Sunday 21 November 2027
Thirty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Last Sunday before Advent
Christ the King (Year A)
First Reading - Daniel 7.9-10, 13-14
A reading from the book of Daniel.
As I watched,
thrones were set in place.
Then,
with hair like wool,
and in robes of
dazzling white,
the Eternal One
appeared,
and was seated
on a throne
of flames,
surrounded
by a great multitude
of attendants,
with even more
standing by.
Then the court assembled,
and the books
were opened.
And as I watched,
one like a Son of Man
appeared
in the clouds of heaven,
and was presented
to the Eternal One,
to receive glory and honour,
and the service
of every nation, people, and language;
glory that will last for ever,
and a kingdom
that will never
pass away.
This is the word of the Lord.
Second Reading - Revelation 1.4-8
A reading from the book of Revelation.
From John, to the seven churches in Asia.
Grace to you, and peace,
from God, who was,
and is, and is to come.
Grace to you, and peace,
from the seven-fold spirit
before the throne of God.
Grace to you, and peace,
from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness,
the first-born from the dead,
the king
far above all
the kings of the earth, who
loves us,
and by his sacrifice
has freed us from our sins,
and has made us to be
a royal priesthood, serving
his God and Father.
To him be honour and glory
for ever!
And look! He is appearing
in the clouds of heaven!
Every eye will see him -
even those who pierced him!
All the nations of the earth
will cry out to him!
‘I am the Alpha and the Omega’,
says the Lord God,
‘the first and the last,
the beginning and the end,
the almighty, who was,
and is, and is to come.’
This is the word of the Lord.
Gospel - John 18.33b-37
Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ
according to John.
Pilate asked Jesus, ‘Are you
the King of the Jews?’
Jesus said, ‘Do you ask this for yourself,
or as something that others have said to you?’
Pilate replied, ‘I am a Roman, not a Jew.
Your own people,
and their chief priests,
have handed you over to me.
What is it
that you have done?’
Jesus said, ‘My kingdom is not
of this world,
or I would have guards,
fighting to protect me.
My kingdom is not here.’
Pilate said, ‘So you are a king!’
Jesus said, ‘You have said it.
I was born, and I came into the world,
to bear witness to the truth.
And everyone who seeks the truth
hears my voice.’
This is the Gospel of the Lord.
