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Saturday, November 26, 2016
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First Option
Second Option
First Reading
Revelation 22:1-7
1Then he showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb
2through the middle of the street of the city; also, on either side of the river, the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
3There shall no more be anything accursed, but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and his servants shall worship him;
4they shall see his face, and his name shall be on their foreheads.
5And night shall be no more; they need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they shall reign for ever and ever.
6And he said to me, “These words are trustworthy and true. And the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his servants what must soon take place.
7And behold, I am coming soon.” Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.
Responsorial Psalm
Psalms 95:1-7
1O come, let us sing to the LORD; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!
2Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!
3For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods.
4In his hand are the depths of the earth; the heights of the mountains are his also.
5The sea is his, for he made it; for his hands formed the dry land.
6O come, let us worship and bow down, let us kneel before the LORD, our Maker!
7For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. O that today you would hearken to his voice!
Gospel
Luke 21:34-36
34“But take heed to yourselves lest your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and cares of this life, and that day come upon you suddenly like a snare;
35for it will come upon all who dwell upon the face of the whole earth.
36But watch at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that will take place, and to stand before the Son of man.”
From the Franciscan Lectionary
First Reading
Ephesians 1:3-14
3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,
4even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him.
5He destined us in love to be his sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will,
6to the praise of his glorious grace which he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.
7In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace
8which he lavished upon us.
9For he has made known to us in all wisdom and insight the mystery of his will, according to his purpose which he set forth in Christ
10as a plan for the fulness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth.
11In him, according to the purpose of him who accomplishes all things according to the counsel of his will,
12we who first hoped in Christ have been destined and appointed to live for the praise of his glory.
13In him you also, who have heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and have believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
14who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
Responsorial Psalm
Psalms 85:2-4, 7-11
1LORD, thou wast favorable to thy land; thou didst restore the fortunes of Jacob.
2Thou didst forgive the iniquity of thy people; thou didst pardon all their sin. Selah
3Thou didst withdraw all thy wrath; thou didst turn from thy hot anger.
6Wilt thou not revive us again, that thy people may rejoice in thee?
7Show us thy steadfast love, O LORD, and grant us thy salvation.
8Let me hear what God the LORD will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, to his saints, to those who turn to him in their hearts.
9Surely his salvation is at hand for those who fear him, that glory may dwell in our land.
10Steadfast love and faithfulness will meet; righteousness and peace will kiss each other.
Gospel
Matthew 16:24-27
24Then Jesus told his disciples, “If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.
25For whoever would save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
26For what will it profit a man, if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life? Or what shall a man give in return for his life?
27For the Son of man is to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay every man for what he has done.