This Week’s Gospel Message for Sunday, November 10th is from Luke 20:27-38.
“That the dead will rise even Moses made known in the passage about the bush, when he called out ‘Lord,’ the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob; and he is not God of the dead, but of the living, for to him all are alive.”
“Jesus’ answer to those who deny the resurrection is perfectly logical . . . The afterlife is a life that is completely new, not possible to think of in terms of this world. It exceeds our ability to imagine or understand.” Source: Pastoral Patterns, Autumn 2019
DAILY READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday Wis 1:1-7; Luke 17:1-6
Saint Martin of Tours, Bishop (Memorial) – “As bishop of Tours [France], he worked ceaselessly to spread the faith. An excellent administrator, he invented the division of dioceses into parishes.” Source: Living With Christ, November 2019
Tuesday Wis 2:23—3:9; Luke 17:7-10
Saint Josaphat, Bishop and Martyr (Memorial) – “John Kuncewicz was born in present-day Ukraine. Upon entering the Order of St. Basil, he chose the name Josaphat. Ordained a priest of the Byzantine rite and archbishop of Polotsk, Russia, he worked for the renewal of the diocese and for the union of the Ukrainian Church with Rome. He was slain by his opponents. Josaphat became the first Eastern saint to be formally canonized, in 1867.” Source: Living With Christ, November 2019
Wednesday Wis 6:1-11; Luke 17:11-19
Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, Virgin (Memorial) – “Maria Francesca Cabrini, born in Italy, began teaching in an orphanage at age twenty-four; six years later, she founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart. In 1889, at the request of Pope Leo XIII, she traveled to the United States to work with Italian immigrants. Her congregation spread throughout the United States, Italy, South and Central America, and England. In 1946, she became the first American citizen to be canonized.” Source: Living With Christ, November 2019
Thursday Wis 7:22b—8:1; Luke 17:2-25
Friday Wis 13:1-9; Luke 17:26-37
Saturday Wis 18:14-16; 19:6-9; Luke 18:1-8