For Your Reflection:
TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
TODAY’S THEME 11/16/2025
HARVEST HOME SUNDAY
HARVEST HOME SUNDAY
The end is near. There is no doubt about it. The warnings are
dire. The tone of today’s texts is ominous. But the baptized know how to live
in the meantime. The baptized are strengthened for the living of these days in
word and sacrament. The baptized rally around the invitation of the apostle:
“Do not be weary in doing what is right.”
in the meantime. The baptized are strengthened for the living of these days in
word and sacrament. The baptized rally around the invitation of the apostle:
“Do not be weary in doing what is right.”
The Sundays after Pentecost, also called “common or ordinary time,” constitute a season of growth in Christian faith, life, and ministry. Nearly half of the Christian year is reserved for this season, which spans the Sundays between Pentecost (50 days after Easter) and Advent (around Thanksgiving.)
Traditionally, the liturgical color of ordinary time is green. Green is the color of nature and growth. It symbolizes the need of Christians to be disciples, persons who live out the values of the gospel and share them joyfully with others. During this time, the scriptural texts, sermons, and hymns are usually directed toward the task of helping us grow as faithful followers of Jesus Christ and bear good fruit in our witness.
Traditionally, the liturgical color of ordinary time is green. Green is the color of nature and growth. It symbolizes the need of Christians to be disciples, persons who live out the values of the gospel and share them joyfully with others. During this time, the scriptural texts, sermons, and hymns are usually directed toward the task of helping us grow as faithful followers of Jesus Christ and bear good fruit in our witness.
Prayer
O God, the protector of all who trust in you, without
you nothing is strong, nothing is holy. Embrace us with your mercy, that
with you as our ruler and guide, we may live through what is temporary
without losing what is eternal, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and
Lord. Amen.
you nothing is strong, nothing is holy. Embrace us with your mercy, that
with you as our ruler and guide, we may live through what is temporary
without losing what is eternal, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and
Lord. Amen.
SCRIPTURE READINGS
SUNDAYS IN NOVEMBER
NOVEMBER
2
Daniel 7:1-3,15-18; Psalm 149; Ephesians 1:11-23;
Luke 6:20-31
9
Job 19:23-27a; Psalm 17:1-9; 2 Thessalonians. 2:1-5,13-17; Luke 20:27-38
16
Malachi 4:1-2a; Psalm 98;
2 Thessalonians 3:6-13;
Luke 21:5-19
23
Jeremiah 23:1-6; Psalm 46; Colossians 1:11-20;
Luke 23:33-43
30
Isaiah 2:1-5; Psalm 122; Romans 13:11-14;
Matthew 24:36-44
Daniel 7:1-3,15-18; Psalm 149; Ephesians 1:11-23;
Luke 6:20-31
9
Job 19:23-27a; Psalm 17:1-9; 2 Thessalonians. 2:1-5,13-17; Luke 20:27-38
16
Malachi 4:1-2a; Psalm 98;
2 Thessalonians 3:6-13;
Luke 21:5-19
23
Jeremiah 23:1-6; Psalm 46; Colossians 1:11-20;
Luke 23:33-43
30
Isaiah 2:1-5; Psalm 122; Romans 13:11-14;
Matthew 24:36-44