 – 2, 11 – 12, 25 – 291 I ask, then, has God rejected his people? By no means! I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, a member of the tribe of Benjamin. 2 God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew. Do you not know what the scripture says of Eli’jah, how he pleads with God against Israel? 11 So I ask, have they stumbled so as to fall? By no means! But through their trespass salvation has come to the Gentiles, so as to make Israel jealous. 12 Now if their trespass means riches for the world, and if their failure means riches for the Gentiles, how much more will their full inclusion mean! 25 Lest you be wise in your own conceits, I want you to understand this mystery, brethren: a hardening has come upon part of Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles come in, 26 and so all Israel will be saved; as it is written, “The Deliverer will come from Zion, he will banish ungodliness from Jacob”; 27 “and this will be my covenant with them when I take away their sins.” 28 As regards the gospel they are enemies of God, for your sake; but as regards election they are beloved for the sake of their forefathers. 29 For the gifts and the call of God are irrevocable.The word of the Lord

From Psalm 94Psalms 94: 12 – 13, 14 – 15, 17 – 18R: The LORD will not forsake his people 12 Blessed is the man whom thou dost chasten, O LORD, and whom thou dost teach out of thy law 13 to give him respite from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked. R: The LORD will not forsake his people 14 For the LORD will not forsake his people; he will not abandon his heritage; 15 for justice will return to the righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it. R: The LORD will not forsake his people 17 If the LORD had not been my help, my soul would soon have dwelt in the land of silence. 18 When I thought, “My foot slips,” thy steadfast love, O LORD, held me up.R: The LORD will not forsake his people

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke On a sabbath Jesus went to dine at the home of one of the leading Pharisees, and the people there were observing him carefully.He told a parable to those who had been invited, noticing how they were choosing the places of honor at the table. “When you are invited by someone to a wedding banquet,do not recline at table in the place of honor. A more distinguished guest than you may have been invited by him, and the host who invited both of you may approach you and say, ‘Give your place to this man,’ and then you would proceed with embarrassment to take the lowest place. Rather, when you are invited, go and take the lowest placeso that when the host comes to you he may say, ‘My friend, move up to a higher position.’ Then you will enjoy the esteem of your companions at the table.For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”The Gospel of the Lord=========================================================================================================================================