Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Book of Malachi

Lo, the day is coming, blazing like an oven, when all the proud and all evildoers will be stubble, and the day that is coming will set them on fire, leaving them neither root nor branch, says the LORD of hosts.
But for you who fear my name, there will arise the sun of justice with its healing rays.

Psalms

Sing praise to the LORD with the harp,
with the harp and melodious song.
With trumpets and the sound of the horn
sing joyfully before the King, the LORD.
Let the sea and what fills it resound,
the world and those who dwell in it;
Let the rivers clap their hands,
The mountains shout with them for joy before the LORD.
The LORD comes,
He comes to rule the earth;
He will rule the world with justice
And the peoples with equity.

Second Letter to the Thessalonians

Brothers and sisters: you know how one must imitate us. For we did not act in a disorderly way among you,
nor did we eat food received free from anyone. On the contrary, in toil and drudgery, night and day we worked, so as not to burden any of you.
Not that we do not have the right. Rather, we wanted to present ourselves as a model for you, so that you might imitate us.
In fact, when we were with you, we instructed you that if anyone was unwilling to work, neither should that one eat.
We hear that some are conducting themselves among you in a disorderly way, by not keeping busy but minding the business of others.
Such people we instruct and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to work quietly and to eat their own food.

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke

While some people were speaking about how the temple was adorned with costly stones and votive offerings, Jesus said,
"All that you see here--the days will come when there will not be left a stone upon another stone that will not be thrown down."
Then they asked him, "Teacher, when will this happen? And what sign will there be when all these things are about to happen?"
He answered, "See that you not be deceived, for many will come in my name, saying, 'I am he,' and 'The time has come.' Do not follow them!
When you hear of wars and insurrections, do not be terrified; for such things must happen first, but it will not immediately be the end."
Then he said to them, "Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.
There will be powerful earthquakes, famines, and plagues from place to place; and awesome sights and mighty signs will come from the sky."
Before all this happens, however, they will seize and persecute you, they will hand you over to the synagogues and to prisons, and they will have you led before kings and governors because of my name.
It will lead to your giving testimony.
Remember, you are not to prepare your defense beforehand,
for I myself shall give you a wisdom in speaking that all your adversaries will be powerless to resist or refute.
You will even be handed over by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends, and they will put some of you to death.
You will be hated by all because of my name,
but not a hair on your head will be destroyed.
By your perseverance you will secure your lives."

St. Margaret of Scotland((c. 1046-1093))

SAINT MARGARET OF SCOTLANDQueen of ScotlandFoundress of abbeys( 1093) Saint Margaret's name signifies "pearl." "A fitting name," said Theodoric, her confessor and first biographer. Her soul was like a precious pearl. A life amidst the luxury of a royal court never dimmed its lustre or stole it away from Christ. She was the granddaughter of an English king. In 1070, she became the bride of Malcolm and the queen of Scotland. Margaret received the sacraments and promoted the liturgy of the Church. She built churches and monasteries, made vestments and upheld divine and moral laws throughout her realm. She ordered her prayer and norms of piety so prudently that she edified her husband. He rose with her at night for prayer and kissed the holy books she read. Sometimes, he covered her books in jewels. St. Margaret conducted herself with supernatural intention while educating her eight children. She bore the fruits of the Holy Spirit and was her husband's most trusted counsellor. Together, they labored for their country's socio-economic improvement. On her deathbed, St. Margaret received news that her husband and eldest son had been slain in battle. She bore this affliction with humility and as a penance for sins. After receiving the Holy Viaticum, she repeated the Missal's prayer, "O Lord Jesus Christ, who by Thy death didst give life to the world, deliver me." At the words "deliver me," says her biographer, she departed for Christ, the Author of Life (Ac. 3:15). She was declared Scotland's patroness in 1673.

St. Gertrude the Great(Abbess († c. 1302))

SAINT GERTRUDE Abbess ( c. 1302) St. Gertrude was born in 1256 to a noble Saxon family. At 5 years old, shewas placed in the Benedictine abbey of Rodelsdorf for education. Her brilliant mind was carefully cultivated, so she was able to communicate in Latin with remarkable elegance. Above all, she was humble, mortified and obedient in all monastic observances. Gertrude's life was colored with wonder and mystical experiences. She obediently recorded some of her visions where her soul conversed intimately with Jesus and Mary. She was gentle to all, especially to wayward and misguided souls. She was especially devoted to the saints, to souls in purgatory and above all to the Passion of Our Lord and to His Sacred Heart. Gertrude ruled her abbey for 40 years. She suffered from moral and physical pain, but carried her crosses with love. Her longing for Heaven was granted in 1301 or 1302.

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