Friday of the Thirty-second Week in Ordinary Time, Luke 17:26-37
Friday of the Thirty-second Week in Ordinary TimeLuke 17:26-37"Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it,but whoever loses it will save it.I tell you, on that night there will be two people in one bed;one will be taken, the other left.And there will be two women grinding meal together;one will be taken, the other left."They said to him in reply, "Where, Lord?"He said to them, "Where the body is,there also the vultures will gather."
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Memorial of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, Luke 17:20-25
Memorial of Saint Frances Xavier CabriniLuke 17:20-25Asked by the Pharisees when the Kingdom of God would come,Jesus said in reply,"The coming of the Kingdom of God cannot be observed,and no one will announce, 'Look, here it is,' or, 'There it is.'For behold, the Kingdom of God is among you."
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Memorial of Saint Josaphat, Bishop and Martyr, John 17:20-26
Memorial of Saint Josaphat, Bishop and MartyrJohn 17:20-26"Righteous Father, the world also does not know you,but I know you, and they know that you sent me.I made known to them your name and I will make it known,that the love with which you loved memay be in them and I in them."
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Memorial of Saint Martin of Tours, Bishop, Matthew 25:31-40
Memorial of Saint Martin of Tours, BishopMatthew 25:31-40"Then the righteous will answer him and say,'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you,or thirsty and give you drink?When did we see you a stranger and welcome you,or naked and clothe you?When did we see you ill or in prison, and visit you?'And the king will say to them in reply,'Amen, I say to you, whatever you didfor one of the least brothers of mine, you did for me.'"
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Memorial of Saint Leo the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church, Matthew 16:13-19
Memorial of Saint Leo the Great, Pope and Doctor of the ChurchMatthew 16:13-19"And so I say to you, you are Peter,and upon this rock I will build my Church,and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it.I will give you the keys to the Kingdom of heaven.Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven;and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”
Daily scriptural reading and reflections from the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers Seminary in New York, the Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America.
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