Readings for
November 19, 2028
Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mass of the Day
First Reading
Malachi 4: 1-2a
1“For behold, the day is coming, Burning like an oven, And all the proud, yes, all who do wickedly will be stubble. And the day which is coming shall burn them up,” Says the Lord of hosts, “That will leave them neither root nor branch.
2But to you who fear My name The Sun of Righteousness shall arise With healing in His wings; And you shall go out And grow fat like stall-fed calves.
Responsorial Psalm
Psalms 98: 5-6, 7-8, 9
5Sing praise to the LORD with the lyre, with the lyre and melodious song.
6With trumpets and the sound of the horn shout with joy to the King, the LORD.
7III - Let the sea and what fills it resound, the world and those who dwell there.
8Let the rivers clap their hands, the mountains shout with them for joy,
9Before the LORD who comes, who comes to govern the earth, To govern the world with justice and the peoples with fairness.
Second Reading
Second Thessalonians 3: 7-12
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Alleluia
Luke 21: 28
28But when these signs begin to happen, stand erect and raise your heads because your redemption is at hand.” The Lesson of the Fig Tree.
Gospel
Luke 21: 5-19
5While some people were speaking about how the temple was adorned with costly stones and votive offerings, he said,
6“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.”
7The Signs of the End. Then they asked him, “Teacher, when will this happen? And what sign will there be when all these things are about to happen?”
8He 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!
9When you hear of wars and insurrections, do not be terrified; for such things must happen first, but it will not immediately be the end.”
10Then he said to them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.
11There will be powerful earthquakes, famines, and plagues from place to place; and awesome sights and mighty signs will come from the sky.
12The Coming Persecution. “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.
13It will lead to your giving testimony.
14Remember, you are not to prepare your defense beforehand,
15for I myself shall give you a wisdom in speaking that all your adversaries will be powerless to resist or refute.
16You will even be handed over by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends, and they will put some of you to death.
17You will be hated by all because of my name,
18but not a hair on your head will be destroyed.
19By your perseverance you will secure your lives. The Great Tribulation.