Daily Readings - November 18, 2011 - Friday
First Reading: 1 Maccabees 4: 36-37, 52-59
Responsorial Psalm: 1 Chronicles 29: 10, 11, 11-12, 12
Holy Gospel: Luke 19: 45-48
Holy Gospel:
45 Then Jesus entered the Temple area and began to drive out the merchants. 46 And he said to them, “God says in the Scriptures: My house shall be a house of prayer: but you have turned it into a den of robbers.”
47 Jesus was teaching every day in the Temple. The chief priests and teachers of the Law wanted to kill him and the elders of the Jews as well, 48 but they were unable to do anything, for all the people were listening to him and hanging on his words.
First Reading:
36 Then Judas and his brothers said: “Our enemies are defeated, so let us go up and purify the Holy Place and consecrate it again.” 37 And all the army assembled and went up to Mount Zion.
52 On the twentyfifth day of the month of Chislev, in the year one hundred and forty-eight (164 B.C.) 53 they arose at dawn and offered the sacrifice prescribed by the Law on the new altar of holocausts which they had built. 54 It was precisely at that same time and date that the pagans had profaned it before; but now they consecrated it with songs accompanied by zithers, harps and cymbals. 55 All the people fell pros¬trate and blessed Heaven that had given them happiness and success.
56 They celebrated the consecration of the altar for eight days, joyfully offering holocausts and celebrating sacrifices of thanksgiving and praise. 57 The front of the temple was adorned with crowns of gold and shields; the gates and the rooms had been restored and fitted with doors.
58 There was no end to the celebration among the people, and so the profanation of the temple by the pagans was forgotten. 59 Finally, Judas, his brothers and the whole assembly of Israel agreed to celebrate the anniversary of the consecration of the altar annually for eight days, from the twentyfifth of the month of Chislev, in high festivity.
Responsorial Psalm:
10 In sight of the whole assembly David blessed Yahweh and said:
“May you be blessed, Yahweh God of Israel our ancestor, forever and ever!
11 Yours, Yahweh, is the greatness, the power, splendor, length of days, glory, for all that is in the heavens and on the earth is yours. Yours is the sovereignty forever, O Yahweh; you are supreme ruler over all.
12 Riches and honor go before you, you are ruler of all, in your hand lie strength and power; You are the one who gives greatness and strength to all.
Responsorial Psalm: 1 Chronicles 29: 10, 11, 11-12, 12
Holy Gospel: Luke 19: 45-48
Holy Gospel:
45 Then Jesus entered the Temple area and began to drive out the merchants. 46 And he said to them, “God says in the Scriptures: My house shall be a house of prayer: but you have turned it into a den of robbers.”
47 Jesus was teaching every day in the Temple. The chief priests and teachers of the Law wanted to kill him and the elders of the Jews as well, 48 but they were unable to do anything, for all the people were listening to him and hanging on his words.
First Reading:
36 Then Judas and his brothers said: “Our enemies are defeated, so let us go up and purify the Holy Place and consecrate it again.” 37 And all the army assembled and went up to Mount Zion.
52 On the twentyfifth day of the month of Chislev, in the year one hundred and forty-eight (164 B.C.) 53 they arose at dawn and offered the sacrifice prescribed by the Law on the new altar of holocausts which they had built. 54 It was precisely at that same time and date that the pagans had profaned it before; but now they consecrated it with songs accompanied by zithers, harps and cymbals. 55 All the people fell pros¬trate and blessed Heaven that had given them happiness and success.
56 They celebrated the consecration of the altar for eight days, joyfully offering holocausts and celebrating sacrifices of thanksgiving and praise. 57 The front of the temple was adorned with crowns of gold and shields; the gates and the rooms had been restored and fitted with doors.
58 There was no end to the celebration among the people, and so the profanation of the temple by the pagans was forgotten. 59 Finally, Judas, his brothers and the whole assembly of Israel agreed to celebrate the anniversary of the consecration of the altar annually for eight days, from the twentyfifth of the month of Chislev, in high festivity.
Responsorial Psalm:
10 In sight of the whole assembly David blessed Yahweh and said:
“May you be blessed, Yahweh God of Israel our ancestor, forever and ever!
11 Yours, Yahweh, is the greatness, the power, splendor, length of days, glory, for all that is in the heavens and on the earth is yours. Yours is the sovereignty forever, O Yahweh; you are supreme ruler over all.
12 Riches and honor go before you, you are ruler of all, in your hand lie strength and power; You are the one who gives greatness and strength to all.
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