Newsletter November 10th 2024, 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
|Mass Readings for the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
- First Reading – 1 Kings 17:10-16: Elijah asked a widow for water and bread. She had little but obeyed him. God provided enough flour and oil for them to eat for a year.
- Responsorial Psalm – Psalm 146: The Lord is faithful, just, and caring. He provides for the needy, frees captives, and protects the vulnerable. He will reign forever.
- Second Reading – Hebrews 9:24-28: Christ entered heaven, not a man-made sanctuary, and sacrificed himself once to remove sin. He will return to bring salvation to those who wait for him.
- Gospel – Mark 12:38-44: Jesus warned about the scribes’ hypocrisy and praised a poor widow who gave all she had, contrasting her true generosity with the surplus contributions of the rich.
Amen, I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all the other contributors to the treasury. For they have all contributed from their surplus wealth, but she, from her poverty, has contributed all she had, her whole livelihood.
Mark 12:43-44