The 11th of November, 2021, Thursday is the Memorial of Saint Martin of Tours, Bishop. The Holy Bible verses for the mass readings for this day came from the Liturgical Calendar Year 2021.
Reading 1: WIS 7:22B-8:1
The first reading from the Wisdom of Solomon.
For there is in her a spirit that is quick to understand, holy, unique, manifold, subtle, freely moving, clear in utterance, unpolluted, distinct, invulnerable, loving what is good, keen, unhindered, beneficent, loving toward man, steadfast, sure, free from care, all-powerful, all-surveying, and penetrating through all spirits that are quick to understand, pure, most subtle.
For wisdom is more mobile than any motion. Yes, she pervades and penetrates all things by reason of her purity.
For she is a breath of the power of God, and a pure emanation of the glory of the Almighty. Therefore nothing defiled can find entrance into her.
For she is a reflection of everlasting light, an unspotted mirror of the working of God, and an image of his goodness.
Although she is one, she has power to do all things. Remaining in herself, she renews all things. From generation to generation passing into holy souls, she makes friends of God and prophets.
For God loves nothing as much as one who dwells with wisdom.
For she is fairer than the sun, and above all the constellations of the stars. She is better than light.
For daylight yields to night, but evil does not prevail against wisdom.
But she reaches from one end to the other with full strength, and orders all things well.
Responsorial Psalm: PS 119:89, 90, 91, 130, 135, 175
Response: Yahweh, your word is settled in heaven forever.
Yahweh, your word is settled in heaven forever.
R: Yahweh, your word is settled in heaven forever.
Your faithfulness is to all generations.
R: Yahweh, your word is settled in heaven forever.
Your laws remain to this day, for all things serve you.
R: Yahweh, your word is settled in heaven forever.
The entrance of your words gives light. It gives understanding to the simple.
R: Yahweh, your word is settled in heaven forever.
Make your face shine on your servant. Teach me your statutes.
R: Yahweh, your word is settled in heaven forever.
Let my soul live, that I may praise you. Let your ordinances help me.
R: Yahweh, your word is settled in heaven forever.
Gospel of the Day: LK 17:20-25
From the gospel scripture according to Luke.
Being asked by the Pharisees when God’s Kingdom would come, he answered them, “God’s Kingdom doesn’t come with observation; neither will they say, ‘Look, here!’ or, ‘Look, there!’ for behold, God’s Kingdom is within you.”
He said to the disciples, “The days will come when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it.
They will tell you, ‘Look, here!’ or ‘Look, there!’ Don’t go away or follow after them, for as the lightning, when it flashes out of one part under the sky, shines to another part under the sky, so will the Son of Man be in his day.
But first, he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.”
