This Week’s Gospel Message for Sunday, November 4th is from Mark 12:28b-34.
“One of the scribes came to Jesus and asked him, ‘Which is the first of all the commandments?’ Jesus replied, ‘The first is this: Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is Lord alone! You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength. The second is this: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these.’”
The scribe had the desire to do the will of God, understood the reasoning behind the answer, and expressed the expectation of putting it into action. Unfortunately, we never find out what this anonymous scribe goes on to do.”
Source: Pastoral Patterns, Autumn 2018
DAILY READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday Phil 2:1-4; Luke 14:12-14
Tuesday Phil 2:5-11; Luke 14:15-24
Wednesday Phil 2:12-18; Luke 14:25-33
Thursday Phil 3:3-8a; Luke 15:1-10
Friday Ezek 47:1-2,8-9,12; 1 Cor 3:9c-11, 16-17; John 2:13-22 The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica (Feast)
Initially the observance of this feast was confined to the city of Rome; then, beginning in 1565, it was extended to all the Churches of the Roman rite. The honoring of this sacred edifice was a way of expressing love and veneration for the Roman Church, which, as St. Ignatius of Antioch says, “presides in charity” over the whole Catholic communion (Letter to the Romans, 1:1).”
Source: www.catholicculture.org
Saturday Phil 4:1-19; Luke 16:9-15 Saint Leo the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church (Memorial)
As pope, Leo the Great “was known for his peacekeeping efforts, in particular for his encounter with Attila the Hun, whom he persuaded not to plunder Rome. His writings include pastoral sermons on faith and charity and on the incarnation. He is a doctor of the Church.
Source: Living With Christ, November 2018