Sunday 12 November 2028

Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Third Sunday before Advent (Year C) Remembrance Sunday

First Reading - Job 19.23-27a

A reading from the book of Job. Let this be written down, recorded in a book, and engraved in stone: ‘I know that my Redeemer lives; and the day will come when my Redeemer will stand upon the earth. And I know that when the suffering of this present age is ended, with my own eyes I shall see God.’ This is the word of the Lord.

Second Reading - 2 Thessalonians 2.16 - 3.5

A reading from the second letter of Paul to the Thessalonians. God our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, in their great love for us, have always given us courage and joyful confidence for the future. May they continue to strengthen you in every good word that you speak, and in every good work that you do. And finally I ask you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for us. Pray that the word of the Lord may continue to spread, and be glorified everywhere, just as it is amongst you. Pray also that we may be protected from any who would do us harm; for not all have faith. But the Lord is faithful. And we are confident that as you continue in all that we taught you, the Lord will strengthen you, and protect you from all harm, and lead you on in the love of God, and in faithfulness to Christ. This is the word of the Lord.

Gospel - Luke 19.41-48

Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke. Jesus approached Jerusalem, surrounded by the crowds. And when he saw the city, he wept, and said, ‘O Jerusalem, if only you had seen and understood the way of peace! But the day will come when your enemies will surround you on every side! They will crush you to the ground - you, and your children within you! Not one stone will be left upon another; because you did not recognise that the day would come when God would call you to account.’ When Jesus entered the city, and entered the temple courtyard, he began to drive out those who were trading there, saying to them, ‘The scripture says “My house shall be a house of prayer” - but you have made it a den of thieves!’ Then, every day, he was teaching in the temple. And the chief priests, the teachers of the law, and other leaders of the people, were looking for a way to destroy him. But they could find nothing that they could do, because the people were eager to hear his every word. This is the Gospel of the Lord.