Solemnity of Christ the King (C): Colossians 1:12-20

Sunday Readings for Your Reflection: Liturgical Years 2011 (A), 2012 (B), and 2013 (C)

Christ the King, November 24, 2013

Liturgical readings
2 Samuel 5:1-3
Psalm 122
Colossians 1:12-20
Luke 23:35-43

"In the Lord, all were created through him, and for him."


Give thanks to the Father
for having made you worthy
to share the lot of the saints


        in light.


He rescued us from the power of darkness
and brought us into
the kingdom of his beloved Son.


Through him we have redemption,
the forgiveness of sins.


He is the image of the invisible God,
the first-born of all creatures.

In him everything in heaven
and on earth was created,


        things visible
        and invisible,


        whether thrones
        or dominations,
        principalities
        or powers;


all were created through him,


        and for him.


He is before all else that is.


In him everything continues in being.


It is he who is head of the body,
        the church;


he who is the beginning,
the first-born from the dead,


so that primacy may be his in everything.


It pleased God to make absolute fullness
reside in him and,


by means of him,


to reconcile everything in his person,


        everything,


I say,


        both on earth
        and in the heavens,



making peace
through the blood of his cross.



Verses from the Sunday readings:
"David shall shepherd his people and shall be commander of Israel." (2 Samuel)
"To Jerusalem the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord." (Psalm 122)
"God has rescued us from the power of darkness and brought us into His kingdom." (Colossians)
"Lord, remember us when you enter upon your reign." (Luke 23)

Solemnity of Christ the King (C)

Gospel Text for Your Reflection: Liturgical Years 2011 (A), 2012 (B), and 2013 (C)

Christ the King, November 24, 2013

Liturgical readings
2 Samuel 5:1-3
Psalm 122
Colossians 1:12-20
Luke 23:35-43

"In the Lord, all were created through him, and for him."


Give thanks to the Father
for having made you worthy
to share the lot of the saints


        in light.


He rescued us from the power of darkness
and brought us into
the kingdom of his beloved Son.


Through him we have redemption,
the forgiveness of sins.


He is the image of the invisible God,
the first-born of all creatures.

In him everything in heaven
and on earth was created,


        things visible
        and invisible,


        whether thrones
        or dominations,
        principalities
        or powers;


all were created through him,


        and for him.


He is before all else that is.


In him everything continues in being.


It is he who is head of the body,
        the church;


he who is the beginning,
the first-born from the dead,


so that primacy may be his in everything.


It pleased God to make absolute fullness
reside in him and,


by means of him,


to reconcile everything in his person,


        everything,


I say,


        both on earth
        and in the heavens,



making peace
through the blood of his cross.



Verses from the Sunday readings:
"David shall shepherd his people and shall be commander of Israel." (2 Samuel)
"To Jerusalem the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord." (Psalm 122)
"God has rescued us from the power of darkness and brought us into His kingdom." (Colossians)
"Lord, remember us when you enter upon your reign." (Luke 23)

33rd Sunday of the Year (C): 2 Thessalonians 3:7-12

Sunday Readings for Your Reflection: Liturgical Years 2011 (A), 2012 (B), and 2013 (C)

Sunday, November 17, 2013

Liturgical readings
Malachi 3:19-20
Psalm 98
2 Thessalonians 3:7-12
Luke 21:5-19

"Paul and his brethren present themselves as an example for us to imitate".


You know how you ought
to imitate us.


We did not live lives
of disorder
when we were among you,


nor depend on anyone for food.


Rather,


we worked day and night,


laboring to the point of exhaustion


so as not to impose
on any of you.


Not that we have no claim
on you,


but that we might
present ourselves
as an example for you to imitate.


Indeed,
when we were with you
we used to lay down
the rule that


anyone who would not work
should not eat.


We hear that some of you
are unruly,


not keeping busy
but acting like busybodies.


We enjoin all such,
and we urge them strongly
in the Lord Jesus Christ


to earn the food that they eat
by working quietly.



Verses from the Sunday readings:
"There will arise the sun of justice with its healing rays." (Malachi 3)
"The Lord will rule the world with justice and the peoples with equity." (Psalm 98)
"Paul exhorts his brethren in Christ Jesus to earn the food they eat by working quietly." (2 Thessalonians)
"The Lord says: 'I will give you words and a wisdom which your adversaries cannot contradict.'" (Luke 20)