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Daily Readings - 12/11/2026
THURSDAY. SAINT JOSAPHAT, bishop and martyr, obligatory memorial
First Reading : Phlm 7-20
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Psalm : Ps 145
R. Blessed is the one whose help is the God of Jacob.
Aleph
145:1 I sing your praises, God my King, I bless your name for ever and ever,
Beth
145:2 blessing you day after day, and praising your name for ever and ever.
Ghimel
145:3 Can anyone measure the magnificence of Yahweh the great, and his inexpressible grandeur?
Daleth
145:4 Celebrating your acts of power, one age shall praise your doings to another.
He
145:5 Oh, the splendour of your glory, your renown! I tell myself the story of your marvellous deeds.
Waw
145:6 Men will proclaim your fearful power and I shall assert your greatness;
Zain
145:7 they will celebrate your generous kindness and joyfully acclaim your righteousness.
Heth
145:8 He, Yahweh, is merciful, tenderhearted, slow to anger, very loving,
Teth
145:9 and universally kind; Yahweh’s tenderness embraces all his creatures.
Yod
145:10 Yahweh, all your creatures thank you, and your faithful bless you.
Kaph
145:11 Kingly and glorious they proclaim you, they affirm your might.
Lamed
145:12 Let mankind learn your acts of power, and the majestic glory of your sovereignty!
Mem
145:13 Your sovereignty is an eternal sovereignty, your empire lasts from age to age.
Samek
145:14 Only stumble, and Yahweh at once supports you, if others bow you down, he will raise you up.
Ain
145:15 Patiently all creatures look to you to feed them throughout the year;
Pe
145:16 quick to satisfy every need, you feed them all with a generous hand.
Sade
145:17 Righteous in all that he does, Yahweh acts only out of love,
Qoph
145:18 standing close to all who invoke him, close to all who invoke Yahweh faithfully.
Resh
145:19 Those who fear him need only to ask to be answered; he hears their cries for help and saves them.
Shin
145:20 Under his protection the pious are safe, but Yahweh is destruction to the wicked.
Tau
145:21 Yahweh’s praise be ever in my mouth, and let every creature bless his holy name for ever and ever!
Gospel : Lk 17, 20-25
The coming of the kingdom of God
17:20 Asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God was to come, he gave them this answer, ‘The coming of the kingdom of God does not admit of observation
17:21 and there will be no one to say, “Look here! Look there!” For, you must know, the kingdom of God is among you.’
The day of the Son of Man
17:22 He said to the disciples, ‘A time will come when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man and will not see it.
17:23 They will say to you, “Look there!” or, “Look here!” Make no move; do not set off in pursuit;
17:24 for as the lightning flashing from one part of heaven lights up the other, so will be the Son of Man when his day comes.
17:25 But first he must suffer grievously and be rejected by this generation.