Sunday between 13 and 19 November
Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Second Sunday before Advent (Year C)
Remembrance
(or the Sunday after Remembrance)
First Reading - Malachi 4.1-2a
A reading from the book of the prophet Malachi.
The day is coming, says the Lord,
when the arrogant,
and all evildoers,
will be burned up
like stubble.
Neither root nor branch
will remain.
But on those who honour my name,
the dawn will break,
the sun will rise -
the sun of righteousness -
and there will be healing
in its light.
This is the word of the Lord.
Second Reading - 2 Thessalonians 3.7-13
A reading from the second letter of Paul
to the Thessalonians.
We were not idle
when we were with you.
We did not
accept food from you
without paying for it.
Indeed we worked night and day,
so that we would not
be a burden
to any of you.
We could
have asked you
to support us.
But we preferred
to set an example
for you to follow.
Even while we were with you,
we were making it a rule
that those who will not work
should not eat!
And yet we hear
that some amongst you
are being
both idle
and
disruptive -
not doing any work, and
disrupting
the work of others!
Our instruction to any in that situation -
in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ -
is to work quietly,
and earn the bread that you eat.
And for all of you, my brothers and sisters, I say:
do not grow weary
in always
doing good.
This is the word of the Lord.
Gospel - Luke 21.5-19
Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ
according to Luke.
The disciples
were admiring the temple,
with its fine stone-work,
and its many offerings
and gifts.
Jesus said, ‘The day will come
when all of this
will be torn down.
Not one stone
will be left
upon another.’
The disciples asked Jesus, ‘When will this happen?
And what will be the sign
that these things
are about to take place?’
Jesus said, ‘Do not be misled.
Many will come
claiming
that the time is near,
even claiming
to speak in my name.
Do not follow them.
And when you hear of wars and rebellions,
do not be afraid.
All these things must happen,
but they do not mean
that the end is near.
Nation will rise against nation,
and kingdom against kingdom.
There will be earthquakes,
famines, and plagues.
There will be
terrifying sights
in the sky.
Even before all this,
they will persecute you.
They will arrest you,
and hand you over
to courts, and prisons,
and to kings, and governors,
because of my name.
And there,
you will be my witnesses.
Do not worry
in advance
about what you will say,
for I will give you words, and a wisdom,
that no one
will be able
to refute, or contradict.
You will be betrayed
by parents, brothers, and friends;
some of you will be put to death.
But even when you are hated by all
because of my name,
you will come to no harm.
And in your endurance,
you will find life.’
This is the Gospel of the Lord.