Psalm

Responsorial Psalm  (Psalm 128:1-2, 3, 4-5) of Sunday November 19, 2023

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R· Blessed are those who fear the Lord.


Blessed are you who fear the LORD,
    who walk in his ways!
For you shall eat the fruit of your handiwork;
    blessed shall you be, and favored. R. 
Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine
    in the recesses of your home;
Your children like olive plants
    around your table. R. 
Behold, thus is the man blessed
    who fears the LORD.
The LORD bless you from Zion:
    may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem
    all the days of your life. R.

Texts of the day

Texts of the day

Sunday November 19, 2023 Other dates
First reading

First Reading (Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31)

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Gospel

Gospel  (Matthew 25:14-30)

For the shorter version, omit the parts in brackets. Jesus told his disciples this parable: “A man going on a journey called in his servants and entrusted his possessions to them. To one he gave five talents; to another, two;...

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Responsibility

Today's readings might be summarized in one word: responsibility. Each of us could reflect on the things for which we are currently responsible. In another season of life, our responsibilities will be different. What remains constant is the expectation that...

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mass

Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

November 19, 2023 (Jeremiah 29:11, 12, 14)   The Lord said: I think thoughts of peace and not of affliction. You will call upon me, and I will answer you, and I will lead back your captives from every place.

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