HOLY MASS THURSDAY THIRTIETH WEEK OF ORDINARY TIME 2023

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The Roman Catholic Church, according to the General Roman Calendar, celebrates the following in Thursday, 2023-11-02:

• The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls) 2023:

  FIRST LECTURE OF THE MASS

  Wisdom 3:1-9

  1But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and no torment will ever touch them. 2In the eyes of the foolish they seemed to have died, and their departure was thought to be an affliction, 3and their going from us to be their destruction; but they are at peace. 4For though in the sight of men they were punished, their hope is full of immortality. 5Having been disciplined a little, they will receive great good, because God tested them and found them worthy of himself; 6like gold in the furnace he tried them, and like a sacrificial burnt offering he accepted them. 7In the time of their visitation they will shine forth, and will run like sparks through the stubble. 8They will govern nations and rule over peoples, and the Lord will reign over them for ever. 9Those who trust in him will understand truth, and the faithful will abide with him in love, because grace and mercy are upon his elect, and he watches over his holy ones.

  RESPONSORIAL PSALM

  Psalms 27:1, 4, 7-9, 13-14

  1The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? 4One thing have I asked of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in his temple. 7Hear, O LORD, when I cry aloud, be gracious to me and answer me! 8Thou hast said, "Seek ye my face." My heart says to thee, "Thy face, LORD, do I seek." 9Hide not thy face from me. Turn not thy servant away in anger, thou who hast been my help. Cast me not off, forsake me not, O God of my salvation! 13I believe that I shall see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living! 14Wait for the LORD; be strong, and let your heart take courage; yea, wait for the LORD!

  SECOND LECTURE OF THE MASS

  Romans 5:5-11

  5and hope does not disappoint us, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit which has been given to us. 6While we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. 7Why, one will hardly die for a righteous man -- though perhaps for a good man one will dare even to die. 8But God shows his love for us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us. 9Since, therefore, we are now justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. 10For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. 11Not only so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received our reconciliation.

  GOSPEL OF THE MASS

  John 11:17-27

  17Now when Jesus came, he found that Laz'arus had already been in the tomb four days. 18Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles off, 19and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them concerning their brother. 20When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, while Mary sat in the house. 21Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. 22And even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will give you." 23Jesus said to her, "Your brother will rise again." 24Martha said to him, "I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day." 25Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, 26and whoever lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?" 27She said to him, "Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, he who is coming into the world."

• THURSDAY THIRTIETH WEEK OF ORDINARY TIME 2023:

  Ordinary Time.

  FIRST LECTURE OF THE MASS

  Rom 8:31b-39

  Brothers and sisters:
  If God is for us, who can be against us?
  He did not spare his own Son
  but handed him over for us all,
  how will he not also give us everything else along with him?
  Who will bring a charge against God’s chosen ones?
  It is God who acquits us.
  Who will condemn?
  It is Christ Jesus who died, rather, was raised,
  who also is at the right hand of God,
  who indeed intercedes for us.
  What will separate us from the love of Christ?
  Will anguish, or distress, or persecution, or famine,
  or nakedness, or peril, or the sword?
  As it is written:
  
  For your sake we are being slain all the day;
  we are looked upon as sheep to be slaughtered.
  
  No, in all these things we conquer overwhelmingly
  through him who loved us.
  For I am convinced that neither death, nor life,
  nor angels, nor principalities,
  nor present things, nor future things,
  nor powers, nor height, nor depth,
  nor any other creature will be able to separate us
  from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
  
  

  RESPONSORIAL PSALM

  PS 109:21-22, 26-27, 30-31

  R. (26b) Save me, O Lord, in your mercy.
  Do you, O GOD, my Lord, deal kindly with me for your name’s sake;
  in your generous mercy rescue me;
  For I am wretched and poor,
  and my heart is pierced within me.
  R. Save me, O Lord, in your mercy.
  Help me, O LORD, my God;
  save me, in your mercy,
  And let them know that this is your hand;
  that you, O LORD, have done this.
  R. Save me, O Lord, in your mercy.
  I will speak my thanks earnestly to the LORD,
  and in the midst of the throng I will praise him,
  For he stood at the right hand of the poor man,
  to save him from those who would condemn his soul.
  R. Save me, O Lord, in your kindness.
  
  

  GOSPEL OF THE MASS

  lk 13:31-35

  Some Pharisees came to Jesus and said,
  “Go away, leave this area because Herod wants to kill you.”
  He replied, “Go and tell that fox,
  ‘Behold, I cast out demons and I perform healings today and tomorrow,
  and on the third day I accomplish my purpose.
  Yet I must continue on my way today, tomorrow, and the following day,
  for it is impossible that a prophet should die
  outside of Jerusalem.’
  
  “Jerusalem, Jerusalem,
  you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you,
  how many times I yearned to gather your children together
  as a hen gathers her brood under her wings,
  but you were unwilling!
  Behold, your house will be abandoned.
  But I tell you, you will not see me until the time comes when you say,
  Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.”