This Week’s Gospel Message for Sunday, November 29th is from Mark 13:33-37
“Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Be watchful! Be alert! You do not know when the time will come.’”
“The caution in today’s Gospel – ‘You do not know when the time will come’ – is reminiscent of a pop quiz in school or a surprise inspection at work (Mark 13:33). The only assurance of being prepared, then, is to be prepared always. But Jesus does not only come at Christmas or at the end of time. Jesus also comes to us every day. Let us prepare our hearts to receive him always.” Source: Pastoral Patterns, Winter 2020-2021
DAILY READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday Rom 10:9-18; Matt 4:18-22
Saint Andrew, Apostle (Feast) – “A fisherman from Bethsaida, he was a disciple of John the Baptist and, with his brother Simon, was one of the first two who followed Jesus. He was among the twelve apostles selected by Jesus. The cross of St. Andrew, which represents Scotland on the Union Jack, was first associated with Andrew in the tenth century.”
Tuesday Isa 11:1-10; Luke 10:21-24
Wednesday Isa 25:6-10a; Matt 15:29-37
Thursday Isa 26:1-6; Matt 7:21, 24-27
Saint Francis Xavier, Priest (Memorial) – “Canonized in 1602, he is the patron of all foreign missions.”
Friday Isa 29:17-24; Matt 9:27-31
Saturday Isa 30:19-21, 23-26; Matt 9:35—10:1, 5a, 6-8
Source: Living With Christ, November 2020 and December 2020