Responsorial Psalm
Teach me your ways, O Lord;
make known to me your paths.
Guide me in your truth and instruct me,
for you are my God, my savior;
I hope in you all day long.
Good and upright,
the Lord teaches sinners his way.
He teaches the humble of heart
and guides them in what is right.
The ways of the Lord are love
and faithfulness for those
who keep his covenant and precepts.
The Lord gives advice to those
who revere him
and makes his covenant known to them.
2nd. READING (1Thes 3,12-4,2)
May the Lord increase more and more your love for each other and for all people, as
he increases our love for you. May he strengthen you interiorly to be holy and
blameless before God, our Father, on the day that Jesus, our Lord, will come with all
his saints. For the rest, brothers, we ask you in the name of Jesus, the Lord, and we
urge you to live in a way that pleases God, just as you have learned from us. This you
do, but try to do still more. You know the instructions we gave you on behalf of the
Lord Jesus.
Gospel
Jesus said to his disciples: Then there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on
the earth anguish of perplexed nations when they hear the roaring of the sea and its
waves. People will faint with fear at the mere thought of what is to come upon the
world, for the forces of the universe will be shaken. And at this time they will see the
Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. Now, when you see the
first events, stand erect and lift up your heads, for your deliverance is drawing near."
Be on your guard; let not your hearts be weighed down with a life of pleasure,
drunkenness and worldly cares, lest that day catch you suddenly as a trap. For it will
come upon all the inhabitants of the whole earth. But watch at all times and pray, that
you may be able to escape all that is bound to happen and to stand before the Son of
Man."
