Psalm

Responsorial Psalm (Psalm 131:1, 2, 3) of Sunday November 5, 2023

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R· In you, Lord, I have found my peace.

O LORD, my heart is not proud,
nor are my eyes haughty;
I busy not myself with great things,
nor with things too sublime for me. R.
Nay rather, I have stilled and quieted
my soul like a weaned child.
Like a weaned child on its mother's lap,
so is my soul within me. R.
O Israel, hope in the LORD,
both now and forever. R.

Texts of the day

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Psalm

Responsorial Psalm (Psalm 131:1, 2, 3) of Sunday November 5, 2023

Texts of the day

Texts of the day

First reading

First Reading (Malachi 1:14b-2:2b, 8-10)

Gospel

Gospel (Matthew 23:1-12)

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A new perspective

mass

Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time