Wednesday November 27, 2024
Weekday (34)
Office: Psalter Week 2
Mass and Preface of the day
Vestment: Green
Today’s Rosary: The Glorious Mystery

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MAIDUGURI: Tomorrow is the 31st Anniversary of the episcopal ordination of Most Revd S. O & Donnell, OSA, (Emeritus,) 28th Nov. 1993.

ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Cf. Ps 84: 9
The Lord speaks of peace to his people and his holy ones and to those who turn to him.

COLLECT
Stir up the will of your faithful, we pray, O Lord, that, striving more eagerly to bring your divine work to fruitful completion, they may receive in greater measure the healing remedies your kindness bestows. Through our Lord…

FIRST READING
They sing the song of Moses and the song of the Lamb.”
A reading from the Book of Revelation (Revelation 15:1-4)

I, John, saw another sign in heaven, great and wonderful, seven angels with seven plagues, which are the last, for with them the wrath of God is ended. And I saw what appeared to be a sea of glass mingled with fire, and those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name, standing beside the sea of glass with harps of God in their hands. And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, “Great and wonderful are your deeds, O Lord God the Almighty! Just and true are your ways, O King of the ages! Who shall not fear and glorify your name, O Lord? For you alone are holy. All nations shall come and worship you, for your judgements have been revealed.”

The word of the Lord.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM Psalm 98:1.2-3ab.7-8.9 (R. Revelation15:3b)
R/. Great and wonderful are your deeds, O Lord God Almighty!

O sing a new song to the Lord,
for he has worked wonders.
His right hand and his holy arm
have brought salvation. R/.

The Lord has made known his salvation,
has shown his deliverance to the nations.
He has remembered his merciful love
and his truth for the house of Israel. R/.

R/. Great and wonderful are your deeds, O Lord God Almighty!

Let the sea and all within it thunder;
the world, and those who dwell in it.
Let the rivers clap their hands,
and the hills ring out their joy.
At the presence of the Lord, for he comes,
he comes to judge the earth. R/.

He will judge the world with justice,
and the peoples with fairness. R/.

ALLELUIA Revelation 2: 10c
Alleluia. Be faithful unto death, says the Lord, and I will give you the crown of life. Alleluia.

GOSPEL              
“You will be hated by all for my name’s sake. But not a hair of your head will perish. ”
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke (Luke 21: 12-19)

At that time: Jesus said to his disciples, “They will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors for my name’s sake. This will be a time for you to bear testimony. Settle it therefore in your minds, not to meditate beforehand how to answer; for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict. You will be delivered up even by parents and brothers and kinsmen and friends, and some of you they will put to death; you will be hated by all for my name’s sake. But not a hair of your head will perish. By your endurance you will gain your lives.”

The Gospel of the Lord.

TODAY’S REFLECTION
The end times would be preceded by severe persecution for Christians. The enemies of Christ would rise and attack those who believe in him. It is perhaps the last attempt of the evil one to destroy and conquer the army of God. It’s a fight between the forces of evil and the forces of good. The army of goodness will have only the weapon of trust in God. But He Himself would accompany the faithful ones with rare courage and wisdom that none would be able to confound. They will be made to suffer, but the one that endures till the end will taste victory. The ultimate victory will be that of the forces of good.

PERSONAL DEVOTIONAL

  • Open the eyes of my mind Lord, that I may see as you see, think as you think and choose as you would choose.
  • Lord, I beseech you, teach me to submit to your leading.
  • It is my desire to do your will. Stamp in my heart the desire to do your will.
  • Wisdom come from you; dear Lord teach me to be godly and wise, O Lord.

Let Us Pray
Breathe into me, Holy Spirit, that my thoughts may all be holy. Move in me, Holy Spirit, that my work, too, may be holy. Attract my heart, Holy Spirit, that I may love only what is holy. Strengthen me, Holy Spirit that I may defend all that is holy. Protect me, Holy Spirit, that I may always be holy.