Sunday, November 20, 2016:  (SOLEMNITY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST - KING OF THE UNIVERSE)  Readings for today:  2 Samuel 5:1-3  /  Colossians 1:12-20  /  Luke 23:35-43:   

Readings from:  http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/112016.cfm   (Pics from elsewhere on the internet)

Reading 1 - A reading from the second book of the Prophet Samuel (2 Samuel 5:1-3):

In those days, all the tribes of Israel came to David in Hebron and said:
“Here we are, your bone and your flesh.
In days past, when Saul was our king,
it was you who led the Israelites out and brought them back.
And the LORD said to you,
‘You shall shepherd my people Israel
and shall be commander of Israel.’”
When all the elders of Israel came to David in Hebron,
King David made an agreement with them there before the LORD,
and they anointed him king of Israel.

 

Responsorial Psalm - (Psalm 122:  "Let Us Go Rejoicing" by Bob Hurd; Verses 1, 4, and 5):

Video From:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20C_CMWzSBc

Lyrics From:  http://theinterpretersfriend.org/songs/psa122-hurd.html

Re: Let us go rejoicing, rejoicing to the house of the Lord.
Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.

1. How I rejoiced to hear them say,
Let us go to the house of the Lord."
And now within your walls
we are standing, O Jerusalem.

Re: Let us go rejoicing, rejoicing to the house of the Lord.
Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.

4. Let us pray for the good of Jerusalem,
and for those who love you
prosperity and peace,
peace within your ramparts and your towers,
peace in your dwellings.

Re: Let us go rejoicing, rejoicing to the house of the Lord.
Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.

5. For the sake of my people and my friends,
I say peace be to you, Jerusalem.
For love of God's house
I pray for you and your prosperity.

Re: Let us go rejoicing, rejoicing to the house of the Lord.
Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.
 

 

Reading 2 - A reading from the letter of St. Paul to the Colossians (Colossians 1:12-20):

Brothers and sisters:

Let us give thanks to the Father,
who has made you fit to share
in the inheritance of the holy ones in light.
He delivered us from the power of darkness
and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son,
in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

 

 

 

He is the image of the invisible God,
the firstborn of all creation.
For in him were created all things in heaven and on earth,
the visible and the invisible,
whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers;
all things were created through him and for him.
He is before all things,
and in him all things hold together.
He is the head of the body, the church.
He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead,
that in all things he himself might be preeminent.
For in him all the fullness was pleased to dwell,
and through him to reconcile all things for him,
making peace by the blood of his cross
through him, whether those on earth or those in heaven.

 

Alleluia:  (Matthew 11:9, 10)

From:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdlDfvOSpx8

 

R. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!
Blessed is the kingdom of our father David that is to come!

R. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.

Gospel - A reading from the holy Gospel according to St. Luke (Luke 23:35-43):

The rulers sneered at Jesus and said,
“He saved others, let him save himself
if he is the chosen one, the Christ of God.”
Even the soldiers jeered at him.
As they approached to offer him wine they called out,
“If you are King of the Jews, save yourself.”
Above him there was an inscription that read,
“This is the King of the Jews.”

 

Now one of the criminals hanging there reviled Jesus, saying,
“Are you not the Christ?
Save yourself and us.”
The other, however, rebuking him, said in reply,
“Have you no fear of God,
for you are subject to the same condemnation?
And indeed, we have been condemned justly,
for the sentence we received corresponds to our crimes,
but this man has done nothing criminal.”
Then he said,
“Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.”
He replied to him,
“Amen, I say to you,
today you will be with me in Paradise.”

 

Homily

From:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RhF7k2Fmrg

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