Catholic Missal of the day: Wednesday, November 21 2018

Wednesday of the Thirty-third week in Ordinary Time

Wednesday of the Thirty-third week in Ordinary Time

1. Reading

Book of Revelation

4,1-11.

]I John, had a vision of an open door to heaven, and I heard the trumpetlike voice that had spoken to me before, saying, "Come up here and I will show you what must happen afterwards."
]At once I was caught up in spirit. A throne was there in heaven, and on the throne sat
]one whose appearance sparkled like jasper and carnelian. Around the throne was a halo as brilliant as an emerald.
]Surrounding the throne I saw twenty-four other thrones on which twenty-four elders sat, dressed in white garments and with gold crowns on their heads.
]From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder. Seven flaming torches burned in front of the throne, which are the seven spirits of God.
]In front of the throne was something that resembled a sea of glass like crystal. In the center and around the throne, there were four living creatures covered with eyes in front and in back.
]The first creature resembled a lion, the second was like a calf, the third had a face like that of a human being, and the fourth looked like an eagle in flight.
]The four living creatures, each of them with six wings, were covered with eyes inside and out. Day and night they do not stop exclaiming: "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God almighty, who was, and who is, and who is to come."
]Whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to the one who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever,
]the twenty-four elders fall down before the one who sits on the throne and worship him, who lives forever and ever. They throw down their crowns before the throne, exclaiming:
]"Worthy are you, Lord our God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things; because of your will they came to be and were created."

Psalm

Psalms

150(149),1-2.3-4.5-6.

]Praise the LORD in his sanctuary,
Praise him in the firmament of his strength.
]Praise him for his mighty deeds,
Praise him for his sovereign majesty.
]Praise him with the blast of the trumpet,
Praise him with lyre and harp,
]Praise him with timbrel and dance,
Praise him with strings and pipe.
]Praise him with sounding cymbals,
Praise him with clanging cymbals.
]Let everything that has breath
Praise the LORD! Alleluia.

Gospel

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke

19,11-28.

]While people were listening to Jesus speak, he proceeded to tell a parable because he was near Jerusalem and they thought that the Kingdom of God would appear there immediately.
]So he said, "A nobleman went off to a distant country to obtain the kingship for himself and then to return.
]He called ten of his servants and gave them ten gold coins and told them, 'Engage in trade with these until I return.'
]His fellow citizens, however, despised him and sent a delegation after him to announce, 'We do not want this man to be our king.'
]But when he returned after obtaining the kingship, he had the servants called, to whom he had given the money, to learn what they had gained by trading.
]The first came forward and said, 'Sir, your gold coin has earned ten additional ones.'
]He replied, 'Well done, good servant! You have been faithful in this very small matter; take charge of ten cities.'
]Then the second came and reported, 'Your gold coin, sir, has earned five more.'
]And to this servant too he said, 'You, take charge of five cities.'
]Then the other servant came and said, 'Sir, here is your gold coin; I kept it stored away in a handkerchief,
]for I was afraid of you, because you are a demanding person; you take up what you did not lay down and you harvest what you did not plant.'
]He said to him, 'With your own words I shall condemn you, you wicked servant. You knew I was a demanding person, taking up what I did not lay down and harvesting what I did not plant;
]why did you not put my money in a bank? Then on my return I would have collected it with interest.'
]And to those standing by he said, 'Take the gold coin from him and give it to the servant who has ten.'
]But they said to him, 'Sir, he has ten gold coins.'
]'I tell you, to everyone who has, more will be given, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.
]Now as for those enemies of mine who did not want me as their king, bring them here and slay them before me.'"
]After he had said this, he proceeded on his journey up to Jerusalem.

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