This week’s Gospel message for Sunday, November 15th is from Matthew 25:14-30.
“Jesus told his disciples this parable: ‘A man going on a journey called in his servants and entrusted his possessions to them. . . After a long time the master of those servants came back and settled accounts with them. . .For to everyone who has, more will be given and he will grow rich; but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.’”
“After all the servants report back to the master, the master makes the offhand comment that had he put the money in a bank he would at least have earned some interest. Perhaps the master was more concerned about teaching his servants how to use their gifts productively than just earning a healthy return. May we show ourselves to be worthy of God’s trust in us, using our talents to do more than just earn interest.” Source: Pastoral Patterns, Autumn 2020
DAILY READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday Rev 1:1-4; 2:1-5; Luke 18:35-43
Tuesday Rev 3:1-6, 14-22; Luke 19:1-10
Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, Religious (Memorial) – “The daughter of King Andrew II of Hungary, she married Ludwig IV of Thuringia, who supported her charitable activities. After he died on crusade, she entered the Third Order of the Franciscans and continued to care for the sick, the aged, and the poor.”
Wednesday Rev 4:1-11; Luke 19:11-28
Thursday Rev 5:1-10; Luke 19:41-44
Friday Rev 10:8-11; Luke 19:45-48
Saturday Rev 11:4-12; Luke 20:27-40
The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Memorial) – “This feast began as a commemoration of the dedication of the basilica of St. Mary’s the New in Jerusalem in 543. An apocryphal source recounts that Mary’s parents brought their three-year-old daughter to the temple to offer her to God. Inspired by a priest’s vision, they left her there to be educated and to serve God. The feast entered the Western calendar in 1585. Today, the feast celebrates Mary as a temple where God dwelt in a special way through her role as Mother of Jesus.” Source: Living With Christ, November 2020