This week’s Gospel message for Sunday, November 6th is from Luke 20:27-38.
“Some Sadducees, those who deny that there is a resurrection, came forward. . .Jesus said to them, ‘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.’”
“Our faith tells us that death is not the end. That faith allows us to live courageously in the face of suffering and despair. We live on because God, Jesus tells us, ‘is not God of the dead, but of the living, for to him all are alive.’ We do not live on because we are forever held in the world’s memory. We live on because we are forever held in God’s infinite memory.” SOURCE: Pastoral Patterns, Autumn 2022
DAILY READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday Titus 1:1-9; Luke 17:1-6
Tuesday Titus 2:1-8, 11-14; Luke 17:7-10
Wednesday Ezekiel 47:1-2, 8-9, 12; 1 Corinthians 3:9c-11, 16-17; John 2:13-22
The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica (Feast) – “The cathedral church of Rome (the pope’s local parish as bishop of Rome) was dedicated by Pope Sylvester I in 324. Originally called the Most Holy Savior, it is called St. John Lateran because it was built on property donated by the Laterani family and its baptistry is named after St. John. It is ‘the mother and head of all churches of the city and the world.’”
Thursday Philemon 7-20; Luke 17:20-25
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.”
Friday 2 John 4-9; Luke 17:26-37
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.”
Saturday 3 John 5-8; Luke 18:1-8
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 2022